Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies

Previous events

28 May 2026, 13:15-15:00

Exile in Brazil: Nazis and Anti-Nazis

Talk by Raissa Alonso (University of São Paulo).

24 Apr. 2026, 13:30-14:30

Emotionology and the British Extreme Right: Contexts for Future Research

Lecture by Paul Jackson, Professor in the History of Radicalism and Extremism, University of Northampton.

19 Mar. 2026, 13:15-15:00

Are transitional justice and memory policies at risk of regressing? The Spanish case compared with Brazil and Argentina

Talk by Carsten Humlebæk (CBS).

17 Mar. 2026, 15:00-17:00

Cancelled: Extremism, Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation on Social Media

CEMES & CSGN Spring 2026 Lecture Series talk with Associate Professor Line Nybro Petersen, University of Copenhagen, and Professor Tina Askanius, Malmö University.

23 Feb. 2026, 13:00-18:30

Launch of Centre for the Study of Global Nationalisms (CSGN)

The Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies at the Faculty of Humanities is proud to announce the launch of a new research centre, aimed at fostering the understanding of new and old nationalisms in Europe…

12 Nov. 2025, 14:15-16:00

Armed Internationalists - Transnational Volunteering in the Twentieth Century

Book launch with the authors Morten Heiberg, Enrico Acciai, Carl-Henrik Bjerström and discussant Rasmus Mariager (Saxo), followed by a small reception.

30 Oct. 2025, 14:15-16:00

The Morality of Politics

Book launch with the author and Humaniora's ex-dean Ulf Hedetoft and a conversation with the Danish philosopher and logician, Professor Vincent F. Hendricks (KOMM), followed by a small reception.

2 Oct. 2025, 16:15-18:00

Today's Far Right in Spain

Guest lecture by Alejandro Ayala-Wold (University of Bergen).

2 May 2025, 13:15-15:00

The Warrior Ethos and The Spirit of Nationalism

CSGN talk by Professor Sinisa Malesevic (University College Dublin).

2 May 2025, 9:00-12:00

The Future of Nationalism Studies: Bridging the Humanities and Social Sciences

CSGN kick-off workshop which brought together an interdisciplinary group of 12 scholars from the Humanities and Social Sciences.

19 Mar. 2025, 13:00-17:00

Far right thought in a global perspective: traditionalist reactions to Western liberal modernity

First Workshop of the HUM:Global Flagship Initiative.

18 Nov. 2024, 10:00-12:00

General Assembly

General Assembly of all associates and affiliates.

28 Oct. 2024, 13:00-15:00

Modern-Day Crusaders: Religious Extremism and the Erosion of Democracy in Europe

HUM:Global Talk! with Neil Datta, Executive Director of the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights.

Meeting and reconstitution

Meeting and reconstitution of the Steering Committee.

8 May 2024, 10:00-11:15

Beyond Folklore? The Franco Regime and Ethnoterritorial Diversity in Spain, 1930–1975

Paper by Xosé M. Núñez Seixas, Professor of Modern History at the University of Santiago de Compostela.

4 Apr. 2024, 10:00-12:00

Legacies of War

Talk by Kathrin Bachleitner, senior scientist at the University of Salzburg, Austria.

14 Mar. 2024, 14:00-16:00

Marvellous Modern Britain unleashed upon the world’

Paper by Michael Skey, Senior Lecturer in Communication & Media at the School of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK.