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   This discussion will explore the numerous ways that Polish composers responded to World War II from the perspectives of both self and nation. We will […]

  Location   3312 Turlington Hall   CES Lunchtime Symposium   Carolina Montes, ’18 Political Science, International Studies, and Russian Studies   Ayso Milikbekov, ’20 Political Science & International Studies  Riley Bailey, ’20 Economics & Russian Studies   Gian Nguyen, ’20 International Studies   Faculty Advisor – Edit Nagy, Center for European 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 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.   […]