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Democracy at a crossroads? The Czech parliamentary elections and their implications

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Seán Hanley @drseanhanley.bsky.social · 16h

Missed last week’s round table discussion of the Czech elections @uclssees.bsky.social ? Listen on YouTube youtu.be/25qTe3NM4-M?...

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UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 17h

🔊 This Friday!

Please join us for a conversation with Svitlana Biedarieva, author of 'Ambicoloniality and War'.

Co-hosted by @uclamericas.bsky.social

🗓️ 17 October at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

Researching Ambicoloniality: Theory, Method, Positionality

A special session of the PhD Forum on Critical Area Studies and PPV; with Dr Svitlana Biedarieva, author of Ambicoloniality and War

Democracy at a crossroads? The Czech parliamentary elections and their implications

UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 17h

🎥 Recording now available!

Democracy at a crossroads? The Czech parliamentary elections and their implications: www.youtube.com/watch?v=25qT...

YouTube video by UCLSSEES

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UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 18h

🎓 Interested in postgraduate study?

Join our online session on IMESS, a 2-year MA covering Central, Eastern & South-Eastern Europe, Russia, the Baltics and more.

🗓️Monday 27 October, 11.00–12.00
💬With Dr Ilias Chondrogiannis
🔗 bit.ly/3WC32x3

#SSEES #MastersDegree

UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 1d

We are pleased to invite you to the launch of 'Re-imagining language and communication in collaborative projects: ethnographic perspectives on the future' (@routledgebooks.bsky.social), edited by @mariarosagarrido.bsky.social & @mpmilans.bsky.social.

🗓️ 30 October, 4pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ buff.ly/O3iOKMJ

Event poster with an image of the cover for ' Re-imagining language and communication in collaborative projects: ethnographic perspectives on the future'

UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 1d

Join us next week for this #PROLang seminar with Mojca M. Hočevar, who will discuss the challenges of compiling, editing, and publishing English-Slovenian dictionaries.

🗓️ 21 October at 6pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

Event poster for 'English-Slovenian Dictionaries: From Print Volumes to Digital Platforms' with an image of English-Slovenian dictionaries.

UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 1d

🔊 Last few tickets left for tomorrow's seminar with @ljukic.bsky.social!

Free and open to all: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 6d

What is ‘Central Europe’? Please join us for this event with
@ljukic.bsky.social, who will disentangle the enigma of Central Europe through its birth, death and rebirth.

🗓️ 14 October at 6pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

@hurstpublishers.bsky.social
@annakoch.bsky.social

Event poster for 'Central Europe The Death of a Civilization and the Life of an Idea' with an image of the book cover.

UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 4d

📢SSEES Graduate Open Series returns on Monday 27 October for two weeks, with a focussed session on each of our subject areas.

🎓Join our virtual Zoom sessions & explore a diverse range of MA opportunities.

➡️Register: bit.ly/4n0HaXc

#SSEES #postgraduatestudies #mastersdegree #studyinlondon

Nobel Prize in Literature 2025

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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 5d

The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 has been awarded to the Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art."
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/liter...

The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 was awarded to László Krasznahorkai, “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.”

www.nobelprize.org

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UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 5d

Where do SSEES graduates go next? 🎓✨

We’re excited to share an infographic highlighting the most popular career paths for our students!

This covers all SSEES degrees — dive into your future career possibilities!

🔗 Learn more on our Career webpage: bit.ly/4mPL8l7

#UCLCareers #GraduateDestinations

Marta Jenkala wins the prestigious Hvylya / Dalğa Prize

UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 5d

🔊 Tomorrow!

Please join us for this event with Prof. Vjeran Pavlaković.

Free and open to all: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 14d

Can pop culture in the former #Yugoslavia open space for alternative narratives, pluralistic memory, and reconciliation? Join us for this @seeatucl-ssees.bsky.social seminar with Prof. Vjeran Pavlaković to find out more.

🗓️ 10 October at 4pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

Event poster for 'The Fascist Genie is Out of the Bottle: Pop Culture and Memory Politics in the Former Yugoslavia' with an image of a cassette tape against the Yugoslavian flag.

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UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 5d

🎉 We are delighted to share that Marta Jenkala, Honorary Associate Professor of Ukrainian at UCL SSEES, has been awarded the prestigious Hvylya / Dalğa Prize for her achievements in promoting the Ukrainian language around the world.

www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

Congratulations to Marta Jenkala who was awarded a prestigious Ukrainian state award for promoting the Ukrainian language worldwide.

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UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 5d

🔊 Today!

The in-person tickets have sold out but you can still join us online: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 7d

🔊 This Thursday!

We have just released some additional in-person tickets for this #SSEESing roundtable event on the implications of the Czech parliamentary elections.

🗓️ 9 October at 6pm
📍 UCL SSEES & online
➡️ buff.ly/OQPDKzV

Event poster for 'Democracy at a crossroads? The Czech parliamentary elections and their implications' with an image of a person voting and the Czech flag.

UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 6d

What is ‘Central Europe’? Please join us for this event with
@ljukic.bsky.social, who will disentangle the enigma of Central Europe through its birth, death and rebirth.

🗓️ 14 October at 6pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

@hurstpublishers.bsky.social
@annakoch.bsky.social

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UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 6d

👏Congratulations to George Apostolakis on passing his PhD viva with minor corrections!

🎓His thesis focused on openness in innovation systems, showing how institutions, technologies, and firms interact to shape collaboration and innovation outcomes.

Read more: bit.ly/48m6xz4

UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 6d

📢 SSEES PhD applications are open!

🎓We offer research supervision in all our disciplinary areas: Economics & Business; Politics & Sociology; Languages, Literature & Culture; and History.

👩‍🎓Apply now to join our vibrant research community!

➡️More info on funding & deadlines: bit.ly/47cMfqu

Winners of the Hvylya / Dalğa Prize for the promotion of the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages honored in Ukraine

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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · 7d

Thrilled that my colleague Marta Jenkala has won the Hvylia/Dalga award for promoting Ukrainian language abroad from
the state Ukrainian Institute. Marta taught Ukrainian at @uclssees.bsky.social and @camukrainistyka.bsky.social, and led @ukrinstitute.bsky.social.
ui.org.ua/en/news-en/h...

Winners of the Hvylya / Dalğa Prize for the promotion of the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages honored in Ukraine For the first time, the Ukrainian Institute recognized activists who have made sig...

ui.org.ua

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UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 7d

What are the implications of AI for literary translation?

Please join us for this panel discussion co-hosted by @seeatucl-ssees.bsky.social and the British-Croatian Society to find out more.

🗓️ 30 October at 6pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

Event poster for 'What are the implications of AI for literary translation?' with an image of an open book.

Researching Ambicoloniality: Theory, Method, Positionality

UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 7d

🔊 This Thursday!

We have just released some additional in-person tickets for this #SSEESing roundtable event on the implications of the Czech parliamentary elections.

🗓️ 9 October at 6pm
📍 UCL SSEES & online
➡️ buff.ly/OQPDKzV

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UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 8d

We are pleased to invite you to the book launch of 'Global Responses to Population Ageing: Populism, Pronatalism, and the Politics of Care' @uclpress.bsky.social by Dr Anna Shadrina.

🗓️ 29 October at 6.30pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

Event poster for 'Global Responses to Population Ageing: Populism, Pronatalism, and the Politics of Care' with an image of the book cover.

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UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 8d

Please join us for a discussion with Dr Svitlana Biedarieva, who will focus on her notion of “ambicoloniality”, unpacking its significance to interdisciplinary area studies research.

Co-hosted by @uclamericas.bsky.social

🗓️ 17 October at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

A special session of the PhD Forum on Critical Area Studies and PPV; with Dr Svitlana Biedarieva, author of Ambicoloniality and War