IES Spring
'06 Conference
On April 6-7, 2006,
IES held an international Conference to discuss the state
and future of transatlantic relations. Panelists included
scholars from universities in the Czech Republic, France,
Germany, Scotland, the UK, and the U.S., as well as from
NATO, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Latvian
Defense Ministry. Read
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'The Love Letters of Sylvia Plath
and Ted Hughes'
Talk by Suzette Macedo |
In a felicitous confluence of Country
Program academic interests, the Center for British
Studies and the Portuguese Studies Program at IES
were pleased to welcome translator Suzette Macedo
to Berkeley last Spring. Macedo was friends with
American writer Sylvia Plath and her British husband
Ted Hughes, famous for their poetry and sturm-und-drang relationship. Read
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Competitive IES-administered grants for Dissertation and Predissertation research
in Germany and Austria are available to Berkeley and system-wide University
of California students in a wide range of disciplines. Faculty short-term research
funding is also available for research involving Germany and Austria.
Applications are normally due the first of February of each academic year.
Please see the following links for detailed information and application forms.
Feel free to share this information with UC students and faculty whose research
may make them eligible to apply.
http://ies.berkeley.edu/grants/index.html#cgespredis
http://ies.berkeley.edu/grants/berk-vienna.html
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Goodbye Cake
for Professor Feldman
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After leading IES for 12 years, History Professor Gerald D. Feldman is stepping
down in July from the Directorship. IES is saddened to see him go. Read
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Program News |
Indian Stamp with Marie
Curie
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This semester the French Studies Program
hosted Jean-Luc Racine, Senior Fellow at
the Center for the Study of India and South
Asia at EHESS in Paris. His presence
on campus generated successful cooperation between South Asia studies and French
studies — both IAS programs. Read
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The
Center for British Studies offered
an exciting variety of programming this
past academic year ranging from talks
by prominent British visitors to graduate
students’ dissertation
workshops. Read
more...
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In addition to hosting 17 Lectures
on or about Portugal and hosting the Portuguese
writer Helder Macedo as this years Distinguished
Portuguese Writer in Residence, PSP sponsored
a conference on the Portuguese Poet Natália
Correia, and co-sponsored the UC Berkeley
Graduate Colloquium on Hispanic and Lusophone
Literatures, Linguistics, and Cultures. Read
more ...
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The Department
of Scandinavian offered a new course on Finnish
Culture and History this
past term, taught by Finnish Studies Program
Director John Lindow. It examined Finland
from a broad perspective — history,
literature, folklore, nation building,
the visual arts, cinema, music, and contemporary
society. Several invited guest lecturers
from Cal and abroad also spoke about their
areas of expertise (from literature to art
history). This course serves to round out
the Finnish
language classes offered at Berkeley on
a continuing basis.
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Featured European Recipe
Finnish language instructor Sirpa Tuomainen offers her family's secret recipe
for an easy but delicious desert torte. Read
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In honor of IES' outgoing Director's love of Opera, IES
is pleased to remind you that Europe's greatest
composers are performed virtually continuously in live
venues worldwide. The SF Opera's summer season continues
through early July with works by Tchaikovsky, Puccini,
and Mozart.
Through July 2, 2006
On the occassion of the 100th anniversary of the San
Francisco quake, check out UC's Bancroft Library online Earthquake
Panorama (and exhibit) here.
French
Film: Isabelle Huppert
A PFA summer series focusing the great,
always surprising French actress Isabelle Huppert.
June 9 - June 30, 2006
International
Arts and Crafts
Arts and Crafts
is a beloved style worldwide thanks to its fine craftsmanship
and whimsicle detail. This exhibit traces the development
of the movement from its flourishing in Britain in the
1880s to its interpretation and development in America,
Austria and Europe, and Japan. Organized by the Victoria
and Albert Museum in London, the exhibit includes works
by prominent artists William Morris and Josef Hoffmann,
among others.
March 18 - June 18, 2006
Curious about European perspectives and priorities but
haven't had the time to track down links to the foreign
press? IES has compiled a starter list for you. Explore
the latest headlines on Iraq, the EU constitution, terrorism,
climate change, and more to gain a broader perspective
on world events. Read
more...
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