DOR - Romanian Diaspora

#CarteadeVineri in dialogue with Marius Turda
2025-08-29 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Online
Join historian and author Marius Turda for a thought-provoking illustrated talk and Q&A exploring the themes of his recent book, În căutarea românului perfect (In Search of the Perfect Romanian).
This engaging session will delve into the history of eugenics, nationalism, and the shaping of Romanian identity in the 20th century. Marius Turda draws on archival material, visual culture, and political discourse to examine how ideas of “biological perfection” were constructed and promoted—and the legacy they leave behind.
Whether you’re interested in history, politics, cultural studies, or the intersections of science and society, this event offers a unique opportunity to reflect on the past and its relevance today.
Attendees will be invited to participate in a live Q&A following the talk.

Victor Brauner’s Departures and Returns Presentation by Irina Cărăbaș, Bucharest (Romania) followed by a conversation with Nicola Baird, PhD, London (UK)
2025-06-11 12:00 - 13:00
This presentation by Irina Cărăbaș from the National University of Arts in Bucharest will focus on several key artistic and political contexts relevant to Brauner’s work and biography, as well as his reception in Romania. It will be followed by a conversation with Nicola Baird, PhD. Introductory remarks by Sorina Neagu, Director of DOR – Romanian Diaspora.
This event is part of the online series “Flight or Fight. stories of artists under repression.” by The Fritz Ascher Society for Persecuted, Ostracized and Banned Art (FAS) who tell untold stories of artists marginalized and persecuted by the German Nazi regime between 1933 and 1945. This event is in collaboration with DOR – Romanian Diaspora and #CarteadeVineri (CDV).
About The Fritz Ascher Society
By discussing, exhibiting and publishing their work, we commemorate their lives and artistic achievements and teach about the Holocaust. FAS furthers the understanding of the history of the 20th century and initiates an active dialogue about individuality and integrity in response to conditions of extreme duress and to political tyranny.
FAS’ projects allow diverse audiences to discuss highly relevant topics online and in-person in an environment that surpasses ethnic, cultural and religious differences.

#CarteadeVineri in dialog cu Radu Vancu
2025-05-23 18:30 - 19:30 | Online
Dupa emotia alegerilor, hai la #carteadevineri online cu Radu Vancu sa povestim despre Paradis!

#CarteadeVineri in dialog cu Veronica Costache
2025-04-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Renașterea este o carte scrisă de Veronica I. Costache, care servește drept ghid pentru descoperirea și dezvoltarea abilităților personale. Autoarea, consilier în dezvoltare personală cu sute de ore de lucru individual, își împărtășește experiențele și cunoștințele pentru a inspira cititorii să își depășească limitele și să își atingă potențialul maxim.
Pe 11 aprilie, vom organiza un interviu special cu Veronica I. Costache, în cadrul căruia vom explora motivațiile care au stat la baza scrierii cărții.
Discuția va oferi, de asemenea, perspective asupra importanței dezvoltării personale și a metodelor prin care fiecare individ își poate transforma viața prin auto-descoperire și creștere continuă.

#CarteadeVineri in dialogue with Mihai Buzea
2025-03-14 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Mihai Buzea doesn’t just write about survival—he lived it. Gastarbeiter is his brutally honest, darkly funny, and unapologetically raw account of life as a Romanian migrant worker in London. From journalist to tree-cutter, Buzea trades press credentials for a chainsaw, navigating the underbelly of migrant labor with sharp wit and zero illusions.
This isn’t a sob story or a political manifesto—it’s a gripping, first-hand dive into the chaos, absurdity, and grind of starting over in a foreign land. The book pulses with street-smart humor, brutal truths, and the kind of storytelling that hits you in the gut.

#CarteadeVineri in dialogue with Anca Pârvulescu & Manuela Boatcă
2025-02-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Join us for an evening where we attempt to bridge the humanities and social sciences alongside Anca Pârvulescu & Manuela Boatcă.
How are modernity, coloniality, and interimperiality entangled? Bridging the humanities and social sciences, Anca Parvulescu and Manuela Boatcă provide innovative decolonial perspectives that aim to creolize modernity and the modern world-system. Historical Transylvania, at the intersection of the Habsburg Empire, the Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, and Russia, offers the platform for their multi-level reading of the main themes in Liviu Rebreanu’s 1920 novel Ion. Topics range from the question of the region’s capitalist integration to antisemitism and the enslavement of Roma to multilingualism, gender relations, and religion. Creolizing the Modern develops a comparative method for engaging with areas of the world that have inherited multiple, conflicting imperial and anti-imperial histories.

#CarteadeVineri in dialogue with Nicolae Rațiu
2025-01-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
“In 1950, Ion Rațiu wrote ‘Moscow Challenges the World’ which has been recently republished.” An apt and timely discussion.
Moscow Challenges the World, recently republished with a new translation into Romanian and with forwards by Nicolae Rațiu and Prof Dennis Deletant with the title in Romanian ‘Moscova Provoaca Lumea’ is as the title suggests a studied analysis of Russia as a nation, as a people, as to why it is that their aggression is inevitable regardless of her ruling regime.

#CarteaDeVineri in dialogue with Tom Gallagher
2024-12-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
As we approach the 35th anniversary of the Romanian revolution,we hear from Tom about his book which details ‘the transition years’ and find out what has changed since its publication.
Please do send us your comments and questions during the live stream and we will ask them – we love hearing what you think!
#CarteaDeVineri in Dialogue with Tom Gallagher | Facebook

#CarteaDeVineri in dialogue with Iolanda Costide
2024-09-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Today we talk about discussion about Romanian-born artist Paul Neagu, who settled in the UK in 1969. Iolanda is a trustee of The Paul Neagu Estate and will introduce his work via a recently-published monograph.
Please do send us your comments and questions during the live stream and we will ask them – we love hearing what you think!
#CarteaDeVineri in Dialogue with Iolanda Costide | Facebook

#CarteaDeVineri in dialogue with Valentine N. Glajar
2024-08-30 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Join us for a discussion about Nobel prize-winning Romanian-born author Herta Mueller, the story of her surveillance by the secret police and of her international success.
#CarteaDeVineri in Dialogue with Valentina N. Glajar | Facebook

#CarteaDeVineri in dialog with Tatiana Niculescu
2024-07-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Follow the discussion with Tatiana Niculescu, a prolific author of biographies of Romanian personalities from the 20th century published by Humanitas Publishing House. Today’s volume is ‘Mistica rugăciunii și a revolverului: viața lui Corneliu Zelea Codreanu’, a subject of particular relevance in this election year.
