Yale European Studies Council

10/14/2026

Join the Yale Ukrainian Program for a film screening this Friday ⬇️

On October 16, we are screening Mstyslav Chernov’s 2000 Meters to Andriivka Mstyslav Chernov , a remarkable documentary that asks what it means to measure war in meters, and what is hidden behind those measurements.

Following the screening, we will be joined by Ukrainian veteran and writer Mykola Melnyk and Sevgil Musaieva , Editor-in-Chief of Ukrainska Pravda and a 2026 Yale World Fellow, for a conversation about combat, journalism, testimony, and the difficult work of making war legible to those who encounter it from a distance.

Friday, October 16| Reception at 7:00 PM | Screening at 7:30 PM | HQ L01, Humanities Quadrangle, 320 York Street
Free and open to the public.

Co-sponsored by Ukraine House at Yale , REEES, Yale University Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures , Yale European Studies Council , the Whitney Humanities Center, and Razom for Ukraine

10/14/2026

Join us on Friday, October 16, at 4:30 p.m. in HQ 136, as we welcome International Booker Prize-winning Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov, and his English translator Yale alumna Angela Rodel to discuss the power of storytelling.

Can stories really put off the end? Can literature act as a natural antidote to the poison of propaganda? How do visual images inspire and enrich the text within Gospodinov's literary fiction?

This conversation offers insight into the craft of a storyteller the International Booker Prize Jury dubbed “one of the indispensable writers of our times.”

We look forward to seeing you there!

10/14/2026

Join Yale Hellenic Studies ⬇️

📣 Join us Next Monday, October 19, at 4:00 pm in Luce Hall 203, as we welcome Dr. Magda Fytili present "When Kinship Became Political: Maternal Moral Citizenship in Postwar Greece and Francoist Spain."

Magda Fytili, Ramón y Cajal Postdoctoral Researcher at the Complutense University of Madrid and an Associate Professor at the Hellenic Open University.

Dr. Fytili's paper asks how the post-civil war state turned kinship itself into a political liability, and how women turned that same liability into a source of public authority. More information: https://bit.ly/4zyHmU8

This lecture is co-sponsored with the Yale Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies

The lecture is hybrid. Register for Zoom: https://bit.ly/4rBC5rX

10/07/2026

📣 Special Advance Screening: Today at 6:30 PM of FJORD at HQ Screening Room L02 with the Yale Film Society

From Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu, a Norwegian woman and her devout Romanian husband relocate with their five children to a remote, close-knit, coastal town. Their teenage children form a fast bond with a neighboring family as unease begins to simmer around their rigid beliefs. When allegations of abuse emerge, they are forced to confront a system of judgment that blurs the line between concern and prejudice. A NEON release.

Admission is free and no registration is required. Please arrive early to secure a seat.

10/07/2026

Please join us at 4:15 PM for this conversation between Prof. Mary Sarotte and Michael Kimmage, the Director of the Kennan Institute in Luce Hall

The conversation will focus on the origins of the war in Ukraine, establishing key turning points in the period from the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 to Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to launch the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. It will also address the question of how historians today and in the future will research the origins of this war and of what the twenty-first century archive is likely to be.

10/01/2026

On Friday, October 2, at 3 p.m., the Irish Worlds Seminar will welcome Luke Gibbons, who most recently was a Professor of Irish Studies at Maynooth University (Ireland), for a talk on "Ulysses' Scar: Joyce's Odysseys and the Politics of Place with Luke Gibbons."

Dr. Gibbons revisits Joyce’s formulation of ‘Jewgreek GreekJew,’ inquiring why Joyce needed the Odyssey to make Bloom feel at home in Dublin. Following his talk, Dr. Gibbons will be interviewed alongside Yale Professor Joe Clearly.

This event is FREE and open to the public!

09/30/2026

This Thursday at 5:30 p.m., the Kruzhok-REEES Reading Group and the Jewish Studies Program will welcome Wendy Z. Goldman, Paul Mellon Distinguished Professor of History, Carnegie Mellon University, on "Between Socialism and Zionism: The Ex*****on of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee."

The talk will examine the reasons for the elimination, arrests, and ex*****on of members of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee (JAC) in 1952. It will explore the larger context—the Holocaust, the creation of the state of Israel, Soviet nationality policy, the Cold War, and the role of the Ministry of State Security—as well as the specifics of the arrests, the trial, and the subsequent exoneration of the victims.

This event is FREE and open to the public, so please join us if you can!

09/30/2026

On September 30, October 28 and November 18 at 3 p.m., join us in Luce Hall Rm 242 for a delightful Happy Tea Hour with European or Eurasian sweet treats! Savor a variety of teas and get to know ESC student affiliates, E&RS MA students, visiting scholars, and more.

05/18/2026

We are proud of our graduates in European & Russian Studies MA Program- congratulations 🎉 to Tanya, Christina, Lydia, and Christina!!

Read more about them and all other area studies graduates ⬇️

Happy Commencement Day! 💙🎉

Congratulations to all graduating Yalies and the MacMillan Center 2025-2026 graduate class, which includes more than 35 students who earned their bachelor's, master's, and/or certificates in translation and languages.

Meet our newest alumni: https://macmillan.yale.edu/macmillans-2025-2026-graduates

05/01/2026

NEXT WEEK: Join us in-person or on Zoom for the 7th annual European & Eurasian Studies Graduate Student Conference at the Yale Macmillan Center

Featuring innovative research by graduate students across disciplines and universities.

🗓️ Wed, May 6 - Thur, May 7, 2026
📍 Luce Hall, Room 203 | 34 Hillhouse Ave

For program details or to register for virtual participation: https://buff.ly/5U2tHG3