Events 2024-25
Most CGES Online and hybrid events are recorded. Explore upcoming Fall 2023 events listed below, or browse through the 2023 & Spring 2024 CGES Online Events. Get direct access to a list of all recorded webinars on CGES Online's Archive below.
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Fall 2024
September 24, 2024
CGES Hybrid Event
October 15, 2024
CGES Hybrid Event
Romani people have been discriminated against and persecuted ever since their first documented appearance in Europe in the 15th century. Join Alexandra Senfft as she talks about her research into the persecution and discrimination of the Sinti and Roma and also highlights their resistance and resilience as well as their self-empowerment based on the family history of the German Sinto Romeo Franz.
October 25, 2024
CGES In-Person Event
Aydemir’s award-winning novel is a fast-paced, character-driven family saga set in Germany and Türkiye at the end of the 20th century. In the novel, the Turkish-born protagonist, Hüseyin, has spent the past 30 years working in Germany, and his dream of buying his very own flat in Istanbul has finally come true. But he dies of a heart attack the day he moves in. His family in Germany travel to Türkiye for the funeral. In chapters narrated from the perspectives of the individual family members, we learn about each character’s personal djinns (supernatural spirits from Arabic mythology).
The complexity of migration, family, relationships, and life choices is at the center of Djinns. The book invites readers to develop empathy for all the characters.
Past Events
September 13, 2024
CGES In-Person Event
Join Luisa Neubauer from Fridays for Future Germany and the Lydian String Quartet for a journey into the universe and back, and a conversation about climate justice on Friday, September 13, 12-1:00pm in Usdan International Lounge on the Brandeis campus.
September 10, 2024
Mandel Center for Humanities Atrium5:00 - 7:00 pm
CGES welcomes all students (back) to campus! Come join us for a reception to learn about upcoming Fall 2024 event programming, German courses, and try out some tasty German treats such as Berliners and Pretzels. The CGES team will be there to answer any questions you have about our Center and German at Brandeis and refreshments will be provided. We look forward to seeing you!