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Damien Ehrhardt obtained his PhD from Paris-Sorbonne University (1997) and his habilitation from the University of Strasbourg (2004). He is currently tenured associate professor at Paris-Saclay University in Évry, while also heading the »Mélange Interculturels« branch within the SLAM research lab. His research focuses on musicology and cultural studies. He was DAAD (Saarland University, 1991-92) and Humboldt scholar (University of Regensburg, Dept of Musicology Weimar-Jena, 1999-2001), manager of the cultural project then vice-president for culture (University of Évry, 2008-15). He has received the Award for Franco-German Friendship, and is president of the Association Humboldt France, in what capacity he (co)organized ten Humboldt-Kollegs on topics like emotions or uncertainty.