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‘Understanding Europe’s East – an introduction to the History and Culture of Europe’s Underexplored Eastern Regions’ (Spring 2024) was a free weekly public lecture series that took place on Thursday evenings in the Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin. The series was organised by the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies, based in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, in partnership with the DU Eastern European Society and the DU History Society. It was part-funded by the TCD Faculty Events Fund (FAHSS). The goal of the series was to provide a general introduction to some of the histories and cultures from the eastern part of our continent.
The full programme of lectures:
‘Bulgaria: Pride, Shame and Guile in the Blank Spot of the Balkans’ Dimitar Kambourov, Trinity College Dublin) - Thursday, 22 February 2024.
‘Kosovo: Conflict, Peace, and its Ambiguous Future’ (Gëzim Visoka, Dublin City University) - Thursday, 29 February 2024. Lecture not recorded.
‘Estonia: Identity Narratives in the post-Soviet Era (the 1990s)’ (Heiko Pääbo, University of Tartu, Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, Estonia) - Thursday, 14 March 2024.
‘Romania: Humanitarian aid and care to child refugees during the Cold War’ (Beatrice Scutaru, Dublin City University) – Thursday 21 March 2024
‘Transnistria: Re-examining its Origins and Prospects for the Future’ (Keith Harrington, Trinity College Dublin) – Thursday 28 March 2024
‘Moldova: Jews and the Politics of Citizenship, 1960-1990’ (Irina Nicorici, independent scholar, Chisinau, Moldova) – Thursday 4 April 2024. Lecture not recorded.
‘Hungary: Political Leadership Cults from Emperor Franz Joseph to the present day’ (Balázs Apor, Trinity College Dublin) – Thursday 11 April 2024
For more information on upcoming events:
Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies (https://www.tcd.ie/Russian/)
School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies (https://www.tcd.ie/langs-lits-cultures/)
https://www.tcd.ie/
‘Understanding Europe’s East – an introduction to the History and Culture of Europe’s Underexplored Eastern Regions’ (Spring 2024) was a free weekly public lecture series that took place on Thursday evenings in the Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin. The series was organised by the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies, based in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, in partnership with the DU Eastern European Society and the DU History Society. It was part-funded by the TCD Faculty Events Fund (FAHSS). The goal of the series was to provide a general introduction to some of the histories and cultures from the eastern part of our continent.
The full programme of lectures:
‘Bulgaria: Pride, Shame and Guile in the Blank Spot of the Balkans’ Dimitar Kambourov, Trinity College Dublin) - Thursday, 22 February 2024.
‘Kosovo: Conflict, Peace, and its Ambiguous Future’ (Gëzim Visoka, Dublin City University) - Thursday, 29 February 2024. Lecture not recorded.
‘Estonia: Identity Narratives in the post-Soviet Era (the 1990s)’ (Heiko Pääbo, University of Tartu, Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, Estonia) - Thursday, 14 March 2024.
‘Romania: Humanitarian aid and care to child refugees during the Cold War’ (Beatrice Scutaru, Dublin City University) – Thursday 21 March 2024
‘Transnistria: Re-examining its Origins and Prospects for the Future’ (Keith Harrington, Trinity College Dublin) – Thursday 28 March 2024
‘Moldova: Jews and the Politics of Citizenship, 1960-1990’ (Irina Nicorici, independent scholar, Chisinau, Moldova) – Thursday 4 April 2024. Lecture not recorded.
‘Hungary: Political Leadership Cults from Emperor Franz Joseph to the present day’ (Balázs Apor, Trinity College Dublin) – Thursday 11 April 2024
For more information on upcoming events:
Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies (https://www.tcd.ie/Russian/)
School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies (https://www.tcd.ie/langs-lits-cultures/)
https://www.tcd.ie/
