Marie BELENGER’s public defence to obtain the academic degree of Doctor of Languages, Literature and Translation Studies will take place on Monday, October 20, 2025.

Ms. Marie BELENGER will present and publicly defend an original essay entitled: « Pragmatic advantage in autistic females, who are we really talking about ? Exploring narrative coherence, pause patterns, and parental reports of pragmatic abilities in diagnosed autistic females and females at increased likelihood of autism »

The Jury will be composed of Mrs. and Mrs. Mikhail Kissine (Promoter, ULB), Jürgen JASPERS (Secretary, ULB), Philippe DE BRABANTER (ULB), Sandrine ZUFFEREY (Universität Bern) and Julia PARISH-MORRIS (University of Pennsylvania). This jury will be chaired by Mr. Alain DELATTRE (Dean of the Faculty).

Practical informations :

Date : Monday 20, 2025

Hours : from 4 to 6 pm

Place : In room DB.8.253, building D on the Solbosch campus 31-35, avenue Avenue Antoine Depage – 1050 Brussels
! Access to the room will no longer be allowed after 4:00 p.m