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History Lessons: Reviewing the history of migration through a different lens
Argyro Nicolaou speaks about the treatment of migration in the Mediterranean Sea and her native Cyprus in film, art and literature, and how this research fits with her work for an upcoming exhibit at the MOMA in New York City. "I consider my work one way of using the humanities to respond to politics," says Nicolaou who received a CES Dissertation Research Grant and completed her Ph.D. in comparative literature in 2019.

Adorno Today - Peter Gordon addresses the philosopher’s relevance
Peter Gordon, Amabel B. James Professor of History and CES resident faculty, co-chairs the Harvard Colloquium for Intellectual History. CES spoke to him about the colloquium, his discipline, and the enduring legacy of Theodor Adorno. (Photo Credit: Jürgen Bauer, 2019.)

Revisiting History - Reflects on a half century at Harvard
Charles Maier the Leverett Saltonstall Research Professor and CES resident faculty, retired in May, bringing to a close more than 50 years of teaching at Harvard. We spoke to him about his career at a changing university, what he’ll miss, what he won’t, and what he’s doing next.

Die Quelle der ewigen Jugend
In June, 2019, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Theodor W. Adorno's death in 1969, Peter Gordon delivered the Adorno Vorlesungen at the Institute for Social Research at the Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, on the theme, "Adorno and the Sources of Normativity." The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reviewed Gordon's three-part lecture series. (In German)

Merkel advises graduates: Break the walls that hem you in
At Commencement, German chancellor Angela Merkel urges students ‘to embrace new beginnings.’

European Studies Concentrator Turns Passion into Reality
Spencer Ma '19 (Economics, European History, Politics and Societies) speaks on how the secondary field and engagement with CES enriched his undergraduate studies.

Generation Merkel at Harvard
Students from Germany, who may barely remember when Angela Merkel wasn't chancellor, share their thoughts as she visits. Karl Oskar Schulz '22, who served as research assistant to Daniel Ziblatt and CES program assistant also shares his perspective.

Angela Merkel, the scientist who became a world leader
One day before her Commencement address, members of the CES community, including Resident Faculty Charles Maier and Senior Fellow Sigmar Gabriel, reflect on Chancellor Angela Merkel's contributions as a world leader.

The long, deep ties between Harvard and Germany
Over more than a century, the connections have spanned everything from curriculum reform to art collections to trans-Atlantic fellowships