Center for European Studies

About the Film Freedom Dance re-tells the dramatic escape of Edward and Judy Hilbert from Communist Hungary to the US amidst the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. During their 4-months as refugees, …

About the Film Freedom Dance re-tells the dramatic escape of Edward and Judy Hilbert from Communist Hungary to the US amidst the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. During their 4-months as refugees, …

This multi-faceted ethnobotanical research project examines contemporary plant use patterns in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, a region in southwestern Georgia. Adjara’s complex history and rich flora has woven an …

This multi-faceted ethnobotanical research project examines contemporary plant use patterns in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, a region in southwestern Georgia. Adjara’s complex history and rich flora has woven an …

About the Film A Palestinian poet and an Italian journalist meet five Palestinians and Syrians in Milan who entered Europe via the Italian island of Lampedusa after fleeing the war …

About the Film A Palestinian poet and an Italian journalist meet five Palestinians and Syrians in Milan who entered Europe via the Italian island of Lampedusa after fleeing the war …

Institute for Learning in Retirement: The 2017 German Elections Results and Their Impact on Germany's Role in Europe, Dr. Michael Schuering

Reitz Union Auditorium Part of the "Future Freedom and Walls" Campus Weeks Events. A brief introduction to the film will be given by Dr. Barbara Mennel, Interim Director of the …

Smathers Library; Room 100 The UF African American Studies Program is showing "Paris Noir: When African Americans Came to Paris" on Thursday, October 5th at 6pm in room 100 of …

Oak Hammock Institute for Learning in Retirement: Refugees and Migrants - The Path Forward for Europe, Dr. Maria Stoilkova

Reitz Union Auditorium Part of the “Future of Freedom and Walls” Campus Weeks Events. A brief introduction to the film will be given by Dr. Gillian Lord, Department of Spanish …

Turlington 3312 CES Lunchtime Symposium by Dr. Jack Kugelmass, Director and Melton Legislative Professor, Center for Jewish Studies lunch provided

3312 Turlington Hall Are you interested in intensive summer language study in a critical language? The Critical Language Scholarship, sponsored by the US Department of State, offers fully-funded programs in …

Plaza of the Americas Join CES' Language Labs at Pop-Up Culture. Learn phrases in a 5-minute session of Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Greek, Turkish, or all five! Did you know that …

Ustler Hall and Pugh Hall You're Invited  Journeys through the Liberal Arts and Sciences A showcase of the people and programs that make our college great! Join us for food, …

UF International Center Large Conference Room Information session for study abroad programs offered in Eastern Europe. CES offers a study abroad program in Prague, Czech Republic. Come out to learn …

Oak Hammock Institute for Learning in Retirement: A Greek Tragedy in the Making? Explaining Greece's Debt Crisis, with Chrys Kostopolous

Reitz Union Auditorium Part of the “Future of Freedom and Walls” Campus Weeks Events. A brief introduction to the film will be given by Dr. Alessia Colarossi, Department of Languages, …

UF International Center Large Conference Room Information session for study abroad programs offered through the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. CES offers study abroad programs in Brussels, Belgium and …

Smathers Library 100 The Anthropocene: Rethinking Environment & Society, Disciplines & Time Helmuth Trischler Rachel Carson Center, Munich Germany Event is free and open to the public. For more information …

Smathers Library, Room 100 Science & the Evolution of Planetary Politics: A Political Epistemology for the Anthropocene Franz Mauelshagen Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany Event is free and …

Reitz Union Auditorium Part of the “Future of Freedom and Walls” Campus Weeks Events. A brief introduction to the film will be given by Dr. Will Hasty, Department of Languages, …

Pugh Hall, Ocora Ilaria Capua and Amie Kreppel in Conversation with MARIO MONTI President of Bocconi University, Former Italian Prime Minister, Former EU Commissioner

Smathers Library Judaica Suite a Talk by Cynthia Baker The word Jew has evoked a wide range of images and meanings over time, and it continues to do so today. …

Weimar Hall Gannett Auditorium Can Brexit and the global spread of economic populism have impact on the future for all citizens of the world? The UF College of Journalism and …

The Wooly, 20 N. Main Street "Peak" directed by Hannes Lang discussion by Helen Hughes, University of Surrey   The Contexts of Climate Change: Glaciers, Nuclear Power & Document Film …

3312 Turlington, CES Conference Room CES Lunchtime Symposium The 2017 German Elections and Their Impact on Germany's Role in Europe Michael Schuering Department of History lunch provided

The Wooly, 20 N. Main Street "Under Control" directed by Hannes Lang discussion by Dr. Helen Hughes, University of Surrey   The Contexts of Climate Change: Glaciers, Nuclear Power & …

Hippodrome Theater, 25 SE 2nd Place Join us on Veterans Day Nov. 11th at 7 PM at the Hippodrome theater for a film screening of "Telling: Gainesville," followed by a …

216 Anderson Hall Berthold Rittberger For Graduate Students looking to publish: Every graduate student knows the aphorism "publish or perish." While there is (some) truth to it, most early stage …

Ustler Hall Atrium Jessica Fortin-Rittberger Abstract: Although there are considerably more men than women in most parliaments around the world, we know little about whether male-dominated legislatures neglect women’s policy …

216 Anderson Hall Berthold Rittberger Abstract: This paper analyzes how the post-Cold War triumph of liberal internationalism has contributed to the rise of nationalist populism. Drawing on the heuristics of …

Harn Museum of Art Celebrate European cultures through the spirit of improvisation in the arts while enjoying food, tours, & performances connected to Europe.

219 Dauer Hall Dr. Serhiy Kvit Fulbright Visiting Scholar Former Ukrainian Minister of Education Dr. Kvit will discuss where the Ukrainian aspirations for European integration came from, the current contact …

Lunchtime Symposium 3312 Turlington (CES Conference Room) The Center for European Studies presents: All That Jazz: Europe, the Cold War, and Race Dr. Tyler Stovall University of California Santa Cruz …

Friends of Music Room The Center for European Studies presents: All That Jazz: Europe, the Cold War, and Race Dr. Tyler Stovall University of California Dean, Division of Humanities & …

Lunchtime Symposium 3312 Turlington (CES Conference Room) The Center for European Studies presents: All That Jazz: Europe, the Cold War, and Race Lisa Booth Center for European Studies In 1955 …

Harn Museum The Center for European Studies presents: All That Jazz: Europe, the Cold War, and Race Introduction & Discussion by Lisa Booth Starring Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Joanne Woodward, …

Friends of Music Room The Center for European Studies presents: All That Jazz: Europe, the Cold War, and Race Dr. Penny Von Eschen Cornell University This talk will explore the …

Lunchtime Symposium 3312 Turlington (CES Conference Room) The Center for European Studies presents: All That Jazz: Europe, the Cold War, and Race Dr. Penny Von Eschen Cornell University The Center …

Harn Museum introduction and discussion by Dr. Chrysostomos Kostopoulos The Center for European Studies presents: All That Jazz: Europe, the Cold War, and Race This documentary explores the origins of …

3312 Turlington (CES Conference Room) Dr. Emil Kerenji US Holocaust Memorial Museum This presentation will introduce faculty and graduate students to the basics of Experience History, a primary source college-level …

Lunchtime Symposium 3312 Turlington (CES Conference Room) Dr. Emil Kerenji US Holocaust Memorial Museum This talk looks to the lands of the future and former Yugoslavia from the eve of …

Anderson 216 presenters: Ioannis Ziogas, Mississippi State University Buket Oztas, Furman University Anna Brigevich, North Carolina Central University moderator/discussant: Michael Webb, Political Science Participants will be discussing the causes and …

Pugh Hall Roundtable Bob Graham Center for Public Service Department of Political Science presents & co-sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts & Science, UF International Center, Center for European …

216 Anderson Hall Northern Ireland and the Good Friday Accords: Twenty Years After Conference with Brendan O'Leary, Adrian Guelke, Maria-Adriana Deiana, John McGarry, Reverend Gary Mason, & M. Leann Brown …

Lunchtime Symposium 3312 Turlington (CES Conference Room) Johanna Mellis, PhD Candidate, History How did the "boorish" Eastern Bloc representatives act within international organizations during the Cold War? How did the …

Join CES for a conversation with CES alumni! Come hear how our alumni's time at UF and work with CES helped shape their career paths. Lunch provided!

Anderson 216 David Armitage US Department of State Bureau of Intelligence & Research The transatlantic alliance is under stress from pressures within Europe: Brexit, the migration crisis and the relationship …

O'Connell Center CLAS Dean, David. E. Richardson, will lead a college-wide session followed immediately by showcase of CLAS departments, programs, clubs and organizations.

  Location   3312 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   Looking for ways to stay engaged on current events in Europe and meeting students interested in European politics? Come to …

  Location   Reitz Union North Lawn   Brief Intro   Mark your calendars and make sure to stop by the Study Abroad Fair on September 26 hosted by UF …

The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) presentation by Emily Theobald, MA student in Music   The Art of Music of War: Polish Music Responds to World War II   …

  Location   3312 Turlington Hall   CES Lunchtime Symposium   Carolina Montes, ’18 Political Science, International Studies, and Russian Studies   Ayso Milikbekov, ’20 Political Science & International Studies  …

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

  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 …

  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: …

  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 …

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. …

  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   …

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 …

  Location   Plaza of the Americas (rain location: Little 0201)   CES Film Festival: European Horror   Shaun of the Dead – UK, Comedy Horror   “Shaun of the …

  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 …

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, …

  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 …

  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 …

  Location   Dauer 215   Brief Intro   CES Presents as part of the Prague Spring: Culture, Context, & Normalization series: the Czech Emigre Panel   The panel will …

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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  Location   Turlington 2306   CES Film Festival: European Horror   Night Watch – Russia, Action Horror   Night Watch is a 2004 Russian urban fantasy supernatural thriller film …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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” …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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- …

  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 …