Intellectual Production in Socialist Europe 1956-1968. Ideas in Flux
Thursday, 13 November, 2025 13:00 - 14:30 CEST
Between the Thaw and the Prague Spring, Socialist Europe experienced a brief yet intense period of intellectual ferment. Intellectual Production in Socialist Europe 1956-1968 explores the shifting landscape of literature, philosophy, literary theory, and political thought in the wake of Stalinism and on the cusp of postmodernism.
Ocean Transformations: From a Magical Space to a Mining Site
Thursday, 27 November, 2025 13:00 - 14:30 CEST
Throughout human history, our relationship with the ocean has gone through many stages. From a place of supernatural power and terror of the distant past, the international community increasingly sees it today as a fragile ecosystem under immense stress, but also places its hopes in the ocean to provide the resources we need for the future. This talk will…
The Roots of Entrepreneurship in Late Soviet Show Business: Profit, Professional Pride, and Responsibility
Thursday, 15 January, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 CEST
This seminar traces the history of entrepreneurship in late Soviet music industry. Show business offers a prism for understanding how Soviet professionals engaged with economic reform in the late twentieth century.
