November 2006

Date Wednesday, Nov 1

UCIS logo

Time n/a
Location n/a
Type of Event Deadline: Call for Proposals
Title Navigating the Global American South
Contact Info ucis@unc.edu
Notes UCIS is currently inviting proposals for presentations by scholars, policymakers, and professionals dealing with health issues that connect the American South and the world. To propose a single presentation or an entire panel, please submit a proposal and an abbreviated CV online (link). Download flyer (PDF).

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Date Friday, November 3

Prof. Henri Béhar

Prof. Henri Béhar

Time 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location Toy Lounge, Dey Hall
Type of Event Lecture
Title Le surréalisme comme mauvais genre
Contact Info Martine Antle
Notes Speaker: Professor Henri Béhar, La Sorbonne (CV). View event flyer (PDF) Sponsored by The French Cultural Services of Atlanta, the Center for European Studies at UNC, the UNC Art Department, and the Department of Romance Languages.

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Date Friday, November 3

Henrik Enderlein

Prof. Henrik Enderlein

Time 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location 223 E Franklin St
Coates Bldg Seminar Room
Type of Event Lecture
Title European Monetary Union
Contact Info europe@unc.edu
Notes Prof. Henrik Enderlein (Visiting Professor, Duke University). This discussion is part of the CES Friday Speaker Series, open to the public.

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Date Monday, November 6

Prof. Henri Béhar

Prof. Henri Béhar

Time 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Location Toy Lounge, Dey Hall
Type of Event Roundtable discussion (followed by lunch)
Title Études assistées par ordinateur
Contact Info Martine Antle
Notes Speaker: Professor Henri Béhar, La Sorbonne (CV). View event flyer (PDF) Please reserve your seat at this lunch with Martine Antle by 10/30. Sponsored by The French Cultural Services of Atlanta, the Center for European Studies at UNC, the UNC Art Department, and the Department of Romance Languages.

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Date Tuesday, November 7

La promesse

La promesse

Time 5pm
Location Undergraduate Library Rm 205
Type of Event Film Screening
Title La promesse (Belgium)
Contact Info europe@unc.edu
Notes This film series is a component of the Fall 2006 course "European Cinema," and is open to the public.

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Date Friday, November 10, and
Saturday, November 11, 2006

Time Various - see program
Location UNC Institute for Arts & Humanities
Type of Event Workshop
Title Family, Work and Welfare in Past and Present: A Transatlantic Workshop
Contact Info europe@unc.edu
Notes This is the third workshop in the series Gender, Politics, and Culture in Europe and Beyond.
Website
Flyer [PDF]
Workshop program [PDF]

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Date Friday, November 10

Erik Jones

Prof. Erik Jones

Time 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location 223 E Franklin St
Coates Bldg Seminar Room
Type of Event Lecture
Title The Crisis of European Solidarity
Contact Info europe@unc.edu
Notes Erik Jones (SAIS Bologna Center, Johns Hopkins University). This discussion is part of the CES Friday Speaker Series, open to the public.

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Date Tuesday, November 14

L'Ange de goudron

L'Ange de goudron

Time 5pm
Location Undergraduate Library Rm 205
Type of Event Film Screening
Title L'Ange de goudron (Belgium)
Contact Info europe@unc.edu
Notes This film series is a component of the Fall 2006 course "European Cinema," and is open to the public.

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Date Thursday, November 16

Christiane Lemke

Christiane Lemke

Time 5:30pm
Location 223 E Franklin St
Coates Bldg Seminar Room
Type of Event Lecture
Title Deliberation in Deeply Divided Societies: The Case of Kosovo
Contact Info europe@unc.edu
Notes Speaker Christiane Lemke (U. Hannover). Professor Lemke is a former visiting scholar at CES and recently appointed first woman director of a German state parliament (read feature).

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Date Friday, November 17

Erik Jones

Prof. David Coates

Time 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location 223 E Franklin St
Coates Bldg Seminar Room
Type of Event Lecture
Title New Labour in the United Kingdom
Contact Info europe@unc.edu
Notes David Coates (Wake Forest University). This discussion is part of the CES Friday Speaker Series, open to the public.

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Date Tuesday, November 21

His Secret Life

His Secret Life

Time 5pm
Location Undergraduate Library Rm 205
Type of Event Film Screening
Title His Secret Life (Italy / Turkey)
Contact Info europe@unc.edu
Notes This film series is a component of the Fall 2006 course "European Cinema," and is open to the public.

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Date Tuesday, November 28

Flier for Vattimo Lecture

Gianni Vattimo Flier

Time 5pm
Location University Room, Hyde Hall
Type of Event Lecture
Title “The Post-Enlightenment University”
Contact Info upcs@unc.edu
Notes World renowned intellectual and politician Gianni Vattimo will be speaking at UNC-CH. His lecture will address the “myth of unity” that has haunted western thought for centuries and its implication for the university. View flier (PDF) for more details.

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Date Tuesday, November 28

Amelie

Amelie

Time 5pm
Location Undergraduate Library Rm 205
Type of Event Film Screening
Title Amelie (France)
Contact Info europe@unc.edu
Notes This film series is a component of the Fall 2006 course "European Cinema," and is open to the public.

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Date Wednesday, November 29

Jorg Monar

Jörg Monar

Time 12:30 - 2:00pm
Location 223 E Franklin St
Coates Bldg Seminar Room
Type of Event Lecture
Title The European Union’s action in the fight against terrorism: Progress and limits
Contact Info europe@unc.edu
Notes Speaker Jörg Monar, Professor at the Université Robert Schuman de Strasbourg, Chaire d'Excellence Marie Curie, and Directeur of the SECURINT project on EU internal security governance. Download his CV (DOC). This talk is part of the SECURINT series of lectures sponsored by the European Commission.

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Date Wednesday, November 29

Flier for Vattimo Lecture

Gianni Vattimo Flier

Time 5-7pm
Location University Room, Hyde Hall
Type of Event Roundtable Discussion
Title “The Post-Enlightenment University”
Contact Info upcs@unc.edu
Notes A discussion with world renowned intellectual and politician Gianni Vattimo. View flier (PDF) for more details.

Date Thursday, November 30

Global Music Logo

Time 5pm - 6pm
Location 89.3 FM
Type of Event Radio Broadcast
Title Global Music: Music from the Axis of Evil
Contact Info mcgowen@unc.edu
Notes On this month's Global Music, WXYC's Brannon Ingram will welcome professor Carl Ernst, director of the Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations.
Show schedule and details
Live internet stream

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