In my presentation, I link contemporary expressions of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic narrative to Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron, and I claim that the zombie-ridden landscapes of The Walking Dead lead back to Boccaccio’s masterpiece, to its structure, and to its main...
Events
The following list includes events on and around campus that relate to Europe, many of which are not sponsored by the European Studies Center, but simply announced here as a courtesy listing. If you would like your event announced on our page, please contact our GSA, Michelle Ozaeta.
DATE:
Wednesday, January 15
TIME:
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
LOCATION:
Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning
PRESENTER:
Alberto Iozzia, Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Tuesday, January 21
TIME:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
LOCATION:
4217 Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
This month’s Conversation on Europe invites a panel of experts to update us on the continually changing circumstances surrounding Brexit. At the time of the printing of this flyer, the British withdrawal from the EU deadline is scheduled for January 31st, but after so many...
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Wednesday, January 22
TIME:
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
LOCATION:
TBA
PRESENTER:
Martina Cvajner, Italian Fulbright Distinguished Chair
Across the Western world, the air is filled with talk of immigration. The changes brought by immigration have triggered a renewed fervor for isolationism able to shutter political traditions and party systems. So often absent from these conversations on migration are...
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, January 30
TIME:
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
LOCATION:
4130 Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
Peter Verovsek, University of Sheffield
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, January 30
TIME:
4:00 pm
LOCATION:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
Kate Brown, Professor of Science, Technology, and Society, MIT
The hit HBO miniseries Chernobyl thrust the nuclear disaster back into public consciousness. What are its legacies in and around the "Exclusion zone"? This live interview with award-winning historian Kate Brown will discuss her book Chernobyl: A Manual for Survival and the...
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Wednesday, February 12
TIME:
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
PRESENTER:
Dr. Manon Garcia, Harvard University
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, February 13
TIME:
2:30 pm to 3:45 pm
PRESENTER:
Dr. Manon Garcia, Harvard University
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Tuesday, February 18
TIME:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
LOCATION:
4217 Posvar Hall (Remote Participation Possible)
PRESENTER:
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Saturday, February 22 to Sunday, February 23
TIME:
(All day)
LOCATION:
TBD
PRESENTER:
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, February 27
TIME:
5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
PRESENTER:
Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld, University of Pennsylvania
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Tuesday, March 3
TIME:
12:00 pm
LOCATION:
4217 Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
Dr. Paweł Machcewicz, DAAD Lecturer
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Tuesday, March 10
TIME:
8:00 am
LOCATION:
4217 Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
The Euro Challenge is a national competition for cash prizes where 9th and 10th grade high school students test their knowledge and understanding of the European economy and the Euro, the currency shared by many of the 28 countries of the European Union. The European...
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Tuesday, March 17
TIME:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
LOCATION:
4217 Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Thursday, March 19
TIME:
(All day)
LOCATION:
TBD
PRESENTER:
STATUS:
As Scheduled
DATE:
Sunday, June 14 to Saturday, June 20
TIME:
(All day)
LOCATION:
Brussels, Belgium
PRESENTER:
STATUS:
As Scheduled