2008-2009 EventsBelow is a list of Center for European and Mediterranean Studies-sponsored events for the current academic year. For a more comprehensive monthly list of Europe-related events at NYU and other New York institutions, please join our e-mail listserv or consult the current issue of the Europe·NYC newsletter.
September
21-22 - Symposium: "The New Mediterranean," presented by the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) and the Catalan Center at New York University with the co-sponsorship of the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies and King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, NYU; King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, 53 Washington Square South, 1st Floor Screening Room; symposium program
24 - European History workshop: Jane Burbank and Frederick Cooper, History Department, NYU; "Sovereignty and Empire: 19th-century Europe and its Near Abroad," a chapter from their book, Empires and the Politics of Difference in World History. 12:30-1:45 p.m. at King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, 53 Washington Square South, 1st Floor Screening Room
26 - Gender in Transition workshop: Katerina Liskova, Assistant Professor, Gender Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; "Strange Bedfellows: Feminist, Sexological and Criminological Discourses on Pornography"; 4:00-6:00 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor conference room
October
7 - Language Assessment workshop: Elana Shohamy, Professor of Applied Linguistics, Tel Aviv University; "The Power of Tests: Misuses, Impacts and Some Constructive Responses"; 6:45-8:25 p.m. at Pless Hall (82 Washington Square East), 7th Floor Conference Room
16-17 - Conference: "From Africa to the Balkans: New Perspectives on Colonialism and Material Culture in Fascist Italy", presented by The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University with the co-sponsorship of the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies, NYU, the Maryland Institute College of Art and the Italian Cultural Institute of New York; at the Italian Academy, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue between 116th and 118th Streets; conference program
17 - Gender in Transition workshop: Cynthia Simmons, Professor of Slavic Studies, Boston College; "Spheres of Influence in Postwar Bosnia: The Contribution of Women in the Arts to the History of War, Reconciliation, and Recovery "; 4:00-6:00 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor conference room
22 - European History workshop: Jay Diehl, History Department, NYU; "Text and Language at the Cistercian Abbey of Rievaulx"; 12:30-1:45 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 8th floor conference room
24 - Presentation: Maleiha Malik, Reader, School of Law, Kings College; "Feminism and its 'Other': Female Autonomy in an Age of 'Difference'"; 12:30-2:00 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor conference room
November
7 - Max Weber Roundtable Discussion: "The U.S. Elections -- Transatlantic Perspectives"; 2:30 p.m. at the Deutsches Haus, 42 Washington Mews
12 - European History workshop: Charles Walton, Assistant Professor of History, Yale University; "Is Revolutionary Violence Genocidal? The Case of the French Revolution"; 12:30-1:45 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 8th floor conference room
December
4 - Max Weber Roundtable Discussion: "Das Schloss? -- the Reconstruction of the Berlin Royal Palace"; 6:30 p.m. at 19 University Place, 1st floor Great Room
5 - Gender and Transformation workshop: Iustina Ionescu, Romanian Attorney and Fellow at the Center for Reproductive Rights; "Teens, Sex, and Reproductive Rights in Croatia, Romania, and Poland"; 4:00-6:00 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor conference room.
January
February
6-7- Symposium: "Barcelona and Dublin, Destination Cities? Tourism, Immigration, & Urban Transformations," presented by the Glucksman Ireland House, NYU and the Catalan Center at New York University; King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, 53 Washington Square South, 1st Floor Screening Room; symposium program
11 - Mediterranean Studies Research Group screening and discussion: Antoni Muntadas' documentary On Translation: Miedo/Jauf followed by a dialogue between the director and Ibtissam Bouachrine, Assistant Professor, Spanish & Portuguese, Smith College; 6:30 p.m. at King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, 53 Washington Square South, 1st Floor Screening Room
20 - European History workshop: Carl Wennerlind, Assistant Professor of History, Barnard College; "Credit and the Death Penalty: The Philosophy of Trust and the Threat of Counterfeiting"; 12:30-1:45 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor conference room
23 - Max Weber Salon: Film: Eat the Rich (U.K., dir. by Peter Richardson, 1987); 6:00-8:00 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 8th floor
26 - Max Weber Lecture Series: Lawrence Vale, M.I.T.; "Capital Architecture and National Identity"; 6:00-8:00 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor
27 - Gender and Transformation workshop: Janet Johnson, Associate Professor, Political Science, Brooklyn College, CUNY; "Gender Violence in Russia: The politics of feminist intervention" ; 4:00-6:00 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor conference room
March
4 - European History workshop: Aaron Slater, NYU Department of History; "Taxes, Trade, and Tobacco: The Debate over Tobacco Importation during the Reign of James I"; 12:30-1:45 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 8th floor conference room
24 - Catalan Tertúlia: Lluis Capdevila, Jazz Musician; sponsored by the Catalan Center at NYU; 5:30 p.m at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor
25 - Max Weber Salon: Dr. Jytte Klausen, Brandeis University; "12 Cartoons that Shook the World: Political Imagination and Freedom of Speech"; 11:00-1:00 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor conference room
26 - Max Weber Salon: Dr. Fabien Jobard, CESDIP/Paris/CICC-Univ. of Montreal; "The French Riots (2005-08). Race Riots or Social Upsurge?"; 6:00-8:00 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor conference room
27 - Gender and Transformation workshop: Eniko Magryi-Vincze, Professor, Institute for Cultural Anthropology, European Studies, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania; "Roma Women: Beyond Rights vs. Culture"; 4:00-6:00 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor conference room
31 - Film Screening followed by discussion: Memòria Negra, by Xavier Montanyà; Dialogue with director and Dr. Adolfo Obiang Bikó, one the authors and signers of the first democratic constitution of Equatorial Guinea, with a discussion by Professor Benita Sampedro, Hofstra University; sponsored by the Catalan Center at NYU; 6:30 p.m. at 53 Washington Square South, 1st floor screening room
April
2-4 - Max Weber Conference: "The Boundaries of Europe. Religious Identities, State-Church-Party Relations, and the European Project"; 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor conference room; program information
7- Catalan Tertúlia: Laia Cabrera, Multimedia Artist; sponsored by the Catalan Center at NYU; 5:30 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor
9 - Max Weber Lecture Series: David Crowley, Royal College of Art, London; "Remaking Warsaw: Architecture and Memory in the Polish Capital, 1943-2009"; 6:00- 8:00 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor conference room
14 - Catalan Tertúlia: Ryan Poynter, Associate Administrator of the College of Arts and Science; sponsored by the Catalan Center at NYU; 5:30 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor
17 - Gender and Transformation workshop: Veronika Woehrer, Ph.D. University of Vienna, Researcher and Lecturer, University of Vienna, Sociology and Gender Studies; "We were not Westerners giving gifts, but we did give books. The Network of East West Women as an example of East-West Feminist Cooperation in the Early 1990's"; 4:00-6:00 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor conference room
21 - Catalan Tertúlia: Carmen Vidal, Filmmaker; sponsored by the Catalan Center at NYU; 5:30 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor
23 - Max Weber Lecture Series: Alev Cinar, Bilkent University, Ankara; "State and Nation-Building as an Urban Experience: The Making of Ankara"; 6:00-8:00 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor conference room
29 - European History workshop: Stefanos Geroulanos, NYU Department of History; "The Devaluation of Transparency in Mid-Twentieth Century French Thought"; 12:30-1:45 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 8th floor conference room
May
7 - Max Weber Lecture Series: Eve Blau, Harvard University; "'Red' Vienna: Architecture and Spatial Politics between the World Wars"; 6:00-8:00 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor conference room
8 - Gender and Transformation workshop: Cheryl A. Thomas, Director, Human Rights Program, The Advocates for Human Rights; "Legal Reform on Violence Against Women: Successes and Lessons Learned"; 4:00-6:00 p.m. at 285 Mercer Street, 7th floor conference room
21 - A Celebration of Catalan Music: Song of the Stars; sponsored by the Catalan Center at NYU; 6:30 p.m. at 53 Washington Square South, 1st floor
June
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