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FROM THE DIRECTOR A. James McAdams
William M. Scholl Professor of International Affairs
When I wrote last year’s director’s message,
local communities. Rolf-Dieter Heuer, the
The most exciting event of all has been
we had just begun to deal with the shock
former director-general of the world-renowned
our Big Move. In July, we relocated to
of Brexit, Great Britain’s rejection of the
particle physics center, CERN, lectured about
the Institute’s magnificent new home in
European Union. Since then, European
how scientific research can bring governments
Nanovic Hall. Through the generosity
debates have shifted to an even bigger theme:
and individuals together to work for the
of Bob and Liz Nanovic, we will begin
the future of democracy! My students yearn
common good. Along with our Catholic
the new academic year with an expanded
to understand the rise of new populist parties
university partners from East-Central Europe
capacity for programming, more offices
and movements, sharply contested elections,
and the former Soviet Union, we organized
for graduate students and visiting scholars,
and the mounting challenges of economic
a conference in Zagreb, Croatia, on fostering
and a breathtaking seminar room with the
stagnation, immigration, environmental
students’ “hope in the future.” In July, we
technology for connecting directly to Europe.
degradation, and terrorism. Together with
hosted a leadership institute at Notre Dame
We are perfectly poised to intensify our
our fellow institutes in the Keough School
at which senior educators and administrators
commitment to European studies for many
of Global Affairs, the Nanovic Institute has
from these universities were exposed to the
years to come!
actively engaged these themes through a
latest thinking about non-profit management.
host of flash panels, distinguished lectures, symposia, and research.
As you can see on the following pages, the Nanovic Institute has focused on many more
We have also organized events that underscore
themes over the past academic year—business
the resilience of democratic institutions and
ethics, interfaith theatre, early modern
humanistic values in contemporary Europe.
Catholicism, the history of eurocentrism,
Continuing our tradition of facilitating
and “middlebrow” music. All of these
on-the-ground learning, we sent students
undertakings have energized our culture of
to Austria to explore innovative ways of
European studies, both on campus and in the
integrating refugees and other immigrants into
university’s Global Gateways in Europe.
Professor A. James McAdams published Vanguard of the Revolution: The Global Idea of the Communist Party with Princeton University Press in August 2017.
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NEW GLOBAL CHALLENGES Responses from the Humanities and Social Sciences Momentous events in Europe once again
new era of protectionism (Jeffrey Bergstrand).
One manifestation of these events is the
commanded campus attention this year.
The question of who stood most to gain was
afterlife of the Soviet Union. Political
Aiming to deepen student perspectives
answered by Andrew Gould, who pointed
historian George Liber (University of
and promote greater understanding of
to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, and Paris as
Alabama-Birmingham) provided an historical
the issues at stake, the Institute organized
alternative financial centers to London.
perspective for students interested in the
faculty panels and visiting speakers around the rise of nationalism, the fragility of democratic culture, and troubling forms of authoritarianism. These stories, new and old, continue to haunt Europe as it seeks to find effective ways of confronting mounting global challenges.
to consider the increasing fragility of the European political order. A second panel, in spring 2017, investigated European populism, asking whether new movements, and particularly their right-wing manifestations, posed a threat to democracy itself. The
legacy of Russian authoritarianism as it affects Ukraine today. Ryszard Legutko, a European politician and intellectual, addressed the temptations of totalitarianism even in free societies, showing how politics can darken into intolerance and coercion, especially regarding religious and civil liberties. Migrations to European economies were also cause for
The Institute’s opening panel in the fall, Brexit:
directors of two institutes in the Keough
Now What?, focused on how to communicate
School of Global Affairs, Paolo Carozza
a deeper understanding of the decision and a
and Michel Hockx, took up this question
clearer sense of what could happen next. The
alongside Olivier Morel, an expert in French
Hesburgh Center Auditorium was packed to
politics, and Lucia Manzi, a graduate student
capacity. A multidisciplinary panel moderated
in Political Science who studies Italy’s “Five
The complicated histories of European
by A. James McAdams reflected on whether
Star” movement. The panel concluded that
cultures can be difficult to communicate to
Brexit meant “that nationalism was back”
although there were disturbing signs of
a broad audience. Thanks to faculty fellow
(Sebastian Rosato), whether the setback
connections between populist and fascist
Patrick Murphy (Marketing), author and
for European federalism was imminent or
movements across Europe, European
historian Ross King held an engaging visit
piecemeal (Emilia Justyna Powell), and what
populism takes different forms, due to diverse
with faculty and students about how to write
such developments might mean for Britain’s
national settings and long histories.
history effectively for a popular audience.
trade and financial sectors if Brexit signaled a 4
The Brexit vote was close enough for faculty
concern. The nature of these movements and their “regulatory regimes” were addressed by visiting scholars Frank Wolff and Roberta Ricucci.
FLASH PANELS Brexit: Now What?
DIALOGUES WITH DIPLOMATS Stephen Bridges
Jeffrey Bergstrand, Andrew Gould, Emilia Justyna Powell, Sebastian Rosato, and A. James McAdams
British Consul General, Chicago
Right-Wing Populism in Europe
Northumbria University
Paolo Carozza, Michel Hockx, Olivier Morel, Lucia Manzi, and A. James McAdams
FACULTY FELLOWS MEETING William Coker
Bilkent University
VISITING SPEAKERS Thomas J. Albrecht Geoff Eley
University of Michigan Bernhard Fischer
Goethe and Schiller Archive, Weimar Allan Hepburn
McGill University Ross King
Ryszard Legutko
Jagiellonian University George Liber
University of Alabama-Birmingham Roberta Ricucci
University of Turin Magda Romanska
Yale School of Drama and Emerson College Charles Townshend
Professor Emeritus of International History, Keele University Frank Wolff
University of Osnabrück
Historian and Author
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THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION The Keeley Vatican Lecture with Bishop Borys Gudziak Bishop Borys Gudziak, President of the
and Byzantine Cultural History from
Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) and
Harvard University in 1992. He then moved
an eparch of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic
to Ukraine, where he was ordained in 1998.
Church, presented the Keeley Vatican Lecture
In addition to founding a new Institute of
in November.
Church History, he helped to revive the Lviv
Speaking about “Ukraine, Democratic Revolution, and the Challenges of a Catholic University,” Gudziak described the history of demonstrations in Kiev’s Maidan square in 2014. Observing that protestors came from every corner of Ukrainian society, Gudziak showed scores of eyewitness photographs and explained who the protestors were, what they wanted, and how they suffered in the protests.
university status, constant growth, and continuing success. In 2013, Benedict XVI elevated Gudziak to the Paris Eparchy of Saint Volodymyr the Great, the territorial diocese for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. He remains the president of UCU.
One of his young faculty members, a historian,
The Keeley Vatican Lecture was
lost his life on the Maidan. By protesting,
established through the generosity of
ministering, consoling, and speaking
Terrence R. Keeley ’81 to bring distinguished
courageously, the young protestors whom he
representatives from the Vatican to explore
described, including his own students, played
questions involving Notre Dame’s Catholic
a leading role in what has come to be called “a
mission.
revolution of dignity.”
Visit nanovic.nd.edu/vatican to view the
Gudziak has long been a leader in the world
video of this lecture as well as a complete
of Catholic higher education. After studying in Rome, Gudziak earned a Ph.D. in Slavic
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Theological Academy and steer it toward
archive of the series.
Bishop Borys has presented Ukrainian citizens with a vivid image of how to live with integrity and honor in a country still struggling with the vestiges of communism. He has exhibited extraordinary leadership. A. James McAdams, Director
Bishop Borys Gudziak walking with students after Mass in the Log Chapel
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UNDERGRADUATE SEMINARS IN EUROPE International Education Across the Disciplines ARCHITECTURE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE
TUDOR HISTORY AND LITERATURE
LITERATURE AND INTER-RELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING
Lucien Steil (Architecture)
JoAnn DellaNeva (French)
Vittorio Montemaggi (Romance Languages and Literatures)
Bridging architecture, psychology, and
Students in “The Life and Times of Henry
In Fischer Hall (London) for the fall
law, this team-taught course included a fall
VIII” traveled to London during fall break
semester, Montemaggi and his students
break experience of “the best, most efficient,
to bring their course readings to life. Filling
focused on the relationship between Judaism
and most humane detention facilities of
their time “non-stop with all things Tudor,”
and Christianity as seen through the literary
the world.” Students spoke with German
students visited Hampton Court Palace as
lens of the Bible, Shakespeare, and Italian
officials in charge of prison and probation
well as Lambeth Palace, Westminster Abbey,
author Primo Levi. Three weekend trips
policies and juvenile detention centers. In
the Tower of London with its historic graffiti,
during the semester took students to Rome,
Berlin, Neustrelitz, and Potsdam, they were
the London Charterhouse, Tyburn Convent,
Venice, and Auschwitz — all settings deeply
exposed to design elements that informed
Hever Castle, Portsmouth, and Windsor
linked to the course’s readings.
their proposals to the DePaul Academy and
Castle, where Henry VIII lies buried.
and Anré Venter (Psychology)
Juvenile Justice Center in South Bend.
This course was the first time I have felt so completely and truly immersed in the subject matter, and that has helped me to learn and to understand history in a new and very exciting way. Lia Rocchino, ’19 (Tudor History and Literature) 8
EXPLORING ASYLUM IN AUSTRIA Clemens Sedmak and Ilaria Schnyder von Wartensee (Keough School of Global Affairs) During spring break, students traveled to Salzburg, Seekirchen, and Bad Ischl in upper Austria to immerse themselves in the issues and practices related both to European migration and Catholic social teaching. When the students returned to Notre Dame, they developed policy proposals which were communicated to government officials and social work professionals in Austria.
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REASSESSMENT, INNOVATION, EXPANSION, CREATIVITY Graduate Research Fellows
Qingyuan Jiang
Megan Leigh Welton
Erica Machulak
J.J. Wright
Jiang is challenging the
Was the power of Europe’s
Scholarly culture in late medieval
A musicologist and Grammy
historiography of modern English
queens understood in the
England was restricted to those
award-winning composer, Wright
literature by focusing on what he
same terms as that of its kings?
fluent in Latin, so the extent to
spent the year in Rome examining
calls “extraordinarily plentiful”
Welton shows that some current
which common people could be
the music of Giovanni Anerio
modernist writing about sacred
historiographical concepts, such
exposed to new ideas in books
(d. 1630) in the Chiesa Nuova, the
spaces. His dissertation, “Living
as “agency,” are anachronistic.
from around the world was limited.
very church where Anerio worked.
the Hierophany,” shows how and
A comparative study of tenth-
And yet, Arabic and Aristotelian
There, Wright wrote his final
why writers like Lawrence, Joyce,
century Europe shows instead that
ideas did find a way into popular
composition toward the doctor of
Forster, and Beckett imagined and
queenly power was understood as
literature during this period.
musical arts degree: an oratorio
represented such spaces. Jiang thus
“virtuous action, or virtus,” which
Machulak traces the circulation
that took Anerio’s madrigals as
brings religion into the study of
medieval Europeans expected
of such sources outside scholarly
a model but set the words in a
literary modernism.
from kings and queens alike.
circles and shows how they
new harmonic language. The
stimulated broader conversations
performance of Wright’s final piece
about what counted as authority
in the Chiesa Nuova was sponsored
and knowledge.
by Notre Dame and the Pontificio
Ph.D. in Literature
Ph.D. in Medieval Studies
Qingyuan Jiang and Megan Leigh Welton received Paul G. Tobin Dissertation Fellowships while Erica Machulak and J.J. Wright were awarded Dominica and Frank Annese Fellowships in Graduate Studies.
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Ph.D. in English
DMA in Sacred Music
Istituto di Musica Sacra.
PHILOSOPHY, POETRY, AND THE COMMON GOOD Graduate Student Conferences Organized entirely by graduate
philosophy in poetry. Organized
institutions. Organized by
students with staff and financial
by John Izzo (M.A. candidate,
Mark Hoipkemier and Robert
support, graduate conferences
Classics), the conference
Wyllie (Ph.D. candidates in
have been a powerful means of
included keynote addresses by
Political Science), the conference
professionalizing young scholars
Elizabeth Asmis (University
featured keynote addresses by
and connecting them to an
of Chicago), David O’Connor
Alasdair MacIntyre (Notre Dame),
international network of future
(Notre Dame), and Richard Janko
Jean-Luc Marion (University
peers.
(University of Michigan).
of Chicago and the Sorbonne),
POETIC PHILOSOPHERS AND PHILOSOPHICAL POETS
THE COMMON GOOD AS COMMON PROJECT
October 7-8, 2016
March 26-28, 2017
With the Department of
The Institute sponsored a
Classics, the Workshop in
multi-disciplinary conference
Ancient Philosophy, and the
devoted to specific conceptions
Program of Liberal Studies, the
of the common good and feasible
Institute was the lead sponsor
applications of them. Participants
of a conference exploring the
came from the University of
relationship between philosophy
Oxford, Yale University, the
and poetry from the Pre-Socratics
University of Aberdeen, Duke
to Boethius. Participants examined
University, Indiana University,
a range of uses, abuses, doctrines,
Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Austria,
purposes, and implementations
Notre Dame, and many other
of poetry in philosophy and
domestic and international
Jean Porter (Notre Dame), and Emilie Tardivel-Schick (Institut Catholique de Paris). The Institute also contributed to symposia and workshops that included students in European studies: The Quest for Consonance: Theology and the Natural Sciences; Reenchanting the Literary Imagination; Cityscapes in Transformation in Italian Literature and Cinema; and the Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies.
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LEADING A GLOBAL CULTURE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE AT CERN The Nanovic Forum with Rolf-Dieter Heuer This year, Prof. Dr. Rolf-Dieter Heuer, director-general of CERN from
projects at CERN with graduate students in physics. He also met with
2009-15 and the current president of the German Physical Society,
young artists such as Justin Trupiano, an MFA candidate who created
joined the Nanovic Forum at Notre Dame to discuss the innovative
an image of the cosmic microwave background mapped onto a sphere
culture of cutting-edge science.
and presented it to Dr. Heuer as the Institute’s official gift.
During his tenure at CERN, Heuer supervised the start-up of the Large
During his visit, Dr. Heuer met university officials, spoke at length
Hadron Collider experiments that led its global team of scientists to
with faculty in the High Energy Elementary Particle Physics group,
confirm the existence of the Higgs boson in 2013. Experimental proof
and toured Notre Dame’s Center for Nano Science and Technology,
of the boson’s existence provided crucial support for the Standard Model
its Energy Center, and three nuclear accelerators in Nieuwland Hall.
theory of fundamental forces in the known universe.
He was pleased to learn that Notre Dame is home to the oldest
Behind the scenes, Heuer persuaded world governments and institutions to support a unique global culture of research at CERN. It was Heuer who inaugurated Arts@CERN, a program to promote dialogue between artists and physicists and thereby cultivate fresh thinking and creativity.
United States and was particularly impressed by the extensive hands-on experience students have with the equipment, which he thought would bode well for the global culture of science in the future.
Notre Dame Professor Michael Hildreth (Physics), a key collaborator
The Nanovic Institute established the Nanovic Forum through the
with the Institute, noted that Heuer’s directorship was marked not only
generosity of Robert and Elizabeth Nanovic. The Forum’s goal is
by spectacular scientific discoveries but, “equally important, a new era of
to deepen Notre Dame’s rich tradition of connections to Europe by
engagement between science, the arts, and humanities.”
bringing prominent figures to campus in a wide range of fields to
Sharing what Heuer describes as “a deep-seated conviction that art and science form two aspects of a single culture,” the Institute invited Heuer
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continuously-operating nuclear accelerator lab at any university in the
explore, discuss, and debate the most pressing questions about Europe today.
to Notre Dame to present a public lecture in Jordan Hall, engage young
More information on this visit and a video of past Forum lectures is
scholars in the history and philosophy of science, and discuss current
available at nanovic.nd.edu/forum.
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LITERARY FORM AFTER DICTATORSHIP The 2016 Laura Shannon Prize The 2016 Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies was awarded to Birth Certificate: The Story of Danilo Kiš, by Mark Thompson. Published by Cornell University Press, Thompson’s work is an eloquent and innovative biography of a major writer whose remarkable writings are just beginning to be translated into English. The jury’s praise for both Kiš and Thompson was effusive: Impressive, eccentric, at times controversial, Danilo Kiš (1935-1989) belonged to many cultures and traditions and is best-known for his playfulness with literary form. What is remarkable about Thompson’s biography is how skillfully it relates literary significance to shifts in the history of central Europe while being a formal tour de force itself, combining journal fragments, photographs, and interviews with Thompson’s own beautifully-written prose. Mark Thompson currently holds a position as Reader in
Carrying a cash prize of $10,000, the Laura Shannon Prize is awarded
Modern History at the University of East Anglia (U.K.). His
annually to the author of the best book in European studies that
career has included various positions in the United Nations,
transcends a focus on any one country, state, or people to stimulate new
civil society organizations, and journalism. At Notre Dame,
ways of thinking about contemporary Europe as a whole.
Thompson delivered a live-streamed public lecture entitled “Socrates in Bosnia,” shared meals with undergraduate and graduate students in History, and engaged Nanovic faculty fellows in a variety of settings. 14
Author Mark Thompson with his wife Dr. Sanja Thompson and Director A. James McAdams
For more information and an archive of past lectures, please visit nanovic.nd.edu/prize.
THE 2016 LAURA SHANNON PRIZE JURY Karl Ameriks
McMahon-Hank Professor of Philosophy Emeritus University of Notre Dame
John Hare
Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology Yale Divinity School
Anne Lake Prescott
Helen Goodhart Altschul Professor of English Emerita Columbia University
Ingrid Rowland
Professor of Architecture University of Notre Dame
Roger Scruton
Philosopher Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington, D.C.
Nobody did more to prove that Europe’s twentiethcentury experiments in fiction can take the measure of its experiments in totalitarianism, without curbing the liberties of the one or blurring the crimes of the other. Mark Thompson
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RELIGION, GEOGRAPHY, MOVEMENT, REVOLUTION, INTEGRATION Research Themes for a Changing World RELIGION & SECULARISM Emilia Justyna Powell (Political Science) received funding to study the relationship between Islamic and European Union law in
economic, ethnic, and religious
construction of ‘bioarchitecture’ in
range of Austrian organizations.
lines in England. Adrian Reimers
Cesenatico, Italy.
Sedmak’s research was combined
(Philosophy) received funding
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLES
with his supervision of a group of
in support of his new book project on religion and society in contemporary Poland.
Anton Juan (Theatre) received funding to support his
Notre Dame students interested in the same topic (see page 9).
INTEGRATION
POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
collaboration with former visiting Max Kade Professor
the University of Copenhagen
David Mayernik (Architecture)
Katie Jarvis (History) received
Frank Wolff (University of
Centre for International Courts.
has been writing a new monograph
grant support to complete archival
Osnabrück) on the migration
Dennis Doordan (Architecture
entitled Patterns of Integration:
research in Paris that forms the
regime currently in place in
Diverse Politics and Unified
and Design) spent part of the
basis of her book, Politics in the
Germany and across Europe.
Design in the Northern European
summer in the U.K., conducting
Marketplace: Work, Gender, and
Maurizio Albahari (Anthropology)
research toward his new book, The
Baroque City with the Institute’s
Citizenship in Revolutionary France.
traveled to Wolfsburg, Germany,
Saint Dominic’s Press 1916-1936:
support. His research will also
Jarvis focuses on places like the
to investigate how different
A Catholic Contribution to English
become part of a Handbook
Dames des Halles as microcosms
communities of migrants viewed
Modern Culture. Mark Doerries
of the Baroque, forthcoming
of political and cultural forces
each other. Clemens Sedmak
(Sacred Music) explored how
from Oxford University Press.
at work in French society.
(Keough School) received funding
the cathedrals of Leeds and
Margaret Meserve (History)
Lucien Steil (Architecture) traveled
to investigate the situation of
Westminster cultivate the highest
received funding in support of her
with Institute support to study
asylum seekers across Austria with
level of cooperative musical
project on how popes, their curial
the latest political and regulatory
a view toward making specific
literacy among children across
staffs, and humanists in their orbit
environment governing the
policy recommendations to a
used the new medium of print
Denmark, where she interviewed scholars and professionals at
(ca. 1470) to advance their goals.
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REVOLUTION
BUSINESS ETHICS AND INTEGRATION
Semion Lyandres (History) received funding in support
THE SCHOLARLY ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL MARKETING ETHICS
of his collaboration with Pavel Tribunskii at Moscow’s
The fifth Academic Symposium on International Marketing Ethics and Corporate
Research Library and Archive for the Study of Russia
Social Responsibility was held at Notre Dame on April 2-4, 2017. It was organized by
Abroad. Lyandres and his collaborator are in the process
faculty fellow Patrick E. Murphy (Marketing). Thirty-three participants from Croatia,
of completing their book project on the history of Russia’s
France, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Ukraine, and the U.K. gave presentations over seven
February 1917 Revolution. The project comes out of
sessions. The collegial atmosphere, quality of presentations and discussions as well as
close examination of a massive collection of unpublished
the networking of like-minded researchers were hallmarks of the event, funding for
interviews currently housed in Special Collections at Notre
which was supplemented by the Mendoza College of Business.
Dame.
Following great presentations from different perspectives inspired me and opened my mind to some of the themes that are under-explored in my own country. The event was also a great place to meet amazing people and remarkable scientists from different prestigious universities, and also to share some thoughts and common problems with the participants from other post-communist countries like Poland and Ukraine. Jasna Ćurković Nimac (Catholic University of Croatia) Participant, Marketing Ethics and Corporate Responsibility 17
A WORLD CULTURE OF SCHOLARSHIP Sponsored Symposia and Workshops Organized by faculty fellow Romana Huk (English) in Fischer
Challenging a similar nation-centered narrowness, another workshop,
Hall (London), scholars from Notre Dame and the University of
“Theatre and Politics in the Early Modern Age,” focused on the
Cambridge discussed ongoing research related to the articulation of
spread of theatrical culture across early modern Europe and explored
divine grace. At the Rome Global Gateway, the Institute sponsored
how politics, art, diplomacy, and espionage were intertwined in
a conference entitled “Primacy of Relationship and the Challenge of
ways that shaped identities across imperial and national borders. The
the Migrant,” which featured Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi,
international group of scholars was organized by Francesco Cotticelli,
Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants
Professor of Theatre Studies at Università degli Studi della Campania
and Itinerant Peoples. Organized by Peter Casarella (Theology),
‘Luigi Vanvitelli’ and Distinguished Visiting Italian Fulbright Scholar
the conference was co-sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for
at Notre Dame, and was co-sponsored by Italian Studies at Notre
International Studies. Also in Rome, the Institute supported
Dame and the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre. An
discussions in the philosophy of ecology at “Metaphysical Aspects
additional round table “On the History of the French Revolution,”
of Nature: Thomistic and Contemporary Perspectives,” a conference
led by faculty fellow Katie Jarvis (History), included participants
with the Pontifical University of Santa Croce.
from American universities who discussed the latest questions and
A faculty workshop, “Citizens and the State in Authoritarian
methods in the historiography of the French Revolution.
Regimes,” focused on the challenge of authoritarianism in China
In early summer, a workshop on “Music and the Middlebrow”
and Russia. Since much of the scholarship in this area has examined
organized by faculty fellow Christopher Chowrimootoo (Program of
each regime in isolation, the workshop brought scholars together
Liberal Studies) was held in Fischer Hall (London) to examine how
to compare how both regimes define their publics and engage their
the category of “middlebrow” in literary studies challenges similar
citizens in the public sphere. Organized by Karrie Koesel (Political
distinctions held by musicologists.
Science), the workshop was co-sponsored with the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, and the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts.
A conference on “Early Modern British and Irish Catholicism” was also held in London and jointly hosted by Durham University and Notre Dame. This year, the focus of the meeting was on religious orders and British and Irish Catholicism. The group was organized by
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2-4 JULY 2017
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NOTRE DAME LONDON GLOBAL GATEWAY ST JOHN’S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
An international and interdisciplinary colloquium in memory of anthropologist Professor Sir Jack Goody jointly convened by the University of Notre Dame with St John’s College, University of Cambridge.
Nanovic Fellow Karrie Koesel addresses “Citizens and the State in Authoritarian Regimes”
John McNeill, R. Bin Wong, Aziz Al-Azmeh, and Ian Morris at “Eurocentrism: Retrospect and Prospects” in London.
faculty fellows Brad Gregory (History), Susannah Monta (English),
eurocentrism, heard views from both east and west, evaluated critics
and James Kelly (University of Durham). In July, the Institute also
and their critiques, and came to a deeper appreciation of Goody’s
provided conference support to “Slave Narratives in British and
work. They then paused to question whether a consensus about
French America, 1700-1848,” organized by Sophie White (Africana
eurocentrism had been reached and proceeded to consider new areas
Studies).
of debate, including whether a new consensus about ‘big’ and ‘deep’
EUROCENTRISM: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECTS
history could be realized. The symposium was split between meetings
Convened by faculty fellow Felipe Fernández-Armesto (History) and St John’s College at the University of Cambridge, an international group of global historians reassessed the idea and practice of eurocentrism in the writing of world history. Held in memory of anthropologist Sir Jack Goody, whose scholarship did much
in London and Cambridge, and featured a special luncheon and exhibit at the Athenaeum, Pall Mall, London. Supported in part by the Henkels Lecture Series in the College of Arts & Letters, the conference was a rousing success. Proceedings are expected to be published in The Journal of Global History.
to stimulate scholarly interest outside the eurocentric lens, the
For more information about this colloquium and its participants, see
group considered the origins, ascent, and institutionalization of
nanovic.nd.edu/eurocentrism.
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BEYOND THE AGE OF SCREENS Bridging Cultures in Film, Music, and Theatre When students put down their mobile phones,
The Institute’s annual film selections were
Paloma, a stage play she has produced in
take a plunge into a living culture, and
vivifying in the same way, bringing viewers into
partnership with veteran director Alan Freeman
participate in the process of cultivating that
sympathy with the trauma of the Holocaust
(Occidental College). The story dramatizes the
culture, at least two things tend to happen.
and the interior mysteries of post-war Poland.
relationship between a Catholic woman and a
The series also explored the social dislocations
Muslim man, and follows how a young Jewish
of eastern Germany before and after the
attorney becomes involved in their troubles.
Berlin Wall with filmmaker Ellin Hare. With
In October, García-Romero and Freeman
Michael Carroll ’68, the campus was exposed
staged a reading of the play with professional
to the quiet, determined heroism of orphanage
actors in the Philbin Studio Theatre before
caregivers in Romania after the Ceauşescu
an audience of over seventy members of the
dictatorship. Students in history also watched
Notre Dame community, including graduate
an extraordinarily accurate and tragic rendering
and undergraduate students. The project was
of rural Russia during the Stalinist era by
undertaken in partnership with the Kroc
filmmaker Andrei Smirnov.
Institute for International Peace Studies and the
First, students find the experience thrilling. Second, they become aware of the importance of details that escape their preconceptions and exist apart from their preferences. Intimacy with such details invites students to move out of their comfort zones, notions, and habits of perception. In the new playing field, so to speak, they develop and integrate skills that are ‘cultural’ in the best sense of the word. This year, students of Spanish literary culture, led by the irrepressible Anton Juan (Theatre) and Tatiana Botero (Spanish), participated in a literary-musical collaboration between renowned flamenco artist Jorge Pardo (Spain) and the Juanito Pascual Trio (USA). Students learned to count flamenco rhythms and to understand
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By creating these kinds of experiences, the
Department of Film, Television, and Theatre.
Institute seeks to cultivate new generations of students whose intimacy with unique cultures will make it impossible for them to feel unrelated to them or oblivious to their disappearance into a monoculture.
its characteristic gestures, and then participate
INTERFAITH THEATRE
in an impromptu live performance of works by
Faculty fellow Anne García-Romero (Theatre)
Gabriel García Lorca accompanied by Pardo,
has received sustained Institute support for
Pascual, and their superb bandmates.
the researching, writing, and rehearsing of
The disappearance of a culture can be just as serious, or even more serious, than the disappearance of a species of plant or animal. Pope Francis Laudato Si, §145
Ellin Hare (top) and Michael Carroll ’68 (middle) engage film audiences Students of Anton Juan and Tatiana Botero perform with Jorge Pardo and the Juanito Pascual Trio
FINDING A PLACE IN THE WORLD The Lasting, Transformative Impact of Undergraduate Research Underscoring its continuing commitment to
early: Smith was one of two recipients of a travel
Dame. So when Cornelius McGrath ’17, a
students, the Institute welcomed Chris Stump
and research grant for first-year students in
recipient of multiple Institute grants, published
as student coordinator. Chris has brought a
2015. This summer, her award-winning proposal
the results of his interviews with European
Master’s level background in liberal studies,
took her to Berlin to study Nazi policies toward
entrepreneurs in the FT in May, people around
an undergraduate degree in mathematics, and
the weak, elderly, and disabled, and the reaction
the world took notice. Starting his research
extensive international travel experience to the
to these policies by the wider community at that
path at Nanovic in 2015, McGrath credits the
role. Her energy has been infectious. Chris
time.
Institute’s support as a critical component of his
shared, “It has been a joy to meet students preparing to work in Europe. They bring
The J. Robert Wegs Prize, named after the
success.
founding director of the Institute, was awarded
INTERNSHIPS WITH IMPACT
to Maria Camila Rolón Montaño ’17, a finance
In addition to underwriting multiple internships
major. Montaño received the award for the
in Dublin and Rome, the Institute supported
best capstone essay in the Minor in European
This year, the rewards of excellence have been
three internships in Paris with a long-time
Studies, writing a political history of the Front
numerous. The R. Stephen and Ruth Barrett
friend, retired Colonel Peter Herrly (U.S.
National in France. She was advised by faculty
Family Grant for the Best Undergraduate
Army). Connor Bagwell ’17, a double major in
fellow Thomas Kselman (History).
Finance and Physics, worked with Col. Herrly
overflowing enthusiasm for their topics and a willingness to work hard to achieve their academic and professional goals.”
Summer Research Proposal was awarded to Kelly Smith ’18 for her proposal to conduct archival research in Berlin. Her research started
Placing an op-ed in The Financial Times of London would be a coup for any scholar or think tank, let alone an undergraduate at Notre
on multiple projects related to international security. Moira Hamilton ’17 assisted him on a creative project with Blue Line Films. Alexandra Fedynsky ’17, a triple major in Anthropology, French, and Spanish, worked with Col. Herrly to organize a professional development conference for a global group of international security professionals.
Chris Stump
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Cornelius McGrath
Thomas Kselman, Maria Camila Rolón Montaño, Joyce Wegs, and Alison Wegs Abner
NATIONAL AWARDS Notre Dame students are no strangers to national awards for research and teaching. A growing percentage of those receiving national awards previously received Nanovic grants for research, internships, or language acquisition. Rhodes Scholar Alexis Doyle Doyle received a travel and research grant for her proposal, Is Patient-Centered Care Lost in Socialized Medicine?, in England and Spain during spring break 2016. Boren Scholarship in Arab and Peace Studies Theresa Rinaldo U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission
(Clockwise) Alexis Doyle, Kelly Smith, and Connor Bagwell with General Milley
Summer Institute Benjamin Fouch and Jacqueline Wilson U.S. Fulbright Program Sara Abdel-Rahim, Daniel Barabasi, Luke Donahue, Stephen Long, Matthew O’Neill, Madeline Hahn, Grace Maginn, Peter Stankiewicz, and Dolores Varga
STUDENT GRANTS This year, the Institute received 241 student grant proposals and funded 172 awards (71%) to twenty-six countries.
Under Colonel Herrly’s direction, I had privileged access to more world leaders than any junior in college would normally be allowed and owe an exceptional amount to him for my development as a cadet and as a citizen. Connor Bagwell ’17
HOPE FOR NEW GENERATIONS The History of Education in Central and Eastern Europe On May 12-13, 2017, scholars, students, government officials, and
Ivo Banac and Dijana Vican; the Institute’s advisory board member,
distinguished guests of the Catholic University Partnership (CUP)
Peter Šťastný, who is a past member of the European Parliament;
gathered in Zagreb to discuss “Hope in the Future: The Experiences
younger European faculty from related disciplines; and former
of Youth Under Communism, the Transition to Democracy, and the
visiting scholars to the Institute.
Present.”
The benefit of this conference is better networking for all of us from Catholic universities, which will be conducive to greater cooperation in the fields of education, science, and research.
Held at the Catholic University of Croatia and generously hosted by its rector and staff, the two-day conference featured a series of reflections on what it has been like for young Europeans to be educated during different political regimes in central Europe. Participants included Dr. Vyacheslav Bryukhovetskyy, a leading figure in Ukraine’s post-communist history; advisors from Croatia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Science and Education; rectors from universities in Zagreb, Zadar, Lviv, and the new Catholic University of Georgia in Tbilisi; senior scholars such as
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Reverend Dr. Željko Tanjić Rector, Catholic University of Croatia The conference was widely covered by Croatian television. The video, program, and a full list of participants and their institutions can be found at nanovic.nd.edu/zagreb.
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A NEW GENERATION OF UNIVERSITY LEADERS IN EUROPE The Inaugural Summer Leadership Institute
In July, the Institute expanded its support of Catholic higher education
the Mendoza College of Business in strategic planning, organizational
in Europe by sponsoring a week-long Catholic Leadership Institute for
evaluation, change management, philanthropy, and other issues. Notre
administrators from Catholic universities in post-communist Croatia,
Dame leaders including Reverend William M. Lies, C.S.C., Vice
Georgia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine. The program, which
President for Mission Engagement and Church Affairs; Christine Maziar,
the Institute hopes to continue, is designed to provide practical skills to
Vice President and Senior Associate Provost; and Mark Roche, former
academics who have assumed leadership and administrative roles in their
dean of the College of Arts and Letters, provided advice and engaged in
institutions.
discussions. In addition, a past chair of the Nanovic Institute’s advisory
From sixty-seven highly-competitive applications from its partner universities, the Institute accepted seventeen rectors, deans, and other rising leaders. Participants received a week of intensive training from 26
board, Steve Barrett, moderated the week’s events and wove the lessons into practical action. Participants departed campus with action plans, a renewed network of contacts, and refreshed energy after a week of reflection on their roles.
VISITING SCHOLARS Carolyn Woo, former dean of the Mendoza College of Business, addresses the Leadership Institute. Priests from Croatia, Poland, and Slovakia celebrated Mass daily in McGlinn Hall.
Enriching the Next Generation of Scholars Since 2002, the Nanovic Institute has brought the brightest young faculty from its university partners in Europe for extended research during the academic year and short research leaves during the summer. These experiences have been transformative as these young scholars publish their way toward positions of academic leadership in their home institutions. This year, the Institute hosted eight scholars: Marcela Andoková
Comenius University of Bratislava, Slovakia
Vera Benczik
Core Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program from Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
Piotr Bolibok
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Magdalena Charzyńska-Wójcik
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
The program engaged us all in looking for similarities among differences, empowered us to see behind the obvious, and equipped us with tools to make things happen. Magdalena Charzyńska-Wójcik Dean of the Faculty of Humanities The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Francesco Cotticelli
Distinguished Visiting Italian Fulbright Scholar from Università degli Studi della Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’
Ivan Koniar
Catholic University of Ružomberok, Slovakia
Károly Pintér
Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary
Oleh Yaskiv
Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine A full list of the Institute’s visiting scholars can be found at nanovic.nd.edu/scholars.
THE BIG MOVE From the Brownson Annex to Nanovic Hall On July 24, 2017, the Nanovic Institute moved to its new home in Nanovic Hall. Located prominently on Notre Dame Avenue, Nanovic Hall is at the heart of the university’s new center for the study and practice of global affairs. With a front door that opens onto a spectacular central atrium, the Institute occupies an ideal position, alongside other institutes, departments, and the Keough School of Global Affairs, from which to make significant contributions to the international life of the university. In 1855, Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C., designed Brownson Hall to keep pace with the university’s national ambitions. To locals, Brownson Hall and its Annex were known as “the French Quarter,” which housed an incongruous variety of units from the university over the years. Its courtyard contains a large, recentlyunearthed cache of Bordeaux-style wine bottles and glass mineral water bottles from Luxembourg. The Institute has enjoyed its participation in the colorful history of this oldest part of Notre Dame’s campus, but the time has arrived for it
The Nanovic Institute has been housed in the Annex (inside, to the right of the gate) since 2002.
to enter a new phase of history and development. Now, located on the first floor of Nanovic Hall, the Institute has significantly
In the future, Brownson Annex will house the Institute
expanded its previous space. In place of a small lounge, it now has a versatile
for Educational Initiatives under the leadership of
commons room; the administrative suite has room for program growth; and a
Rev. Timothy R. Scully, C.S.C. The future of Nanovic
well-integrated scholars suite more than doubles the number of available offices
Hall, with its own flagship institute on the first floor, will
for visiting European scholars. Best of all, the Institute now has its own dedicated
forever be associated with the vision, generosity, and faith of
and state-of-the-art seminar room that can seat up to sixty people and be divided
Robert and Elizabeth Nanovic.
so that it can be shared with other units in the Keough School.
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Robert and Elizabeth Nanovic with Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., at the ground-breaking ceremony
Members of the Nanovic Institute staff served coffee and donuts to tradesmen as the building progressed
The Nanovic Institute in Nanovic Hall
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LEADERSHIP DIRECTOR
FACULTY COMMITTEE
NEW NANOVIC FELLOWS
A. James McAdams
Tobias Boes
Roger Alford
William M. Scholl Professor of International Affairs
German Julia Douthwaite
Law School and Keough School of Global Affairs
ADVISORY BOARD
French
Alexander Beihammer
Jane Heiden
Chair Dominica Annese
Margot Fassler
History
Sacred Music and Theology
Leonardo Francalanci
Barry McCrea
Catalan and Spanish
English
Perin Gurel
Pierpaolo Polzonetti
American Studies
Susan Hatfield
Liberal Studies
Katie Jarvis
James J. Hummer
Emilia Justyna Powell
History
Anne Hurst Nanovic
Political Science
Alexander Jech
Terrence R. Keeley
Robin Rhodes
Philosophy
Art History
Daniel Johnson
R. Stephen Barrett, Jr.
Paul L. Mahoney
Alison Rice
Hesburgh Libraries
French
John Liberatore
Rob Nanovic
STAFF
Adrian Reimers
Robert Nanovic
Anthony Monta
Patrick Moran Elizabeth Nanovic
Susan Nanovic Flannery Sean M. Reilly Peter Šťastný
Associate Director
Philosophy Ilaria Schnyder von Wartensee
Manager of Operations
Keough School of Global Affairs and Kellogg Institute
Monica Caro Sharon Konopka
Elyse Speaks
Laura Shannon
Business Associate
Art History
Paul Tobin
Jennifer Lechtanski
Warren von Eschenbach
Kristine Nugent
Communications Specialist
Recent Alumni Representative
Chris Stump
Notre Dame International and Philosophy
Student Coordinator Melanie Webb
Events Program Manager
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Music
PHOTOGRAPHY John Cairns London
Matt Cashore
University of Notre Dame
Barbara Johnston
University of Notre Dame
Peter Ringenberg South Bend
Steve Toepp
Midwest Photographics
Fellows, staff, students, and visiting scholars Nanovic Institute
Mstyslav Chernov
Wikimedia CC-SA-2.0
Luca Sartoni
Flickr CC-SA-3.0
FRONT COVER Notre Dame students from the College of Arts and Letters seminar “The Life and Times of Henry VIII” visit Hampton Court Palace with Nanovic Fellow JoAnn DellaNeva. In the inner court, the students sit on a re-created Tudor wine fountain with wooden statues based on the 16th-century painting “The Field of the Cloth of Gold.”
BACK COVER Details of the mosaic in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, Italy.
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