Calendar
On our calendar you’ll find a selection of Europe-related events in and around Boston. The calendar includes events organized by the Center for the Study of Europe at Boston University and by other departments on campus, as well as a some off-campus events of possible interest. You can narrow the selection by clicking the appropriate topic (e.g., “Center for the Study of Europe Events”) under Event Topics below.
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All Topics (March 18 through May 31)
Tuesday, March 19
- 5:00 PM
Buñuel, un cineasta surrealista: Film Screening & Conversation with Javier Espada
This documentary by Javier Espada expands on his 2015 Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin to embrace the entirety of Buñuel’s career, from his childhood in Calandra, Spain (illustrated by 3-D photos
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Wednesday, March 20
- 3:00 PM
The Bosniaks: Nationhood after Genocide—A Book Talk by Jasmin Mujanović
Join us for a book talk by Jasmin Mujanović. The Bosniaks: Nationhood after Genocide is “a compelling exploration of Bosniak political identity, chronicling the development of a nation and its
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Thursday, March 21
- 5:00 PM
Family Matters: How Family Concerns Relate to Policy Preferences and Political Choices — A Lecture by Jane Green
Join us for a lecture by Jane Green, Professor of Political Science and British Politics, Nuffield College, University of Oxford. Prof. Green's lecture draws on her work with Zack Grant
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Friday, March 22
- 12:00 PM
Measuring Concepts: What We Learn from New Survey Questions about Concepts and Political Behavior — A Workshop with Jane Green
Join us for a workshop with Jane Green, Professor of Political Science and British Politics, Nuffield College, University of Oxford.
This workshop will invite students to think broadly about the
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Monday, March 25
- 12:00 PM
Ready for Revolution?: Practices of Democratic Preparation from V.I. Lenin to Octavia Butler (Workshop in International History & Theory)
The goal of this workshop is to put BU's historians, political theorists, and theory-oriented comparativists into closer conversation - please join us!
This paper will be presented by Lida Maxwell,
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- 3:30 PM
Poland’s Business-led Developmentalism in Comparative Perspective — A Lecture by Marek Naczyk
Join us for a talk by Marek Naczyk, Associate Professor in Comparative Social Policy at the Oxford Institute of Social Policy. Naczyk's research is at the crossroads of social policy,
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Thursday, April 4
- 5:00 PM
Writing across Borders: A Reading and Conversation with Selma Asotić
Join us for a Reading & Conversation with Bosnian poet Selma Asotić. Moderated by Stacy Mattingly.
Selma Asotić is a bilingual poet from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her poems and essays
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Friday, April 5
- 2:00 PM
The Dmitriev Affair: Film Screening & Conversation with Director Jessica Gorter
Join us or a special screening of The Dmitriev Affair (2023, Netherlands, 96 min), followed by a Q&A with Director Jessica Gorter
Deep inside the Russian forests, against the wishes
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Thursday, April 11
- 12:30 PM
“Inheriting the Bomb:” Ukraine’s Nuclear Disarmament and Why It Matters
Join us for a lecture by Mariana Budjeryn, Senior Research Associate at the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center, Project on Managing the Atom (MTA). Mariana is a senior non-resident fellow
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Monday, April 22
- 12:00 PM
What is Democracy Promotion? (Workshop in International History & Theory)
The goal of this workshop is to put BU's historians, political theorists, and theory-oriented comparativists into closer conversation - please join us!
This paper will be presented by Jeremy Menchik,
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Tuesday, April 30
- 12:30 PM
Challenges and Opportunities for the European Union as a Global Actor
Join us for a lecture by Jan Wouters, Full Professor of International Law and International Organizations, Jean Monnet Chair ad personam EU and Global Governance, and founding Director of the
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