JANUARY
MARCH
Wed, Jan 11, 12-1:30 pm
Conversations on Europe
“Hearing Race and Music in Communist East Germany.” Kira Thurman, assistant professor of
Germanic languages and literatures and history, U-M. Sponsors: CES, CREES, Department of
Germanic Languages & Literatures.
Thu, Jan 19, 7:30 pm
Concert
Prague Philharmonia. Emmanuel Villaume, conductor. Sarah Chang, violin; Andrew Von
Oeyen, piano. For ticket information, call 734.764.2538 or see ums.org. Sponsor: UMS.
Hill Auditorium.
Wed, Jan 25, 12-1:30 pm
CREES Noon Lecture
“Jewish Voices in Russia and Ukraine: What Are They Saying?” Mikhail Krutikov, professor
of Slavic languages and literatures and Judaic studies, U-M. Sponsor: CREES.
Houston, We Have a Problem! Žiga Virc, director. In Croatian, English, Serbian, and Slovene
Mon, Jan 30, 6-8:30 pm
CREES Film and Discussion with English subtitles (88 min., 2016). Post-screening Q&A with the director and Boštjan
Virc, producer. Sponsors: CREES, CES, Department of Comparative Literature, SLL. Stern
Auditorium, UMMA, 525 S. State.
Tue, Jan 31, 4-5:30 pm
WCED Lecture
“Varieties of Democratic Diffusion: Colonial, Alliance, and Neighbor Networks.” Michael
Coppedge, professor of political science, University of Notre Dame. Sponsor: WCED.
FEBRUARY
Tue, Mar 7, 4-5:30 pm
WCED Lecture
“Politics, Policy, and Poverty in Brazil.” Elizabeth Kaknes, Weiser Emerging Democracies
Postdoctoral Fellow, U-M. Sponsors: WCED, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies.
Tue, Mar 7, 6 pm
Lecture
“From Frederick Douglass to Leo Tolstoy: Race and the Thought Pictures of the Caucasus.”
Sarah Lewis, assistant professor of history of art and architecture and African American
studies, Harvard University. Sponsors: SLL, CREES, Department of Afroamerican & African
Studies. Rackham West Conference Room.
Wed, Mar 8-Sat, Mar 11
Conference
“Revolutionary Longings: The Russian Revolution and the World, 1917-1929.” Sponsors:
Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, CES, CPPS, CREES, Department of History,
others. Rackham Amphitheatre (Mar 8); 1014 Tisch Hall (Mar 9-11).
Thu, Mar 9, 7:30 pm
Recital
Music of Yevhen Stankovych. Solomia Soroka, violin; Arthur Greene, piano. Sponsor: School
of Music, Theatre & Dance. Britton Recital Hall, Moore Building, 1100 Baits.
Wed, Mar 15, 12-1:30 pm
CREES Noon Lecture
“Running Water in the Land of Spitting Dragons: Romani Labor and the Animation of
Urban Infrastructures in Bulgaria.” Elana Resnick, postdoctoral fellow, Havighurst Center
for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies, and visiting assistant professor of international studies,
Miami University. Sponsors: CREES, CES.
Mon, Mar 20, 4-5:30 pm
Conversations on Europe
“Security Crises: Extreme Nationalism and Threats to Democracy in Europe.” Mabel
Berezin, professor of sociology, Cornell University. Sponsors: CES, SOC, WCED.
Fri, Feb 3, 8 pm
Concert
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Kaspars Putniņš, music director. For ticket
information, call 734.764.2538 or see ums.org. Sponsor: UMS. St. Francis of Assisi
Catholic Church, 2250 E. Stadium.
Wed, Mar 22, 12-1:30 pm
CREES Noon Lecture
“Between Political and Social Constraints: Christian Movements in Contemporary Central
Asia.” Sebastien Peyrouse, research professor of international affairs, George Washington
University. Sponsors: CREES, Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies.
Mon, Feb 6, 4-5:30 pm
Conversations on Europe
“‘We Are All Republicans’: Party Competition and the Production of Nationhood in France’s
Face Veil Debate.” Emily Laxer, postdoctoral fellow in sociology, U-M. Sponsors: CES, SOC.
Wed, Mar 29, 7:30 pm
Concert
DakhaBrakha. Ukrainian folk-punk quartet. For ticket information, call 734.764.2538 or
see ums.org. Sponsor: UMS. Michigan Theater.
Fri, Feb 10, 10 am-4 pm
ISP Workshop
“Qur’an Plus: Holy Scripture and Its Creative Expressions.” Nourane Ben Azzouna, lecturer
of history of art, University of Strasbourg; Walid Saleh, professor of Islamic studies,
University of Toronto; Travis Zadeh, assistant professor of religious studies, Yale University.
Sponsor: ISP. 806 Hatcher Graduate Library, 913 S. University.
Thu, Mar 30, 10 am-7 pm
II Symposium
“The Global University.” Keynote speaker: Jill Dougherty (BA Russian ’70), former
foreign affairs correspondent, CNN. Sponsors: II, U-M Bicentennial. Hussey Room,
Michigan League.
Thu, Feb 16, 5-6:30 pm
Penny Stamps
Distinguished Speaker
“Ping Chong: Beyond Sacred.” Ping Chong, theater director, choreographer, and video and
installation artist. Sponsors: STAMPS, DISC, UMS. Michigan Theater.
Fri, Feb 17, 2-4 pm
DISC Symposium
“Investigating Islam: A Community Forum.” Moderator: Pauline Jones, DISC director.
Panelists: Kadin Herring and Amir Khafagy, Beyond Sacred cast members; Rudolph
(Butch) Ware, associate professor of history, U-M. Sponsors: DISC, UMS. Hatcher Gallery,
913 S. University.
Sat, Feb 18, 8 pm
Performance
Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity. Ping Chong + Company. Sponsors: UMS, DISC.
Power Center, 121 Fletcher.
Wed, Feb 22, 12-1:30 pm
WCED Lecture
“From Rebels to Politicians: Explaining the Electoral Performance of Rebel Successor
Parties with Evidence from the Balkans.” Pellumb Kelmendi, Weiser Emerging
Democracies Postdoctoral Fellow, U-M. Sponsors: WCED, CREES.
All events are in 1636 International Institute/SSWB, 1080 S. University, unless otherwise noted.
APRIL
JUNE
Sun, Apr 2, 5-6:30 pm
Reading
“Family History of Fear: A Memoir.” Agata Tuszyńska, author. Sponsor: CPPS. Michigan
Room, Michigan League.
Mon, Apr 3-Tue, Apr 4
4th Annual Polish Jewish
Studies Workshop
“Generations and Genealogies.” Organizer: Geneviève Zubrzycki, CPPS director. Sponsors:
CPPS; College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; CREES; Frankel Center for Judaic
Studies; Institute for the Humanities; Rackham Dean’s Strategic Fund; SLL; WCED; others.
Vandenberg Room, Michigan League.
Mon, Apr 3, 5:30-7 pm
Annual Copernicus
Lecture
“The Glory and Poverty of the ’68 Generation.” Adam Michnik, historian and editor-in-chief,
Gazeta Wyborcza. Sponsor: CPPS. Stern Auditorium, UMMA, 525 S. State.
Thu, Apr 6, 9 am-5 pm
Symposium
“Shenzhen and Skolkovo: Contested Innovation in the Global Silicon Valley.” Organizers:
Robert Adams, associate professor of architecture; Irina Aristarkhova, associate professor
of art and design, art history, and women’s studies; Silvia Lindtner, assistant professor
of information, U-M. Sponsors: II, CREES, School of Information, STAMPS, Taubman
College of Architecture & Urban Planning. North Quad Shared Space (9 am-1 pm); Digital
Fabrication Studio, Art & Architecture Building (2-5 pm).
Thu, Apr 6, 4-5:30 pm
ISP Discussion
“Muslim Beats in the New Millennium.” Moderator: Evelyn Alsultany, associate professor of
American culture, U-M. Panelists: Hisham Aidi, lecturer of international and public affairs,
Columbia University; Su’ad Abdul Khabeer, assistant professor of anthropology and African
American studies, Purdue University. Sponsors: ISP, Arab & Muslim American Studies.
Tue, Apr 18, 4-5:30 pm
WCED Lecture
“Revolutionary Change and the Prospects for Democracy: Appraising the Impact of
Leninist Violence on Postcommunist Regime Outcomes.” Michael Bernhard, Raymond and
Miriam Ehrlich Eminent Scholar Chair in Political Science, University of Florida. Sponsors:
WCED, CREES.
Thu, Jun 1-Sun, Jun 11
Cinetopia International
Film Festival
For film listings and locations, see cinetopiafestival.org. Sponsors: Michigan Theater,
WCEE, others.
MIN Minorities Series
This jointly-sponsored series focuses on the fates and
challenges various minorities face, from ethnic and racial
groups to people with disabilities and members of LGBT
communities. How do different political regimes come to
define groups as minorities, and how do they engage with
them as a result? What can the experience of minorities in
other parts of the world teach us?
For more information about programs and activities of
Weiser Center affiliates, please see our websites:
Weiser Center for Europe & Eurasia ii.umich.edu/wcee
Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies ii.umich.edu/wced
Center for European Studies ii.umich.edu/ces
Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies ii.umich.edu/crees
Copernicus Program in Polish Studies ii.umich.edu/cpps
Islamic Studies Program ii.umich.edu/isp
ACRONYM KEY:
CES - Center for European Studies
CPPS - Copernicus Program in Polish Studies
CREES - Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies
DISC - ISP Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum
II - International Institute
ISP - Islamic Studies Program
SLL - Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures
SOC - Department of Sociology
STAMPS - Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
UMMA - U-M Museum of Art
UMS - University Musical Society
WCED - Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies
WCEE - Weiser Center for Europe & Eurasia
Photos this side (top right, clockwise from left): DakhaBrakha, photo by Yevhen Rakhno;
French hijab, photo by Emily Laxer; Pellumb Kelmendi; (bottom left, clockwise from left):
Elizabeth Kaknes; Sarah Lewis; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, photo by Kaupo
Kikkas; (bottom right, from left): Agata Tuszyńska, photo by Krzysztof Dubiel for Instytutu
Ksia¿żki.
Reverse (cover, clockwise from top left): Houston, We Have a Problem; Adam Michnik; Jill
Dougherty; Plac Szczepański (Krakow), photo by Endi Poskovic; (inside): Beyond Sacred,
photo by Adam Nadel.
Design: Mathias-Philippe Badin
Tel: 734.764.0351
Fax: 734.763.4765
Email: [email protected]