What was Southeastern Europe’s role in modern military history? Join us for the first @seeatucl-ssees.bsky.social event of this academic year with Jovo Miladinović to find out more. 🗓️ 7 October at 6pm 📍 UCL SSEES ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
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UCL's School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) is the UK’s largest national centre for research and teaching on Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, the Baltics, the Caucasus and Central Asia. www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees
🎭 One week to go! The Works of Marin Držić: Croatian Renaissance Drama in Translation Join us for a rare opportunity to see Držić’s work in performance and experience the wit and satire of one of Europe’s finest playwrights. 🗓️ 8 October at 1.30pm 📍Bloomsbury Studio 🎟️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Join us for this @seeatucl-ssees.bsky.social seminar with @ivansimic.bsky.social to hear about his new book 'Sickle and Veil'. This book offers a comprehensive transnational history of communist gender policies towards Muslim minorities in Eastern Europe. 🗓️ 14 October at 6pm ➡️ buff.ly/MRttF3K
What was the role of the Baltic States in the fall of the USSR? Please join us for this special event with Professor Robert Service to find out more. Co-organised by UCL SSEES and the British-Latvian Association. 🗓️ 13 October at 6.30pm 📍 Bentham House ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
🎞️ Join us for the screening of 'Transformation' - a feature-length documentary that explores the inner metamorphosis of civilians who consciously chose to become soldiers in the context of Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine and the ongoing war. 🗓️ 5 October at 6pm www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Screening of Transformation (2026) with introduction by Dr Anke Hennig
A SSEES Cinema Research Group seminar with Dr Anke Hennig, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London
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Designed for schools, colleges, MATs, Local Authorities and Erasmus+ coordinators, this Free #Erasmus+ Training Day will offer practical guidance on developing strong projects, consortium models and European partnerships. 🗓️ 29 September at 10am 📍 UCL SSEES www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
ACE+ UK: Free Erasmus+ Training Days
Prepare for the UK’s return to Erasmus+ in 2027 with ACE+ UK’s free in-person Training Days.
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Book Roundtable: When Authoritarians Speak the Language of Emancipation 21 Oct 5-7pm @uclssees.bsky.social With Dr Leandra Bias. What happens when authoritarian regimes appropriate the language of emancipation? What does this do to feminist politics, and transnational feminist solidarity?
Book Roundtable: When Authoritarians Speak the Language of Emancipation
A SSEES Southeast European studies seminar with Dr Leandra Bias
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I actually visited Drzic’s house in Dubrovnik a while back and found him to be a really interesting character. Would definitely be going to this if I wasn’t a 6 plus hour flight away
UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies@uclssees.bsky.social · last wk.🎭 Discover the works of Croatian Renaissance playwright Marin Držić at the Bloomsbury Theatre on 8 October 2026. Join us for live rehearsed readings and a rare chance to experience the wit and satire of one of Europe’s finest playwrights. 🎟️ Tickets: buff.ly/tTZBGBF
Don't miss this - what a great project, which we are excited to support. 8 October at the Bloomsbury Studio!
UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies@uclssees.bsky.social · last wk.🎭 Discover the works of Croatian Renaissance playwright Marin Držić at the Bloomsbury Theatre on 8 October 2026. Join us for live rehearsed readings and a rare chance to experience the wit and satire of one of Europe’s finest playwrights. 🎟️ Tickets: buff.ly/tTZBGBF
🎭 Discover the works of Croatian Renaissance playwright Marin Držić at the Bloomsbury Theatre on 8 October 2026. Join us for live rehearsed readings and a rare chance to experience the wit and satire of one of Europe’s finest playwrights. 🎟️ Tickets: buff.ly/tTZBGBF
What was Southeastern Europe’s role in modern military history? Join us for this @seeatucl-ssees.bsky.social seminar with Jovo Miladinović to find out more. 🗓️ 7 October at 6pm 📍 UCL SSEES ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit... @routledgebooks.bsky.social
How Do We Speak About Central-Eastern Europe Today? Please join us for this panel discussion on cultural diplomacy and representation with Anna Tryc-Bromley, Tereza Šídlová, @okhromeychuk.bsky.social and @odrekhivska.bsky.social. 🗓️ 26 October at 6pm 📍 UCL Bloomsbury www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
How Do We Speak About Central-Eastern Europe Today?
Please join us for this SSEES Rethinking Eastern Europe and Eurasia panel discussion on cultural diplomacy and representation.
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The Works of Marin Držić: Croatian Renaissance Drama in Translation 📅 8 October | 📍 Bloomsbury Theatre Studio Join us for an evening of rehearsed readings celebrating the work of Marin Držić, one of Croatia's most important Renaissance playwrights. Book now: buff.ly/tTZBGBF @uclssees.bsky.social
Please join us for a presentation of 'Inner Zone: The Untold Violence of Retribution in Besieged Sarajevo' (@pennpress.bsky.social), the new book by Jelena Golubović. 🗓️ 14 October at 11am 📍 UCL SSEES www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Inner Zone: The Untold Violence of Retribution in Besieged Sarajevo
Please join us for this PIMs book presentation by Jelena Golubović (Northeastern University)
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Join us for this seminar with Prof. Stephen F. Jones, who will discuss his latest book 'The First Social Democracy: The Democratic Republic of Georgia, 1918–1921'. @harvardpress.bsky.social 🗓️ 19 October at 6pm 📍 UCL SSEES www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
The First Social Democracy: A Conversation with Stephen Jones
A SSEES Rethinking Eastern Europe and Eurasia seminar with Stephen F. Jones
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Join us for this @seeatucl-ssees.bsky.social seminar with the award-winning translator of Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian, Ellen Elias-Bursać. Chair: @ericgordy.bsky.social 🗓️ 16 October at 6pm 📍 UCL SSEES ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
🎉 Congratulations to @jackddean.bsky.social who successfully passed his PhD viva! Jack’s Thesis, titled “Medical Populism in Modern Romania”, focuses on how political actors have exploited public fear and discontent about healthcare from 2020-23 in order to advance political goals. buff.ly/Z0g6eo1
Designed for schools, colleges, MATs, Local Authorities and Erasmus+ coordinators, this Free Erasmus+ Training Day will offer practical guidance on developing strong projects, consortium models and European partnerships. 🗓️ 29 September at 10am 📍 UCL SSEES www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
ACE+ UK: Free Erasmus+ Training Days
Prepare for the UK’s return to Erasmus+ in 2027 with ACE+ UK’s free in-person Training Days.
ucl.ac.uk
🗣️ The 'Slavonic and East European Review' (@uclssees.bsky.social) is out! Special Issue 'Empires in Transition Between Land and Sea Southeastern Europe, 1815-1878', edited by Jovo Miladinović 👉 www.mhra.org.uk/publications... Articles via @projectmuse.bsky.social👉 muse.jhu.edu/issue/57552
In connection with the performances of the works of the Croatian Renaissance playwright Marin Držić on 8 October, UCL SSEES is also hosting a symposium on Renaissance Drama in Translation. 🗓️ 7 October at 2pm ➡️ Free and open to all www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit... @seeatucl-ssees.bsky.social
Symposium on Marin Držić and Renaissance Drama in Translation
Organised as part of the performances of the works of the Croatian Renaissance playwright Marin Držić taking place on 8 October 2026
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Still looking for somewhere to live near UCL this September? Whether you're new to UCL or returning for another year, you can book your place in UCL Accommodation right now. Make your booking via the Accommodation Portal now: buff.ly/fv6a7os @uclssees.bsky.social
State honours for a war criminal shake Serbia's EU ambitions. Dr Jessie Barton Hronešová discusses Ratko Mladić's legacy and whether the funeral could become a turning point in relations between Belgrade and the European Union. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ojL...
State honors for a war criminal shake Serbia's EU ambitions | Jessie Barton-Hronešová
YouTube video by TALKING WITH TVP WORLD
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A rare opportunity to see Croatian Renaissance playwright Marin Držić in performance, 8 October. Find out more & book: buff.ly/tTZBGBF Proud to be supporting this - with the inimitable Wendy Bracewell @uclssees.bsky.social! #MarinDrzic #RenaissanceDrama #Theatre #Translation #UCLArtsHumanities
The Works of Marin Držić: Croatian Renaissance Drama in Translation
This event at the Bloomsbury Theatre (Studio) will showcase two rehearsed readings that offer a rare opportunity to see Držić’s work in performance.
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Including a special mention for my @uclssees.bsky.social student Alexander Feeney in the undergraduate essay contest for a brilliant essay on free will in Notes from Underground!
North American Dostoevsky Society@dostoevskysociety.bsky.social · 3w agoThe North American Dostoevsky Society is delighted to announce the results of its 2026 #Undergraduate and #Graduate Student Essay #Contests! bloggerskaramazov.com/2026/09/08/2...
Why did the world’s first social democratic state emerge in Georgia, and what can its brief existence tell us about democracy, socialism, and national independence? Join us for a conversation with Prof. Stephen F. Jones to find out more. 🗓️ 19 October, 6pm www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Meet Prof. Jasna Dragović-Soso, SSEES’s incoming Director! In our latest staff spotlight, Prof. Dragović-Soso reflects on her career before joining UCL and shares what she is most looking forward to in her new role. Read the full spotlight 👇 bit.ly/4zBBzht
Why did the world’s first social democratic state emerge in Georgia, and what can its brief existence tell us about democracy, socialism, and national independence? Please join us for a conversation with Prof. Stephen F. Jones to find out more. 🗓️ 19 October at 6pm www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
The First Social Democracy: A Conversation with Stephen Jones
A SSEES Rethinking Eastern Europe and Eurasia seminar with Stephen F. Jones
ucl.ac.uk
Please join Dr Katarzyna Zechenter for a poetry reading of 'They live far from each other'. The poems trace a relationship developing over more than 30 years, across countries, continents, languages and cultures. 🗓️ 20 August at 6pm 📍 POSK Gallery, Hammersmith 🎟️ Free entry
Discover the works of Croatian Renaissance playwright Marin Držić at UCL on 8 October. This is a rare opportunity to see Držić’s work in performance, discover tickets and book now: buff.ly/tTZBGBF @uclssees.bsky.social #MarinDrzic #RenaissanceDrama #Theatre #Translation #UCLArtsHumanities