Eric Falci, Director of the Irish Studies Program, and Renée Tosser
by Ella Smith and Alison Spencer
On April 24, the Irish Studies Program at IES welcomed Renée Tosser, Assistant Professor of Irish Civilization at Université de la Réunion in France, for a lecture on “Political Imagery and Bonfires in Northern Ireland.” Her talk to an audience of 25 was accompanied by photographs from her exhibition on bonfires entitled "King Billy’s Towers," shown in Ireland and North America in 2016.
GHI Tandem Fellows Florian Wagner (left) and Nick Underwood
On April 24, IES and GHI-West presented a dual lecture on the history of migration with tandem fellows Nick Underwood (PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder) and Florian Wagner (Assistant Professor of Contemporary History, University of Erfurt, Germany). Their research centers around Jewish return migration and repatriation tendencies in France and Ethiopia.
by Sophia Kownatzki
On Tuesday April 23, IES together with GHI West welcomed Eliah Bures, a former graduate student at Berkeley’s Department of History who currently is a postdoctoral teaching fellow at Berkeley, for a lecture entitled "Beachhead or Refugium? The Rise and Dilemma of Germany's Far-right Intellectual Counterculture." In his talk, he traced the development of the right-wing intellectual counterculture since World War II, particularly highlighting the influences of Ernst Junger and Carl Schmitt on radical conservatism.
IES Director Jeroen Dewulf and Visiting Professor Luis Miguel Carolino
by Melina Kompella
On Monday, April 22, the Institute of European Studies welcomed Luís Miguel Carolino, Professor at Lisbon University Institute, Portugal, and Visiting Professor in the Department of History at UC Berkeley. His research centers on the cultural and intellectual history of early modern Europe, with an emphasis on Portugal and the Portuguese overseas empire from the 15th to the 19th century. His presentation to an audience of 10 was entitled “Science, Poetry and Cultural Resistance in Early Modern Portugal.”
Panelists discuss Chinese sharp power at the David Brower Center in Berkeley
A group of leading experts on China and American foreign policy recently released “Chinese Influence and American Interests: Promoting Constructive Vigilance,” a report documenting Chinese efforts to influence American society. The report examines China's efforts to influence American institutions, including state and local governments, universities, think tanks, media, corporations, and the Chinese-American community, and differentiates between legitimate efforts--like public diplomacy--and improper interference, which demands greater awareness and a calibrated response. The report also includes perspectives from other countries, including those in Europe and the Asia-Pacific.
Niko Switek (University of Washington)
by Sophia Kownatzki
On Tuesday, April 16, Niko Switek (DAAD Visiting Assistant Professor of German Studies at the University of Washington) gave a talk to a group of 20 at IES on “Deceptive Stability? Germany in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Last Term.” In his lecture, Switek discussed Chancellor Merkel’s tenure, from the perspective of her as a stabilizing force, to the view of her as a villain whose refugee policy has led to turbulence both in the public and within her conservative party.
Christian Gullette (Lecturer in the Department of Scandinavian, UC Berkeley) and Saskia Vogel
by Davit Gasparyan
On April 15, the IES Nordic Studies Program was honored to welcome translator and author Saskia Vogel for an insightful presentation entitled “Who Dreams of Us? Reading, Inclusivity, and Contemporary Swedish-Language Literature.” As a translator, Vogel introduces empowering literary works in Swedish to the English-speaking world. Her lecture focused on translation, on the the translator’s responsibility to represent certain groups, and on what it means to belong to the Swedish literary canon.
IES Senior Fellow Carla Shapreau with Director Jeroen Dewulf
by Julia Zimring
On April 12, the Institute of European Studies welcomed Senior Fellow Carla Shapreau, a lecturer at the Berkeley School of Law. Her presentation, titled “From Enigma to Virtual Splendor - The Nazi-Era Theft and Restitution of Guillaume de Machaut’s Extraordinary Medieval Manuscript, the Ferrell-Vogüé,” traced the fascinating history of this cultural artifact from its creation in the 14th century to its modern-day whereabouts.
Christina von Hodenberg (Director of the German Historical Institute London and Professor of History at Queen Mary University London)
by Sophia Kownatzki and Jianwen Xu
On April 11, IES in conjunction with GHI West hosted Christina von Hodenberg (Director of the German Historical Institute London and Professor of History at Queen Mary University London) for a lecture titled “Over Sixty in the Sixties: The Older Generation and Youth Protest in West Germany.”
From left: Roberto Lovato, Giovanna dell'Orto, and Jeanne Carstensen at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco
On April 10, IES hosted an event at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco comparing and contrasting the recent refugee crisis in Europe with the inflow of Central American refugees on the southwest border of the United States. Over 60 people attended the event featuring a discussion between Giovanna Dell'Orto (Associate Professor, Hubbard School of Journalism
and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota) and writer and journalist Jeanne Carstensen. The discussion was moderated by writer and journalist Roberto Lovato.
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