Making and Re-Making Europe: The Czech and Slovak Contribution
Wednesday, November 7th, 2018 – Friday, November 9th, 2018
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, November 7, 2018 | 5:30PM - 9:00PM | The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, 1 Devonshire Place |
| Thursday, November 8, 2018 | 9:00AM - 8:30PM | The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, 1 Devonshire Place |
| Friday, November 9, 2018 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM | The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, 1 Devonshire Place |
Description
Making and Re-Making Europe: The Czech and Slovak Contribution Draft Agenda
Conference Patron: The Cvachovec Foundation
7 – 9 November 2018
In honour of the celebration in 2018 of the founding of Czechoslovakia, remembering fifty years since the Warsaw Pact invasion in 1968, and the events of 1989 and after, the Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (CERES) at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy will hold a two-day conference to mark these important anniversaries and give visibility to the contribution of Czechs and Slovaks in Europe and North America. The conference combines academic panels, films and a graduate student conference.
November 7
Pre-conference events:
2:00-4:00 pm – Slovakia: Big Dreams and Fears of a Small Country – Milan Nič
4:00-5:15 pm – Czech Refugees in Cold War Canada – Jan Raska
Conference opening:
5:30 PM Evening Cultural Event
Havel and Underground Culture.
Michael Kilburn, Endicott College, Beverly, Massachusetts. Paul Wilson, Writer and Translator.
Michael Žantovský, Václav Havel Library, Prague, Czech Republic.
Dramatic Readings from Tom Stoppard’s “Rock and Roll” and Václav Havel’s “Protest”
Two Photo exhibits are open to the public in Cloister of the Munk School for viewing throughout the conference.
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