Nanovic Institute for European Studies
Virtual Workshop: Toppling Statues & Bridging Histories
The iconic toppling of Edward Colston’s statue by anti-racist protesters in Bristol sent headlines around the world in June 2020. How was the fall of Colston’s statue viewed...
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The 2022 Laura Shannon Prize with Pamela Cheek: “The Literary ‘Me Too’ of the 18th Century: Women’s Writing and the Capital of Virtue”
How did eighteenth-century Western European literature explore and exploit sexual assault? And what happened when women wrote about it? This talk examines the literary innovation...
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Flash Panel: “Glasnost and Gorbachev in 2022: The Old Cold War and Its End?”
The passing of Mikhail Gorbachev has revived memories of glasnost, perestroika, and the hopes for one free world that were raised by his turn toward openness and reform. Moving...
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“War in Ukraine, Peace in Europe? Geopolitics, Economics, and Security after Russia’s Invasion”: The Nanovic Forum with Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
The Nanovic Institute for European Studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs will host Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, the youngest president of Croatia as well as the first woman...
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“My Contacts with Saint John Paul II at the Fall of the Soviet Union”: The Keeley Vatican Lecture with Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Claudio Gugerotti, the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain and the Titular Archbishop of Rebellum, will present the Keeley Vatican Lecture at the...
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Writing the Queer Life of Gabriela Mistral / Escribiendo la vida queer de Gabriela Mistral
This session will explore how the intersection of the national with gender and racial aspects of “lo queer” – evidenced in letters, poems, and periodicals – enabled...
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The Future of East European Studies
On 24 February, Ukraine became a target of Russia’s military aggression. This war, the largest in Europe since the Second World War, broke out with unimaginable atrocities,...
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La Joven Mistral (1905-1929) / The Young Mistral (1909-1929)
One of seven lectures in the series “Rereading Gabriela Mistral 100 years after Desolación (1922-2022): A Transhemispheric Encounter,” this lecture will focus on the...
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“How Is the Catholic Church Safeguarding Children? A Perspective after the Recent Developments in Europe” — The Keeley Vatican Lecture with Rev. Dr. Hans Zollner, S.J.
A native of Regensburg, Germany, Fr. Zollner is Ordinary Professor at the Institute of Psychology and President of the Center for Child Protection, both at the Pontifical...
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Russian Propaganda and Western Media: A View from Ukraine
Join the Nanovic Institute for European Studies for a virtual panel with four Ukrainian experts who will discuss Russian media narratives, fake news, and propaganda, focusing on...
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The Laura Shannon Prize Award and Lecture with Peter Gatrell
The Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame has awarded the 2021 Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies to Peter Gatrell, professor of...
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Fires and Floods: Europe 2021 (Flash Panel on Climate Change)
A panel of scholars will discuss the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released in August 2021. This landmark report has captured international attention by...
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