French Studies News
"Theory and Practice in Language Program Articulation"
Posted on: 10/19/2009 Archived on: 10/22/2009 Catherine Barrette, Associate Professor and Director of Spanish Basic Courses, Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures (Wayne State University) will give the lecture, "Theory and Practice in Language Program Articulation" on Wednesday, October 21 from 4-5:30pm at Noyes Lodge.Departments of Asia Studies, German Studies, Near Eastern Studies, Romance Studies, and Russian; the Africana Studies and Research Center; the East Asis, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Latin American Studies Programs; Language Resource Center; and the Cornell Institute for European Studies
This event is free and open to the public.
Cornell Cinema Film Series - "The Great Divide: Before & After the Wall"
Posted on: 10/13/2009 Archived on: 11/1/2009 The year 2009 marks the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and Cornell Cinema notes what was a monumental historical moment with a four film series, kicking off with Billy Wilder's 1961 James Cagney-starrer "One, Two, Three", the production of which was interrupted when the Berlin Wall was erected.Next in line is the Oscar-nominated "The Baader-Meinhof Complex", an "explosive but scrupulously journalistic drama" (Chicago Reader) in which journalist Ulrike Meinhof helped secure the freedom of left-wing revolutionary Andreas Baader from prison, and the media dubbed the new coalition the The Baader-Meinhof Gang.
Another gripping political thriller, this time set on the other side of The Wall in 1984's East Berlin, "The Lives of Others" (winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for 2006) traces the lives of a playwright and the Stasi agent who spies on him, as each confronts the moral ambiguities of totalitarian terrorism in the waning days of Soviet rule.
The series concludes with the comedy "Good Bye, Lenin!"
Set during the early fall of 1989, the tale unfolds after a woman has a heart attack and falls into a coma, thus missing the fall of the Berlin Wall. When she awakes in the summer of 1990, her son must shield her from any excitement as it could be fatal. His elaborate efforts to conceal the end of the socialist regime work for a while, but he can only do so much to hide the arrival of capitalism and Coca-Cola.
Stephane Wrembel Guitar Duo at the Rongo, July 11, 2009 8 - 10 pm
Posted on: 7/7/2009 Archived on: 7/13/2009Language & International Studies Fair
Posted on: 6/12/2009 Archived on: 8/26/2009 Find out about Cornell’s numerous language programs, meet some of the language teachers, and discover some of your options in language learning on campus and abroad.The fair will take place on Tuesday, August 25 from 1-3pm in the Noyes Lodge language Resource Center, where you can tour the state-of-the-art language facilities and software used in language instruction. Representatives from Cornell Abroad (the office of undergraduate study abroad) and the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies will also be on hand to answer your questions as will representatives from some of Cornell’s various minors in international and area studies.
Cornell Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Music Ensemble Spring Concert
Posted on: 4/20/2009 Archived on: 4/27/2009 The Cornell Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Music Ensemble will perform their Spring Concert on Sunday, April 26 at 2:30pm in the downstairs gallery at the Herbert F. Johnson Art Museum.Under direction of Harold Hagopian, the repertoire will offer a variety of pieces from Lebanon, Turkey, Greece and Egypt. And will feature guest performances by Emrah Kanisicak and Engin Gunaydin.
Sponsored by Cornell Institute for European Studies' Mediterranean Initiative, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Department of Music and Near Eastern Studies.
Stephane Wrembel in Concert at The Rongovian Embassy to the USA
Posted on: 3/25/2009 Archived on: 4/11/2009 Stephane Wrembel in Concert at The Rongovian Embassy to the USA on Friday, April 10 from 8-10pm. There is a $10 cover charge.If you love Django, African grooves, Middle Eastern colors, or Indian moods... all played with a breathtaking level of energy, you'll love Stephane Wrembel's music! In addition to performing, Stephane composed soundtrack music for Woody Allen for his latest movie, Golden Globe winner "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" and wrote the soundtrack for "Goodbye Baby", winner of director's award at the 2008 Santa Cruz Film Festival. He recorded his third album with the legendary David Grisman.
For more information, call (607) 387-3334.
Peter Hedstrom, 2009 Brettschneider Scholar, speaks on "Analytical Sociology: Principles and Applications"
Posted on: 3/24/2009 Archived on: 3/28/2009 Peter Hedstrom, 2009 Brettschneider Scholar, will present the lecture, "Analytical Sociology: Principles and Applications" as part of the Department of Sociology Colloquium Series on Friday, March 27, 2009 at 3pm in 302 Uris Hall.This event is cosponsored by the Cornell Institute for European Studies and the Center for the Study of Inequality.
Hedstrom is Professor of Sociology and Official Fellow of Nuffield College, University of Oxford. He received his doctorate from Harvard University and has held faculty appointments at Singapore Management University, Stockholm University, and University of Chicago.
He is an analytical sociologist with a particular interest in the dynamic interplay between micro-level actions and macro-level outcomes. He has published several numerous articles in leading journals and is on the Editorial Board of Social Forces, Sociological Theory, Rationality and Society, and Acta Sociologica. Hedstrom is also an elected Fellow of the European Academy of Sociology and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
"How Ethnic Diversity Delays Democratization: Lessons from Bosnia & Lebanon": Einaudi Chair Lecture by Dr. Florian Bieber
Posted on: 3/9/2009 Archived on: 4/17/2009 Dr. Florian Bieber (Professor, Dept. of Politics and International Relations, Rutherford College, University of Kent) will present "How Ethnic Diversity Delays Democratization: Lessons from Bosnia & Lebanon" on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 4:30pm in Rm. 225, ILR Conference Center.Dr. Bieber is the 2009 Luigi Einaudi Chairholder and is currently spending the Spring 2009 semester at Cornell. Dr. Bieber teaches the lecture course: HIST/GOVT 3230 Democracy, Diversity and Nationalism. His office is located at 190A Uris Hall.
This event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.
Water Sharing and Culture in the Mediterranean: A Forum
Posted on: 3/3/2009 Archived on: 3/10/2009Our Water Commons: Towards a Rights-Based Solution to the Global Water Crisis: keynote lecture by Maude Barlow
Posted on: 3/3/2009 Archived on: 3/8/2009 the keynote lecture for the Water Sharing and Culture in the Mediterranean forum will be given on March 7 by Maude Barlow in 165 McGraw Hall at 8 pm. Barlow is senior advisor on water issues to the UN and author of numerous books on water rights, including Blue Covenant.Opening Reception for Water Sharing and Culture in the Mediterranean: a Forum
Posted on: 3/2/2009 Archived on: 3/7/2009The Andreas Kapsalis and Goran Ivanovic Guitar Duo show
Posted on: 1/21/2009 Archived on: 2/20/2009 Chicago’s finest acoustic instrumental guitarists. Steel string 10-finger-tapping guitarist Andreas Kapsalis and Ithaca favourite, Balkan folk guitarist Goran Ivanovic, fuse their Serbian and Greek music roots with modern, classical, world, jazz and beyond in this experimental duo. Come early for dinner and stay for music that will transport you far away from Ithaca in February! This event is part of the schedule for Ithaca's Winter Recess, which celebrates public school teachers and employees February 13-22, 2009, hosted by the Ithaca Visitors Bureau.Ithaca High School Students Win French Embassy Essay Competition
Posted on: 1/5/2009 Archived on: 1/23/2009Luigi Einaudi Graduate Fellowship
Posted on: 11/17/2008 Archived on: 2/2/2009 The Luigi Einaudi Graduate Fellowship is available to students in modern European government, history, economics, and related social science fields. Please note the humanities fields are not eligible. The fellowship is designed to enable a graduate student to conduct field and archival research in Europe for the dissertation for one year. Candidates must have a dissertation project approved by their special committee. The award consists of a graduate student stipend, in absentia fees, and Cornell SHIP payments. The annual application deadline is February 1st.For additional information and advising, contact Sydney Van Morgan, Associate Director of the Cornell Institute for European Studies, at (607)255-7592 or email at sydney.vanmorgan@cornell.edu.
Undergraduate Funding Opportunities
Posted on: 10/1/2008 Archived on: 2/16/2009 Juniors are invited to submit applications for the Frederic Conger Wood Fellowship to pursue summer research projects in Europe.Juniors are invited to submit applications for the Susan Tarrow Fellowship for Undergraduate Research in Europe. Students planning a project in France or Italy are particularly encouraged to apply, but the fellowship is open to all Europeanists.
The application deadline is February 1, 2009.