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2024 Fall Traditions Newsletter
Euro in Focus Blog
EURO Visiting Scholars 2024: Noemi Giampaoli
The Institute for European Studies is pleased to host three visiting scholars this academic year: Matteo Renghini, Noemi Giampaoli, and Caterina Scalvedi. There is much to learn from them, as they share their research expertise and culture with us during their time at EURO and Indiana University. Please read our interview with Noemi Giampaoli and… Read more »
European Legend: the Beast of Gévaudan
Author Sara Couch is a graduate assistant to the Institute for European Studies. You have heard about European legends Jack the Ripper, Dracula, and the Loch Ness Monster. How about the half-demon, half-goat creature, Krampus, which is so popular in Bloomington, Indiana that we host the largest Krampus event in North America? I would would like to… Read more »
EURO Visiting Scholars 2024: Matteo Renghini
The Institute for European Studies is pleased to host three visiting scholars this academic year: Matteo Renghini, Noemi Giampaoli, and Caterina Scalvedi. There is much to learn from them, as they share their research expertise and culture with us during their time at EURO and Indiana University. Please read our interview with Matteo Renghini below… Read more »
Welcome Back to EURO!
As the fall semester approaches, we would like to introduce our department to new students (welcome!) and remind current students and the wider academic community about our mission and the resources that we offer. EURO on Campus EURO is located in the Global and International Studies building (GISB) with IU’s other internationally recognized Area Studies… Read more »
EURO Alumni Spotlight: Jack Rosswurm
The Institute for European Studies is proud of our recent MA graduate Jack Rosswurm, who successfully defended his thesis titled “Changing Circumstances: Why the European Union’s Accession Process no Longer Fits the Political Moment” in May. Jack is continuing his graduate studies this fall in the department of Second Language Studies, for which he has… Read more »
EURO to Host Book Launch for Professor Michael De Groot’s “Disruption”
The Institute for European Studies is excited to host the book launch for Professor Michael De Groot’s new work Disruption: The Global Economic Shocks of the 1970s and the end of the Cold War. We hope that you will consider joining us on March 26, 2024, from 12-1 PM in HLS room 4067. In Disruption, De… Read more »
Professor Jan-Werner Müller to Discuss Far-Right Populism in Europe at HLS March 21
Professor Jan-Werner Müller of Princeton University will discuss far-right populism in Europe on March 21 at 5 PM in Shreve Auditorium. This subject matter is particularly pertinent given the upcoming European Parliament elections taking place in June. Will the populist far-right triumph? What are the underlying political dynamics at play? Dr. Müller will address these… Read more »
In Today’s Classroom, Students Need a Window to the World
I am a graduate student in European Studies at Indiana University. But if not for the inspiration I found in one high school French class, I likely wouldn’t be here. As foreign language and culture offerings in K-12 education seem to move from the back burner to the fridge, I worry about the dwindling opportunities… Read more »
Spring 2024 Welcome
Dear friends of EURO, As the new director of the Institute for European Studies, it’s my great pleasure to welcome you into the New Year and introduce the team at EURO. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m a historian of modern Italy, focusing on fascism and colonialism, and of 20th-century Europe more… Read more »