Calendar
On our calendar you’ll find a selection of Europe-related events in and around Boston. The calendar includes events organized by the Center for the Study of Europe at Boston University and by other departments on campus, as well as a some off-campus events of possible interest. You can narrow the selection by clicking the appropriate topic (e.g., “Center for the Study of Europe Events”) under Event Topics below.
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All Topics (August 26 through October 31)
Friday, September 13
- 4:30 PM
Against Powerlessness: A Talk with Climate Activist Luisa Neubauer
Luisa Neubauer is a youth climate justice activist and lead organizer of the German "Fridays for Future" climate movement. For over five years now, Luisa and Fridays for Future have
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Monday, September 16
- 7:00 PM
Climate Activism and the Election - Panel with Luisa Neubauer and Bill McKibben (Goethe-Institut)
The Goethe-Institut Boston and the American Council on Germany are delighted to host a discussion about Climate Activism and the Election with Luisa Neubauer, climate activist from Germany and the
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Wednesday, September 25
- 2:00 PM
The Future of Foreign Policy Is Feminist
Join us for a Panel Discussion with Dr. Sonja Kreibich, Consul General of Germany to the New England States, and Kristina Lunz, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the Centre for
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Friday, September 27
- 11:00 AM
Theater and Conflict Resolution: A Workshop with Dr. Guila Clara Kessous
Update: This event is unfortunately cancelled. We will be organizing a different event with Dr. Kessous in the spring. Please stay tuned!
Join us for a workshop with Dr. Guila
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Tuesday, October 1
- 5:00 PM
The Moors of Time: A Reading & Conversation with Patrick Autréaux
Please join us for a reading & conversation with Patrick Autréaux, writer-in-residence in BU's Department of Romance Studies. Autréaux will read the English translation, by Tobias Ryan, of a new
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Wednesday, October 2
- 12:00 PM
Edgar Morin, Cybernetics, the Totality, and California: A Workshop in International Theory & History with Andrew Daily
Update: This event has been cancelled! Please join us for the next workshop with Prof. Alexander de la Paz on October 17.
The goal of this workshop is to
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Friday, October 4
- 6:00 PM
Blackness and Identity Making in Popular Music (Goethe Institut)
6:00 PM - Film Screening of Milli Vanilli
MILLI VANILLI tells the story of Robert “Rob” Pilatus and Fabrice “Fab” Morvan, who became fast friends during their youth in Germany.
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Wednesday, October 16
- 3:00 PM
Russia's Resilience: Myth or Reality? A Conversation with Ekaterina Schulmann & Maksim Kurnikov
Join us for a conversation with Russian political scientist Ekaterina Schulmann and journalist Maksim Kurnikov. Ekaterina Schulmann is a political scientist specializing in the legislative process in modern Russia, […]
Thursday, October 17
- 12:30 PM
From Ministries of War to Ministries of Defense: A Workshop in International Theory & History with Alexander de la Paz
The goal of this workshop is to put BU's historians, political theorists, and theory-oriented social scientists into closer conversation - please join us!
This paper will be presented by Alexander
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- 4:30 PM
Can't We Be Friends? Soviet and American Women and the Art of Diplomacy Featured Image
In the tense years of WWII and the early Cold War, American and Soviet women took up a remarkable pen-pal correspondence that enabled them to see each other as friends
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Wednesday, October 23
- 1:00 PM
The US Elections and the Transatlantic Relationship: Two Outcomes, the Same Challenges?
Please join us on for a panel discussion with BU faculty Thomas Berger (Pardee School of Global Studies), Cathie Jo Martin (Political Science) and Sofia Perez (Political Science) on the […]
Monday, October 28
- 3:30 PM
A Reading and Conversation with Italian Author Dacia Maraini
The Department of Romance Studies presents Vita mia: A Reading and Converstaion with Italian author Dacia Maraini.
Dacia Maraini is an award-winning writer, poet, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker,
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Wednesday, October 30
- 4:00 PM
1989: The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the End to an Age
Join us for a panel discussion commemorating the opening of the Berlin Wall, which took place 35 years ago on November 9, 1989. Prof. Igor Lukes (Department of History, Pardee
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