WCEE Distinguished Fellow Lecture. The Russian Media: 30 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Yevgenia Albats, radio host, Ekho Moskvy and International Institute/WCEE Distinguished Fellow, U-M
Dr. Yevgenia M. Albats, Editor-in-Chief and CEO of the Moscow-based “New Times” and a radio host with more than 40 years experience with...
II Event. Fulbright 2021-2022 Kick Off: Brown Bag Info Session
Heather Johnson, International Institute Fulbright Program Advisor
Join us for the first Fulbright Info Session in 2020! Come learn about the largest international exchange program for U.S. citizens,...
CREES Noon Lecture. Terroir, Ecological Stewardship, and Heritage Politics in the Bulgarian Wine Industry
Yuson Jung, associate professor of anthropology, Wayne State University
Bulgaria is arguably one of the oldest wine-producing countries in the world, and built a large, highly industrialized and export-oriented...
Annual Copernicus Lecture. Hint: My Books Aren't Really about Sex and Drugs
Dorota Masłowska, author
Dorota Masłowska is a novelist and playwright. She published her first novel, "Wojna polsko-ruska pod flagą biało-czerwoną"...
CREES Noon Lecture. The Environmental Impacts of Mass Housing in Post-Socialist Europe
Oksana Chabanyuk; associate professor of architecture, Kharkiv National University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, and Fulbright Visiting Scholar, U-M
The goal of this lecture is to explore mass housing in the cities of post-socialist Europe and its impacts on the environment. The lecture...
Annual Distinguished Lecture on Europe. Reinterpreting Violence in Twentieth-Century Spain: A Comparative Perspective
Julián Casanova, Professor of Contemporary History, University of Zaragoza; Visiting Professor, Central European University
The twentieth century in Spain was exceptionally eventful. Many Spaniards were born during a monarchy, lived through two dictatorships, a...
WCED Book Discussion. Putin v. the People: The Perilous Politics of a Divided Russia
Samuel A. Greene, Graeme B. Robertson, Natalia Forrat, and Ronald G. Suny
Authors: Samuel A. Greene, reader of Russian politics, King’s College London; Graeme B. Robertson, professor of political science,...
CREES Noon Lecture. Epic Proportions: Translating Poland’s National Epic for the 21st Century
Bill Johnston, professor of comparative literature, Indiana University
This talk will offer a practitioner’s reflections on what it means to translate an epic poem in the twenty-first century. What can epic...
CREES 60th Anniversary/Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series. The Place of the Artist is on the Side of the Weak: A Manifesto for the 21st Century
Gluklya, artist
Gluklya (Natalia Pershina-Yakimanskaya) is a visual and performance artist. Her manifesto states: “The place of the artist is on the side...
Conversations on Europe. The European Court of Justice's Case Law on Data Privacy in Europe and Beyond
Judge Thomas von Danwitz, Court of Justice of the European Union
In this lecture, Judge von Danwitz will provide an overview of the normative and jurisprudential foundations of data protection law in the...
CREES 60th Anniversary Keynote Lecture. The Great Chernobyl Acceleration: A Humanist’s Encounter with the Science of Disasters
Kate Brown; professor of science, technology, and society; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In April 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded and sent upwards of 50 million curies into the surrounding environment. Working...
