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September
International J.G. Herder Conference
Roundtable Discussion: Enlightenment as a Challenge for the 21st Century: Johann Gottfried Herder
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
5pm, The Pyle Center
Free and Open to the Public
Reception to Follow
J.G. Herder as Challenge
Thursday, September 21 - Saturday, September 23
The Pyle Center
Free and Open to the Public
Supported by the Department of German, the International Institute, the Center for German and European Studies, the Center for European Studies, International Studies, the Anonymous Fund, and the Evjue Foundation.
Co-sponsored by the Departments of History, Anthropology, English, Hebrew and Semitic Studies, Comparative Literature, and the Center for the Humanities
The German Language & Immigration in International Perspective
CGES Research Collaborative Conference
Thursday, September 28 & Friday, September 29
Memorial Union (TITU)
Sponsored by the Max Kade Institute and the Center for German & European Studies
For additional information, click here!
October
Friday, October 6, 2006
"Uebungen juedisch zu sein, Prosa, Lyrik, Essays
(Lessons in Being Jewish: Prose, Verse, Essays)
Esther Dischereit, Author & Poet
12:30pm, 336 Ingraham Hall
Sponsored by the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies, the Department of German, the Center for European Studies, and the Center for German & European Studies
Friday, October 6, 2006
"The United States and Germany: Working Together to Meet the Challenges in the Greater Middle East"
Karsten Voigt
Coordinator for German-American Cooperation in the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany
1100 Grainger Hall, 3pm
Reception to Follow
Sponsored by the Center for German & European Studies & the American Council on Germany's Wisconsin Eric M. Warburg Chapter
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
"On Anti-Racist Anti-Zionism"
David Hirsch, Sociology Department at Goldsmiths College, University of London
12:30p.m, 340 Ingraham Hall
And
"Summer 2006: Antisemitism Goes Mainstream"
7:30p.m, The Pyle Center
Students, staff, faculty, and the public are invited to meet informally with David Hirsh on Wednesday, October 11, 10:00– 12:00 p.m. in 8108 Sewell Social Science Building.
Sponsored by the Center for German and European Studies, the Center for Jewish Studies, the Havens Center, the Sociology Department, the Graduate Students Israel Education Initiative, Hillel, and the Madison Jewish Community Council.
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
"European Union Enlargement: Implications for the New Member Countries,
the United States , and World Trade"
Nancy Cochrane
Economic Research Service , U.S. Department of Agriculture
12:00 p.m. , 8411 Social Sciences
Part of CGES Collaborative Lecture Series
Sponsored by CREECA, the Center for German & European Studies, the EUCE, the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), and the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER).
Friday, October 20 & Saturday, October 21, 2006
"The Politics of Consumption/The Consumption of Politics" Conference"
Parliamentary Room, 4070 Vilas Hall
To view additional information, click here!
Organized by the Mass Communications Research Center and the Center for Communication and Democracy within the School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Co-sponsored with support from the Department of Communication Arts; the Department of Marketing, the Department of Political Science; the Center for European Studies; the Center for German and European Studies; the Center for International Business Education and Research; Center for Politics; the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), and the Global Studies Program. Underwritten by a grant from the JournalFoundation/Walter J. Clara Charlotte Damm Fund
November
Thursday, November 2, 2006
"Retreat from Europe? Illiberal Populism and Homophobia in Latvia"
Katrina Schwartz
Department of Political Science, University of Florida
4:00pm, 206 Ingraham Hall
Part of the CGES Collaborative Lecture Series
Sponsored by CREECA and the Center for German & European Studies
Thursday, November 9, 2006
"Where are the Women in the US War in Iraq? Why Does it Matter?"
Cynthia Enloe
International Development (IDCE) and Women's Studies, Clark University
12:00pm, The Red Gym (On Wisconsin Room)
Sponsored by the Center for German & European Studies, the Transnational Feminisms Research Circle, Global Studies, Women's Studies Program and Research Center, and FEMSEM (Sociology of Gender Brownbag)
Friday, November 10 – Saturday, November 11, 2006
CGES Research Collaborative Conference
Gender, Genre, and Political Transformations: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Transnational Gender Research
In Honor of
Professor Ruth-Ellen B. Joeres
University of Minnesota, Twin-Cities
For more information on the collaborative, click here or visit the course website!
See Conference Program Here!!!
Monday, November 20, 2006
"Memories from the Italian Civil War: Partisans, Fascists, Survivors of Nazi Massacres and the Shoah"
Giovanni Contini
Director of Audiovisual Archives for the Region of Tuscany, Italy
4:00 p.m., 206 Ingraham Hall
Sponsored by the Center for European Studies and the Center for German and European Studies
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
"Why America needs Europe"
Julian Lindley-French
Senior Scholar, Center for Applied Policy, University of Munich
Lunchtime talk for the Madison Committee on Foreign Relations
AND
"The Transatlantic Partnership and the Wider World"
4:00 p.m., ThePyle Center
Sponsored by the The American Council on Germany's
Wisconsin Eric M. Warburg Chapter, the Center for German and European Studies, the European Union Center of Excellence, the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), the Global Security Initiative, and The Center for European Studies
December
Lectures
Friday, October 6, 2006
"The United States and Germany: Working Together to Meet the Challenges in the Greater Middle East"
Karsten Voigt
Coordinator for German-American Cooperation in the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany
1100 Grainger Hall, 3pm
Reception to Follow
Sponsored by the Center for German & European Studies & the American Council on Germany's Wisconsin Eric M. Warburg Chapter
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
"On Anti-Racist Anti-Zionism"
David Hirsch, Sociology Department at Goldsmiths College, University of London
12:30p.m, 340 Ingraham Hall
And
"Summer 2006: Antisemitism Goes Mainstream"
7:30p.m, The Pyle Center
Students, staff, faculty, and the public are invited to meet informally with David Hirsh on Wednesday, October 11, 10:00– 12:00 p.m. in 8108 Sewell Social Science Building.
Sponsored by the Center for German and European Studies, the Center for Jewish Studies, the Havens Center, the Sociology Department, the Graduate Students Israel Education Initiative, Hillel, and the Madison Jewish Community Council.
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
"European Union Enlargement: Implications for the New Member Countries,
the United States , and World Trade"
Nancy Cochrane
Economic Research Service , U.S. Department of Agriculture
12:00 p.m. , 8411 Social Sciences
Part of CGES Collaborative Lecture Series
Sponsored by CREECA, the Center for German & European Studies, the EUCE, the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), and the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER).
Thursday, November 2, 2006
"Retreat from Europe? Illiberal Populism and Homophobia in Latvia"
Katrina Schwartz
Department of Political Science, University of Florida
Part of the CGES Collaborative Lecture Series
Sponsored by CREECA and the Center for German & European Studies
Thursday, November 9, 2006
"Where are the Women in the US War in Iraq? Why Does it Matter?"
Cynthia Enloe
International Development (IDCE) and Women's Studies, Clark University
12:00pm, The Red Gym (On Wisconsin)
Sponsored by the Center for German & European Studies, the Transnational Feminisms Circle, and Global Studies
Monday, November 20, 2006
"Memories from the Italian Civil War: Partisans, Fascists, Survivors of Nazi Massacres and the Shoah"
Giovanni Contini
Director of Audiovisual Archives for the Region of Tuscany, Italy
4:00 p.m., 206 Ingraham Hall
Sponsored by the Center for European Studies and the Center for German and European Studies
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
"Why America needs Europe"
Julian Lindley-French
Senior Scholar, Center for Applied Policy, University of Munich
Lunchtime talk for the Madison Committee on Foreign Relations
AND
"The Transatlantic Partnership and the Wider World"
4:00 p.m., ThePyle Center
Sponsored by the The American Council on Germany's
Wisconsin Eric M. Warburg Chapter, the Center for German and European Studies, the European Union Center of Excellence, the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), the Global Security Initiative, and The Center for European Studies
Conferences
International J.G. Herder Conference
Roundtable Discussion: Enlightenment as a Challenge for the 21st Century: Johann Gottfried Herder
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
5pm, The Pyle Center Alumni Lounge
Free and Open to the Public
Reception to Follow
J.G. Herder as Challenge
Thursday, September 21 - Saturday, September 23
The Pyle Center
Free and Open to the Public
Supported by the Department of German, the International Institute, the Center for German and European Studies, the Center for European Studies, International Studies, the Anonymous Fund, and the Evjue Foundation.
Co-sponsored by the Departments of History, Anthropology, English, Hebrew and Semitic Studies, Comparative Literature, and the Center for the Humanities
The German Language & Immigration in International Perspective
CGES Research Collaborative Conference
Thursday, September 28 & Friday, September 29
Memorial Union (TITU)
Sponsored by the Max Kade Institute and the Center for German & European Studies
For additional information, click here!
Thursday, October 19-October 21, 2006
"The Politics of Consumption/The Consumption of Politics" Conference
Parliamentary Room, Vilas Hall
Organized by the Mass Communications Research Center and the Center for Communication and Democracy within the School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Co-sponsored with support from the Department of Communication Arts; the Department of Marketing, the Department of Political Science; the Center for European Studies; the Center for German and European Studies; the Center for International Business Education and Research; Center for Politics; the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), and the Global Studies Program. Underwritten by a grant from the JournalFoundation/Walter J. Clara Charlotte Damm Fund
Friday, November 10 – Saturday, November 11, 2006
CGES Research Collaborative Conference
Gender, Genre, and Political Transformations: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Transnational Gender Research
In Honor of Professor Ruth-Ellen B. Joeres
University of Minnesota, Twin-Cities
For more information on the collaborative, click here or visit the course website!
See Conference Program Here!!!
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