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Entries prior to the Fall 2016 semester represent a small portion of events held. For a full list of events, see each semester's newsletter.

Nov 25

Celia Donert (University of Cambridge)

Women's Rights in 1970s Europe

by Danielle Miller and Victoria Struys

On November 25, the IES, along with the Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ISEEES), and the Working Group for German History and Culture, was pleased to welcome Celia Donert from the University of Cambridge. In her paper, “The Working Women’s Charter: Women’s Rights between Socialist Internationalism and Neoliberalism in 1970s Europe,” Donert explored how proposals for a Working Women’s Charter developed through 1970s Europe.

Nov 22

Panelists at the Consulate General of Portugal in San Francisco

Panelists at the Consulate General of Portugal in San Francisco

Post-Crisis Financial Policy in the E.U.

On November 22, IES and the EU Center were pleased to sponsor a presentation on "Post-Crisis Financial Management and Policy Implementation in the European Union" hosted by the Consulate General of Portugal in San Francisco. The Consul General of Spain in San Francisco, Francisco Tejada Lozano, and the Consul General of Portugal, Maria João Lopes Cardoso, discussed the impact of the 2008 economic crisis in the Iberian Peninsula. Teresa Fernandes, from the trade agency of Portugal (AICEP), drew a detailed scenario of that period and showed how Portugal as well as Spain emerged from the crisis and recovered economically.

Nov 21

IES Associate Director Akasemi Newsome with Kira Thurman

IES Associate Director Akasemi Newsome with Kira Thurman

Race and German Music in Interwar Europe

by Ellen Harper and Victoria Struys

On November 21, the Institute of European Studies was pleased to welcome Kira Thurman (Associate Professor of History and Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan) for her lecture “Singing Schubert, Hearing Race: Black Concert Singers and the German Lied in Interwar Central Europe.” In this fascinating presentation, Thurman explained how classical music has been imagined as a universal language and what happens when non-white singers and musicians begin to speak that language.

Nov 19

From left: David Faulds, Bernadette Murphy, and David Kessler discuss "Van Gogh's Ear"

From left: David Faulds, Bernadette Murphy, and David Kessler discuss "Van Gogh's Ear" (Photo by Peg Skorpinski)

The Mystery of Van Gogh's Ear

by Danielle Miller and Abigail Mullin

On November 19th, IES and the Bancroft Library were pleased to welcome historian and author Bernadette Murphy for a lecture on Vincent van Gogh's time in Arles, France. Based on her discovery of an important archival document at the Bancroft Library, Murphy’s talk uncovered aspects of the mystery surrounding the night of the artist’s self-harm, when he famously cut off his own ear.

Nov 15

From left: Graduate student Derek O'Leary, IES Director Jeroen Dewulf, Deolinda Adao (Executive Director, EU Center), Kristian Åtland, and Andreas Raspotnik

From left: Graduate student Derek O'Leary, IES Director Jeroen Dewulf, Deolinda Adao (Executive Director, EU Center), Kristian Åtland, and Andreas Raspotnik

Europe and the Arctic: Science, Security, and Governance

by Danielle Miller and Greyson Young

On November 15, 2019, in collaboration with The Arctic Institute, the Norwegian Consulate General of San Francisco, Norway’s High North Center for Business and Governance, and Eurasian Studies (ISEEES), IES welcomed Dr. Kristian Åtland of the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment and Dr. Andreas Raspotnik of the High North Center to discuss EU policy toward the Arctic. Their talk, titled “Europe and the Arctic: Ground Zero for Climate Change?”, assessed the interdisciplinary nature of Arctic affairs.

Nov 08

From left: Danielle Callegari, Elaine Chukan Brown, and Fabrizia Lanza

From left: Danielle Callegari, Elaine Chukan Brown, and Fabrizia Lanza

Foodways and Culture in California and Europe

by Evan Gong

Tariff threats, climate change, and immigation policy were among the topics discussed in “Food, Wine, and Culture: Foodways in California and the E.U.,” a panel discussion sponsored by the Institute of European Studies, the European Union Center, and the Department of Italian Studies. The event, funded by a European Commission “Getting to Know Europe” grant (2017-19), featured wine journalist Elaine Chukan Brown, educator and activist and Fabrizia Lanza, and Berkeley lecturer Danielle Callegari, who analyzed the economic viability of food systems within the context of current political challenges in the EU and the United States.

Nov 07

From left: Sir Christopher Clark, Norma Feldman, and IES Director Jeroen Dewulf

From left: Sir Christopher Clark, Norma Feldman, and IES Director Jeroen Dewulf

Annual Feldman Lecture: The Times of Power

by Tianxing Cao, Ellen Harper, and Danielle Miller

On Thursday, November 7th, over 60 students, faculty, and community members convened at the Bancroft Hotel in Berkeley to attend the Annual Gerald D. and Norma Feldman Lecture, a highly anticipated event honoring the life and work of former IES Director Gerald D. Feldman. This year, IES was pleased to host Sir Christopher Clark, Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge, for an exciting lecture exploring temporality and power in history from the perspective of Prussia, and how this shapes our current understanding of politics and power.

Oct 29

IES Associate Director Akasemi Newsome with Senior Fellow Ludvig Norman

IES Associate Director Akasemi Newsome with Senior Fellow Ludvig Norman

Redefining Democracy in Post-Crisis Europe

by Davit Gasparyan and Rikke From

On October 29, the Institute of European Studies was pleased to welcome Ludvig Norman, Associate Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Stockholm University and IES Senior Fellow, for his lecture titled “Redefining Political Space in post-crisis Europe: Is there hope for EU democracy?” The insightful lecture revolved around the rise of populism and what one could call “anti-system” parties and the EU’s dilemma in dealing with this rise while trying to maintain its democratic order and image.

Oct 21

Katja Petrowskaja, author of Maybe Esther, in conversation with Sven Spieker (University of California, Santa Barbara)

Katja Petrowskaja, author of Maybe Esther, in conversation with Sven Spieker (University of California, Santa Barbara)

"Maybe Esther": Storytelling and the Unpredictability of the Past

by Abigail Mullin

On October 21, the Pacific Regional Office of the German Historical Institute Washington, in cooperation with the Institute of European Studies and the Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, were pleased to host the Third Annual Bucerius Lecture, sponsored by by the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius. This year’s lecture featured a conversation with Katja Petrowskaja, author of Maybe Esther, and Sven Spieker, professor of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Oct 17

"Innovations in River Management, Germany and USA" workshop

"Innovations in River Management, Germany and USA" workshop

German and U.S. Innovations in River Management

On October 17, IES co-sponsored a workshop exploring the integration of flood management with river restoration, drawing on recent experience in Germany and the US (especially California). "Innovations in River Management, Germany and USA: Integrating Ecosystem Restoration Into Flood Risk Management" was organized by Sonja Jähnig (Leibniz Inst Freshwater Ecology), Anna Serra Llobet and Matt Kondolf (UC Berkeley) with support from the Institute of European Studies DAAD grant.

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