
News Highlights
Two New Papers on U.S. Relations with Russia and the Ukraine
Steven Pifer, former ambassador to Ukraine, has released two important new papers on imperatives for renewing U.S. relations with Russia, and with Ukraine.
January 22, 2009New Lecture Series: Contemporary History and the Future of Memory
This new series builds on the success of last year's History, Memory, and Politics in Francophone Africa. In 2008-09 the Forum on Contemporary Europe and Division of Literatures, Cultures and Languages expand the subject by bringing together different disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, as well as different geographical areas, societies, and communities in which dealing with the past represents an important national and scholarly concern.
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December 17, 2008
FCE to welcome Professor Astrid Fellner, Distinguished Visiting Austrian Chair 2008-2009
The endowment for the Distinguished Austrian Chair Professorship was established in 1977. This year the Forum is pleased to welcome Astrid Fellner (English and American Studies, University of Vienna) as the 2008-2009 Distinguished Austrian Chair. Professor Fellner will teach in the Department of Comparative Literature during the Winter and Spring quarters of 2009. She is preceeded by former Distinguished Austrian Chairs Andreas Wiebe (Law, 2007-2008), and Andrea Lindmayr-Brandl(Music, 2006-2007).
November 26, 2008
Former Spanish Prime Minister Speaks at Stanford
José MarÃa Aznar, Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004, delivered a public lecture to an overflow crowd at Stanford University on November 17, 2008, entitled, "America and Europe After Bush." This program was sponsored jointly by the Forum on Contemporary Europe, International Law Society, and Stanford Law School.
November 3, 2008
Joffe reviews Herring's 'From Colony to Superpower' in NYT
September 23, 2008
Ethnicity in today's Europe
July 1, 2008
Austria and Central Europe Since 1989: Legacies and Future Prospects
June 2, 2008
Transatlantic Academy project on 'Turkey and Its Neighbors: Prospects for the Transatlantic Relationship'
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FCE does not have any regularly scheduled public events during the summer. Our fall quarter schedule will be posted in early autumn.
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