Talks and Lectures

Theodora Patrona teaches literary courses at the School of English of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as special teaching fellow. She has published extensively on Greek American and Italian American literature and film, and regularly reviews for journals and sites abroad. Dr Patrona is the author of Return Narratives: Ethnic Space in Late Twentieth Century Greek American and Italian American Literature(Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2017), and coeditor of Redirecting Ethnic Singularity: Italian Americans and Greek Americans in Conversation (Fordham University Press, 2022).

International Security Studies will host a discussion with the Honorable Toomas Ilves, former president of Estonia, who made his country one of the most digitally advanced in the world by spearheading cutting-edge e-governance and cyber policies. He also earned praise for his deft navigation of Estonia’s integration with Europe and NATO while managing relations with neighboring Russia, including through a massive cyber attack widely believed to have been orchestrated by the Kremlin. Join us for a wide-ranging conversation on security in Europe and beyond.

The European Studies Council and the Yale REEES Program present Gabriella Safran, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Eva Chernov Lokey Professor in Jewish Studies, Stanford University, on
“The Idea of a Fundamental Opposition between Russia and “the West”: Literature, Politics, Nineteenth-Century Listening”
Location: HQ Rm 107, 320 York St.

This event is postponed when the author can resume her tour in the US again.
The European Studies Council at the Yale MacMillan Center presents Reading Ukraine: New Ukrainian Books Presentation Series.
In Conversation with Marianna Kiyanovska, Award-winning Ukrainian writer, translator, literary scholar, public figure, and Marta Kuzma, Professor of Art, Yale University on ‘The Voices of Babyn Yar’
In person: Horchow Hall, GM Room, 55 Hillhouse Ave.

The European Studies Council at the Yale MacMillan Center presents Reading Ukraine: New Ukrainian Books Presentation Series.
In Conversation with Volodymyr Rafeyenko, author, and Professor Marci Shore on ‘Mondegreen: Songs about Death and Love’
In person: Horchow Hall, GM Room, 55 Hillhouse Ave.
Virtual Registration/Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/YaleUkraineBooks10-28