Julia Watson, professor emerita in the Department of Comparative Studies, gave a lecture on “Between the Edge and the Abyss: The Serial Performances of Anthony Bourdain” and participated in a panel discussion in the mini-conference on autobiographical television series at the Centre for Fine Arts (Bozar) in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 14. She also lectured on “What and Where Are the Archives of Those Who Write Themselves?” (written with Sidonie Smith) at The Centre for Literary and Intermedial Crossings at Vrije Universitat Brussels on Dec. 10 and was the outside referee for the COBRA Evaluation for Cultural Studies Masters Program at the Kings University, Leuven, Brussels.