In the latest episode of Studio CEE, Polish sociologist Katarzyna Wojnicka argues that dismantling patriarchy requires engaging men - not only as allies, but within the conversation about unequal power relations. #sociology #masculinities #kuLeuven fcee.podbean.com/e/wojnicka/

New episode of Studio Central and Eastern Europe. Kris Van Heuckelom, Professor of Polish Studies and Cultural Studies at KU Leuven, speaks with Konrad Klejsa (University of Łódź), a leading scholar of socialist-era Polish cinema, about film censorship under communism. fcee.podbean.com/e/klejsa/

Zsuzsa Csergő on minority agency and the politics of Belonging - New episode of Studio Central and Eastern Europe on what does it mean to live as a minority “at home”. With @petervermeersch.bsky.social fcee.podbean.com/e/zsuzsa_cse... @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

🎧 New episode Studio Central and Eastern Europe out When is a “transit country” a choice rather than fate? Denitsa Marchevska talks with Julija Sardelić on how states shape (and limit) refugee protection in Europe. Listen: borders, belonging, and the politics of mobility. fcee.podbean.com/e/srdelic/

Last chance to join our discussion tomorrow in Ghent on minority citizenship in a backsliding democracy, focusing on Bulgaria. Read more and register: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Minority Citizenship in Backsliding Democracy: The Case of Bulgaria

The Forum on Central and Eastern Europe at KU Leuven and the University of Ghent kindly invite you to a discussion on how democratic backsliding shapes the lives, identities, and civic possibilities o...

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On 21/04, the European Court of Justice will rule in a historic case: European Commission against Hungary, over anti‑LGBT laws. In our podcast, Wim Weymans speaks with UCLouvain European law professor Antoine Bailleux. #European_values #Hungary #ECJ #Orban #LGBTQ+ fcee.podbean.com/e/antoine_ba...

Writer Emine Sadka (Caravane for Ravens) will be one of the speakers at our forthcoming event Minority Citizenship in Backsliding Democracy: The Case of Bulgaria. More&Register: fcee.substack.com/p/minority-c... #Bulgaria #minorities #humanrights #ghent #kuleuven

When a celebrated Ukrainian writer doubles as a volunteer soldier, his writing cannot help but resound with urgency. A discussion how Zjadan’s Arabeski reaches Dutch audiences without losing its music. Save a seat (event in Dutch). 📅 26 March 2026 🕢 17:30📍 Boekarest Bookstore, Leuven.

From a distance, objectivity looks almost effortless—one of the presumed privileges of studying war. But what if the scholar has survived the very conflict they seek to analyse? Out podcast with Vjosa Musliu will draw you into this compelling conversation. fcee.podbean.com/e/vjosa_musl...

This superbly interesting topic - the environmental history of one of Krakow, is fast approaching. 🗓 19 March 2026, 17:30📍 Collegium Veteranorum (109-20), Sint-Michielsstraat 2-4 , Mgr. O. Romerozaal 02.10, Leuven. RSVP: soc.kuleuven.be/lines/fcee/r... Details: fcee.substack.com/p/environmen...

Our guests tomorrow will be Ivanja Todorović, a visual artist in Belgrade. It is still not too late to reserve a place. More: fcee.substack.com/p/institutio... 🗓 11 March 2026, 18:00📍 Hollands College, Pater Damiaanplein 9, 3000 Leuven. Register: soc.kuleuven.be/lines/fcee/e... #art #serbia #leuven

Visual artist Ana Stojković and art historian Milica Pekić will be our guests at the event on 11 March, at Hollands College (Leuven), dedicated to art and political protest in contemporary Serbia. Program and registration (free): open.substack.com/pub/fcee/p/i... #Serbia #art #protests

Jochen Hellbeck (Rutgers University) and KU Leuven historian Georgi Verbeeck open fresh angles on the Nazi project. 🗓 2 March 2026, 17:30 📍 Collegium Veteranorum (109-20), Sint-Michielsstraat 2–4, Mgr. O. Romerozaal 02.10, Leuven Register : soc.kuleuven.be/lines/fcee/e...

Jochen Hellbeck (Rutgers University, United States) on his recent book World Enemy No. 1, Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia and the Fate of the Jews. 🗓 2 March 2026, 17:30📍 Collegium Veteranorum (109-20), Sint-Michielsstraat 2-4 , Romerozaal 02.10, 3000 Leuven. Register: soc.kuleuven.be/lines/fcee/e...

Join us for free for the screening of the new documentary Palianytsia. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #Leuven #Ukraine #docu #KULeuven #streetart

Registration - Culture vs War International Film Marathon in Leuven

Ukrainian below 🎬 You are invited to a screening of the documentary film “Palianytsia” (2025) as part of the Culture vs War International Film Marathon, held on the occasion of the fourth anniversar...

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If you missed Mr Nobody Against Putin during our Eastern European Film Weeks in Leuven last October, you can now watch on VRT Max. On the link below Peter Vermeersch, political scientist at KU Leuven, joins host Van Bogaert to introduce the documentary (in Dutch). www.vrt.be/vrtmax/luist... at 2:44

In the latest episode of Studio Central and Eastern Europe, Vera Messing joins Peter Vermeersch to discuss the impact of Hungary’s controversial ‘community identity’ law, which restricts settlement and property acquisition. open.spotify.com/episode/4amj...

Vera Messing on Hungary’s ‘Community Identity’ Law—and Its Impact on the Roma Minority

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fcee.podbean.com/e/vera_messi... Our latest podcast episode is now live!

🎙️ New episode! Studio Central and Eastern Europe Tatiana Klepikova joins Maryna Shevtsova to discuss the contested legacy of cult film director Sergej Paradjanov—claimed by many post-Soviet nations and celebrated for his bold aesthetics and queer undertones. open.spotify.com/episode/3Sup...

Tatiana Klepikova on the Contested Legacy of Sergej Parajanov

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Girlhood at War: Interpreting War and Liberation in Kosovo open.substack.com/pub/fcee/p/g...

Girlhood at War: Interpreting War and Liberation in Kosovo

An invitation to a discussion with writer and academic Vjosa Musliu

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Girlhood at War: Interpreting War and Liberation in Kosovo An invitation to a discussion with writer and academic Vjosa Musliu. 2 December, 17:30, Hollands College, Leuven. Read more: fcee.substack.com/p/girlhood-a... Register: soc.kuleuven.be/lines/fcee/e... #Kosovo #KULeuven #FCEE #Balkans

🎙️ Jeroen van den Bosch on Encyclopedia Tyrannica — a research guide to totalitarianism. With Ria Laenen (KU Leuven), on authoritarianism, Central Asia, and academic blind spots. podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/s... 📖 Free: www.ibidem.eu/out/media/vl... #StudioCEE #EncyclopediaTyrannica #Geopolitics

Breaking news: a second edition of the Eastern European Film Weeks of KU Leuven will follow next fall! See you in 11 months at @Cinema ZED

Two exceptional screenings in Leuven! fcee.substack.com/p/eastern-eu... : avant-premiere of the Ukrainian documentary Timestamp and a rare screening of The Hourglass Sanatorium, a seminal work of Polish surrealist cinema by the singular W. Has. Tickets: www.cinemazed.be/nl/nieuws/on...

Polsslag Comes to Antwerp: Book Presentation by Peter Vermeersch 📍UCSIA en Pax Christi-gebouw, Koningstraat 2, 2000 Antwerpen 📅 Doors open at 19:00 More: www.paxchristi.be/agenda/boekv...

Join us tonight at 5 PM at Cinema ZED to watch a film based on the work of the freshly announced Nobel Prize winner in Literature. Eastern European Film Weeks: www.cinemazed.be/nl/film/werc... #nobel #hungary #kuleuven

Don’t miss the public lecture by one of the most thought-provoking and influential historians of Polish–Jewish relations! Register here (soc.kuleuven.be/lines/fcee/e...) for the lecture of Jan Tomasz Gross. 📅 9 October 2025, 14:00–16:00 📍 De Valk, DV1 01.54, KU Leuven #Poland #History #KULeuven

One week to go! Our Eastern European Film Weeks start on 8 October with a selection of 8 films from across the region introduced by academic experts. Don’t miss the opening event, featuring Polish film director Zofia Kowalewska in person. Language: English Tickets www.cinemazed.be/nl/nieuws/on...

🔴 Season 3 of Studio Central and Eastern Europe is live! Lessons in Peacebuilding: What Colombia can teach Ukraine? What can transitional justice in Latin America tell us about post-conflict processes in Europe? www.podbean.com/ew/pb-2v5ra-... #transitional_justice #Ukraine #Colombia #KULeuven

Lessons in Peacebuilding: What Colombia Can Teach Ukraine

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30 years since Srebrenica. How do we remember and rebuild? Join a roundtable at UAntwerp on June 30, 17:00–19:00, with survivors, scholars & artists. Open to all. Info: marnix.beyen@uantwerpen.be #Srebrenica30 #NeverAgain