2019 Events

Presentation of the 2019 Civic Courage Award to Hasan Hasan Nuhanović.

Reception and award ceremony followed by a public address by Nuhanović. In English.

The Civic Courage Award was established in 2015 and is awarded for courageous commitment to the civic values of respect, equality, and pluralism that represent the best traditions of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Recipients are presented with the award at a formal ceremony and reception hosted by the Center for Bosnian Studies.

Public address by Hasan Nuhanović followed by a Q & A session and discussion.

In Bosnian.

Midwestern premiere of the documentary followed by a conversation with director Srđan Šarenac.

In Bosnian with English subtitles. Pre-event reception with Bosnian food. Doors open at 6pm. Screening at 7pm.

This event is part of the Bosnian and South Slavic film series co-sponsored by Saint Louis University, Fontbonne University, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

A one-day symposium sponsored by the Harris World Law Institute at Washington University School of Law and the Bosnia Memory Project to reflect on the Role of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in Understanding the War and Genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The program will begin with a keynote address by Professor Diane Orentlicher, former Deputy for War Crimes Issues in the U.S. Department of State, and will include three panels focused on legal issues, historical and political considerations and stories and testimonies from survivors. The event also features a book signing of "Some Kind of Justice: The ICTY’s Impact in Bosnia and Serbia" by Professor Diane Orentlicher and will conclude with a film screening of "The Trial of Ratko Mladic," followed by Q & A with Dermot Groome and Elvedin Pasic.

In Bosnian with English subtitles. Pre-event reception with Bosnian food. Doors open at 6pm. Screening at 7pm.

This event is part of the Bosnian and South Slavic film series co-sponsored by Saint Louis University, Fontbonne University, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis.