Past Events

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'Democracy Noir': Hungary's Orbanization is a riveting film documenting how Hungarian leader and U.S. conservative darling, Victor Orban, consolidated his authoritarian dictatorship. 

Filmmaker, Clarity Films

Women's and Gender Studies Historian

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Join us for a discussion of how U.S. policymakers reacted to close ties between the Soviet Union and Iran in the 1950s.

Recording Available

Professor Emeritus of Modern History, Baku State University

Director, Cold War Studies Project, Davis Center

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The Exchanging Notes program is where art, culture, and creativity collide, forging deep connections between Georgian and Somerville artists.

Founder, Warehouse XI

Ph.D., George Mason University’s Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution

Cultural Director, Somerville Arts Council

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This event will gather experts from academia, government, technology sectors, and policy research, offering unique insights into AI’s evolving role in international affairs and domestic governance.

Minister of Science and Higher Education, Kazakhstan

Senior Fellow and Director, Program on Central Asia, Davis Center

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This event introduces the first English-language anthology of contemporary Crimean Tatar poetry and prose. The volume encapsulates the story of indigenous resistance to injustice, violence, humiliation, and eradication as chronicled by those who continue to endure it.

Recording Available

Founder, Crimean Fig Literary Project; Member, PEN Ukraine

Co-founder, Crimean Fig Literary Project; Member, PEN Ukraine

Associate Professor of Ukrainian Studies, University of Cambridge

Mykhailo S. Hrushevs'kyi Professor of Ukrainian History, Harvard University

Founder of Arrowsmith Press; Professor of English, University of Massachusetts-Boston

Preceptor in Ukrainian, Harvard University