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International Sustainability and Contemporary Art Symposium Begins Friday

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The 2010 Symposium on Sustainability and Contemporary Art begins Friday at CEU, a series that brings together artists, philosophers, environmental scientists and activists to explore capitalism’s ability to absorb criticism and adapt to new circumstances. According to post-Fordist theory, in the wake of the social upheaval of May 1968 capitalism was able to recuperate radical desires for freedom, creativity and personal liberation through the adoption of the principles of flexibility, horizontality and autonomy, and the shift from industrialism to immaterial labour. 

The Philm Club: The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band)

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Friday, March 19, 2010 - 18:30 - 20:30
Zrinyi u. 14
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Israeli Scholar Rates Obama's Middle East Policy

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Nearly a year since his landmark speech in Cairo, U.S. President Barack Obama has yet to fulfill his promise to smooth Western relations with the Middle East, said Visiting Professor Shlomo
Avineri, who spoke to a packed audience in the Popper Room on March 9 at CEU.

Counter Cultural Series Brings Underground to CEU

Submitted by brouillettea on Thu, 03/18/2010 - 09:51
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Legendary Hungarian alternative band, Balaton, performed to a full house last Wednesday night, March 10, in the CEU Auditorium, a concert hosted by CEU’s Center for Arts and Culture (CAC) as part of the ongoing Approaches to Counter Cultural Movements in East Central Europe guest lecture series organized by the Department of History, CAC, and CEU research center Pasts Inc.


In the early 1980s Balaton was a popul

The New York Times: Istvan Rev On Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds

Submitted by brouillettea on Wed, 03/17/2010 - 17:25
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Parts of Quentin Tarantino Inglorious Basterds—the 2009 film about a fictional group of Jewish commandos during World War II—are closer to history than they appear, writes CEU history Professor and OSA director Istvan Rev in an opinion piece published Monday in The New York Times. 

 

  

CEU Students Celebrate International Women’s Day

Submitted by brouillettea on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 15:49
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CEU students this week organized the largest celebration of International Women's Day at the university to date, hosting a series of events marking the century-old holiday honoring women’s economic, political and social achievements. 

Festivities began Monday in the Oktogon, where participants wearing “This is what a feminist looks like,” T-shirts handed out balloons and leaflets with information on the annual March 8th holiday, and screened a video on women’s rights and feminism around the world.

CEU To Host International Sustainability and Contemporary Art Symposium

Submitted by brouillettea on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 16:26
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The 2010 Symposium on Sustainability and Contemporary Art begins Friday at CEU, a series that brings together artists, philosophers, environmental scientists and activists to explore capitalism’s remarkable ability to absorb criticism and adapt to new circumstances.

CEU Hosts International Sustainability and Contemporary Art Symposium

Submitted by brouillettea on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 16:24
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The 2010 Symposium on Sustainability and Contemporary Art begins Friday at CEU, a series that brings together artists, philosophers, environmental scientists and activists to explore capitalism’s remarkable ability to absorb criticism and adapt to new circumstances.

Legendary Hungarian Band Performs at CEU Tonight

Submitted by brouillettea on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 15:47
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Legendary Hungarian alternative band, Balaton, performs tonight in the Auditorium at CEU as part of the ongoing Counter-Cultural Movements in East Central Europe public lecture series. In the early 1980s Balaton was a popular band in the New Wave scene. The band's lead singer and composer, Mihály Víg is also famous for writing the soundtracks of several Bela Tarr movies.

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