by Ronald Meyer | Nov 19, 2024 | Faculty, News, Read
Our beloved colleague, mentor, teacher, and friend, Elizabeth Kridl Valkenier, passed away peacefully at the Cape Cod home of her daughter, Lisa Valkenier, on November 13, 2024. It was her 98th birthday. Elizabeth Kridl, daughter of Manfred Kridl, renowned scholar and...
by Ronald Meyer | Nov 8, 2024 | Awards, Balkans, ECEC, Faculty, News, Read
The 2023 NASSS Book Prize has been awarded to Aleksandar Bošković and Steven Teref for their co-edited volume “Zenithism (1921–1927): A Yugoslav Avant-Garde Anthology” (Academic Studies Press, 2023). The NASSS Book Prize is awarded annually to...
by Ronald Meyer | Oct 31, 2024 | Faculty, Listen, News, Podcasts, Russia
Thomas Kent was the featured guest on Glen Howard’s podcast “New Trends in Russian Disinformation” (October 30, 2024). Kent explored the world of “Russian information operations, which have taken a surprising turn in recent months beyond what...
by Ronald Meyer | Oct 30, 2024 | Awards, ECEC, News, Read, Writers in Residence
Renowned Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has been announced as the recipient of the prestigious Spanish Formentor international literary award 2024. The five-member jury praised the Hungarian writer’s “maintenance of a narrative force that envelops, reveals,...
by Ronald Meyer | Oct 28, 2024 | Awards, Balkans, ECEC, News, Read, Writers in Residence
Georgi Gospodinov was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) of the French Culture Ministry. The award ceremony took place at the residence of the French Embassy in Sofia on October 23, 2024. Attending the event,...
