Philipp Gassert has recently taken over as Chair at the University of Augsburg. His research focuses on 20th century international history, the history of transatlantic relations, National Socialism, and post-1945 contemporary German and European History. He received his PhD from the University of Heidelberg. He is the co-founder of the Heidelberg Center for American Studies and was a DAAD Visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

Pieter Judson is a professor at Swarthmore College and currently serves as editor of the Austrian History Yearbook. He is the author of Exclusive Revolutionaries: Liberal Politics, Social Experience and National Identity in the Austrian Empire 1848-1914.

Arpad von Klimo, Carolyn Warner and Francois Foret will present this panel discussion. Lunch will be provided at 11:30 a.m.

This colloquium will feature Dennis Looney, Nancy Glazener and John Beverley.

Andrea Aldrich is a PhD student in the Political Science Department. Her lecture will explore whether the institutionalization of the European Parliament has led to an increase in supranational party power that reflects representation on a higher level than the national party. It seeks to determine when and to what extent supranational parties are able to influence individual Members of Parliament on issues of European integration and concludes that the strength of party influence varies across groups in accordance to party size, ideological preference and access to power.

The deadline for graduate students in fields other then Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Dance, and Architecture to submit applications for the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Services) Student Scholarships and/or Research Grants to the New York office is November 15, 2010. For detailed information and application procedures, please go the EUCE/ESC Web site:

Lina Insana, Pitt Faculty Fellow, will lead this colloquium.

The 2010 Nicholas C. Tucci Lecture will be presented by Theodore J. Cachey, the Albert J. Ravarino Family Director of Dante and Italian Studies, Professor and Chair, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, at the University of Notre Dame.

This lecture will be presented by Anthony Grafton, the Short-term Fellow from Princeton. A reception will follow in the Frick Fine Arts Cloister from 6 pm to 7:30 pm.

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual live television event watched by 125 million people in Europe, Australia, Canada and Asia. Nations compete for the best song and the winner is determined by televoting. Katrin Sieg analyzes the event as a venue where nations stake claims to European identity through music, and where we can observe changes in the concept of European community. This lecture will also examine the role of culture at a time when economic and political relations on the continent are fraying as a consequence of the financial crisis.