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Une histoire mat\u00e9rielle, culturelle et connect\u00e9e<\/em>&#8221; | <em>The circulation of textiles between Gujarat and the Zambezi valley from the 16th to the 19th century. A material, cultural and connected history<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gabriel Michel<\/strong> (Universit\u00e9 Jean Moulin Lyon 3): &#8220;<em>&#8216;That was us&#8217;. \u00c9critures collectives et narrations polyphoniques du VIH\/SIDA (Afrique du Sud, Cameroun, C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire)<\/em>&#8221; | <em>&#8216;That was us&#8217;. 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