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Archive of Past Outreach Activities

2005 Workshops, Seminars and Programs read full article »

The Élysée Treaty: Celebrating 50 Years of Franco-German Cooperation

A panel discussion marking the fiftieth anniversary of the post-war French-German reconciliation by the signing of the Élysée Treaty on January 22nd, 1963. Speakers: Dr. Bernd Fischer, Consul General of Germany, and Mr. Axel Cruau, Consul General of France. Moderator: Ivan Berend, UCLA History. read full article »

Q&A: Historian Ivan Berend on Europe's financial crisis

In his book, "Europe in Crisis: Bolt from the Blue?" (Routledge), Ivan Berend analyzes the European Great Recession of 2008-12, its economic and social causes, and its historical roots. He also discusses policies that have been adopted by the European Union to find a way out of the quagmire. read full article »

Political Epistemics: The Secret Police, the Opposition and the End of East German Socialism

A book talk with author Andreas Glaeser, University of Chicago, Sociology. Discussant: Gail Kligman, UCLA, Sociology. read full article »

Recent Books by CEES-affiliated Faculty

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Michael Heim Memorial Celebration

Memorial in honor of Michael Henry Heim (1943-2012), renowned translator and Distinguished Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Comparative Literature at UCLA. read full article »

The Eurozone Crisis and Lessons from Latin America

Faculty lecture by Aaron Tornell, UCLA, Economics. read full article »

Cultures of the Erotic in Spain, 1898-1939

A book talk with author Maite Zubiaurre (UCLA, Spanish and Portuguese), and discussant Roberta Johnson (University of Kansas, Spanish and Portuguese). read full article »

Too Much Too Soon: The Euro and the Future of Europe

A public lecture by Josef Joffe, Editor, Die Zeit. Discussant: Ronald Rogowski, UCLA, Political Science. read full article »

CEES congratulates Professor Gail Kligman on receiving multiple book awards

Professor Kligman's latest book "Peasants under Siege: The Collectivization of Romanian Agriculture, 1949-1962," co-authored with Professor Katherine Verdery, receives multiple awards. read full article »

In Memoriam: Eric Hobsbawm (1917-2012)

Eric Hobsbawm was a highly acclaimed Marxist historian and professor emeritus, Department of History, Classics and Archaeology, and president, Birkbeck University of London. read full article »

Obituary: Michael Heim, 69, professor and award-winning translator of Kundera, Grass

Michael Henry Heim, a distinguished UCLA professor best known for his translations of Eastern European, Russian and German novelists, died Saturday, Sept. 29, at his home in Westwood of complications from melanoma. He was 69. read full article »

In Memoriam: Michael Henry Heim (1943 - 2012)

A distinguished professor of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Michael Heim was an internationally recognized scholar whose translations from a wide array of Slavic and other European languages into English placed him among the foremost ranks of the profession. read full article »

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