Events
Event Archives
November 28, 2007 Please join us as Dr. Andrei Markovits discusses his upcoming book Global Players and the involvement of Europe and sports. | |
November 28, 2007 Andrei Markovits, author of Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes America, will speak to on the interesting relationship between the U.S. and Europe. The talk is free and open to everyone. For more information, please contact the Center for European Studies at 232-3470. | |
November 13, 2007 Dr. Alan Kuperman LBJ School Professor Alan Kuperman will lead an International Specialization Colloquium discussion on Kosovo | |
November 12, 2007 Please join us as Dr. Patrick Weil, Director of Research at CNRS and Professor at the University of Paris I - Sorbonne, discusses the recent development of immigration and integration policies in France under Sarkozy. | |
October 26, 2007 | |
August 29, 2007 Join us for our Fall Reception! Everyone is welcome. Come learn more about European Studies, our major and our new student organization! Location: outdoor patio between Mezes and Benedict facing the South Mall. | |
May 2, 2007 Professor Claudio Magris, an expert on Central Europe from the University of Trieste, will present a lecture entitled "Between the Danube and the Sea: The Journey of a Writer." Nobel-Prize candidate Claudio Magris is Professor of Modern German Literature at the University of Trieste, Italy. He has published seminal studies on the relationship between Italian and Germanic cultures and on the importance of Central Europe's cultural milieu. | |
May 2, 2007 A theological/philosophical interpretation of Lars von Trier's film, with a special focus on the issues of homelessness, hospitality and the notion of divine trial. | |
April 27, 2007 Dr. Costica Bradatan UT is pleased to welcome Dr. Costica Bradatan, Assistant Professor of Humanities at Texas Tech University. The talk will explore a history of the martyr-philosophers (Socrates, Hypatia, Giordano Bruno, Edith Stein) along with a phenomenological interpretation of their gesture. | |
April 16, 2007 Essay Contest Deadline April 16th The Atlantic Council of the United States is holding an essay contest. The topic this year is: Partnerships and Rivalries in the EU and NATO: The challenges of pursuing the US foreign policy agenda Undrgraduates are encouraged to enter! | |
March 3, 2007 Explore UT is an annual event that opens the UT campus to visitors of all ages. The Center for European Studies will be hosting events in Mezes 2.122 from 11:00 - 1:00 and would love to have you join us! | |
February 26, 2007 Together with German energy companies, the German Energy Agency (Deutsche Energie-Agentur DENA) has created an exhibition about renewable energy called "Renewables Made in Germany". The exhibit is traveling throughout the U.S. and will be in Austin, on the UT campus, from February 26 though March 9 on the first floor of the Flawn Academic Center. | |
February 8, 2007 author of numerous cultural histories including: The Railway Journey: The Industrialization of Time and Space in the Nineteenth Century; Disenchanted Night: The Industrialization of Light in the Nineteenth Century; Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants; and The Culture of Defeat: On National Trauma, Mourning, and Recovery Will Present a Public Lecture on the Topic "Air:Its History in Culture, Mythology, and Science" | |
February 4, 2007 Stranger in a Strange Land: Encounters in the Disunited States' A lecture by journalist Gary Younge Gary Younge is a columnist and feature writer for the UK's Guardian newspaper and currently their correspondent in New York City. He has written extensively from the United States, southern Africa, and throughout Europe as well as the UK since he joined the paper in 1994. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Robert Jensen at 471-1990 or mailto:rjensen@uts.cc.utexas.edu rjensen@uts.cc.utexas.edu. | |
, Otmar Lahodynsky, a visiting Fulbright Scholar to UT, will be teaching Interoduction to European Studies (EUS 305) during the Spring 2007 semester. He will also be spekaing on campus at various events, so be sure to check back for details! | |
October 4, 2006 Dr. Hans Arnold, Former German Ambassador to the UN, will present "Europe and the U.S.: Where Do We Go Now?" | |
September 25, 2006 We are pleased to announce that Dr. Kit Belgum, Associate Professor in Germanic Studies, has been named Interim Director of the Center for European Studies. | |
September 25, 2006 We are thrilled to announce that our Director, Terri Givens, has been named Vice Provost for the University of Texas at Austin. Although she will be stepping down as Director for the Center, she will certainly remain involved with its current and future activities. | |
September 18, 2006 Please join us for two fantastic events by Dr. Mark Duckenfield, lecturer at the London School of Economics. 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. "Culture by Committee: Symbols of Statehood in the EU" and 3:30 - 5:00 "Workshop on European Monetary Union" All are welcome to attend! | |
May 3, 2006 Join us for pizza and information on the new major in European Studies set to begin in the Fall 2006. Come learn more, ask questions, and begin you major, double major or minor! | |
April 27, 2006 Peter J. Katzenstein Peter J. Katzenstein, Carpenter Professor of International Studies at Cornell University, discusses "The American Imperium in a World of Regions" | |
September 28, 2005 Judith Slater Please join us in welcoming Judith Slater, the British Consul-General, who will discuss "The UK's Presidency of the European Union." Reception to follow. | |
April 25, 2006 Neil Foley, Pascale Bos and Claus Anderson A photo exhibition will be on display March 6 - April 30. The discussion will be presented at 6:00 on April 25, 2006. | |
April 17, 2006 Cindy Williams Speaker: Cindy Williams, Principal Research Scientist, Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
April 13, 2006 Dóra Piroska Speaker: Dóra Piroska Ph.D., Central European University, Budapest, Hungary Visiting Scholar in the UT Department of Government Small Post-Socialist States and Global Finance: The Internationalization of the State in Hungary and Slovenia | |
April 5, 2006 Manuela Bojadzijev Speaker: Manuela Bojadzijev, Projekt Transit Migration, Institut fur Kulturanthropologie und Europaische Ethnologie, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat, Germany | |
March 10, 2006 Please join us in welcoming Dr. Donley Studlar, Professor, West Virginia University, who will speak on: "One Eruope, Many Electorates? Models of Turnout in European Parliament." | |
March 2, 2006 Join us for a two day conference focusing on American and European immigration after 9/11 | |
February 10, 2006 Dr. James K. Galbraith | |
November 29, 2005 Professor Eugene Gholz and other speakers TBA More information soon |