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Nov 30 2022 12:30 pm
Multicultural Ukraine, “Roma in Ukraine between a Eurasian Past and a Euro-Atlantic Future”
Multicultural Ukraine is a virtual speaker series hosted by the Centre for European Studies and dedicated to the histories and cultures of ethnic and linguistic minority groups within Ukraine. This event is the third in our Fall 2022 series.
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Nov 25 2022 6:00 pm
Cinema Thinks the World: Mariupolis (2016) Film Screening and Discussion
A free screening and discussion of Mariupolis, a documentary made in 2016 by Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravicius about the contested Ukrainian city of Mariupol. This event is co-organized and co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for European Studies.
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Nov 18 2022 8:30 am
Interactions, Exchanges, and Transformations
European Legal Traditions and their Impact on the Construction of Gender in a Global Context
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Nov 16 2022 12:00 pm
CES Research Colloquium – Dr Ljiljana Biuković
There is still time to catch the third installment on November 16th, when Dr Ljiljana Biukovic, Professor at Peter A. Allard School of Law speaks on Coercion, Rivalry, and Lessons for the EU Integration from the Lithuania-China Row.
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Nov 2 2022 12:30 pm
Multicultural Ukraine is a virtual speaker series hosted by the Centre for European Studies and dedicated to the histories and cultures of ethnic and linguistic minority groups within Ukraine. This event is the second in our Fall 2022 series.
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Oct 26 2022 12:30 pm
CES Research Colloquium – Dr John Christopoulos
There is still time to catch the third installment of the CES Research Colloquia Series on November 16th, when Dr Ljiljana Biukovic, Professor at Peter A. Allard School of Law speaks on Coercion, Rivalry, and Lessons for the EU Integration from the Lithuania-China Row.
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Oct 19 2022 12:00 pm
Multicultural Ukraine is a virtual speaker series hosted by the Centre for European Studies and dedicated to the histories and cultures of ethnic and linguistic minority groups within Ukraine.
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Sep 28 2022 12:30 pm
CES Research Colloquium – Dr Katherine Bowers
"This text will become essential reading for courses on Russian literature and the gothic, and is just as valuable in terms of its studies of individual authors and works.” Claire Whitehead, Reader in Russian, University of St Andrews
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Sep 27 2022 12:30 pm
Nomadic Cosmologies: Conversation with Alisi Telengut
How can animation explore nomadic and indigenous cosmologies? Join artist Alisi Telengut, animation scholar Alla Gadassik (ECU), and cultural anthropologist Alexia Bloch (UBC) in a virtual screening, talks, and discussion. This event is co-sponsored by the Centre for European Studies.
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Aug 29 2022 9:00 am
Decolonizing and Indigenizing European and Migration Studies through Indigenous Storywork
The Centre for European Studies is proud to co-sponsor the upcoming Indigenous Storywork Workshop this August 2022, "Let’s Become Story Ready: Decolonizing and Indigenizing European and Migration Studies through Indigenous Storywork".
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May 17 2022 12:30 pm
Dr. Sima Godfrey – CES Research Colloquium
Dr. Sima Godfrey, CES Faculty Affiliate, presents our second Research Colloquium, May 17 at 12.30pm. Register now!
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May 11 2022 4:00 pm
EU Sanctions and Aid: The European Union’s Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Paulina Pospieszna is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland.
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Apr 29 2022 11:00 am
Spring Speaker Series: Eurasian Environments, with Dr. Olga Ulturgasheva
The CES inaugural Spring Speaker Series, “Eurasian Environments”, features speakers from Brown University, the University of Manchester and Princeton University.
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Apr 27 2022 4:30 pm
The White Fortress (Tabija) – Film Screening and Talk
Acclaimed writer-director Igor Drljaca will join the Centre for European Studies for a virtual screening and talk on his new film The White Fortress (Tabija) this April 27th, mark your calendars!
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Apr 26 2022 11:00 am
Spring Speaker Series: Eurasian Environments, with Dr. William Wheeler
The CES inaugural Spring Speaker Series, “Eurasian Environments”, features speakers from Brown University, the University of Manchester and Princeton University.
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Apr 21 2022 12:30 pm
Spring Speaker Series: Eurasian Environments, with Dr. Bathsheba Demuth
The CES inaugural Spring Speaker Series, “Eurasian Environments”, features speakers from Brown University, the University of Manchester and Princeton University.
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Apr 14 2022 12:30 pm
Sawchen Lecture: Dr. Kathryn Graber, “Mixed Messages”
The Centre for European Studies is co-sponsoring a virtual Sawchen Lecture, featuring Dr. Kathryn Graber of Indiana University. Registration is now open for this free and virtual event via the above link.
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Apr 1 2022 3:00 pm
The Ancient Law (1923): Film screening and live musical accompaniment
The Centre for European Studies co-sponsors a screening of the 1923 silent film Das alte Gesetz (The Ancient Law), directed by E.A. Dupont, with German/English intertitles, with musicians Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin performing the live score. Registration now open via the above link.
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Mar 15 2022 12:30 pm
The Centre for European Studies is co-sponsoring, along with the UBC Eurasia Research Cluster and Ziegler, a virtual lecture featuring Dr. Chunjie Zhang of the University of California at Davis, entitled Bertolt Brecht’s Me-ti or the Aesthetics of Translation: Universal Love, Mutual Benefits, and Transience. Please join us on March 15, 2022 at 12:30 pm...
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Mar 11 2022 12:00 pm
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: An Expert Panel on the Geopolitical and Humanitarian Crisis
The Centre for European Studies is co-sponsoring the discussion, with CES affiliates Dr. Allen Sens, Professor of Teaching, Political Science and Dr. Lisa Sundstrom, Professor of Political Science, as panelists.
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Mar 10 2022 12:30 pm
Dr. Gaoheng Zhang – CES Research Colloquium
The Centre for European Studies is proud to host our esteemed Faculty Affiliate and Advisory Board member, Dr. Gaoheng Zhang, as our first speaker at our inaugural CES Research Colloquia !
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Mar 7 2022 5:00 pm
Ukraine: Past, Present, Persistence
Please join us for a wide-ranging, interactive discussion on Ukraine’s past, present and persistence. Dr. Serhy Yekelchyk, Professor of History and Germanic & Slavic Studies (UVic) and expert in Russian and Eastern European History alongside Dr. Tamara Krawchenko, School of Public Administration (UVic) will be on hand to answer your questions.
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Mar 5 2022 10:00 am
BAD ROADS (2020) film screening & discussion on Ukraine
The Centre for European Studies is proud to co-sponsor a screening and discussion of the film, Bad Roads (2020), and the situation in Ukraine. This event is hosted by the Department of Theatre & Film, UBC. Bad Roads is a Ukrainian drama film directed by Natalya Vorozhbyt and released in 2020. It premiered at the...
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Mar 2 2022 2:30 pm
This flash teach-in will offer brief historical background, contemporary context, and regional insight to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Each participant will draw on their particular knowledge in Eastern European and/or Russian Studies to frame the developing situation through a focused micro-presentation, with time for questions or discussion to follow. We have organized this event...
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Feb 15 2022 11:00 am
Dr. Łukasz Szulc presents “Thinking Europe from the Margins”
Our colleagues at the Department of Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies present the Sawchen Lecture from Dr. Łukasz Szulc entitled: “Thinking Europe from the Margins: European Imaginations and Identifications of Polish LGBTQs in the UK”. Please see the link below for more details and to register: Sawchen Lecture: Dr. Łukasz Szulc, “Thinking Europe from...
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Apr 21 2021 12:00 pm
Behind the Mythological Curtain: Reception of Greek Tragedy During the Communist Rule in Serbia
12:00pm – 1:30pm (PST)
Jelena Todorovic, Ph.D. Candidate in Classics, Department of Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies
Co-sponsored by the Institute for European Studies, the Centre for Migration Studies, and the Interdisciplinary Histories Research Cluster
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Apr 14 2021 10:00 am
Between Loss and Recovery: Cross-Confessional Health Culture in Ottoman Bosnia
10:00am – 11:00am (PST)
Dr. Amila Buturovic, Professor, Department of Humanities, University of York
This event is hosted by the UBC Interdisciplinary Histories Research Cluster and co-sponsored by the CENES Department, the UBC Institute for European Studies, and the UBC Centre for Migration Studies.
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Apr 8 2021 11:00 am
REGINA RÖMHILD – OTHER EUROPES IN MOMENTS OF POST-OTHERNESS
11:00am – 12:30pm (PST)
Dr. Regina Römhild, Professor, Institute for European Ethnography, Humboldt University of Berlin
Co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies, UBC Institute for European Studies and UBC Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies (CENES)
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Mar 24 2021 12:15 pm
Riikkamari Muhonen – Internationalism, Curiosity and Violence
12:15pm – 1:30pm (PST)
Riikkamari Muhonen, PhD Candidate of Comparative History, Central European University
Co-sponsored by the Department of Anthropology and the Eurasia Research Cluster