Lectures, Local Conferences, and Academic Events:
5. Wednesday, October 27: A Meeting with Artemii Troitskii (in Russian)/ Встреча с Артемием Троицким
Cultural Events:
Calls for Papers and Out-of-State Conferences:
2. Australasian Association for Communist and Post-Communist Studies: Tenth Biennial Conference 2011
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Lectures, Local Conferences, and Academic Events:
7:00 PM, Sycamore Hall 002
China’s Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region and its neighboring provinces are home to approximately eight million Mongols, who are numerically a small minority in their own traditional lands. Over the past six decades, Mongolian culture, language and identity in China have been subjected to an unprecedented stress of radical transformation, brought on by state-sponsored economic, social and political projects such as “ecological migration,” “livestock grazing ban,” and “quick urbanization.” Implemented in a top-down manner, these programs haunt the lives of the Mongolians, whose culture and identity - at the time of the founding of the Peoples’ Republic – were supposed to be protected by law. That legal protection has not prevented the possibility of cultural assimilation of the Mongols of China today. In my talk, I will survey the recent history and circumstances of the continuing challenges to Mongolian culture in China.
Naranbilig is an ethnic Mongolian from Southern (Inner) Mongolia, who has more than 30 years experience in journalism, research and studies in Mongolian culture, language, tradition, and history. He has authored and translated more than 40 books, edited several journals, and written hundreds of essays. Naranbilig has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mongolian Language and Literature from Inner Mongolia University, and a certificate in law studies from the Chinese National Lawyer Training Center.
Sponsored by:
The Mongolia Society
Mongol-American Cultural Association
Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center
The Department of Central Eurasian Studies
The Mongolia Society
Mongol-American Cultural Association
Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center
The Department of Central Eurasian Studies
1:00PM – 5:00 PM, Kelley School of Business Graduate Center, CG 3046
1PM: Welcome: Padraic Kenney, Director, Polish Studies Center
Session 1: Workers and Consumers in Communist Eastern Europe, 1:15-3:00
Presenters:
Brigitte LeNormand, Indiana University-Southeast: “The House that Socialism Built: Reform, Consumption and Inequality in Postwar Yugoslavia”
Malgorzata Fidelis, University Of Illinois-Chicago: “Trade Unions And The Question Of Gender Equality In Postwar Poland, 1945-49”
Comment: Padraic Kenney, Indiana University
Coffee Break
Session 2: The Social Contract of Polish Communism, 3:15-4.45
Presenters:
Tomasz Inglot, Minnesota State University-Mankato: “Trade Unions And The Polish “Emergency Welfare State” – A Critical Reassessment”
Gerald Beyer, Saint Joseph’s University: “The Discourse and Ideals of Solidarność: Beyond Communism Towards a Republic of Equals”
Comment: Jack Bielasiak, Indiana University
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs
See the accompanying exhibit in the Wells Library, Reference Reading Room:
“The Communist Information Monopoly in Poland, and How Polish Opposition Broke It Up.”
3. Friday, October 22: Lisa Vest, PhD candidate in Musicology, "Educating Audiences, Educating Composers: The Polish Composers' Union and Upowszechnienie"
12:30 PM in M267 (Simon Center)
4. Monday, October 25: Silviu Hariton, PhD candidate, History, Central European University, Budapest, “Great War and its social consequences in Romania: assisting war invalids, orphans and widows during the 1920s”
12:15 PM, Ballantine Hall 004
Social and medical assistance is considered today one of the basic duties of the state in nowadays Europe, both in East and West. Focusing on the case of Romania, I argue that only the social, demographic, economic and not the least cultural consequences of the First World War legitimized and created the conditions for implementing state schemes of providing social and medical assistance to most of the citizens. My presentation will use the situation of the war invalids, orphans and widows to detail the transformation after 1917 of medical assistance from a rather philanthropic activity to a State’s duty.
Silviu Hariton is a PhD candidate at Central European University whose research concentrates on the study of nationalism in Eastern Europe focusing on Romania as the main case-study. While his PhD research deals with war commemorations in inter-war Romania other topics of interest include the social, institutional and cultural transformations of the Orthodox Church in nineteenth century South-Eastern Europe and the reception of the so-called School of ‘Annales’ as a way of overcoming the tradition of writing national history.
For the period of September-November 2010, he is a visiting scholar at the Russian, East European and Eurasian Center of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
For the period of September-November 2010, he is a visiting scholar at the Russian, East European and Eurasian Center of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
5. Wednesday, October 27: A Meeting with Artemii Troitskii (in Russian)/ Встреча с Артемием Троицким
12:15 PM, Ballantine Hall 004
Students of Russian as well as Russian-speaking members of the REEI community are cordially invited to an informal meeting with Artemii Troitskii, the celebrated promoter, critic, and historian of Russian rock and roll. Speaking in Russian, Mr. Troitskii will discuss his current activities, especially as they pertain to the Russian media and contemporary political issues, and answer questions on these topics and other aspects of his career.
Artemii Troitskii entered Moscow State University in the early 1970s under Brezhnev, where he became notorious for hosting illicit discos from one of the university canteens. His professional career continued in the same vein, with underground assessments of the Beatles and Deep Purple in illegal journals. In the post-Soviet era, he worked at the oppositionist Novaya Gazeta and hosted the hugely significant television show “Programma A” that served to promote and explain a sudden diversity of culture(s) in the wake of state-controlled entertainment. Subsequent projects on other stations (NTV, Rossiia, and others) have served to keep him at the forefront of public attention today. He is the author of seven books on the music, youth culture, and political life of contemporary Russia.
7:00 PM. Education 1120
This multimedia presentation by the foremost critic, chronicler, and promoter of Russian rock music will explore the emergence and flowering of rock and roll during the final three decades of the Soviet Union, with attention to both western influences and distinctly Russian forms of expression.
Artemii Troitskii entered Moscow State University in the early 1970s under Brezhnev, where he became notorious for hosting illicit discos from one of the university canteens. His professional career continued in the same vein, with underground assessments of the Beatles and Deep Purple in illegal journals. In the post-Soviet era, he worked at the oppositionist Novaya Gazeta and hosted the hugely significant television show “Programma A” that served to promote and explain a sudden diversity of culture(s) in the wake of state-controlled entertainment. Subsequent projects on other stations (NTV, Rossiia, and others) have served to keep him at the forefront of public attention today. He is the author of seven books on the music, youth culture, and political life of contemporary Russia.
This lecture is jointly sponsored by the Russian and East European Institute, School of Journalism, Department of Communication and Culture, and Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.
7. Wednesday, October 27: Neil Mitchell, Sixth Century Chair, Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis Colloquium Series: “The Choice of Agents: Pro-Government Militias, the Monopoly of Violence, and Civilian Wellbeing”
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM, Workshop Tocqueville Room, 513 North Park Avenue
Groups such as the Janjaweed in the Sudan and Arkan's Tigers in the former Yugoslavia have been responsible for conflict and severe human rights violations, yet to this point there are no systematic data available on the characteristics and incidence of these groups. This presentation is part of a larger project to develop a database on pro-government militias. The data was collected using electronic searches of primarily media sources across all countries from 1981-2007.
Conflict and human rights research has largely and usefully focused on structural factors reflecting grievances and opportunities such as poverty, natural resources, geographical terrain, regime type, and ethnicity rather than on the agents and their organisations, national and local, that actually carry out the violence. Our focus is the informal groups that fight on the side of governments. What accounts for these groups? Does the presence of a pro-government militia increase the risks for civilians? Previous research in human rights suggests that when faced with armed threats and civil war, governments are more likely to engage in violations. When governments face being held accountable for their actions by withdrawal of public support or international trade and investment, they are more likely to exercise restraint. Little attention has been paid to the question of how repression is organized and how the choice of agent influences human rights. We develop the logic of accountability and examine how delegation to more informal armed groups influences human rights violations. We argue that simple agency loss (can't control) and the opportunity to evade accountability (won't control) increase the risks for civilian populations. The preliminary empirical analysis supports these expectations.
Conflict and human rights research has largely and usefully focused on structural factors reflecting grievances and opportunities such as poverty, natural resources, geographical terrain, regime type, and ethnicity rather than on the agents and their organisations, national and local, that actually carry out the violence. Our focus is the informal groups that fight on the side of governments. What accounts for these groups? Does the presence of a pro-government militia increase the risks for civilians? Previous research in human rights suggests that when faced with armed threats and civil war, governments are more likely to engage in violations. When governments face being held accountable for their actions by withdrawal of public support or international trade and investment, they are more likely to exercise restraint. Little attention has been paid to the question of how repression is organized and how the choice of agent influences human rights. We develop the logic of accountability and examine how delegation to more informal armed groups influences human rights violations. We argue that simple agency loss (can't control) and the opportunity to evade accountability (won't control) increase the risks for civilian populations. The preliminary empirical analysis supports these expectations.
BIO: Neil J. Mitchell was appointed to a Sixth Century Chair at the University of Aberdeen in the Department of Politics and International Relations in 2005. Prior to Aberdeen he was a professor in the political science department at the University of New Mexico. He served as chair of the department for eight years. He received his PhD in Political Science from Indiana University in 1983. His current research interests include non-state actors, human rights and conflict. His books include The Generous Corporation (Yale University Press 1989), The Conspicuous Corporation (University of Michigan Press 1997) and Agents of Atrocity: Leaders, Followers and Violation of Human Rights in Civil Wars (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2004). Fall Guy: Managing the Blame for Abuse and Atrocity (New York University Press) is due out next year.
There will not be a formal paper for this session.
12:00 PM, Woodburn Hall 218
Professor John McCormick, IUPUI Political Science Professor and Jean Monnet Chair of EU Politics, will discuss "Europeanism – What Europeans Have in Common and Why It Matters". For more information contact the West European Studies Center at west@indiana.edu .
Cultural Events:
Reference Reading Room, Wells Library
In October an unusual event will be taking place in the Reference Reading Room of the Wells Library. It is a book exhibition that celebrates the acquisition by the Indiana University Libraries of an extensive Polish collection formerly owned by the former Central Trade Union Council (Centralna rada zwiazkow zawodowych – CRZZ) Library of Poland. It is a very unique collection consisting of more than one thousand unique booklets, brochures, and research monographs, many of which are not owned by any libraries outside Poland now. Even more unique than these monographs are the serials, which number more than 120 titles. They include 20 of the 22 national periodicals that were published by the trade union movement of Poland up until 1980. Combined, these serials and monographs will contribute to making the IUB Library one of the major repositories of rare research materials pertaining to the history of the workers’ movement of communist Poland. This exhibition is held in tandem with an international symposium to be held on campus on October 22nd in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Polish independent social movement Solidarity (Solidarnosc) and an one-credit course entitled “The Technology of Revolution” to be taught by Prof. Padraic Kenney of the Department of History. The exhibition will be open on October 4th and will last until October 29th. The exhibition is curated by Wookjin Cheun, librarian for Slavic and East European studies.
Please direct any questions regarding this exhibition to him at wcheun@indiana.edu.
7:00 PM, St. Thomas Lutheran Church (3800 E 3rd St)
M. I. Glinka
Sonate pour le pianoforte avec accompagnement d’Alto-Viole ou Violon
Trio Pathétique in d minor (arr. for clarinet, viola and piano)
I.Y. Khandoshkin
Variations on a Russian Folk Tune (arr. for violin and viola)
Elena Kraineva, viola Ashley Toms, piano
Kelley Rogers Niiyama, clarinet Matvey Lapin, violin
4:30-6:30 PM, Trinity Episcopal Church Great Hall, (111 S. Grant Street)
Graduate and professional students and their families are invited to celebrate Halloween and learn how other countries and cultures celebrate in costume. Guests are invited to attend in costume and enjoy free candy!
Participating organizations include the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, West European Studies Center, Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center, Russian and East European Institute, Islamic Studies Program,
and Lotus World Arts and Music. Event presented by the GPSO (Graduate and Professional Student Organization) and IOC (International Outreach Council).
4. Wednesday October 27: Czech Film Series: Jan Hřebejk, Beauty in Trouble (2006)
7:00 PM, Jordan Hall A100
Marcela, a woman in her thirties, has a dilemma. Should she stay with the handsome man who was there for her when she was a desperate teen? Or should she leave with the wealthy émigré who can help her now that she’s found herself in trouble, again?
This drama depicts life in contemporary Czech society, focusing on a love triangle and a complicated family dynamic (complete with a convict husband, young kids, a chain-smoking mother, a religiously zealous mother-in-law, and a perverted step-father).
Introduced by Prof. Bronislava Volkova. In Czech with English subtitles. 110 minutes.
October 2010-January 2012
In one of the largest collaborative artistic efforts across Chicago, twenty-six of the city’s prominent arts institutions will join together in 2010, 2011 and 2012 to present The Soviet Arts Experience, a 16-month-long showcase of works by artists who created under (and in response to) the Politburo of the Soviet Union.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet will perform the complete string quartets of Dmitri Shostakovich at Roosevelt University's Ganz Hall.
• The Art Institute of Chicago will exhibit striking War-time propaganda posters not seen in the United States since World War II.
• The Block Museum of Art, Smart Museum of Art, and the Special Collections Research Center at The University of Chicago Library will exhibit special collections of iconic Soviet propaganda imagery, book art, children's books, posters, cartoons and more.
• The Graham School will offer continuing education courses that explore some of Russia's most interesting writers, artists, and musicians.
• The University of Chicago, Smart Museum, and Art Institute will present an interdisciplinary symposium in Fall 2011 illustrating the full scope of the artists of this era and their relationship to one another and the state.
• And many more!
Calls for Papers and Out-of-State Conferences:
Deadline: December 12, 2010
September 29, 2011 – October 1, 2011, University of Vienna (Austria)
Research on the First World War has been experiencing a surge in popularity for some time, albeit not in all national historiographies and scientific cultures equally. New approaches to World War research in particular are very disparately represented, which complicates transnational perspectives. This is especially true for studies in the area of women's and gender history, although it has become clear that the war societies as well as the complex consequences of the First World War cannot be sufficiently documented and understood without considering the analytical category of gender. In all participating states this virtually total war not only led
to the extensive support of the war by women on the "home front" -- strongly conceived as a women's sphere -- but also in the combat zones. In addition, soldier masculinity was idealised in a far more powerful way than ever before -- with implications for the hegemonic gender and societal orders, which also impeded pacifist efforts and activities. The extensive stylisation of nations as collective bodies in combat and the associated warmongering and ideological blindness are a European phenomenon, as is the experience of bellicose violence right through to
active killing, flight and expulsion -- with many manifestations, including gender-differentiated forms.
How can the existing contributions to women's and gender history of the First World War be focused? Which conclusions can we draw when reviewing all relevant research and where do the existing focuses and shortcomings of the research field lie -- for example, in comparison to various national studies or in connection with the latest research on masculinity? How essential is it to link gender-specific studies to perspectives of the First World War from the areas of political, social, economic and cultural history, the history of mentalities and/or social history? Which differences exist if the viewpoint is extended and national historiographies are placed in a comprehensive, comparative context? Can the evaluations made so far still be upheld and historians' debates -- such as those on the war-related virulence of gender relations or an allegedly emancipative effect of the war -- be generalised?
Research on the First World War has been experiencing a surge in popularity for some time, albeit not in all national historiographies and scientific cultures equally. New approaches to World War research in particular are very disparately represented, which complicates transnational perspectives. This is especially true for studies in the area of women's and gender history, although it has become clear that the war societies as well as the complex consequences of the First World War cannot be sufficiently documented and understood without considering the analytical category of gender. In all participating states this virtually total war not only led
to the extensive support of the war by women on the "home front" -- strongly conceived as a women's sphere -- but also in the combat zones. In addition, soldier masculinity was idealised in a far more powerful way than ever before -- with implications for the hegemonic gender and societal orders, which also impeded pacifist efforts and activities. The extensive stylisation of nations as collective bodies in combat and the associated warmongering and ideological blindness are a European phenomenon, as is the experience of bellicose violence right through to
active killing, flight and expulsion -- with many manifestations, including gender-differentiated forms.
How can the existing contributions to women's and gender history of the First World War be focused? Which conclusions can we draw when reviewing all relevant research and where do the existing focuses and shortcomings of the research field lie -- for example, in comparison to various national studies or in connection with the latest research on masculinity? How essential is it to link gender-specific studies to perspectives of the First World War from the areas of political, social, economic and cultural history, the history of mentalities and/or social history? Which differences exist if the viewpoint is extended and national historiographies are placed in a comprehensive, comparative context? Can the evaluations made so far still be upheld and historians' debates -- such as those on the war-related virulence of gender relations or an allegedly emancipative effect of the war -- be generalised?
The international conference "War in a Gender Context -- Topics and Perspectives within Women's and Gender History of the First World War", taking place from 29th September until 1st October 2011, intends to reflect on these kinds of questions on the basis of four selected topics that appear to be central: front line/home front, violence, citizenship, and peace efforts. It takes the upcoming centenary of 2014 as an occasion for detailed discussion, to review previous results and to conceptualise future research perspectives -- including contributions to historical peace research, which has been particularly involved in aspects of social militarisation and the criticism of militarism.
Historians conducting relevant research are invited to submit their suggestion for a contribution to this conference in the form of an abstract on one of the four following closely connected topic areas by 31st December 2010 at the latest.
- Front line -- home front: The First World War was also waged as a "people's war", in accordance with a war concept originating from the late eighteenth century aimed at the
mobilisation of all human and material resources. As a result, not only front lines arose, but also "home fronts". How, by means of which war and gender images, did national
discourses between 1914 and 1918 portray this new social order, which rendered absolute the -- hierarchically constructed -- difference between front-line soldiers and women of the "home front"? Can we identify any changes during the course of the war and counteracting concepts of gender orders in wartime in this regard? Did a widespread mobilisation of a "home front" really take place in all warring states? Which concepts of masculinity and femininity were generated in the contrast between the "front" and the "homeland"?
- Violence: Military and civilian societies experienced the presence of violence in war such as the experience of imprisonment, sexual violence or other forms of belligerent violence right up to active killing) to some extent very differently, but also in similar ways. Which part did personal suffering or the participation in physical or psychological violence play within wartime experiences of men and of women? How was violence interpreted in relation to specific circumstances, and which gender-specific differences or similarities can be identified in this respect? How did war societies deal with active mass killing and which specific patterns of memory did perpetrators and victims form during the course of the war and the post-war period? To what extent can we pinpoint specific
national and regional distinctive features and differences? Perceptions, experiences and
(sometimes excessive) belligerent violence also influenced predominant conceptions of
masculinity and femininity. To what extent did the everyday nature of violence change,
disassemble, redefine or radicalise gender constructions?
- Citizenship: The state of war had a clear effect on the patriotic self-conception of the
women's movements, leading to a specific discourse on the citizenship of women in the
context of the war, the roots of which stretched back to the nineteenth century. Within this topic, new aspects pertaining to this discussion of civic inclusion, in particular its interconnectedness with nationalistic discourses in areas that strove for political autonomy, could be pursued. In addition, the implementation of the demand for equal
integration of women in the state should also to be considered here. To what extent was the war a catalyst for pre-war demands of the women's movements, especially in light of an often postulated de-radicalisation of these demands by the war discourse? And which part did demobilisation and stabilisation of hierarchical gender norms play in this respect during the post-war period?
- Peace efforts: This topic is to focus on the varied national as well as supranational efforts, activities and concepts that aimed to bring about a swift end to the World War right from the start -- whether in the context of the organisation of international peace conferences in neutral states or in the form of, often persecuted, acts of resistance in the warring states themselves. When and in which contexts did demands for peace develop? Who were the (male/female) supporters of these kinds of protests? In which networks were they organised? Which new focuses can research on the pacifist commitment and the gender models of women's peace efforts take up?
discourses between 1914 and 1918 portray this new social order, which rendered absolute the -- hierarchically constructed -- difference between front-line soldiers and women of the "home front"? Can we identify any changes during the course of the war and counteracting concepts of gender orders in wartime in this regard? Did a widespread mobilisation of a "home front" really take place in all warring states? Which concepts of masculinity and femininity were generated in the contrast between the "front" and the "homeland"?
- Violence: Military and civilian societies experienced the presence of violence in war such as the experience of imprisonment, sexual violence or other forms of belligerent violence right up to active killing) to some extent very differently, but also in similar ways. Which part did personal suffering or the participation in physical or psychological violence play within wartime experiences of men and of women? How was violence interpreted in relation to specific circumstances, and which gender-specific differences or similarities can be identified in this respect? How did war societies deal with active mass killing and which specific patterns of memory did perpetrators and victims form during the course of the war and the post-war period? To what extent can we pinpoint specific
national and regional distinctive features and differences? Perceptions, experiences and
(sometimes excessive) belligerent violence also influenced predominant conceptions of
masculinity and femininity. To what extent did the everyday nature of violence change,
disassemble, redefine or radicalise gender constructions?
- Citizenship: The state of war had a clear effect on the patriotic self-conception of the
women's movements, leading to a specific discourse on the citizenship of women in the
context of the war, the roots of which stretched back to the nineteenth century. Within this topic, new aspects pertaining to this discussion of civic inclusion, in particular its interconnectedness with nationalistic discourses in areas that strove for political autonomy, could be pursued. In addition, the implementation of the demand for equal
integration of women in the state should also to be considered here. To what extent was the war a catalyst for pre-war demands of the women's movements, especially in light of an often postulated de-radicalisation of these demands by the war discourse? And which part did demobilisation and stabilisation of hierarchical gender norms play in this respect during the post-war period?
- Peace efforts: This topic is to focus on the varied national as well as supranational efforts, activities and concepts that aimed to bring about a swift end to the World War right from the start -- whether in the context of the organisation of international peace conferences in neutral states or in the form of, often persecuted, acts of resistance in the warring states themselves. When and in which contexts did demands for peace develop? Who were the (male/female) supporters of these kinds of protests? In which networks were they organised? Which new focuses can research on the pacifist commitment and the gender models of women's peace efforts take up?
The conference, organised by Birgitta Bader-Zaar (University of Vienna), Christa Hämmerle (University of Vienna) and Oswald Überegger (University of Hildesheim), is held within the framework of the research platform Repositioning of Women's and Gender History of the University of Vienna in cooperation with the Arbeitskreis Historische Friedensforschung (AKHF). We are particularly interested in inviting scholars who are involved in the research of formerly neglected war zones as well as
warring states and societies, for example in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. The contributions will be published in a conference volume.
Those interested in participating are kindly asked to send an abstract of a presentation
proposal written in English or German, approx. one page in length (approx. 2500 characters) and a CV to neuverortung.geschlechtergeschichte@univie.ac.at (Michaela Hafner) by 31st December 2010.
Please visit
http://www.univie.ac.at/Geschichte/Neuverortung-Geschlechtergeschichte/
for detailed information.
warring states and societies, for example in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. The contributions will be published in a conference volume.
Those interested in participating are kindly asked to send an abstract of a presentation
proposal written in English or German, approx. one page in length (approx. 2500 characters) and a CV to neuverortung.geschlechtergeschichte@univie.ac.at (Michaela Hafner) by 31st December 2010.
Please visit
http://www.univie.ac.at/Geschichte/Neuverortung-Geschlechtergeschichte/
for detailed information.
2. Australasian Association for Communist and Post-Communist Studies: Tenth Biennial Conference 2011
Deadline: 29 October, 2010
February 3-4, 2011, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
The Australasian Association for Communist and Post-Communist Studies invites proposals for panels and papers for the 10th Biennial Conference to be held at the ANU in Canberra on 3-4 February 2011. The event will be hosted by the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies (the Middle East and Central Asia), ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences.
The Conference theme is Two Decades without the Soviet Union: Transformations in Eurasian Space.
Proposals for panels and paper topics relating to all aspects of scholarship in the social sciences and humanities which explore trajectories of change in the former USSR and the Eastern Bloc will be welcome. Existing panels are listed below:
- Russian state and society: past imperfect, future uncertain?
- Russian foreign policy in the Near Abroad
- Market reforms in the former Soviet Union
- Cultural and educational aspects of transformation
- Nationalism and politics of identity in Central Asia
- Security issues in post-Soviet Eurasia
- North-East Asia in the wake of the Soviet demise
- Political and social change in the Caucasus
Further panels may be added to accommodate individual papers.
Submission of Proposals
FOR PAPER PRESENTERS: 1) name, 2) current institutional affiliation, 3) title/position, 4) e-mail address, 5) postal address, 6) telephone number, 7) fax number, 8) title of paper, 9) abstract of paper (200 words or less), 10) any audio-visual equipment required (specify: overhead projector, slide projector, DVD/video player), 11) a brief CV containing information for panel chairperson's introduction.
Publication of Proceedings
Select papers presented at the conference will be published either in an edited volume or in a peer-reviewed Web-based collection. Detailed information about an editorial board and guidelines for submitting a complete paper will be added soon.
Important dates:
- abstract acceptance notification issued – 5 November 2010
- final copy of the paper submitted – 11 January 2011
Conference Registration Fees
- AACaPS full members – A$50
- Non-members – A$80
- Full-time students and other concessional – A$50
The fee is payable in cash on the first day of the conference.
Funding
AACaPS does not have funds to support the costs of conference participation. Participants should obtain their own funding.
AACaPS website: sites.google.com/site/aacpssite/
Conference-related correspondence should be addressed to the conference convenor:
Dr Kirill Nourzhanov
CAIS
Building 127 Ellery Cres.,
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT 0200
Australia
Tel. 61 2 6125 8374
Fax 61 2 6125 5410
E-mail kirill.nourzhanov@anu.edu.au
Deadline:January 15, 2011
April 1-2, 2011, University of Texas, Austin, TX
University of Texas, Austin, and Indiana University,
Bloomington
Austin, TX
April 1-2, 2011
Call for Papers/Panels
As we approach the 20th anniversaries of the break-up of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union respectively, this conference offers a timely opportunity to consider the causes and legacies of these historic events from the perspective of gender analysis and by examining women’s lives in particular. The conference will enable us to consider critically the extent to which gender as an element of identity formation, social relations, politics, economic activity, culture, and warfare
has become—or has still yet to become-—an essential category of analysis. Potential questions of engagement might include (but are not limited to): To what extent has gender become an important means for understanding conflict (military, political, social, economic) in the region?
University of Texas, Austin, and Indiana University,
Bloomington
Austin, TX
April 1-2, 2011
Call for Papers/Panels
As we approach the 20th anniversaries of the break-up of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union respectively, this conference offers a timely opportunity to consider the causes and legacies of these historic events from the perspective of gender analysis and by examining women’s lives in particular. The conference will enable us to consider critically the extent to which gender as an element of identity formation, social relations, politics, economic activity, culture, and warfare
has become—or has still yet to become-—an essential category of analysis. Potential questions of engagement might include (but are not limited to): To what extent has gender become an important means for understanding conflict (military, political, social, economic) in the region?
Are ‘women’s issues’ still just that, or has there been a scholarly shift in agenda and perspective in the last two decades to consider them more generally as ‘human issues’? In framing analyses of gender and conflict how can we nuance women’s (and men’s) experiences, so that they are seen as agents of transformation or even destruction, rather than “re-victimizing” them as mere objects? The conference will not focus solely on Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union/CIS; indeed, we encourage prospective participants to think more broadly and thematically about the origins and legacies of these breakups and the shared historical experience of communism and the transition for the whole Eurasian and Eastern European region.
AWSS is also pleased to announce at this time that the keynote speaker will be Prof. Yana Hashamova, Director of Center for Slavic and East European Studies and Associate Professor of Slavic at The Ohio State University.
AWSS invites scholars of all disciplines (Slavic/Eurasian/East European studies, including anthropology, art, film, history, library science, literature, music, political science, popular culture, sociology, and any aspect of women's studies) who are working on themes related to gender and conflict broadly defined in Eastern Europe and Eurasia to submit their abstracts electronically to Professor Maria Bucur (mbucur@indiana.edu) for distribution to a multi-
disciplinary conference committee. All proposals are due January 15, 2011. Applicants will be notified about their participation in mid-February.
Proposals for panels/papers must include:
· A 250-word abstract for each paper
· A two-page c.v. for each participant
· For panel proposals, we ask that the organizer send a cover page with the list of proposed participants as well as a brief description (150 words) of the panel.
Proposals for roundtables must include a brief description of the topic and, if possible, a list of presenters/facilitators.
AWSS is also pleased to announce at this time that the keynote speaker will be Prof. Yana Hashamova, Director of Center for Slavic and East European Studies and Associate Professor of Slavic at The Ohio State University.
AWSS invites scholars of all disciplines (Slavic/Eurasian/East European studies, including anthropology, art, film, history, library science, literature, music, political science, popular culture, sociology, and any aspect of women's studies) who are working on themes related to gender and conflict broadly defined in Eastern Europe and Eurasia to submit their abstracts electronically to Professor Maria Bucur (mbucur@indiana.edu) for distribution to a multi-
disciplinary conference committee. All proposals are due January 15, 2011. Applicants will be notified about their participation in mid-February.
Proposals for panels/papers must include:
· A 250-word abstract for each paper
· A two-page c.v. for each participant
· For panel proposals, we ask that the organizer send a cover page with the list of proposed participants as well as a brief description (150 words) of the panel.
Proposals for roundtables must include a brief description of the topic and, if possible, a list of presenters/facilitators.
Deadline: January 7, 2011
The Department of Women’s Studies invites presenters for a one-day symposium on the theme “gender and states of emergency.” We hope to gather a range of perspectives on how gender, in relation to racial, sexual, bodily, and economic dimensions is vital to investigating the impact of war, natural disasters, and political upheavals. At the same time, “states of emergency” cannot be confined to discussions of catastrophic events; trauma exists in the everyday. In addition, some political actors work to define a particular moment as a state of emergency in order to mobilize publics, re-define citizenship, or execute political machinery. Participants will explore the issue of states of emergency from a variety of angles, not only states in (economic, political or environmental) emergency, but also, for example, what it means to be in a state of crisis as a particularly situated woman. Participants will examine the nexus of material and affective “states” of crisis, considering the difference that gender makes in natural disasters, war, public policy, institutions and national discourse about citizenship and belonging.
We seek papers that address gender and states of emergency in relation to topics such as war, institutions, law, literature, popular culture, natural disasters, state and intimate violence, citizenship, immigration, environment, health, and economic instabilities. We welcome papers with U.S., non-U.S., and transnational foci. Some participants may be asked to contribute to a publication devoted to this theme.
Symposium Events:
Kimberlé Crenshaw, Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia Law School will open the symposium with an evening keynote address on April 21st.
Cynthia Enloe, Professor in the Department of International Development, Community, and Environment and Women’s Studies at Clark University, will provide a closing keynote the evening of April 22nd.
The all-day symposium on April 22nd will include a continental breakfast, boxed lunch (with registration fee) and an evening reception.
Please send a 300-500 word abstract by January 7, 2011 to: genderstates@gmail.com. Questions about the conference also can be directed to that email.
Funding, Grants, and Scholarships:
Deadline: Thursday, October 25, 2010
In academic year 2010 - 2011 the Polish Studies Center is offering two grants-in-aid, one student award and one faculty award, to support travel for activities related to scholarship in Polish Studies. Each grant provides up to $500 in support of travel to a conference to make a presentation in the field of Polish Studies. The grant may also be used towards the cost of other research-related travel.
A selection committee appointed by the Director of Polish Studies will read all applications.
Applicants should submit the following to the Polish Studies Center:
• A current c.v.
• An abstract of your conference paper, or a half-page statement explaining the
nature and purpose of your travel.
• If you are attending a conference, a copy of the acceptance letter or invitation
letter.
• Itemized budget of expected expenditures.
The award will be processed after travel is completed. Recipients will be informed about the necessary procedures for reimbursement.
Complete submissions should be received at the Polish Studies Center by Thursday, October 25, 2010.
Please contact Gosia Swearingen at the Polish Studies Center for more information: 812-855-1507 or by e-mail: polish@indiana.edu
Other Announcements:
6:30 PM, Indiana Memorial Union Starbucks
We will be having a meeting on Monday, Oct. 24th, at 6:30pm at the IMU Starbucks, to discuss the Latvian Independence Day festivities. Major topics to cover will be location, a speaker, the choir, and funding. Furthermore, we would also like to consider some form of outreach to spark students' interest in the Baltic region, so if you have any ideas, please come and let us know (or feel free to send an email to me: zwkelly@indiana.edu).
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, DeVault Alumni Center – 1000 E. 17th St. (across from Assembly Hall)
Networking Nights is a collaborative event hosted by the IU Career Development Center and the IU Student Alumni Association. It is a night created to provide students the opportunity to learn the art of networking through interaction with professionals in their field of interest.
Please join IU Alumni and career professionals in diverse careers within the Politics, Public Service, and Law realms for an evening of networking. Guest speakers will participate in a panel discussion focusing on their career paths, organizational opportunities, and sharing advice for students entering the world-of-work. An introduction to networking will follow with light refreshments and the opportunity to mingle with the guest speakers.
We ask that students please RSVP through their myIUcareers account, accessible at http://www.indiana.edu/~career/. Business casual attire (dress shirt, dress pants, or skirt) is appropriate for this event.
Thus far, panelists for the evening include:
-Jason Carnes, Field Representative, U.S. Congressman Baron Hill
-Brian Drummy, Attorney, Bunger & Robertson
-Maria Heslin, Deputy Mayor, City of Bloomington Office of the Mayor
-Joseph Qualters, Captain, Bloomington Police Department
-Special Agent Todd Prewitt, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Thanks to: IU area studies and Title VI centers; International Studies
Don't miss this great professional opportunity!
7:30 PM, TV 251
Students in Padraic Kenney’s course “The Technology of Revolution” will be demonstrating their homemade printing press; all are invited to attend. Everyone will be able to try out the press and print their own copy of the students’ newspaper, created in homage to Solidarity on its 30th anniversary. The demonstration will be followed by a showing of the 2007 film Strike.
Language Tables and Coffee Hours:
6:00PM – 7:00PM, Indiana Memorial Union Starbucks
6:00 PM, Runcible Spoon
5:45 PM, Indiana Memorial Union Starbucks
5:30 PM, Pourhouse Café (314 E Kirkwood)
5:00 PM, Indiana Memorial Union Starbucks
5:30 PM, Ballantine Hall 506
7:00 PM, Runcible Spoon
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