History, Identity, and Responsibility: Rethinking Romania’s Past
Thu 25 Jun
|Romanian Cultural Institute
A conversation with distinguished historians Marius Turda and Cristina Bejan.
Time & Location
25 Jun 2026, 19:30 – 21:00
Romanian Cultural Institute, 1 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PH, UK
About the event
We conclude the month of June with an engaging evening dedicated to Romanian history, ideas, and intellectual responsibility. The event features two important volumes and their brilliant authors, world leading scholars in their fields.
The programme centres on a lively dialogue between Professor Marius Turda and Dr. Cristina A. Bejan, examining interwar Romania, the emergence of fascism, and the influence of intellectuals on society. Their conversation will also reflect on academic mentorship, influenced by their meeting and collaboration at the University of Oxford, and highlight Dr. Bejan’s accomplishment in receiving the George Parkin Distinguished Service Award from the Rhodes Trust in September 2025.
Cristina A. Bejan will present her Intellectuals and Fascism in Interwar Romania: The Criterion Association (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019; Editura Litera, 2023), an acclaimed exploration of Romania’s dynamic yet fragmented intellectual life in the 1930s. Professor Marius Turda will introduce his award-winning book In Search of the…