Center for European Studies

  Location   3312 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   The next general meeting of the EU Club will be held on Wednesday, October 3 at 5:00 pm.  

  Location   Plaza of the Americas (rain location: Little 0201   Brief Intro   CES Film Festival: European Horror Troll Hunter – Norway, Mockumentary Horror   Shot in verite style, Troll Hunter is the story of a group of Norwegian film students that set out to capture real-life trolls on camera after learning their …

  Location   Library West Room 212   Brief Intro   Prague 1968: From Reforms to Invasion & screening of documentary Oratorio for Prague as part of the Prague Spring: Culture, Context, & Normalization series   An introduction by Professor Holly Raynard contextualizing the build up to the Prague Spring.   The 26-minute documentary is …

  Location   Dauer Hall, 215   Brief Intro   Come join the Center for European Studies to talk with CES alumna, Shephali Bhakta.   Shephali graduated from UF in 2004 with a BA in Political Science and Economics and a minor in EU Studies. After UF, she went on to complete her MA at …

The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) with Peter Gitto, Ph.D. candidate English   European Art Cinema   This session will cover the unique genre that is European art cinema. We consider its style, thematic concerns, and circulation in film festivals such as Cannes.

  Location   Marston Library, Room L136   Brief Intro   CES Presents as part of the Prague Spring: Culture, Context, & Normalization series: Fireman’s Ball (1967) film screening   A volunteer fire department throws a party for their former boss with the whole town invited, but nothing goes as planned.  

The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) by Agata Kowalewska, CES & IFAS   What to Eat When Not in Italy   This presentation will give you a taste of a few European countries from a perspective of food and food customs. Among others we will talk about Czech Republic, Turkey, and Poland.

  Location   Plaza of the Americas (rain location: Little 0201)   CES Film Festival: European Horror   Shaun of the Dead – UK, Comedy Horror   “Shaun of the Dead cleverly balances scares and witty satire, making for a bloody good zombie movie with loads of wit” – Rotten Tomato  

  Location   Computer Sciences/Engineering E121   Brief Intro   CES Presents as part of the Prague Spring: Culture, Context, & Normalization series: Dr. Paulina Bren, Vassar College   Paulina Bren’s talk will turn to what happened after the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. Even as the so-called “normalization” regime now set about purging …

The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) by Shannon Butts, Ph.D. candidate, English   Mobilizing Paris: Mapping History and Art Through New Media   This talk examines the art, history, and geography of Paris as part of a digital walking tour that connects the spread of images with the spread of people and protest.

  Location   3312 Turlington   Brief Intro   Phillip C. Arceneaux Ph.D. candidate, Telecommunication   CES Lunchtime Symposium: In trying to grasp the differences between digital diplomacy and computational propaganda, this presentation will outline how the European theatre has been a primary target of Russian information campaigns, and how being a public policy leader …

  Location   Plaza of the Americas (rain location: Little 0201)   CES Film Festival: European Horror   Pan’s Labyrinth – Spain, Fantasy Horror   Pan’s Labyrinth is Alice in Wonderland for grown-ups, with the horrors of both reality and fantasy blended together into an extraordinary, spellbinding fable.  

  Location   Dauer 215   Brief Intro   CES Presents as part of the Prague Spring: Culture, Context, & Normalization series: the Czech Emigre Panel   The panel will include personal accounts of the Prague Spring and normalization.  

The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) by Ralf Remshardt, Theater & Dance   No Show Business as Usual: European Theater in the Age of Populism   This presentation will discuss the effect of the rise of European populism on modern theater.

  Location   Grinter Hall 404   Brief Intro   Come join the Center for African Studies, Center for European Studies, and Center for Latin American Studies for a info session on the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship.   Fellowships provide students with funding to pursue language and area studies of a least …

  Location   3312 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   The Center for European Studies will host an info session on the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship to study a least or less commonly taught European language.   Eligible languages include: Arabic, Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Modern Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Turkish.   …

  Location   3312 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   Come join the Center for European Studies to talk with CES alumna, Victoria Dokken.   Shephali graduated from UF in 2014 with a BA in Political Science and Economics and a minor in East-Central European Studies. After UF, Victoria joined the Peace Corp where she …

The Institute of Learning in Retirement (ILR) by Michael Leslie, Telecommunication   Victims, Villains, or Heroes: Images of Europe's Black Immigrants in Film   Film is a powerful vehicle for shaping both consciousness and behavior. This talk explores how key films by both African and European filmmakers are shaping our political imagination, and their potential …

  Location   3324 Burlington Hall   Brief Intro   George Glen, Ph.D. student, Biology CES Lunchtime Symposium series   As scientist we are forces to estimate various life-history parameters from incomplete data: for instance, how do we estimate a sea turtle’s population size when for most of their life they are hidden beneath the …

  Location   3312 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   Learn more about the Critical Language Scholarship Program sponsored by the US Department of State. CLS is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for undergraduate and graduate students.   Eligible UF languages include: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish  The info session …

  Location   Turlington 2306   CES Film Festival: European Horror   Night Watch – Russia, Action Horror   Night Watch is a 2004 Russian urban fantasy supernatural thriller film that takes place in modern day Moscow, super-natural armies of Good and Evil, Light and Darkness, gear up to do battle.  

  Location   Keene-Flint Hall, room 005   Brief Intro   Come hear about opportunities to put your European Studies focus to use in a career in academics! Rachel Rothstein will discuss her work as a high school teacher at the Weber School in Atlanta, GA teaching on Modern Jewish History and leading the school’s …

  Location   Keene-Flint Room 005   Brief Intro   Jason Lutes   A masterwork of the graphic novel golden age, Berlin tells the story of the metropolis’ citizens before the fall of the Weimar Republic, as fascism is on the rise throughout the world.  

  Location   Harn Museum of Art   Brief Intro   The story of two men who meet in the trenches of the First World War, and how their tale becomes a microcosm for the horrors of war. With the Harn Museum of Art, Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, Veterans for Peace, and the Science …

  Location   McCarty D G001   Brief Intro   Dail Laughinghouse Applied Phycology   In this presentation we will review aspects on the structure, biology, and ecology of cyanobacteria and their blooms, and go over some coordinated efforts in European programs to tackle this emerging threat to public health. Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are a …

  Location   3312 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   Join us for an info session on the many funding opportunities available through the Center for European Studies. Funding opportunities are available for course development in area and language studies, travel, and new workshops.   CES staff will be available to answer questions on the …

  Location   3312 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   The Center for European Studies will host an info session on the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship to study a least or less commonly taught European language.   Eligible languages include: Arabic, Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Modern Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Turkish   …

  Location   3312 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   Maryna Shevtsova CES visiting Fulbright Scholar   Against the backdrop of the conflict with Russia and growing approximation with the EU, some positive developments, such as changes in legislation and peaceful Equality marches, took place in Ukraine. The talk will focus on the role that …

  Location   3312 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   Come join CES to learn more about our programs in Brussels and Prague.   Pizza provided!  

  Location   Ustler Atrium   Brief Intro   Conor O’Dwyer   O’Dwyer analyzes the development and impact of LGBT movements in post-communist Eastern and Central Europe. He argues that backlash against LGBT individuals has had the paradoxical effect of encouraging stronger and more organized activism, significantly impacting the social movement landscape of the region. …

  Location   3312 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   Join the Center for European Studies and the Career Connections Center for a workshop on how to “tell your story” to employers and graduate schools. Learn how to highlight your language and global experience in your resume, cover letter, and during job interviews.  

  Location   Norman Hall Terrance Room   Brief Intro   Nicola Kernaghan Queen’s University Belfast   BREXIT: The Aftermath speaker series  The outcome of the UK referendum to leave the European Union has had significant implications for all sectors of society, including higher education. And, with little time until the March 29, 2019 deadline, …

  Location   3312 Turlington Hall   Center for European Studies Lunchtime Symposium   Nicola Kernaghan Queen’s University Belfast   Join an informal discussion about the impact of BREXIT on life in Norther Ireland, the only region of the UK that has a physical border with an EU country. Learn about how the uncertainties of …

  Location   Ustler Hall Atrium   Brief Intro   Celeste Montoya University of Colorado Boulder   In the past several decades, feminist transnational networks have worked to get (and keep) the issue of gender violence on the European Union’s agenda. The 1990s and early 2000s was characterized by important victories for these dynamic networks, …

  Location   Anderson 216   Brief Intro   Ryan Bakker, University of Georgia   The apparent inability of mainstream politicians and parties to represent citizens destabilizes party systems and creates an opportunity for anti-establishment parties on the left and right. In this talk, Professor Bakker uses multiple measures of party-partisan incongruence to evaluate whether …

  Location   3312 Turlington   CES Lunchtime Symposium   Christine Le Jeune, Ph.D. student, Anthropology   The North Caucasus is a region of high biodiversity. Its mountain systems are a valuable natural resource, but they are especially vulnerable to human impact. The region’s abundant natural attractions have drawn tourists since the nineteenth century. At …

  Location   284 Holland Hall   Brief Intro   R. Daniel Kelemen, Rutgers University   Over the past few years, the European Union (EU) has experienced a profound rule of law crisis. In their effort to consolidate autocratic rule, EU member state governments in Hungary and Poland have systematically undermined the independence of their …

  Location   Pugh Hall Ocora   Brief Intro   R. Daniel Kelemen, Rutgers University   Over the past several years, Europe has faced a perfect storm of intertwined crises- including the eurozone crisis, the refugee crisis, the crisis of democratic backsliding in Hungary and Poland, the crisis of Russian aggression, and of course BREXIT …

  Location   216 Anderson   Brief Intro   Erik Jones, Johns Hopkins University SAIS   When the British people voted to leave the European Union in June 2016, they embarked on an unprecedented experiment in disintegration with their closest allies and trading partners. The goal was to allow the British parliament to take back …

  Location   McCarty Hall A, Room 1151   Brief Intro   Maria Lodovica Gullino University of Torino   Biosecurity is a strategic and integrated approach for analysing and managing relevant risks to human, animal and plant life and health, and associated risks to the environment. Plant biosecurity aims at protecting all plant resources and …

  Location   Dauer 215   Brief Intro   Annual Workshop on the European Union sponsored by the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence   Panel 1 – The RMA in Europe (9:00am-10:30am) Kaija Schilde, Boston University: The Political Economy of European Security Richard Bitzinger, NTU: Can Europe’s Military-Industrial Base Still Innovate? David Galbreath, University of …

  Location   3312 Turlington   Brief Intro   Martin Nekola CES Lunchtime Symposium  

  Location   3312 Turlington   Brief Intro   Petia Kostadinova, University of Illinois at Chicago   CES Lunchtime Symposium In this article, coauthored by Kostadinova and Dragomir Stoyanova, we review the political developments in Bulgaria since the fall of communism in 1989, including the process of European integration that it underwent. We pay a …

  Location   Plaza of the Americas   CES Film Festival – Capturing Communism: The Cold War on Film   A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of old friends from WWII Jewish Resistance to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only …

  Location   Turlington 3310   Conversations on Europe Virtual Roundtable: Gilet Jaunes in France: Understanding the Yellow Vests Movement   Sheri Berman, Barnard College; Cole Stang, freelance Paris journalist, Celia Belin, Brookings Institutions, and Jae-Jae Spoon, University of Pittsburgh   The gilets jaunes, or yellow vests, are members of a grassroots political movement that …

  Location   UF Career Connections Center, Innovation Room, Reitz Union   Brief Intro   Calling all students who have studied abroad or are thinking about studying abroad! Join the Center for European Studies, UF Career Connections Center, and Beyond 120 for a conversation on communicating your study abroad skills to future employers and graduate …

  Location   Keene-Flint 005   Brief Intro   Elena Aydarova, Auburn University   Russia is often described as an authoritarian country under President Putin’s control. Yet this perception obscures policy activities of those who work under the shadows of powerful leaders and public institutions. Focusing on a recent wave of educational reforms in Russia, …

  Location   Turlington 3310   CES Lunchtime Symposium   Jeremy Frusco, Ph.D. candidate in Music History and Literature   It began as a joke among friends. The André, a cover artist whose identity remains a mystery, recalled in a 2018 interview that “I became aware of trap music and I thought that it was …

  Location   Reitz Union North Lawn   Brief Intro   Visit the UF in Brussels and UF in Prague tables at the UF International Center Fall Study Abroad Fair on Wednesday, September 25.  

  Location   Oak Hammock   Europe Today: Social and Political Perspectives of a Changing Europe   The Migrant Crisis and the Far-Right in Germany: Causes and Consequences Hannah Alarian UF, Political Science   What did the migrant crisis mean for Germany? This lecture explores this questions from the perspective of migrants, refugees, and German …

  Location   Anderson 216   Brief Intro   Christopher J. Williams University of Arkansas at Little Rock   Recent research has shown that mainstream political parties shift their positions on European integration in response to threats from niche parties. Whether or not this strategy affects the electoral fortunes of mainstream parties remains unclear, however. …

  Europe Today: Social and Political Perspectives of a Changing Europe   Coming Out of Communism: The Emergency of LGBT Activism in Eastern Europe Conor O’Dwyer UF, CES & Political Science   Oak Hammock   O’Dwyer analyzes the development and impact of LGBT movements in post-communist Eastern and Central Europe. He argues that backlash against …

  Location   3310 Turlington   Brief Intro   Germany Since 1989: Do Differences Persist After the End of Communism?  

  Location   Plaza of the Americas   Brief Intro   Come join CES at this annual festival from the College of the Arts. CES will have a table with mini language labs, trivia, and a map quiz. We will also have a photo booth with European backdrops and props.  

  Plaza of the Americas   CES Film Festival – Capturing Communism: The Cold War on Film   A CIA agent and KGB operative participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to proliferate nuclear weapons. Check out the trailer.  

  Location   Oak Hammock   Europe Today: Social and Political Perspectives of a Changing Europe – Center for European Studies   Populism on the Rise in Contemporary Germany Marcel Lewandowsky UF, CES visiting DAAD Assistant Professor   Lewandowsky examines how populist movements are dominating political discussions in Germany. How has their rise impacted German …

  Location   3310 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships offer students the opportunity to pursue language study in a least or lesser commonly taught language.   <div class="p-1"Fellowships are available for summer 2020 and academic year 20-21.   The info session will provide details on the fellowship, …

  Location   3310 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   Join the Center for European Studies to learn more about the Critical Language Scholarship! The CLS program is a great opportunity to travel abroad and participate in an intensive summer language learning program.   Eligible languages include Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, …

  Location   Plaza of the Americas   CES Film Festival – Capturing Communism: The Cold War on Film   A pulp novelist travels to shadowy postwar Vienna only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend. Check out the trailer.  

  Location   Oak Hammock   Europe Today: Social and Political Perspectives of a Changing Europe   The Sakharov Center was founded in 2017 to promote democracy and pluralism in Russia and Eastern Europe. With the challenges to human rights and democracy in today’s Russia, what role does the center play?  

  Location   3310 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   Join CES on Wednesday, October 23, 4:00 pm (3310 Turlington Hall) for an info session on funding opportunities available to UF faculty.   Awards include course development, course enhancement, summer travel awards, and Research Tutorial Abroad.

  Location   Oak Hammock   Europe Today: Social and Political Perspectives of a Changing Europe   The Impact of the 2019 European Parliament Elections Asli Baysal UF, CES   The European Union (EU) held elections in May 2019 for the European Parliament, which is the legislative branch of the EU. This presentation will discuss …

  Location   Pugh Hall Ocora   Brief Intro   Chair: Conor O’Dwyer, University of Florida Panelists: Michael Bernhard, University of Florida; Marcel Lewandowsky, University of Florida; Simona Guerra, University of Leicester; Milada Vachudova, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Discussant: Dariusz Stola, Polish Academy of Sciences   Contemporary German discourse on the tensions …

  Location   Pugh Hall Ocora   Brief Intro   Ute Poerschke, The Pennsylvania State Universit   This lecture will provide an insight into the diverse approaches to energy-efficient and climate-change-resilient architecture within the European Union, with a focus on Germany. It will address EU policies and incentives that aim at regulating, promoting, and controlling …

  Europe Today: Social and Political Perspectives of a Changing Europe   Debating European Identity: Turkish-German Athletes in FocusEmrah Sahin UF, CES   This presentation is about how Turkish-German soccer players experience and attribute significance to playing for national teams. By focusing on second-generation players such as Mesut Ozil and Nuri Sahin, it offers a …

  Location   Dauer 215   Brief Intro   Conversations on Europe Virtual Roundtable   Julia Sonnevend The New School  CES Speaker Series – The Collapse: 1989 Then and No   This talk contemplates how particular events become lasting global myths, while others fade into oblivion. What comes to be known and seen as a …

  Location   3310 Turlington   Brief Intro   Bogdan Dumitru, PhD candidate, History  The relationship between land rights and national discourse, while a central element of nation-building in East Central Europe, has been relatively neglected by contemporary historical scholarship on nationalism. Based on the analysis of legal disputes over land ownership and peasant petitions, …

  or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb First Magnitude Brewery CES Film Festival – Capturing Communism: The Cold War on Film   An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a War Room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop. Check out the trailer.  

  Location   Keene-Flint 005   Brief Intro   CES Speaker Series – The Collapse: 1989 Then and Now   Panelists: Dirk Philpsen, Duke University Istvan Hegedus, Hungarian Europe Society  Moderator: Alice Freifeld, University of Florid   This panel will explore the firsthand experiences of two scholars who witnessed the momentous events of 1989. Dr. …

  Location   3310 Turlington   Conversations on Europe series   With migration across the Mediterranean so much in the news the past few years, a broad public awareness of migration patterns and contemporary domestic and international politics has developed. But migration around the Mediterranean region did not begin in 2015. And this is not …

  Location   3310 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships offer students the opportunity to pursue language study in a least or lesser commonly taught language.   Fellowships are available for summer 2020 and academic year 20-21.   The info session will provide details on the fellowship, eligibility …

  Brief Intro   UF Pilot Plant   Join CES and Culinary Arts Student Union (CASU) to learn how to make dishes from the A Taste of Europe Cookbook volume 2.  

  Location   3310 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   Come join CES to learn more about our programs in Brussels and Prague.   Pizza provided!  

  Location   3310 Turlington   CES Lunchtime Symposium   Richard W. Tate, Ph.D. candidate in Interdisciplinary Ecolog   The montane region of South Caucasus is known as a hotspot for biocultural diversity due to the number of sociolinguistic groups and endemic species found there. Peoples of the region are heavily reliant on the local …

  Location   Dauer 215   Brief Intro   Doru Banaduc‘Lucian Blaga’ University of Sibiu   This presentation will discuss the development and implementation of the Natura 2000 initiative of the European Union (EU). This program is an EU strategy designed, and built as a part of an integrated approach to reconsidering human interaction with …

  Location   3310 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   Doru Banaduc‘Lucian Blaga’ University of Sibiu   Come hear about opportunities to put your European Studies focus to use in a career in the non-profit sector! Sinan Ciddi will discuss his work as the Executive Director of the Institute for Turkish Studies in Washington, D.C. …

  Location   Plaza of the Americas   CES Film Festival – Capturing Communism: The Cold War on Film   To protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared. Check …

  Location   3310 Turlington   Brief Intro   Conversations on Europe Virtual Roundtable   Although Poland and Hungary transitioned to democracy nearly 30 years ago, there is now increasing evidence that the actions of their leaders are working to erode democracy in their respective countries. What is motivating this erosion of liberal democracy? What …

  Location Gainesville Fine Arts Association Gallery 1314 S Main Brief Intro The UF Center for European Studies and the Gainesville Fine Arts Association present a traveling exhibition of the photos of Faye Schulman, the only known Jewish partisan to document the WWII experience on film. Reception: February 15, 2020, from 6-8pm with introduction by …

  Location   3310 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   Conversations on Europe Virtual Roundtable – This month’s Conversation on Europe invites a panel of experts to update us on the continually changing circumstances surrounding Brexit. At the time of the printing of this flyer, the British withdrawal from the EU deadline is scheduled for …

  Location   3310 Turlington Hall   Lunchtime Symposium   WWII: Beyond the Battlefields – CES Series Marking the 75th Anniversary of the End of WWII  Corinne Matthews, Ph.D. Candidate, English  “I’m determined to show them that the younger boys can fight as men.”   The World War II diary of Julian Kulski is one …

  Location   3310 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   Francesco Petricone, Holy Cross University  CES Lunchtime Symposium – This ongoing comparative, cross-national project investigates the use of the Internet and communication apps like Whatsapp by millennials from African and Asian countries. Specifically, we focus on 18-25 years old youth in Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Tunisia, …

  Location   3310 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   This month’s session of Conversations on Europe will invite discussion on contested monuments in the U.S. and Europe – some of which have generated lots of public notice, while others may be less familiar. Our panel of experts will consider and compare recent controversies over …

  Location 3310 Turlington Brief Intro Career Development Serie Jonathan Byrne, Bletchley Park Trust Oral History Officer Byrne will share some insights from his second career, as an oral historian. He has been privileged to hear many fascinating stories from men and women who for so many years were forbidden to talk about their wartime …

  Location Dauer 219 Brief Intro WWII: Beyond the Battlefields – Center for European Studies Series Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the End of WWII Jonathan Byrne, Bletchley Park Trust Oral History Officer The top-secret British codebreaking establishment at Bletchley Park, forty miles north west of London, played a crucial part in Allied victory in …

  Location   virtual only   Brief Intro   Conversations on Europe Virtual Roundtable   Panelists: Jonathan Blake, RAND Katy Hayward, Queen’s University Belfast Jennifer Keating, Carnegie Mellon University Connal Parr, Northumbria University   Moderator: Jae-Jae Spoon, University of Pittsburgh   For this month’s Conversation on Europe, we explore borders and contested memory in Northern …