We were delighted to host Norwegian writer Hanne Ørstavik last week (Wednesday, November 2, 2022) for a reading & conversation event celebrating the release of her newest novel, Ti Amo, in English translation from Archipelago Books. Based in Ørstavik’s own experience of losing her Italian husband to cancer, the book tells of a husband and […]
In this talk, which took place on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, Federico Fabbrini describes how COVID-19 challenged the constitutional architecture of economic governance in the European Union, leading to the introduction of NextGenerationEU, a €800 million economic recovery fund to repair the economic and social damage of the pandemic, and makes the case for a […]
On Monday, October 24, 2022, the Center for the Study of Europe hosted Daniela Schwarzer, the Pierre Keller Visiting Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School, for a talk on “Russia’s War on Ukraine: Consequences for Europe & the World.” The lunchtime event took place as part of the Center’s “Europe in the World” series, an […]
Join us for a reading & conversation with the Italian author Igiaba Scego: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 2 to 3:30 PM Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road (1st floor) Reception to follow This event celebrates the of The Color Line (Other Press, October 4, 2022), in English translation by John Cullen and […]
In conversation with Vivien Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration at Boston University, journalist and podcaster Nicky Woolf shares his investigation into the shadowy figures behind the QAnon movement as recounted in his Audible podcast Finding Q: My Journey into QAnon, including a stake out of the man he believes to be the movement’s […]
The European Parliament Liaison Office in Washington DC is pleased to announce the launch of their next round of paid, full-time internships for US graduates. The new interns will be joining the Washington DC office from March 1st – May 31st, with a possible two-month extension until July 31st, 2023. Complement your studies with a […]
Dr. Oleksandra Kovalchuk is Acting Director of the Odesa Fine Arts Museum in Ukraine. Currently in the United States, she is leading a global effort to preserve her country’s cultural heritage. In this presentation, which took place on Thursday, October 13, 2022, Kovalchuk highlights five Ukrainian museums, their history, and the role they have played […]
The MFA Program in Literary Translation and the Poetry Reading Series at Boston University present A Reading & Conversation with Polish poet Krystyna Dąbrowska and translator Karen Kovacik. Thursday, November 10, 2022 • 5 to 6:30 PM Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road, Boston, MA Free & open to the public • […]
In this talk, which took place on Tuesday, September 20, Tim Vlandas, Associate Professor in the Department of Social Policy at the University of Oxford, explores the political effects of aging electorates on the economic performance of advanced capitalist countries. Grey voters, he argues, have different policy preferences, economic concerns and electoral behavior. As a […]
The Seeing and Not Seeing Seminar presents Embodiment, Theology, and Anthropology: A lecture by Charles Hirschkind Tuesday, December 13, 2022 4 to 5:30 PM College of Arts & Sciences, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 132 Charles Hirschkind is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California Berkeley. His research interests concern religious practice, media technologies, and […]