Barbara Tsakirgis, Associate Professor of Classics and Art History; Chair, Department of Classical Studies, Vanderbilt University

Greek houses of the Classical and Hellenistic periods incorporated a number of features that were designed for the safe-keeping of the entire oikos, the homeowner, his family and slaves, and their possessions. While many of these security measures do not survive intact in the archaeological record, they can be reconstructed from both scant remains and from literary and epigraphical accounts.

“Europe East & West” Undergraduate Research Symposium
Symposium Date: March 30, 2012

Jeffrey S. Sposato, Associate Professor of Musicology
Moores School of Music, University of Houston

During the French Revolution, all possessions of the church and former monarchy were declared to be the national property of the new French Republic. In order to deal with the influx of material, the government established storage dépôts in former monasteries and convents where the “objects of art and science” could be collected, sorted, and disseminated for public education. Under the direction of Alexandre Lenoir, the funerary monuments, sculpture, and architectural decoration stored at the Petits-Augustins dépôt evolved into the Musée des Monuments français.

Amigos del Cine Latinoamericano - Spring 2012 Film Series

Rabia - Film by Sebastián Cordero, produced by Guillermo del Toro.

This riveting romantic thriller will keep you at the edge of your seat. Two lonely Latin American immigrants embark upon a secretive relationship within a run-down mansion fantasizing of the day they can be together.

Why do average voters in emerging liberal democracies support exclusivist and extremist political parties? This lecture addresses this question by examining the case of ethnic Serbian refugees fleeing violent conflict in Bosnia and Croatia and ultimately settling in Serbia. In contrast to the existing literature on political identity formation that emphasizes top‐down mobilization, it is argued that individuals were more likely to vote for ethno‐nationalist parties when they engaged in close interpersonal networks consisting of other refugees.

Sergey Markedonov is a visiting fellow in the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program. He is an expert on the Caucasus, as well as Black Sea, regional security, nationalism, interethnic conflicts and de-facto states in the post-Soviet area. His publications include several books and reports, 50 academic articles, and more than 400 press pieces.

EU simulation on Turkish accession to the European Union.