"27 lessons from European history"
- from: 22.09.2008
- to: 09.12.2008
- In: Everywhere in France
agenda
From October 22nd, 2008 till December 9th
Practical
Everywhere in France
The "Rendez-vous de l'histoire" (History meetings) festival gives pride of place this year to European historians, who attempt, through their work as well as their commitment as citizens, to construct a shared history which respects cultural diversity. A series of 27 history lessons from 27 eminent historians from the 27 countries in the Union is therefore being organized, with the theme of "Europeans". These will be presented in autumn 2008, in Blois, as well as Paris and other French cities.
Timetable for the 27 lessons in European history
September 22nd, 7pm
Inaugural history lesson
Europe: history, myth, reality
By Eric Hobsbawm, United Kingdom
Emeritus professor at the University of London and the New School for Social Research in New York. President of Birkbeck college, University of London, Member of the British Academy.
In the "Salons de Boffrand de la Présidence du Sénat", Palais du Luxembourg, 15 Ter, Rue de Vaugirard, Paris 6th arrondissement
September 24th, 6.30pm
The European identity: is it compatible with national and regional histories?
By Miroslav Hroch, Czech Republic
Professor of history with the Humanities faculty at Charles University in Prague
"Amphithéâtre Jacques Chapsal", Sciences-Po, 27 Rue Saint-Guillaume, Paris 7th arrondissement
September 26th, 7pm
Europe, empire, the Mediterranean: Malta, a crossroads of cultures and civilisations
By Henry Frendo, Malta
Professor of history and director of the Institute for Maltese studies at the University of Malta in La Valette
"Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences de l'Homme", 5 Rue du Château de l'Horloge, Aix-en-Provence
October 2nd, 5pm
The History of Cyprus in Antiquity: an example of a European history on the "periphery"
By Theodoros Alexandre Mavrogiannis, Cyprus
Professor of Hellenic history with the History and archaeology department of the University of Cyprus in Nicosia
University of Nantes, Human Sciences faculty, Tertre Campus
As part of the University of Nantes's European season
October 6th, 6.30pm
The history of Europe viewed from the North
By Uffe Oestergaard, Denmark
Professor of European and Danish history at Copenhagen Business School's International Center for Business and Politics
Château des Ducs de Bretagne, Harnachement building, 2nd floor, Nantes
As part of the Nantes's European season
October 8th, 6pm
David's Marat. Art, politics, religion
By Carlo Ginzburg, Italy
Professor holding the history chair in European cultures at the University of Pisa
Auditorium of the Colbert gallery, "Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art", 2 Rue Vivienne, Paris 2nd arrondissement
October 10th, 11.30am
The Order of the Teutonic Knights: from the Mediterranean to the Baltic
By Kristjan Toomaspoeg, Estonia
Professor with the History department at the University of Salento in Lecce, Italy
"Rendez-vous de l'histoire" festival, Château de Blois, Place du Château, Blois
October 10th, 2pm
The historical strata of European construction
By Jacques Le Goff, France
Graduate of the French Ecole Normale Supérieure, history graduate, former director of studies at EHESS (French school for advanced studies in the Social Sciences)
(Filmed conference - Produced by the ECPAD media institute)
"Rendez-vous de l'histoire" festival, Cinéma Les Lobis, 12 Avenue du Maréchal Maunoury, Blois
October 10th, 4pm
Latvia from the Nazi occupation to the Soviet occupation: how did human rights fare?
By Juris Pavlovics, Latvia
Professor with the Institute of history at the University of Latvia in Riga
"Rendez-vous de l'histoire" festival, Maison de la Magie, Place du Château, Blois
October 11th, 6pm
Austria as a European "problem"
By Ernst Bruckmüller, Austria
Professor with the Institute of social and economic history at the University of Vienna
"Rendez-vous de l'histoire" festival, Château de Blois, Place du Château
October 12th, 4pm
By Jerzy Kloczowski, Poland
Christian humanism. An important European experiment.
Director of the Central-Eastern Europe Institute in Lublin, president of the Polish national commission for UNESCO
"Rendez-vous de l'histoire" festival, Château de Blois, Place du Château
October 13th, 7pm
Origins, forms and remnants of sacred royalty in Europe
By Gabor Klaniczay, Hungary
Professor with the Budapest Collegium, Professor of Medieval studies at the Central European University and at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest
"Centre National du Livre", Hôtel d'Avejan, 53 Rue de Verneuil, Paris 7th arrondissement
CNL's European Monday
October 16th, 5pm
The origins of Parliamentary representation in Europe
By Wim Blockmans, Belgium
Professor of Medieval history at the University of Leyde, lecturer with the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Wassenaar
"Rectorat" of the Academy of Montpellier, 31 Rue de l'Université, Montpellier
October 21st, 6pm
Sport and Olympism: a history shared between France, Greece and Europe
By Christina Koulouri, Greece
Professor of modern history with the Social Sciences faculty of the University of the Peloponnese in Corinth
The "Ecole Normale Supérieure", Salle Dussane, 45 Rue d'Ulm, Paris 5th arrondissement
October 23rd, 6pm
The emergence of a European public space since the 1950s
By Hartmut Kaelble, Germany
Professor of social history at the University of Humboldt in Berlin, honorary professor of the University of Paris 1
"Collège de France", Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, 11 Place Marcelin Berthelot, Paris 5th arrondissement
October 29th, 6.30pm
Mediterranean heritage and European culture
By Jose Enrique Ruiz-Domenec, Spain
Professor of Medieval history and director of the Institute of Medieval studies with the Autonomous University of Barcelona, member of the Royal Academy of Letters of Barcelona and the Reial Acadèmia de Doctors in Catalonia.
Auditorium of the "Galeries Nationales du Grand-Palais", entrance on the Champs-Elysées side, Square Jean Perrin, 3 Avenue du Général Eisenhower, Paris 8th arrondissement
Wednesday evening meeting - During the "Picasso and the masters" exhibition
October 30th, 6.30pm
Accommodating ethnic minorities. The example of policy towards the Jews in Lithuania during the inter-war period, 1918-1940
By Sarunas Liekis, Lithuania
Professor with the Department of political studies at Mykolas Romeris University in Vilnius, professor and director of the Vilnius Yiddish Institute at the University of Vilnius
"Maison de l'Europe", 35-37 Rue des Francs-Bourgeois, Paris 4th arrondissement
October 31st, 7pm
The emancipation of women in Europe, in the 19th and 20th centuries
By Francisca de Haan, Netherlands
Professor with the Department of gender studies at the University of Central Europe in Budapest, vice-president of the International Federation for Research in Women's History
"Grand Amphithéâtre" of the Lille Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme, 50 Rue Gauthier-de-Châtillon, Lille
November 5th, 7pm
Russia in the history of Europe
By Henrik Meinander, Finland
Professor with the Department of history in the Arts faculty of the University of Helsinki and senior researcher with the Academy of Finland
Amphitheatre of the Lyon Ecole Normale Supérieure (Lettres et Sciences Humaines), 15 Parvis René Descartes, Lyon
November 12th, 7pm
Romania in Europe: between the Latin West and the Byzantine East
By Ioan-Aurel Pop, Romania
Professor of Medieval history with Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca.
"Palais universitaire", Salle Pasteur, 9 Place de l'Université, Strasbourg
November 17th, 8pm
The example of Yugoslavia: creation and death of a European state
By Joze Pirjevec, Slovenia
Professor with the History department at the University of Primorska, associate member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Sciences ambassador for the Slovenian Republic
"Salle du Sénéchal", Amphitheatre, 17 Rue de Rémusat, Toulouse
November 18th, 8pm
20th century nationalism in Europe: the example of Central Europe
By Edita Ivanickova, Slovakia
Professor of contemporary history with the Institute of History at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava
"Salle de l'Athénée Municipal", Place Saint-Christoly, Bordeaux
November 25th, 7pm15
Wars and occupations in the first half of the 20th century
Benoît Majerus, Luxembourg
Researcher - FNRS and on the "History of Europe - Questions of social history" course at the Institute of European Studies at the Free University of Brussels
Memorial, Esplanade Eisenhower, Caen
November 26th, 7pm
Europeans in the confines of the modern world
By Antonio Hespanha, Portugal
Professor holding the "Legal history and theory" chair at the Law faculty of the New University of Lisbon
Amphitheatre of the "Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales", 105 Boulevard Raspail, Paris 6th arrondissement
December 1st, 7pm
European wars and reconciliations in the 20th century
By John Horne, Ireland
Professor of modern European history with the Department of history and humanities and director of the Centre for War Studies at Trinity College Dublin
"Bibliothèque Publique d'Information", Centre Georges-Pompidou, Rue Beaubourg, Paris 4th arrondissement
December 2nd, 6.30pm
Is Europe a woman?
By Elisabeth Elgan, Sweden
Director of the Institute of contemporary history at the University of Södertörn.
"Bibliothèque Nationale de France", Site François-Mitterrand, Grand Auditorium, Paris
As part of the "Men, women… history of gender" conference series organized by the magazine L'Histoire and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (French national library).
December 9th, 6pm
The role of European lights in the modernization of mentalities. The example of the Balkans.
By Nadia Danova, Bulgaria
Professor with the Institute for Balkan studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia.
"Bibliothèque de l'Alcazar", conference room, 52 Cours Belsunce, Marseille
- Updated: 08.12.2008
