Today marks the 45th anniversary of Jean-Paul Sartre’s death. A central figure in existentialism, Sartre explored what it means to be free and to create meaning in a world without fixed answers. His influence can still be felt across literature, philosophy, and political thought.

❗ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT TO SUBMIT ❗ The call for #submissions for the 2025 Patterson Prize is open until May 1st! The winner will receive $500 USD and will have their work published in #SimonedeBeauvoir Studies. For more details, visit: brill.com/view/journals/…

🌟APPEL À CONTRIBUTIONS 🌟 SdBS accueille en tout temps la soumission d’articles portant sur l’œuvre et la pensée de Simone de Beauvoir, mais également sur des enjeux touchant à ses préoccupations. Pour toute question, consultez notre site web : brill.com/view/journals/…

📢 Reminder! The call for submissions for the 2025 Patterson Prize closes on May 1st! This year, the award will be given to the best text submitted in English. For more information, visit: brill.com/view/journals/…

🎉 Today, we are thrilled to celebrate Anna Cornelia Ploug's remarkable article "Mermaid Dialectics," which won the 2023 Patterson Prize and was published in SdBS 34.2. You can find it here👉 brill.com/view/journals/… 🌟Congratulations once again to Anna for her exceptional work!

🌱Open Call for Submissions🌱Simone de Beauvoir Studies welcomes at all times the submissions of articles in French and English on the work and thought of the writer and philosopher, but also on issues relating to her concerns. For more information visit: brill.com/sdbs

The program for our 2025 conference is online! "Reconnecting with Beauvoir's Radical Thought. Critical, Interdisciplinary, and International Conversations" 📍June 16-19 - ZOOM. Paper presentations and virtual book fair. Registration open: beauvoir.weebly.com/2025-conferenc…

📖 Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 has just released a new translation by Lauren Elkin of Simone de #Beauvoir's Les Belles Images, titled The Image of Her. A powerful reflection on womanhood, societal expectations, and the pursuit of perfection. 📚Available now: penguin.co.uk/books/460467/t…

🌹APPEL À CONTRIBUTIONS 🌹 SdBS accueille en tout temps la soumission d’articles portant sur l’œuvre et la pensée de #SimonedeBeauvoir, mais également sur des enjeux touchant à ses préoccupations. Pour toute question, consultez notre site web : brill.com/view/journals/…

✨ Félicitations à Aya Nakamura, lauréate du Prix Patterson 2024 ! Son article novateur, publié dans SdBS vol. 35, explore l’engagement au féminin chez Beauvoir, à travers une analyse croisée avec cinq écrivaines de sa génération. 🔗 À lire ici : brill.com/view/journals/…

Our conference starts next week! 17–19 June - Online Info and Registration: beauvoir.weebly.com/2025-conferenc…

🎉 La 30e conférence internationale de la Société Simone de Beauvoir commence aujourd’hui ! Le thème cette année est : « Renouer avec la pensée radicale de Simone de Beauvoir ». 📅 16–19 juin 2025 | En ligne sur Zoom 📄 Programme : beauvoir.weebly.com/2025-conferenc…

📢 Le volume 36.1 de SdBS est sorti ! Ce numéro explore la pensée interdisciplinaire de #Beauvoir, à travers des thèmes tels que le privilège, le care, et l'écoféminisme. Découvrez comment son œuvre continue de nourrir les débats contemporains ici 👉brill.com/view/journals/…

Volume 36.1 of Simone de Beauvoir Studies is out! This issue explores Beauvoir’s interdisciplinary thought through themes such as privilege, care, and ecofeminism. Discover how her work continues to inform contemporary debates here 👉 brill.com/view/journals/…

📚 We're thrilled to share this year’s Featured Translation, published in SdBS 36.1: two chapters from "Le Privilège de Simone de Beauvoir" by Geneviève Fraisse—translated for the first time into English by Lydia Jernigan & Cecelia Ramsey. 🔗 Read here: brill.com/view/journals/…

✍️Open Call for Submissions ✍️ #SimonedeBeauvoir Studies welcomes at all times the submissions of articles in French and English on the work and thought of the writer and philosopher, but also on issues relating to her concerns. For more information visit: brill.com/sdbs