WCED Lecture. Populism and the Erosion of Democracy
Anna Grzymala-Busse, Michelle and Kevin Douglas Professor of International Studies, Stanford University
Populist parties and politicians are surging in both developed and new democracies, prompting much analytical and popular concern. Their...
CES Film. "Human Flow"
Directed by Ai Weiwei (140 min., 2017)....
Mediterranean Seminar. Margins of the Mediterranean
Keynote Address: Persis Berlekamp, associate professor of art history, University of Chicago
The Mediterranean is defined by its margins: the edge that connects land and sea, the cultural boundary that delineates the maritime region...
Mediterranean Seminar. Margins of the Mediterranean
Keynote Address: Persis Berlekamp, associate professor of art history, University of Chicago
The Mediterranean is defined by its margins: the edge that connects land and sea, the cultural boundary that delineates the maritime region...
CREES Noon Lecture. Theater, Sociability, and Politics in Putin’s Russia
Irina Khutsieva, director, Chamber Theatre, Moscow
The theater world in Russia is lively as ever, with a range of styles and interests represented by innovative and original work. But that...
Marc Chagall, The Jewish Renaissance and the Art of Painting
Sabine Koller, University of Regensburg, Germany
“The Jewish form is here, it is awakening, it is coming alive again!” – This is the conclusion of the programmatic essay “The Paths...
The Yellow Ticket
Film and Musical Performance
The Yellow Ticket is a multimedia event featuring a rare German silent film starring a young Pola Negri, with an original score by renowned...
CPPS Panel & Recital. Poland’s Centennial: An Evening of Reflection and Celebration
Moderator: Geneviève Zubrzycki, CPPS director. Panelists: Matthew Bengtson, Paul Brykczynski, and Benjamin Paloff
Paul Brykczynski (PhD History ‘13, U-M) will discuss the political turmoil surrounding the election of the first President of the Polish...
WCED Lecture. Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy
Daniel Ziblatt, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University
How do democracies form and what makes them die? Daniel Ziblatt revisits this timely and classic question in a wide-ranging historical...
CREES Noon Lecture. Class, Culture, and the "Gastarbeiters": Contested Meanings of Labor Migration in Socialist Yugoslavia
Ulf Brunnbauer, chair of southeast and east European history, University of Regensburg
In 1972, famous Zagreb-based film director Krsto Papić released his documentary “Special Trains,” which accompanies Yugoslav migrant...
