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 (January 2 through March 7)
Saturday, January 20
Wednesday, January 24
- 4:30 PM
Ethnic Cleansing: the Term, the Practice (Works in Progress Meeting)
Join us for a Works in Progress talk by Vlado Petrović, Senior Researcher at BU's Center for the Study of Europe.
Abstract: The presentation aims to contribute to the debate
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Thursday, January 25
- 2:00 PM
The Political Economy of Recovery in Southern Europe (2014-2018): A Talk by Manos Matsaganis
In a context of stronger-than-expected growth in the European Union as a whole, the southern periphery seems to be finally out of the woods. Economic activity has picked up, and
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- 5:00 PM
Lectures in Criticism: Jorge Luis Borges and the Two World Wars
Join us for a lecture by Efrain Kristal entitled "Jorge Luis Borges and the Two World Wars". This event is sponsored by the BU center for the Humanities as part
- 6:00 PM
2018 International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration: Meaning of Rescue Then and Now
The few hopeful stories to emerge from the Holocaust regard rescuers who saved Jewish lives at their own peril. On the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, please join
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Sunday, January 28
- 3:00 PM
Bizet's Carmen performed by the BYSO
The Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras will present a semi-staged opera performance of French composer Bizet's Carmen with professional vocal soloists and chorus at Sanders Theatre (Harvard University) on January 28.
Thursday, February 1
- 5:30 PM
May 68 Revisited - Series Opening (French Cultural Center)
In partnership with Northeastern University and Harvard University, the French Cultural Center / Alliance Française of Boston and Cambridge presents “May ‘68 Revisited: The Occupy Movement that
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Friday, February 2
- All Day
Compagnie Accrorap - Kader Attou
The Compagnie Accrorap, created in 1989 and directed by French dancer and choregrapher Kader Attou, will come to Boston this February. Book your seat to discover the company's 2013 production, […]
Tuesday, February 13
Thursday, February 15
- All Day
Jean-Yves Thibaudet at the BSO
In February, come listen to an all-French program at the Boston Symphony Orchestra! French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus will perform works by Debussy and Ravel. These […]
- 12:30 PM
The Social Benefits of Renewable Energy: A Talk by Sebastian Helgenberger
Join us for a talk by Sebastian Helgenberger from the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Potsdam, where he leads the “Multiple Benefits of Renewables” project. Building on
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- 7:30 PM
Carla Bruni
With a beautiful and alluring voice, Italian-born French supermodel Carla Bruni has seduced the world with her intimate love songs. She is touring in support of her recently released fifth […]
Tuesday, February 20
- 4:15 PM
Resisting Neoconservatism: Explaining the Intellectual Evolution of Stanley Hoffmann's Relationship with Raymond Aron (Harvard)
No one did more to promote the thought of Raymond Aron in the United States than his mentee, Stanley Hoffmann. Aron, the French Cold War liberal, profoundly influenced Hoffmann's thinking […]
Thursday, February 22
- 4:00 PM
The Franco-German Bond and the Future of the EU
Please join us for a panel discussion with Valéry Freland, Consul General of France in Boston, and Ralf Horlemann, Consul General of Germany in Boston. Moderated by Vesko Garcevic, Professor
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- 4:15 PM
How France Is Fighting Long-term Unemployment: What an Innovative Experiment Can Teach Advanced Economies (Harvard)
In an effort to reduce long-term unemployment in France, the French Parliament unanimously approved the "Zero Unemployment Bill" in February 2016. The bill was designed to encourage local governments and […]
Saturday, February 24
- All Day
MIT European Career Fair
The MIT European Career Fair will be back this year on the 24th of February. This annual recruiting event is the largest of its kind in the United States with […]
Wednesday, February 28
- 5:00 PM
The Drama of Celebrity: A Lecture by Sharon Marcus
Sharon Marcus is Orlando Harriman Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University and currently a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute. The event is sponsored by Boston University’s
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- 7:00 PM Film Screening and Discussion with German Filmmaker Doris Doerrie (CGES Brandeis)
Thursday, March 1
- All Day
2018 EPIIC International Symposium (Tufts)
The 2018 EPIIC International Symposium will be three days of far-reaching discussions on issues critical to understanding the challenges facing the liberal world order, from the complexities of the changing […]
- 4:30 PM
Whack-a-Mole: American Policy to Curb Risky Nuclear Exports by Allies, 1974-1992 (Works in Progress Meeting)
Join us for a Works in Progress talk with Jayita Sarkar, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School of Global Studies.
Abstract: This project investigates the rationale and
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Friday, March 2
- All Day 2018 European Conference (Harvard)
- All Day The European Conference 2018 (Harvard)
- 12:00 PM
Working Towards SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions) and Comprehensive Security
Join NEID and the BU Pardee School of Global Studies for lunch and conversation to learn about the OSCE and their efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 16. General Thomas […]
Tuesday, March 6
- 5:30 PM
Lecture by Dominique de Villepin: "Can we still save the two-state solution?" (Tufts)
Dominique de Villepin, former Prime Minister of France (2005-2007), will give a lecture entitled "Can we still save the two-state solution?" at Fletcher School (Tufts University) on Tuesday, March 6. […]
Wednesday, March 7
- 4:15 PM
Occupying Paris: 1968 and the Spaces of Protest (Harvard)
This panel discussion marks the fiftieth anniversary of the 1968 Paris protests and will focus on the ongoing legacy of the 1968 "occupation" of public space in contemporary politics.