Program
Oct. 14th
Nov. 18th
Feb. 17th
Mar. 10th
Apr 7th
CES celebrates its 40th birthday in 2009
To mark the occasion, five roundtables will explore how the study of Europe has changed and how it might continue to change. These discussions will look at shifts in the disciplines that are concerned with Europe, and the relations between them. The first will feature a conversation about political science, sociology, and economics, the second will discuss history, history of science, and science, the third will consider language, literature, and music, the fourth will look at art, architecture and cinema, while the fifth and final roundtable will focus on Europe's place in the wider world, with remarks from scholars of Russia, Asia, and Africa, including an anthropologist.
The roundtables will take place on:
- Wednesday, October 14, 2009
- Wednesday, November 18, 2009
- Wednesday, February 17, 2010
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010
- Wednesday, April 7, 2010
All events will be held 4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. in the Lower Level Conference Room in Busch Hall at 27 Kirkland Street and will be followed by a reception in the Atrium.
Chaired by David Blackbourn, Coolidge Professor of History and Director of the Center for European Studies
Sponsored by the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University.
Contact: Jason Beerman, beerman@fas.harvard.edu
Panel 1: The Social Sciences
This panel features a conversation about political science, sociology and economics.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Lower Level Conference Room, Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland Street
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Panelists:
| Political Science: | Peter A. Hall, Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies |
| Sociology: | Michèle Lamont, Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies and Professor of Sociology and African and African American Studies |
| Economics: | Philippe Aghion, Robert C. Waggoner Professor of Economics |
Chaired by David Blackbourn, Coolidge Professor of History and Director of the Center for European Studies
Panel 2: History, Science, Technology
This panel features a conversation about history, history of science, and science and technology studies.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Lower Level Conference Room, Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland Street
Panelists:
| History: | Charles Maier, Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History |
| History of Science: | Adelheid Voskuhl, Assistant Professor of the History of Science |
| Science & Technology Studies: | Sheila Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies |
Chaired by David Blackbourn, Coolidge Professor of History and Director of the Center for European Studies
Panel 3: Language, Literature, Music
This panel features a conversation about language and music.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Lower Level Conference Room, Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland Street
Panelists:
| French: | Christie McDonald, Smith Professor of French Language and Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature |
| German: | Peter Burgard, Professor of German |
| Music: | Anne Shreffler, James Edward Ditson Professor of Music |
Chaired by David Blackbourn, Coolidge Professor of History and Director of the Center for European Studies
Panel 4: Art, Architecture, Cinema
This panel focuses on an interdisciplinary conversation on visual culture featuring art, architecture and design, and cinema.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Lower Level Conference Room, Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland Street
Panelists:
| Art History: | Benjamin Buchloh, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Modern Art |
| Architecture & Design: | Eve Blau, Adjunct Professor of Architectural History |
| Film Studies: | Eric Rentschler, Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures |
Chaired by David Blackbourn, Coolidge Professor of History and Director of the Center for European Studies
Panel 5: Europe and the World
The focus of this panel is on Europe situated in the world with remarks from scholars of Asia, Russia, and Africa.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Lower Level Conference Room, Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland Street
Panelists:
| Russian & Central Asian Studies: | Kelly O'Neill, Assistant Professor of History |
| African Studies: | Caroline Elkins, Professor of History |
| East Asian Studies: | Peter Bol, Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations |
Chaired by David Blackbourn, Coolidge Professor of History and Director of the Center for European Studies