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Radio Propaganda and Terror: Austrian-Jewish Refugees and the Media

December 2, 2024

On November 13th, the Institute for European Studies (IES) at UC Berkeley and the German Historical Institute (GHI) hosted the Gerald D. and Norma Feldman Annual Lecture at the Magnes Museum Foundation. This annual event, established to commemorate the life and work of former IES...Read more about Radio Propaganda and Terror: Austrian-Jewish Refugees and the Media

Martin Schwartz | The Asia Minor Style of Greek Urban (“Rebetic”) Music

December 2, 2024

On November 8th, the Institute of European Studies at UC Berkeley, in partnership with the Modern Greek and Hellenic Studies department and the Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion, hosted an engaging presentation by Martin Schwartz, a former Berkeley professor of Near...Read more about Martin Schwartz | The Asia Minor Style of Greek Urban (“Rebetic”) Music

25 Years of the “Washington Principles” on Art Confiscated by the Nazis

December 2, 2024

On November 8th, Professor Lisiane Feiten Wingert Ody from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil, delivered a guest lecture at Philosophy Hall on the Washington Principles and legal battles concerning the restitution of...Read more about 25 Years of the “Washington Principles” on Art Confiscated by the Nazis

Alireza Behtoui | Once upon a time Swedish schools were the best in the world, but not anymore: Why not?

December 2, 2024

On November 7th, visiting professor Alireza Behtoui from the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT) delivered a lecture titled Once upon a time Swedish schools were the best in the world, but not anymore: Why not?...Read more about Alireza Behtoui | Once upon a time Swedish schools were the best in the world, but not anymore: Why not?

Dr. Vally Lytra: “And the wolf slept on the tree”: Children’s Agentive Voices in Arts-based Creativity in a Greek Heritage Pre-kindergarten Class

November 26, 2024

On November 7th, Dr. Valley Lytra, a professor at Goldsmiths University of London, delivered a lecture on Children’s Agentive Voices in Arts-based Creativity in a Greek Heritage Pre-kindergarten Class. The event, which attracted 10 attendees, was...Read more about Dr. Vally Lytra: “And the wolf slept on the tree”: Children’s Agentive Voices in Arts-based Creativity in a Greek Heritage Pre-kindergarten Class

Miriam Gassner | "Transfer of Legal Thought through Migration?" The Story of Helen Silving-Ryu (1906-1993)

November 26, 2024

On November 6th, the Institute of European Studies (IES) at UC Berkeley, in partnership with the Austrian Consulate in San Francisco and Berkeley Law School, hosted Dr. Miriam Gassner for a lecture titled Transfer of Legal Thought through Migration?. The...Read more about Miriam Gassner | "Transfer of Legal Thought through Migration?" The Story of Helen Silving-Ryu (1906-1993)