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 (September 22 through October 22)
Saturday, September 22
- 5:00 PM
Au Revoir Algonquin: A Musical Grand Tour, with NoMad Dreams and guest vocalist Ann Assarsson (Algonquin Club)
The Ballets Russes Arts Initiative invites you to a special event. Jazz/World Music/Indie ensemble NoMad Dreams will perform classic songs and original compositions from all over Europe and the US,
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Monday, September 24
- 5:00 PM
From Apparition to Image: The Visual Culture of Fatima
This presentation will explore the process of visualizing devotion to Our Lady of Fatima as it took shape from the original series of events from 1915 to 1917, to the […]
Tuesday, September 25
- 7:00 PM
Olga Tokarczuk and translator Jennifer Croft in conversation with Askold Melnyczuk (Brookline Booksmith)
Olga Tokarczuk will be in conversation with translator Jennifer Croft and writer Askold Melynczuk as part of the Transnational Literature Series. For more information, please contact series curator Shuchi Saraswat […]
Thursday, September 27
- 9:00 AM
Nordic Models in the Age of Populism
We are told that Nordic countries have it all: happiness, equality, welfare, transparency, economic competitiveness, trust, and government effectiveness. The Economist proclaimed the Nordics to be “The Next
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Wednesday, October 3
- 4:30 PM
Bariza Khiari: Diversity and Inclusion in France (Harvard University)
Through her own journey from her childhood in Algeria to the highest responsibilities in France, Bariza Khiari will examine the questions of diversity and inclusion in Europe, focusing on the
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- 5:00 PM
Why We Matter and Why We Are: The Value and Ontology of Persons
Why We Matter and Why We Are: The Value and Ontology of Persons with Marya Schechtman
- 6:00 PM
Babylon Berlin: A Reading & Conversation with Volker Kutscher
Join us for a reading & conversation with the author of the popular Babylon Berlin series, a fast-paced blend of murder and corruption sent in the hedonistic days of 20s
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Wednesday, October 10
- 10:30 AM
EU Law and Government Study Group — Are the Promises of the Paris Climate Agreement Perishing?
Speakers: Jos Delbeke, Jørgen Wettestad, Elin Lerum Boasson, Joe Aldy, and Chair José Manuel Martinez Sierra.
- 4:30 PM
Works in Progress: Debating Bioethics and Making Secular France - A Presentation by Kimberly Arkin
This talk explores the way some southern French caregivers discursively constructed what they considered a distinctively French bioethics. Caregivers built putative French ethical distinctiveness—whether
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Friday, October 12
- 6:00 PM
Tournées French Film Festival : 120 Battements par Minute (BPM)
Film in French with English subtitles. Film screening and panel discussion, part of an ongoing series.
Saturday, October 13
- All Day
Yale Undergraduate International Policy Competition
The Yale Undergraduate International Policy Competition (IPC) is a brand-new competition model combining the realism of a case-competition, the team-driven style of a Hackathon, and the international affairs
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- 10:00 AM
French Authors at the Boston Book Festival
At the occasion of the Boston Book Festival, French Author Hubert Haddad will present his book "Desirable Body" while plenty of authors from very various styles and backgrounds will also
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- 1:00 PM
Tournées French Film Festival : Visages, Villages (Faces, Places)
Film in French with English subtitles. Film screening and panel discussion, part of an ongoing series.
Sunday, October 14
- 4:00 PM
L'ensemble "Les Talens Lyriques" in Boston
From light to shadow : Music of François Couperin with Christophe Rousset as a director.
Pre-concert Talk at 3:00p.m
Thrill to this music as we approach the Baroque master's 350th
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Monday, October 15
- 4:30 PM
The Life and Work of Claude Lévi-Strauss with Emmanuelle Loyer
Emmanuelle Loyer is a historian and Professor of Contemporary History at Sciences Po Paris. Specializing in the cultural history of contemporary societies, she leads the seminar on cultural history in
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- 7:00 PM
November 9, 1938: Emotions and Emotional Politics Then and Now, and In-between (Elie Wiesel Memorial Lectures)
The Elie Wiesel Center at Boston University presents a lecture by Ute Frevert. Ute Frevert, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, will in this talk explore first,
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Tuesday, October 16
- 5:00 PM
Syria in My Heart: Classical Music by Contemporary Syrian Composers
Based in Berlin and Helsinki respectively, violinist Ashraf Kateb and pianist Hamsa Alwadi Juris have dedicated themselves to researching, recording, and performing contemporary classical music by Arab-world
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The Life and Work of Claude Lévi-Strauss with Emmanuelle Loyer
Emmanuelle Loyer is a historian and Professor of Contemporary History at Sciences Po Paris. Specializing in the cultural history of contemporary societies, she leads the seminar on cultural history in
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- 8:00 PM
Gad Elmaleh: The Dream Tour
The famous French stand-up comedian Gad Elmaleh is coming to Boston to perform his stand-up comedy show called "The Dream Tour" in English! Gad Elmaleh is one of the biggest
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Wednesday, October 17
- 5:00 PM
Shell-shocked: The Social Response to Terrorist Attacks with Gérôme Truc
Gérôme Truc is a sociologist, tenured research fellow at the CNRS and member of the Institut des Sciences sociales du Politique. He teaches at the Ecole normale supérieure Paris-Saclay. Truc's
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- 6:00 PM
Tournées French Film Festival : Jours de France (Four Days in France)
Film in French with English subtitles. Film screening part of an ongoing series.
Thursday, October 18
- 4:00 PM
Russian Influence Operations in the Digital Age - A Lecture by Alina Polyakova
Russian interference in the 2016 US elections took most Americans by surprise. But how much of these activities are new and what was the Kremlin seeking to accomplish? This lecture
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Friday, October 19
- 12:30 PM
Seminar on the State and Capitalism since 1800 What We Talk About When We Talk About Poverty (Harvard University)
Speakers: Cathie Jo Martin – Professor of Sociology and Political Science, Boston University; Local Affiliate, CES, Harvard University; Margaret Weir – Wilson Professor of International and Public
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- 6:00 PM
Tournées French Film Festival : Félicité
Film in French with English subtitles. Film screening part of an ongoing series.
Monday, October 22
- 4:00 PM
"Auf der Flucht/On the Run: Refugees, Migrants, Immigrants--and a German Studies Professor"
Join the German program in World Languages and Literatures, and guest speaker Irene Kacandes, The Dartmouth Professor of German Studies and Comparative Literature at Dartmouth College, for a conversation about […]