The submission portal for The 2013 Conference is now open! Submit your paper, session, or mini-symposium proposal today. The Council seeks proposals on all aspects of European history, society and politics, and particularly welcomes those that transcend disciplines, nationalities, and generations.
Submission deadline: October 8, 2012
Propose a symposium! Did you know that CES accepts proposals for 2-4 linked conference sessions on a common theme? Called a "mini-symposium," these linked sessions provide the opportunity to examine an issue in greater depth, are specially featured in the conference program, and are strongly favored by the Program Committee.
For more information visit the Council for European Studies at Columbia University's web site.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Award-Winning, Critically Acclaimed, Norwegian Novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard to Speak on Campus
European Studies Consortium Presents
The Award-Winning, Critically Acclaimed, Norwegian Novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Room 125
Nolte Center
315 Pillsbury Drive SE
4:00p.m.
Karl Ove Knausgaard made his literary debut in 1998 with the widely acclaimed novel Out of the World, which was a great critical and commercial success and won him, as the first debut novel ever, The Norwegian Critics' Prize. His second novel, A Time To Every Purpose Under Heaven (2004), was also a huge success, praised by The Guardian and The Independent.
In the autumn of 2009, Knausgaard embarked on an unparalleled literary journey. The autobiographical novel My Struggle is a great literary accomplishment in more than one sense: It consists of six novels, the last of which was published in 2011. Vol. 1 was awarded the prestigious 2009 Brage Award, the Book of the Year Prize in Morgenbladet, the P2 Listeners' Prize, and the Norwegian Critics' Prize. In addition to amazing reviews, this fascinating literary experiment has generated an enormous interest among Norwegian journalists, critics and readers, resulting in hundreds of articles, commentaries, essays, blog posts and discussions. By the time of the publication of the sixth volume, the first five volumes had sold an incredible 400,000 copies combined.
Karl Ove Knausgaard lives in Malmö in Sweden with his wife and three children.
Reviews and audio
Library of Congress Reading: My Struggle Book I
This event is free and open to the public.
Co-sponsored by: The Institute for Global Studies, The Department of English and The Department of German, Scandinavian & Dutch.
The Award-Winning, Critically Acclaimed, Norwegian Novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Room 125
Nolte Center
315 Pillsbury Drive SE
4:00p.m.
Karl Ove Knausgaard's controversial work Min Kamp I (My Struggle-First Book) is the first of a six volume autobiographical work, which caused a literary sensation in Norway and is now available in the U.S. Knausgaard writes about his family, the death of his alcoholic father and his struggle to come to grips with life and death in a raw and powerful way. When asked if he should have published the books he said. "If I had known then what I know now, then no, definitely no, I wouldn't dare. But I'm glad I did. And I couldn't have done it any other way. I will never do anything like this again, though, for sure. I have given away my soul, in a way."
Karl Ove Knausgaard made his literary debut in 1998 with the widely acclaimed novel Out of the World, which was a great critical and commercial success and won him, as the first debut novel ever, The Norwegian Critics' Prize. His second novel, A Time To Every Purpose Under Heaven (2004), was also a huge success, praised by The Guardian and The Independent.
In the autumn of 2009, Knausgaard embarked on an unparalleled literary journey. The autobiographical novel My Struggle is a great literary accomplishment in more than one sense: It consists of six novels, the last of which was published in 2011. Vol. 1 was awarded the prestigious 2009 Brage Award, the Book of the Year Prize in Morgenbladet, the P2 Listeners' Prize, and the Norwegian Critics' Prize. In addition to amazing reviews, this fascinating literary experiment has generated an enormous interest among Norwegian journalists, critics and readers, resulting in hundreds of articles, commentaries, essays, blog posts and discussions. By the time of the publication of the sixth volume, the first five volumes had sold an incredible 400,000 copies combined.
Karl Ove Knausgaard lives in Malmö in Sweden with his wife and three children.
Reviews and audio
Library of Congress Reading: My Struggle Book I
This event is free and open to the public.
Co-sponsored by: The Institute for Global Studies, The Department of English and The Department of German, Scandinavian & Dutch.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Educational Series: French Canadian Identity in the Midwest
French Canadian Identity in the Midwest: A Four Session Fall 2012 Series
October 18, October 25, November 1, November 8, 2012
Room 614, Social Sciences, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
6:30pm-8:30pm
Cost: $40 (includes all materials and parking)
Session one of this series will provide a timeline and distinctions regarding French and French-Canadian heritages in the Midwest, as well as definitions of themes associated with ethnic identity. At the second session, participants will be encouraged to consider time, work, and resources in reporting on one or more of the following: family, individual or community history, possible interviews, readings, or helpful blog or web sites. In the third session, discussion will focus on why French-Canadian heritage was so "quiet" until the Quebec Quiet Revolution of the 1960s. The fourth session will discuss how to take part in the renaissance of French-Canadian and Quebec heritage in North America.
The facilitator, Virgil Benoit, professor of French & Founder & Director of Initiatives in French Midwest UND. He speaks, writes and consults about French-Canadian heritage. He is president and founder of AFRAN (l'Association des Français du Nord) and founder of Franco-Fête, an annual Midwest celebration.
This series is made possible through Initiatives in French Midwest (IFMidwest) of the Department of Languages and Literatures University of North Dakota in collaboration with the Institute for Global Studies and the European Studies Consortium at the University of Minnesota.
To register for the series please click here.
For more information please visit the IGS Professional Development web page.
October 18, October 25, November 1, November 8, 2012
Room 614, Social Sciences, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
6:30pm-8:30pm
Cost: $40 (includes all materials and parking)
Session one of this series will provide a timeline and distinctions regarding French and French-Canadian heritages in the Midwest, as well as definitions of themes associated with ethnic identity. At the second session, participants will be encouraged to consider time, work, and resources in reporting on one or more of the following: family, individual or community history, possible interviews, readings, or helpful blog or web sites. In the third session, discussion will focus on why French-Canadian heritage was so "quiet" until the Quebec Quiet Revolution of the 1960s. The fourth session will discuss how to take part in the renaissance of French-Canadian and Quebec heritage in North America.
The facilitator, Virgil Benoit, professor of French & Founder & Director of Initiatives in French Midwest UND. He speaks, writes and consults about French-Canadian heritage. He is president and founder of AFRAN (l'Association des Français du Nord) and founder of Franco-Fête, an annual Midwest celebration.
This series is made possible through Initiatives in French Midwest (IFMidwest) of the Department of Languages and Literatures University of North Dakota in collaboration with the Institute for Global Studies and the European Studies Consortium at the University of Minnesota.
To register for the series please click here.
For more information please visit the IGS Professional Development web page.
Franco-Fête in the Twin Cities
The 2012 Franco-Fête
September 28 & 29, 2012
Minneapolis, St. Paul
The 2012 Franco Fête celebrates French heritage with a unique blend of cultural and academic events, including, music, dancing and food. For 35 years Dr. Virgil Benoit, professor, of French at the University of North Dakota and a lifelong member of the Red Lake Falls, MN community has organized this event. This is the first time the Fête is being held in the Twin Cities.
In addition to the festival the Institute for Global Studies and the European Studies Consortium will sponsor professional development for K-16 educators at DeLaSalle High School on September 29. A limited number of $25 scholarships are available. Scholarship recipients must agree to attend 2 educator breakout sessions on Saturday, September 29, 2012.
CEU's and resources will be available to participating educators.
To register and apply for the scholarship please click here.
The Franco Fête is open to the public. For information about the events, costs and directions please visit the 2012 Franco- Fête website.
Sponsored by the Institute for Global Studies (U of MN), the European Studies Consortium (U of MN) and the University of North Dakota.
September 28 & 29, 2012
Minneapolis, St. Paul
The 2012 Franco Fête celebrates French heritage with a unique blend of cultural and academic events, including, music, dancing and food. For 35 years Dr. Virgil Benoit, professor, of French at the University of North Dakota and a lifelong member of the Red Lake Falls, MN community has organized this event. This is the first time the Fête is being held in the Twin Cities.
In addition to the festival the Institute for Global Studies and the European Studies Consortium will sponsor professional development for K-16 educators at DeLaSalle High School on September 29. A limited number of $25 scholarships are available. Scholarship recipients must agree to attend 2 educator breakout sessions on Saturday, September 29, 2012.
CEU's and resources will be available to participating educators.
To register and apply for the scholarship please click here.
The Franco Fête is open to the public. For information about the events, costs and directions please visit the 2012 Franco- Fête website.
Sponsored by the Institute for Global Studies (U of MN), the European Studies Consortium (U of MN) and the University of North Dakota.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Space still available for Trauma and Text Workshop
Workshop: Trauma and Text: Approaches to Teaching the Literature of Atrocity
July 23-July 27, 2012
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Room 614 Social Sciences
University of Minnesota
30 CEUs
2 graduate credits available for additional fee (contact outreach@umn.edu if interested)
Registration deadline: July 9, 2012
How do we read narratives of trauma? What does it mean to experience the suffering of others through hart? What role can literature and film play in helping trauma survivors recover and heal? These are questions with which English, history, and art educators must grapple a twenty-first century populated with media images of tragedy and suffering. This institute will provide the opportunity for middle and high school teachers from across disciplines to think through the ways in which we approach the difficult task of engaging historical and personal trauma through creative works. We will examine closely both the positive uses of "trauma texts" and the risks that teaching such texts involves (secondary trauma, voyeurism, reductionism, pity). Importantly, we will spend time discussing the place of hope and agency, and the ways in which the artistic voice can promote growth and healing, both for the trauma survivor and the reader/spectator.
We will read a variety of theoretical and primary texts across genres (short stories, poetry, film, theater). Guest speakers will provide the institute with outside expertise and perspectives from a diversity of contexts. Institute participants will develop and receive feedback on a micro unit constructed around a text (film, poem, play, novel, etc.) for use in their classroom and will participate in creative writing exercises that model ways in which students can use their own stories as potential sites for healing and growth.
Register online here.
If you have any questions, please contact Deborah LeClaire at outreach@umn.edu or 612-624-7346.
July 23-July 27, 2012
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Room 614 Social Sciences
University of Minnesota
30 CEUs
2 graduate credits available for additional fee (contact outreach@umn.edu if interested)
Registration deadline: July 9, 2012
How do we read narratives of trauma? What does it mean to experience the suffering of others through hart? What role can literature and film play in helping trauma survivors recover and heal? These are questions with which English, history, and art educators must grapple a twenty-first century populated with media images of tragedy and suffering. This institute will provide the opportunity for middle and high school teachers from across disciplines to think through the ways in which we approach the difficult task of engaging historical and personal trauma through creative works. We will examine closely both the positive uses of "trauma texts" and the risks that teaching such texts involves (secondary trauma, voyeurism, reductionism, pity). Importantly, we will spend time discussing the place of hope and agency, and the ways in which the artistic voice can promote growth and healing, both for the trauma survivor and the reader/spectator.
We will read a variety of theoretical and primary texts across genres (short stories, poetry, film, theater). Guest speakers will provide the institute with outside expertise and perspectives from a diversity of contexts. Institute participants will develop and receive feedback on a micro unit constructed around a text (film, poem, play, novel, etc.) for use in their classroom and will participate in creative writing exercises that model ways in which students can use their own stories as potential sites for healing and growth.
Register online here.
If you have any questions, please contact Deborah LeClaire at outreach@umn.edu or 612-624-7346.
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