This online presentation challenges the conventional view of the Balkans as a region historically defined by excessive nationalism and persistent warfare. Instead, it argues that the region's trajectory has been shaped more by the relative absence of sustained inter-state conflict and fully developed nationalist ideologies.

Join us for a lecture by graduate Student Nicco La Mattina entitled "Lamentela: A Poetics of Absenscing on Pantelleria, Sicily" followed by an informal student mixer.

A diplomatic discussion with Kristjan Prikk, Estonia's Ambassador to the US.