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AUGUST Mon, Aug 22-Fri, Sep 30 Exhibition “Invisible Women: Portraits of Aging in Ukraine.” Photographs by Ashley Bigham, 2015-16 Walter B. Sanders Fellow, Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning, U-M; Water colors by Grace Mahoney, doctoral student in Slavic languages and literatures, U-M. Sponsors: CREES, SLL, TCAUP, WS. Gallery, first floor International Institute/SSWB. SEPTEMBER Thu, Sep 8, 12-1 pm WCED Panel “Turkey’s Coup: The Context and Aftermath.” Panelists: Erdem Cipa, assistant professor of history; Fatma Müge Göçek, professor of sociology and women’s studies; Christiane Gruber, associate professor of Islamic art, U-M. Sponsors: WCED, CMENAS, II, ISP. 1644 International Institute/SSWB. Tue, Sep 13, 4-5:30 pm WCED Lecture “Loser’s Consent and Winner’s Restraint: The State of Democracy in Southeast Asia.” Allen Hicken, Ronald and Eileen Weiser Professor of Emerging Democracies, associate professor of political science, and director, WCED, U-M. Sponsors: WCED, Center for Southeast Asian Studies. Wed, Sep 14, 12-1:30 pm CREES Noon Lecture “The Past, Present, and Future of Disability Rights in Ukraine.” Sarah D. Phillips, professor of anthropology and director, Russian and East European Institute, Indiana University. Sponsor: CREES. Tue, Sep 20, 4-5:30 pm International Institute Round Table “Brexit: What’s Next?” Moderator: Geneviève Zubrzycki, WCEE director. Panelists: Joshua Cole, professor of history; Daniel Halberstam, Eric Stein Collegiate Professor of Law; Kali Israel, associate professor of history; Pauline Jones Luong, professor of political science, U-M. Sponsors: II, CES, HIST. Fri, Sep 23, 4-5:30 pm Artists’ Talk & Reception “Invisible Women: Portraits of Aging in Ukraine.” Ashley Bigham and Grace Mahoney. Sponsors: CREES, SLL, TCAUP, WS. Wed, Sep 28, 12-1:30 pm CREES Noon Lecture “Polish Towns? Jewish Towns? Urban Development in Interwar Eastern Poland.” Kathryn Ciancia, assistant professor of history, University of Wisconsin. Sponsors: CREES, CPPS. Thu, Sep 29, 4-5:30 pm Lecture “Revolutionary Masculinity and the Project of a ‘Perfect Biography’ in the Work of Danilo Kiš.” Tatjana Rosic ´ Ilic ´ , associate professor of media and communications, University Singidunum, and 2016 Weiser Professional Development Fellow, U-M. Sponsors: SLL, CREES. 3308 MLB. ACRONYM KEY: CES - Center for European Studies CMENAS - Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies CPPS - Copernicus Program in Polish Studies CREES - Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies DISC - ISP Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum HIST - Department of History II - International Institute ISP - Islamic Studies Program SLL - Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures TCAUP - Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning UMMA - U-M Museum of Art UMS - University Musical Society WCED - Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies WS - Women’s Studies Department Video recordings of programs organized by WCEE affiliates are available on our websites and on YouTube. Photos this side (top left): Facing Mirrors; Greta Uehling; (bottom left, clockwise from left): Alim Qasimov and Fergana Qasimova, courtesy UMS; Sławomir Grünberg; Julia Sonnevend; Smashing the Dope Rings, The Forum (Jun 1931), p. 379, in Bundesarchiv Bern, E 3300 A 1000_761 Bd. 41; Natalie Jaresko; (bottom right, clockwise from top left): Jennifer Schaefer; photo by Ashley Bigham; Samar Habib; Robert Biedron ´. Reverse (cover, clockwise from top left): Leylâ ve Mecnun, Fuzulî (1495?-1556), catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006822748; Shirin Ebadi; watercolor by Grace Mahoney; China Miéville, photo by Katie Cooke; (inside): Crimean Tatar Day of Mourning the 1944 Deportation, photo by Great Uehling. Design: MC 170046 OCTOBER Tue, Oct 4, 1:45 pm Lecture “Polish Culture and Transformation in the Context of Wrocław—European Capital of Culture 2016.” Aleksandra Janik, professor and vice rector, Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design (Wrocław). Sponsors: Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, CPPS. 2143 Art & Architecture Building, 2000 Bonisteel. Tue, Oct 4, 6:15 pm Reading China Miéville, author and Zell Visiting Writers Series International Writer in Residence, U-M. Apse, UMMA, 525 S. State. Wed, Oct 5, 5-6:30 pm Annual Distinguished Lecture on Europe “Cities, Dreams, and Nightmares.” Panelists: China Miéville; Geoff Eley, Karl Pohrt Distinguished University Professor of Contemporary History, U-M; Karla Mallette, professor of Italian and Near Eastern studies, U-M. 1014 Tisch Hall. Thu, Oct 6, 5:30 pm China Miéville In Conversation Moderator: Joshua Miller, associate professor of English, U-M. Stern Auditorium, UMMA, 525 S. State. Sponsors: CES, Zell Visiting Writers Series. Fri, Oct 7-Sat, Oct 8 Conference “Nationalism, Genocide, and Revolution: A Conference Inspired by Professor Ronald Grigor Suny.” Sponsors: HIST, CREES, WCED, others. 1014 Tisch Hall. Fri, Oct 7-Wed, Feb 22 Exhibition “Of Love and Madness: The Literary History of Layla and Majnun.” Sponsors: University Library, ISP. 7th Floor Exhibit Space, Hatcher Graduate Library, 913 S. University. Wed, Oct 12, 12-1:30 pm CREES Noon Lecture “Azeri Layla and Majnun: Love, Opera, and Mugam.” Inna Naroditskaya, professor of musicology, Northwestern University. Sponsors: CREES, ISP, UMS. Thu, Oct 13, 7:30 pm Fri, Oct 14- Sat, Oct 15, 8 pm Performance Layla and Majnun. Mark Morris Dance Group and the Silk Road Ensemble. For ticket information, call 734.764.2538 or see ums.org. Sponsors: UMS, DISC. Power Center, 121 Fletcher. Sat, Oct 15, 4:30-6 pm ISP Panel “Layla and Majnun: From the Page to the Stage.” Cameron Cross, assistant professor of Iranian studies, U-M; Christiane Gruber, associate professor of Islamic art, U-M; Aida Huseynova, lecturer in music, Indiana University. Sponsors: ISP, CMENAS, UMS. Hatcher Gallery, 913 S. University. Wed, Oct 19, 12-1:30 pm CREES Noon Lecture “Bending Not Breaking: Crimean Tatar Resilience in Ukraine and Russian-occupied Crimea.” Greta Uehling, lecturer in international and comparative studies, U-M. Sponsor: CREES. Thu, Oct 20, 4-7 pm DISC Film and Discussion Facing Mirrors. Negar Azarbayjani, director. In Persian and German with English subtitles (102 min., 2011). Moderator: Samer Ali, associate professor of Arabic language and literature, U-M. Sponsors: DISC, Language Resource Center, WCED. North Quad Space 2435. Mon, Oct 24, 4-5:30 pm Conversations on Europe “Italian Style: Fashion and Film.” Eugenia Paulicelli, professor of Italian studies and comparative literature, director of fashion studies, Queens College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Sponsors: CES, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures, Department of Screen Arts & Cultures. Wed, Oct 26, 7-8:30 pm DISC Distinguished Lecture “Gender and Sexuality in the Islamic Culture.” Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Laureate (2003), lawyer, and human rights activist; introduced by Bridgette Carr, clinical professor of law, U-M. Rackham Amphitheatre. Thu, Oct 27, 4-6 pm DISC/WCED Symposium Human Rights, Gender, and Sexuality in the Islamic World.” Moderator: Susan Waltz, professor of public policy, U-M. Respondent: Shirin Ebadi. Panelists: Asma Barlas, professor of politics, Ithaca College; Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History, U-M; Samar Habib, associate researcher, Centre for Gender Studies, University of London. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall, 735 S. State. Sponsors: DISC, WCED, CMENAS, Ford School of Public Policy, Law School. DECEMBER Tue, Dec 13, 4-5:30 pm WCED Lecture “Memorializing Rebels, Martyrs, and Heroes in Argentina, 1966-83.” Jennifer L. Schaefer, Weiser Emerging Democracies Postdoctoral Fellow, U-M. Sponsor: WCED. All events are in 1636 International Institute/SSWB, 1080 S. University, unless otherwise noted. ii.umich.edu/wcee Tel: 734.764.0351 Fax: 734.763.4765 Email: [email protected] For more information about programs and activities of Weiser Center affiliates, please see our websites: 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 Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies ii.umich.edu/wced NOVEMBER Wed, Nov 2, 5:30-7 pm Annual Copernicus Lecture “Sexual Minorities and Civil Rights in Poland.” Robert Biedron ´, LGBT activist and mayor of Słupsk, Poland. Sponsor: CPPS. Stern Auditorium, UMMA, 525 S. State. Mon, Nov 7, 5:30-7 pm WCED Lecture “Ukraine: The Next Stage of Transition.” Natalie Jaresko, Minister of Finance, Ukraine (Dec 2014-Apr 2016). Sponsors: WCED, CREES. Stern Auditorium, UMMA, 525 S. State. Mon, Nov 14, 4-5:30 pm Conversations on Europe “The Austrian Connection: Internationalism, Empire, and the Interwar Origins of the War on Drugs.” David Petruccelli, postdoctoral fellow, Diplomatic Academy, Vienna. Sponsor: CES. Tue, Nov 15, 4-5:30 pm Information Session Undergraduate and graduate student presentations on summer research and internship experiences. Sponsors: CES, CPPS, CREES, ISP, WCED. Fri, Nov 18-Sun, Nov 20 23nd Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival For times, locations, and tickets see annarborpolonia.org/filmfestival. Sponsors: Polish Cultural Fund - Ann Arbor, CPPS, others. Michigan Theater. Sat, Nov 19, 4-6 pm Film and Discussion Karski and the Lords of Humanity. Sławomir Grünberg, director. In Polish with English subtitles (72 min., 2015). Post-screening conversation with the director. Sponsors: CPPS, Polish Cultural Fund - Ann Arbor. Michigan Theater. Wed, Nov 30, 12-1:30 pm CREES Noon Lecture “The Fall of the Berlin Wall: The Making of a Global Iconic Event.” Julia Sonnevend, assistant professor of communication studies, U-M. Sponsors: CREES, CES. 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?
