University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis

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French university public university research university

The University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis is a French public university renowned for its experimental, politically engaged humanities and social sciences programs and its association with prominent intellectuals of the late 20th century.

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Label	Occurrences
Université Paris 8 Vincennes–Saint-Denis	3
Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis	2
Université Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis	2
Centre universitaire expérimental de Vincennes	1
Saint-Denis–Université	1
University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis canonical	1
Université Paris VII	1
Université Paris VII Denis Diderot	1
Université Paris-VIII	1
Université Paris-VIII Vincennes–Saint-Denis	1
Université Paris-Vincennes-Saint-Denis	1
Université de Paris VII	1
Université de Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis	1
Université de Vincennes	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1444204 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis
Context triple: [Michel Foucault, employer, University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis]

A. Université Paris Cité
Université Paris Cité is a major multidisciplinary public research university in Paris, France, formed from the merger of several historic Parisian institutions and known for its strong programs in science, medicine, and the humanities.
B. Université Paris Nanterre
Université Paris Nanterre is a major French public university in the Paris region, known for its strong programs in law, social sciences, and humanities and its historic role in the May 1968 student protests.
C. Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is a French public university in the Île-de-France region known for its programs in science, engineering, social sciences, and environmental studies.
D. Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas
Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas is a prestigious French public university in Paris renowned for its programs in law, political science, economics, and social sciences.
E. Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne is a leading French public research university in Paris renowned for its programs in law, economics, humanities, and social sciences, and for its historic location in the Latin Quarter.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis
Target entity description: The University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis is a French public university renowned for its experimental, politically engaged humanities and social sciences programs and its association with prominent intellectuals of the late 20th century.

A. Université Paris Cité
Université Paris Cité is a major multidisciplinary public research university in Paris, France, formed from the merger of several historic Parisian institutions and known for its strong programs in science, medicine, and the humanities.
B. Université Paris Nanterre
Université Paris Nanterre is a major French public university in the Paris region, known for its strong programs in law, social sciences, and humanities and its historic role in the May 1968 student protests.
C. Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is a French public university in the Île-de-France region known for its programs in science, engineering, social sciences, and environmental studies.
D. Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas
Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas is a prestigious French public university in Paris renowned for its programs in law, political science, economics, and social sciences.
E. Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne is a leading French public research university in Paris renowned for its programs in law, economics, humanities, and social sciences, and for its historic location in the Latin Quarter.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French university ⓘ public university ⓘ research university ⓘ
affiliatedWith	Alain Badiou ⓘ Félix Guattari ⓘ Gilles Deleuze ⓘ Hélène Cixous ⓘ Jacques Rancière ⓘ Jean-François Lyotard ⓘ Julia Kristeva ⓘ Michel Foucault ⓘ Étienne Balibar ⓘ
campusMovedFrom	Vincennes ⓘ
campusMovedTo	Saint-Denis ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
established	1969 ⓘ
foundedInContextOf	post-1968 French university reforms ⓘ
governedBy	French Ministry of Higher Education and Research ⓘ
hasAcademicFocus	arts ⓘ cinema studies ⓘ gender studies ⓘ humanities ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political science ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ social sciences ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	experimental ⓘ interdisciplinary ⓘ open admissions origins ⓘ politically engaged ⓘ
hasFormerName	University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Centre universitaire expérimental de Vincennes University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Université de Vincennes
hasType	urban campus ⓘ
knownFor	critical theory ⓘ post-structuralism ⓘ postmodern philosophy ⓘ radical pedagogy ⓘ student activism ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	French ⓘ
locatedIn	Grand Paris urban area ⓘ surface form: Paris metropolitan area Saint-Denis ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ surface form: Île-de-France
movedToCurrentCampus	1980 ⓘ
offersDegree	bachelor's degrees ⓘ doctoral degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ
partOf	Université Paris Lumières COMUE ⓘ surface form: Université Paris Lumières former University of Paris system ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

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Michel Foucault → employer → University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis ⓘ

Université de Paris system (historical) → hasPart → University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis ⓘ

subject surface form: Université de Paris system (historical)

this entity surface form: Université Paris VII Denis Diderot

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subject surface form: Université de Paris system (historical)

this entity surface form: Université Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis

Université de Paris system (historical) → hasPart → University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis ⓘ

subject surface form: Université de Paris system (historical)

this entity surface form: Université Paris-Vincennes-Saint-Denis

Gilles Deleuze → employer → University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Université de Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis

Mazarine Pingeot → employer → University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Université Paris-VIII

Saint-Denis → hasLandmark → University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis

Saint-Denis → hasEducationalInstitution → University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis

Paris Metro line 13 → hasTerminus → University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis ⓘ

subject surface form: Paris Métro Line 13

this entity surface form: Saint-Denis–Université

Chancellerie des universités de Paris → jurisdictionOver → University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Université Paris 8 Vincennes–Saint-Denis

Claude Chevalley → employer → University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Université de Paris VII

Nicos Poulantzas → employer → University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Université Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis

Commune of Saint-Denis → hasHigherEducationInstitution → University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Université Paris 8 Vincennes–Saint-Denis

Jacques Dixmier → employer → University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Université Paris VII

University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis → hasFormerName → University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Centre universitaire expérimental de Vincennes

University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis → hasFormerName → University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Université de Vincennes

Université Paris Lumières COMUE → memberInstitution → University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Université Paris 8 Vincennes–Saint-Denis

Mazarine → employer → University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis ⓘ

subject surface form: Mazarine Pingeot

this entity surface form: Université Paris-VIII Vincennes–Saint-Denis

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