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 4 through October 14)
Wednesday, September 9
- 10:00 AM
Legislating Sustainability: Public Policy and the Environment in the EU
The European Union has positioned itself as a leader in the fight against climate change. Does the EU's collective actions align with its rhetoric?
Join panelists Andrew Jordan, Professor of
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Friday, September 11
- 11:00 AM
VIRTUAL MODERATED TALK: Talk with Cecilia Malmström, former EU Trade Commissioner #JMintheUS
Dr. Cecilia Malmström is Assar Gabrielsson Professor at Göteborg School of Economics. She served as European Commissioner for Trade from 2014 to 2019. She previously served as European Commissioner for
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Tuesday, September 15
- 12:00 AM
VIRTUAL LECTURE SERIES: Tracking European Solidarity During the Coronavirus Crisis (#JMintheUS)
What does European solidarity look like during this pandemic? How have European citizens perceived and contributed to European solidarity? What might the crisis mean for the future of the European […]
Wednesday, September 16
- 3:00 PM
VIRTUAL PANEL DISCUSSION: Europe at a Crossroads: Dialogue with the EU, French, and German Ambassadors (#JMintheUS)
Seventy years after the historic Schuman declaration, which kick-started the process of European integration, the Franco-German partnership remains as important and necessary as ever for Europe. Aside from the major […]
Thursday, September 17
- 5:00 PM
Europe’s Crisis of Legitimacy: Governing by Rules and Ruling by Numbers in the Eurozone
Join us for a presentation of Vivien Schmidt's newest publication: Europe’s Crisis of Legitimacy: Governing by Rules and Ruling by Numbers in the Eurozone, now available from Oxford University Press.
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Tuesday, September 22
- 11:00 AM
"USA vs. TikTok – wo steht Europa?"
The app "TikTok" from the Chinese company Bytedance is one of the fastest spreading online services. It is the first Chinese app that is successful worldwide. Around 800 million people
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Wednesday, September 23
- 11:00 AM
Knowing Each Other? Mutual Perceptions Across the Atlantic (American Council on Germany)
The American Council on Germany announces a virtual discussion with Ambassador Dr. Emily Haber, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States, and Ambassador John B. Emerson, […]
- 6:30 PM
French Fashion v American Fashion (French Cultural Center)
We are all looking forward to the day when we can travel safely again. And with all the tips we have for you via our travel club, you will be
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Thursday, September 24
- 1:00 PM
BU Business Networking: Zoom Edition—Europe
Day to day, there are many more reasons to come together in our communities to listen, learn, help, and connect with each other.
Bring a tasty beverage and join
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- 3:30 PM
Zoom Webinar: Russia’s Information War on America (MIT)
Nina Jankowicz studies the intersection of democracy and technology in Central and Eastern Europe. She is currently a disinformation fellow at the Wilson Center’s Science and Technology Innovation Program.
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- 4:30 PM
Race and Law in Europe: A Lecture by Eddie Bruce Jones
Dr. Eddie Bruce Jones, Deputy Dean of the School of Law, Birkbeck College, University of London, and author of Race in the Shadow of Law: State Violence in Contemporary Europe (Routledge
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Friday, September 25
- 11:00 AM
E-Mobility Today: Challenges and Opportunities on Both Sides of the Atlantic (ACG USA)
The American Council on Germany and the Chicago International Trade Commissioners’ Association cordially invite you to an Online Discussion on with Michael D’Orazio, President at Sportiva; Stefan Knupfer, […]
Tuesday, September 29
- 11:00 AM
Why We Should Develop Arctic Humanities (Arctic Environmental Humanities Workshop Series)
Speaker: Sverker Sörlin, Professor of Environmental History (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
In the first two decades of the present century we have seen a growth of what
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- 4:00 PM
Winds of Change? Prospects for the U.S.-Russia Relationship after 2020
Are U.S.-Russia relations doomed to go from bad to worse? Events of the past month have not suggested that improvement is in the works. Does this even matter in light […]
Thursday, October 1
- 12:30 PM
What Studying Putin’s Russia Can Teach Us about the United States: Masculinity, Misogyny, and U.S. Elections in the Trump Era
In their lecture, while drawing parallels to Russia, Professors Robert Boatright and Valerie Sperling will focus on their new book about masculinity and misogyny in the U.S. political context, exploring […]
Monday, October 5
- 12:45 PM
The Kleh Lecture, Contractual Intimacies: British Indentureship, from Kolkata to Kingston
This lecture outlines an ongoing project that exploring the relationship between the lifeways of indentured labourers through literature and archival records. The project interrogates the relationship between the various […]
Tuesday, October 6
- 9:30 AM
Will Covid-19 Curtail European-Eurasian Integration?
The pandemic created an unprecedented global economic shock as borders closed, supply chains fragmented, and protectionist barriers rose. The long-term impacts are uncertain. However, business as usual is unlikely to […]
- 12:00 PM
WEBINAR | Europe's Crisis of Legitimacy – A Book Discussion
In this presentation, Vivien Schmidt will discuss her new book Europe's Crisis of Legitimacy: Governing by Rules and Ruling by Numbers in the Eurozone (Oxford University Press, 2020), in which […]
- 7:00 PM
Virtual Poetry Reading
Rosanna Warren is the author of several books of poetry, including So Forth, published by W.W. Norton in 2020, Ghost in a Red Hat (2011) and Departure (2003). She is
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Saturday, October 10
- 11:30 AM
In Turmoil - Refugee Women and Mental Health
On World Mental Health Day 2020 The Azadi Project is hosting a one of its kind event - webinar and film screening - highlighting the importance of mental health and
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Tuesday, October 13
- 10:00 AM
The Emperor’s New Road: China and the Project of the Century
Join us for a virtual book talk by Jonathan Hillman, Senior Fellow and Director of the Reconnecting Asia program at CSIS. Hillman’s new book, The Emperor’s New Road: China and
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- 1:00 PM
The Arctic Environmental Humanities Workshop Series
We envision this workshop series as a collaborative enterprise that is robustly interdisciplinary and brings together diverse expertise of humanistic scholars, artists, and researchers drawn from international circles. […]
- 6:00 PM
The Arctic Environmental Humanities Workshop Series
We envision this workshop series as a collaborative enterprise that is robustly interdisciplinary and brings together diverse expertise of humanistic scholars, artists, and researchers drawn from international circles. […]
Wednesday, October 14
- 12:00 PM
Gathering around the Wreckage: Oliver Ressler on Climate Activism in Europe (Brandeis)
Oliver Ressler is an artist and filmmaker whose work has focused on global warming as a central theme ever since he first began to exhibit. One of his first solo
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- 12:30 PM
Alexander Goldenweiser, an American Anthropologist with Russian Jewish Roots
Professor Kan’s exploration of Goldenweiser’s widely scattered archive as well as his contributions as a public intellectual to various nonacademic periodicals breaks new ground by focusing on both […]