Lectures, Local Conferences, and Academic Events:
1. Thursday, March 24: The First Annual McCloskey Lecture, Slavenka Drakulić, "Europe Twenty Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall"
2. Friday, March 25: 4th Annual International Public Affairs Association Conference, "Global Problems, Sustainable Solutions
3. Friday, March 25: “Democracy's New Moment: A Forward Strategy for Advancing Freedom in the World”
4. Friday, March 25: Cold Warriors: Political Emigres from Yugoslavia in West Germany, 1945-1970
5. Friday, March 25 – Saturday, March 26: Romanian Studies Conference
6. Saturday April 9: IU World Language Festival (*Register by March 27*)
7. Tuesday, March 29: European Approaches to Labor Relations: Are There Lessons for the US?
8. Wednesday, March 30: "Supporting multidisciplinary, multiethnic, and multicultural work at Indiana University”
9. Friday, April 1: International NGO Networking event
10. Friday, April 1: A Bitter Taste of Freedom
Cultural Events:
1. Thursday, March 24: American Liszt Society: Tribute to Franz Liszt: 200th Birthday, Student/Faculty Recital
2. Friday & Saturday, March 25-March 26: Navruz 2011
3. Saturday, March 26: Family Day at the Lotus Blossoms Bazaar
4. March 26: Peasant Disco
5. March 27: CELEBRussian
Funding, Grants, and Scholarships:
1. Rosica Young Translator's Award
2. The Society for Romanian Studies: First Biennial SRS Book Prize
Calls for Papers and Out-of-State Conferences:
1. Social Sciences, Humanities and Higher Education in Eastern Europe after 1991
2. European University for Voluntary Service
3. April 1-2, 2011: Association for Women in Slavic Studies Conference: Gender in Conflict
4. The American Hungarian Educators Association Conference
5. Call for Papers: Inaugural Conference in Romani Studies
6. Call for Papers: Aspasia 7
7. Call for Papers: 11th ALEKSANTERI CONFERENCE: "THE DRAGON AND THE BEAR: STRATEGIC CHOICES OF CHINA AND RUSSIA"
Other Announcements:
1. University of Bristol Three-year Post-doctoral Research Assistantships
2. Dobro Slovo National Slavic Honor Society Applications
3. Application for LAMP Program OPEN
4. Position Open: Editorial Assistant; Major Fields, German History and Eastern Europe
Language Tables and Coffee Hours:
1. Thursday, March 24: Polish Language Table
2. Thursday, March 24: South Slavic Language Table
3. Thursday, March 24: Russian Language Table
4. Friday, March 25: Romanian Language Table
5. Monday, March 28: Estonian Language Coffee Hour
6. Tuesday, March 29: Hungarian Language Coffee Hour
7. Wednesday, March 30: Ukrainian “Salo” Hour
Detailed Descriptions of Events
Lectures, Local Conferences, and Academic Events:
1. Thursday, March 24: The First Annual McCloskey Lecture, Slavenka Drakulić, "Europe Twenty Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall"
4:30 PM, Center for the Study of Global Change, 201 North Indiana Avenue
Croatian journalist, essayist, and novelist Slavenka Drakulić, Visiting Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study, presents the lecture "Europe Twenty Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall." The lecture will be followed by a book-signing at Boxcar Books, 408 East 6th Street
Slavenka Drakulić has written about war crimes and life under authoritarianism for The Nation, The Guardian, and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Her books include How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed (1991), Balkan Express: Fragments from the Other Side of the War (1992), and the international bestseller, Café Europa: Life After Communism (1996).
Co-sponsors: the Russian and East European Institute, the Institute for Advanced Study, the Office of Women’s Affairs, the Center for the Study of Global Change, and the Departments of History, Comparative Literature, and Communication and Culture.
2. Friday, March 25: 4th Annual International Public Affairs Association Conference, "Global Problems, Sustainable Solutions
Panels with a wide range of topics and an exciting keynote speaker... Keep your eyes out for information how to register and the day's schedule. All events will take place at SPEA, in the new classrooms downstairs. For more information contact: ipaa@indiana.edu or visit: http://ipaa.tumblr.com/springconference
3. Friday, March 25: “Democracy's New Moment: A Forward Strategy for Advancing Freedom in the World”
12:15 – 1:00 PM, SPEA 167
Mr. Carl Gershman, President of the National Endowment for Democracy, will present the keynote address at the 4th Annual International Public Affairs Association spring conference. His lecture is entitled, "Democracy's New Moment: A Forward Strategy for Advancing Freedom in the World." For more information or to register for the conference, please email ipaa@indiana.edu.
Contact Email: ipaa@indiana.edu
For more information: http://ipaa.tumblr.com/
3:00 PM-4:00 PM, IMU Dogwood Room
European History Workshop, graduate student Chris Molnar presents "Cold Warriors: Political Emigres from Yugoslavia in West Germany, 1945-1970." Contact Email: cipsen@indiana.edu
2:30 PM Friday – 5:00 PM Saturday, Indiana Memorial Union, Indiana University Bloomington
Keynote address:
Stella Ghervas
Visiting Associate Professor, University of Chicago
“How far from Europe? Romanian Society between Orthodoxy and Modernity”
Friday, March 25, 5pm
Maple Room, IMU
Panel presentations:
Friday, March 25
2:30- 5, Maple Room, IMU
Saturday, March 26
9-5, Rosebud Room, IMU
Sponsors:
REEI
IU Student Association
Department of History
Department of Political Science
Horizons of Knowledge
Stella Ghervas
Visiting Associate Professor, University of Chicago
“How far from Europe? Romanian Society between Orthodoxy and Modernity”
Friday, March 25, 5pm
Maple Room, IMU
Panel presentations:
Friday, March 25
2:30- 5, Maple Room, IMU
Saturday, March 26
9-5, Rosebud Room, IMU
Sponsors:
REEI
IU Student Association
Department of History
Department of Political Science
Horizons of Knowledge
Tocqueville Program
For the full program, see: http://iub.edu/~reeiweb/events/2011/RomSoConferenceProgram2011.pdf
Deadline for Registration: March 27, 2011
April 9, 2011
IU World Language Festival is Indiana’s largest event devoted to language and culture study!
It will be lots of fun, with live language and culture lessons, musical performance, twisty balloons, face painting, exhibitions, and more. It is free and open to the public. Register NOW - spaces are limited and they fill up fast: http://www.indiana.edu/~wlf/reg_11_ind.html.
Help prepare you to engage and thrive in the 21st century global economy. WLF is designed to encourage K-16 students to study world languages by introducing to them the endless language opportunities offered at IU Bloomington and by actively engaging them in presentations led by our wonderful language faculty and associate instructors.
There will be more than 15 different presentations and exhibits per session.
Presenters include faculty experts, graduate associate instructors and students coming from more than 30 different languages and countries, sharing their expertise in languages and cultures.
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, IUPUI Campus Center Room 405, 420 University Blvd, Indianapolis, Indiana
The Indiana University European Union Center (EUC), Labor Studies Program, and School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) are proud to sponsor the European Approaches to Labor Relations: Are There Lessons for the US?
Speakers:
Tom Geoghegan
Author of Were You Born on the Wrong Continent? How the European Model Can Help You Get a Life (The New Press, 2010) Davison
Maurice Davison
Director of Region 3 of the UAW (United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Indiana and Kentucky) Strout
Nicholas Strout
VP for Global Sales & Marketing at Novalung; Talheim, Germany
Author of Were You Born on the Wrong Continent? How the European Model Can Help You Get a Life (The New Press, 2010) Davison
Maurice Davison
Director of Region 3 of the UAW (United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Indiana and Kentucky) Strout
Nicholas Strout
VP for Global Sales & Marketing at Novalung; Talheim, Germany
This event is funded through a grant from the European Commission. For more information: http://www.indiana.edu/~eucenter/conferences_labor_relations.shtml
8. Wednesday, March 30: "Supporting multidisciplinary, multiethnic, and multicultural work at Indiana University”
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Leo R. Dowling International Center, 111 S. Jordan Avenue
The Indiana University Faculty and Staff Council is hosting an informal presentation and discussion session as a catalyst to a proposed annual seminar whose aim is to highlight, encourage, and support multidisciplinary, multiethnic, and multicultural work in all academic areas at Indiana University. In our presentation, we will describe some current issues and problems that arise during language assessments of Spanish-English bilinguals. Using this example as a springboard, we will extend the discussion to briefly site other issues in other disciplines such as in literature, education, music, folklore, cognitive science, and neurological sciences. All in an effort to highlight the importance of multidisciplinary, multiethnic, and multicultural work; and to propose an annual seminar dedicated to these collective topics in all academic disciplines. Our goal at this initial meeting, is to to gather any feedback and/or suggestions regarding the creation of the proposed seminar to be held in Spring 2012. Please plan to join us on March 30, 2011 at 11:30am-1:00pm in the Leo R. Dowling International Center (111 S Jordan Ave.). Light lunch will be provided, so please let us know if you will be attending. RSVP at mlcasill@indiana.edu.
1:00 PM , Whittenberger Auditorium
Want to work for an international organization? Interested in human rights, relief, development, and public health? Plan to attend IU Bloomington's first-ever career event focused on international non-governmental and governmental organizations. This event will include a panel discussion, networking and resource tables for each organization.
Learn about employment opportunities and network with representatives from the following organizations:
* Amnesty International USA, www.amnestyusa.org
* International Rescue Committee, www.rescue.org
* Oxfam America, www.oxfamamerica.org
* Pan American Health Organization (Regional Office of the World Health Organization), www.paho.org
* International Rescue Committee, www.rescue.org
* Oxfam America, www.oxfamamerica.org
* Pan American Health Organization (Regional Office of the World Health Organization), www.paho.org
This event is sponsored by the IU Area Studies and Title VI Centers and the Indiana University Career Development Center and Arts & Sciences Career Services.
For information on how to register: http://www.indiana.edu/~career/services/events/index.php?event_type=&event_id=1344
3:00 PM, Ballantine Hall 209
A Bitter Taste of Freedom, a film about slain Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya (85 minutes, in Russian with English subtitles).
Directed by Marina Goldovskaya, A Bitter Taste of Freedom documents the heroic life and violent death of Anna Politikovskaya, an internationally celebrated investigative journalist and human rights activist who fearlessly spoke out against Kremlin policy in Chechnya and fascist movements in Russia. Politkovskaya’s murder in 2006 emblematized the increasingly repressive and outrightly dangerous conditions in which independently minded journalists practice their profession in contemporary Russia. Anna Sharogradskaya, director of the Regional Press Institute (Saint Petersburg, Russia) will introduce the film and answer questions after the screening.
Sponsors: Russian and East European Institute, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Persons with disabilities who wish to attend this event and would like to request assistance should contact the REEI office (812-855-7309 or reei@indiana.edu).
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Cultural Events:
1. Thursday, March 24: American Liszt Society: Tribute to Franz Liszt: 200th Birthday, Student/Faculty Recital
7:00 PM, Recital Hall, Merrill Hall
Repertoire
From Études d’exécution transcendante d’après Paganini
Consolation No. 3: Lento placido
Pace non trova (Sonetto No. 104 del Petrarca)
From Harmonies poétiques et religieuses
Zwei Lieder
Isolde’s Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Concert Paraphrase of Rigoletto
Consolation No. 3: Lento placido
Pace non trova (Sonetto No. 104 del Petrarca)
From Harmonies poétiques et religieuses
Zwei Lieder
Isolde’s Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Concert Paraphrase of Rigoletto
Concert: Friday, March 25th, 7:00-9:00pm (Willkie Residence Center Auditorium, 150 North Rose St.)
Dinner Reception: Saturday, March 26th, 6:00-7:20pm, Music at 7:30pm (Leo R. Dowling International Center, 111 S. Jordan Ave.)
Two Great Events! 100% Central Eurasian Fun!
The Navruz Student Association has created these events with the active help and sponsorship of many groups on campus, including the Afghan Student Association, the Turkish Student Association, the Kazakh Student Association, the Association of Central Eurasian Students, with funding support from IUSA and the Inner Asian & Uralic National Resource Center.
This year the Navruz Student Association is planning two fun events to celebrate Navruz. Friday night's concert will feature a great mix of music, dance, poetry, cultural displays and informational talks. In addition to the events put on by the Navruz Student Association, there will also be a Central Eurasian themed DANCE PARTY! Yes, "Peasant Disco" returns to Bloomington, held downstairs at The Vid Nightclub, doors open at 9pm, with a Balkan Fusion Funk Band creating the atmosphere for the first hour or so! Unfortunately, this is a 21+ event.
In addition, the Navruz Student Association will be selling T-shirts to raise money for future events! Please feel free to bring your cash/check-books to purchase a T-shirt ($8-$10). Donations also accepted!
11 AM – 2 PM, Binford Elementary School (2300 E. 2nd St., Bloomington)
Admission is Free
What you’ll find — Mural painting • Eastern European egg decoration • Read around the World • Tibetan windhorse flags to make and take • large-scale “dreamtime” weaving” • Exotic fruit samples • Musical gourds from Sue Westhues • Crafting across Cultures • Face painting • Middle Eastern dance • badge making • Musical instruments from around the world • Ceramics demonstrations • and lots more.
With brief performances: world song from the Indiana University International Vocal Ensemble (11 a.m.), Appalachian flat-foot clogging by Tess Flynn and Tamara Loewenthal (11:45 a.m.), Jungle Joe’s Flea Circus (12:20 p.m.), Ritmos Latinos salsa dancers (1 p.m.), and the Mbira Queens (1: 45 p.m.). Please note: This schedule may be subject to change.
Appropriate for all ages, but especially fun for kids K-6th grade
Children must be accompanied by parents/guardians
Lotus thanks the wonderful staff and students of Binford Elementary School for hosting the Lotus Blossoms Bazaar for a tenth year!
2011 Lotus Blossoms Bazaar Committee: Nancy Boatner (Bazaar Committee co-chair); LuAnne Holladay (Administration & Bazaar Committee co-chair); Patty Callison; Nick Clark; Gail Hale; Melinda Hamilton; Liese Hilgeman; Deb Hutton; Deborah Klein; Tamara Loewenthal, Wesley Lovell
9 PM, The Vid (downstairs)
Kermes, B-town's own Balkan band will open our 5th Birthday Celebration this year followed by some Peasant Disco favorites from the years past.
We will also be wrapping up some Navruz festivities with a bit of Central Asian flare on the dance floor.
Cover is $5 at the door, 21+ venue
More info @:
http://www.kermes-music.com/ or www.navruz.wordpress.com or on facebook http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188101974558871
http://www.kermes-music.com/ or www.navruz.wordpress.com or on facebook http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188101974558871
2 PM, The Arthur M. Glick Jewish Community Center, 6701 Hoover Road, Indianapolis, IN
Free and open to the public.
Come celebrate the culture, traditions and costumes inspired by the people of the former Soviet Union, in the United States and Israel. Enjoy live music, dance performances, traditional food, workshops, art and many more activities for the whole family.
For more information, contact the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, 317.726.5450 or ikolesnikova@JFGI.org.
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Funding, Grants, and Scholarships:
Deadline Extended: March 27, 2011
Academia Rossica is pleased to announce the third Rossica Young Translators Award. This prize was established to encourage and support young people across the world interested in translating from Russian, as part of Academia Rossica’s wider mission to establish stronger cultural and artistic ties between Russia and the West.
The award is open to anyone who will be 24 or under on Friday 25th March.
Entrants are required to translate one of three extracts of about 2,000 words, available at our website, from recent works by Russian authors.
Submissions must be sent to Academia Rossica, either by post or email (james.rann@academia-rossica.org), by 25th March. A shortlist of entrants will be announced on Friday 8th April: these translators will all be invited to attend a special event on Wednesday April 13th at the Russian Market Focus at London Book Fair, where they will receive a unique chance to meet Russian authors and other translators. Here the winner will be announced and presented with a cheque for £500.
We look forward to receiving your translations!
Full details, and copies of the texts for translation, are available at our website www.academia-rossica.org. If you have any questions, please contact james.rann@academia-rossica.org.
Nominations Due: June 1, 2011
The Society for Romanian Studies invites nominations for the *First Biennial SRS Book Prize* awarded for the best book published in English in any field of Romanian studies (including Moldova) in the humanities or social sciences. To be eligible, books must be in English and published between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2010 as indicated by the copyright date . /Edited books, translations and non-scholarly books are not eligible/.
The prize will be presented at the ASEEES National Convention in 2011 and carries with it an award of $500. Nominations will be due to the SRS prize committee by 1 June 2011 .
Books should be sent directly to each committee member. Please address all questions or inquiries to the chair of the committee.
*Book Prize Committee Members:*
Margaret Beissinger (Chair)
Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures
249 East Pyne
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
F. Peter Wagner
Department of Political Science
301 White Hall
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
800 West Main Street
Whitewater, WI 53190, USA
Lavinia Stan
Department of Political Science
St. Francis Xavier University
Nova Scotia, B2G 2W5, Canada
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Calls for Papers and Out-of-State Conferences:
Deadline: March 30, 2011
Vilnius, 14-16 June, 2011
The European Humanities University (EHU), and the Center for Advanced Studies and Education, welcome submissions for an international conference – Social Sciences, Humanities and Higher Education in Eastern Europe after
1991 – to be held in Vilnius, 14-16 June 2011.
The conference will be a consolidated reflection on the development of social sciences, humanities and education over twenty years in Eastern Europe. The dramatic events of 1989 - 1991, coinciding with substantial social changes in the world as a whole, forced the Eastern European intellectual community to respond to a number of urgent challenges. The conditions of survival of fragments of the formerly monolithic and unified system of science and education were significantly different, which inevitably led to different strategies of adaptation. The goal of the conference is not merely the reconstruction of the general picture of this era of change, but rather to provide a critical analysis of transformation processes and to attempt to sketch in possible trends in future development.
The crash of the socialist system and Marxist ideology resulted in a collapse of communist social theory. What has filled this vacuum that suddenly appeared? To what extent was the gap bridged between “communist” and “bourgeois” concepts formed over decades? How has the language of social sciences and humanities changed? And to what extent is it now sufficient as a means of scholarly communication beyond the post-socialist space? What theoretical models could be useful for Eastern European countries, taking into account that Western social theory is not able to cope with its own challenges of modernity?
The disintegration of the Soviet Union and other socialist states challenged intellectual communities to construct adequate modern projects of nation-building. Social sciences, humanities and education were given a leading role in the revival of national identity and national languages. How far have scholars fulfilled this mission? In what way do their practices of working with post-colonial traumas relate to ideas of democracy and the principles of civil society?
The commercialization of higher education has primarily affected the spheres of social sciences and humanities. The mass training of lawyers, economists, diplomats, psychologists, etc. has had a strongly negative impact on the quality of education. In turn, this has resulted in a decline in prestige and a devaluation not only of the social sciences and humanities, but of higher education in general. Are there mechanisms to counter these trends?
Are there current examples of the successful management of quality in education in the fields of social sciences and humanities? What forms of education development are able to respond to new trends in the area of knowledge? What is the role of network universities, and the European Humanities University in particular, in these processes?
Post-communist reality has led to the erosion of old forms of research management within Academies of Sciences. A number of parallel and alternative projects provoked ever increasing fragmentation of intellectual communities. What is the destiny of research institutions of the soviet era?
Are there successful models of modernization of this sector? What role do scholarly journals play in transformations of social sciences and humanities? To what extent do academic periodicals contribute to the development of intellectual communities?
In the past twenty years the context of the individual academic career has substantially changed. In a number of post-socialist states soviet institutions like the Higher Attestation Committee (or VAK) still play an enormous role in academic life. Should VAK be transformed or eliminated altogether? How is the quality of research to be maintained if so?
Suggested panels:
*The languages of social sciences and humanities: a regional context to the European outlook
*Codes of interdisciplinarity: views on cooperation between the social sciences and humanities
*Language, identity and education in Eastern Europe after 1991:
(re)constructing of national identity
*Higher education and the knowledge society: practices of transformation under conditions of uncertainty
*Network universities in the context of the new agenda of the knowledge
society: the case of EHU
*After the Academy (of Science): the destinies of learned institutions in post-soviet Eastern Europe
Eligibility:
Researchers and educators from Eastern Europe, as well as Western specialists concerned with current transformations in social sciences and humanities
Conference language: English
Application submission:
Conference participants should send the application form (below), an abstract of 250 words and a CV to research.division@ehu.lt
Abstract Submission Deadline: March 30, 2011
Successful applicants will be notified by April 11, 2011
Terms and conditions:
There is no registration fee.
Conference organizers will cover the participants’ expenses for accommodation and some meals.
The European Humanities University will assist the participants in obtaining their visas.
Contact us for further information: research.division@ehu.lt
Deadline: March 31, 2011
August 31 – September 3, 2011, Basel, Switzerland
August 31 – September 3, 2011, Basel, Switzerland
In order to mark the European Year of Volunteers, the European University for Voluntary Service (EFU) on the topic of “Volunteer work between freedom and professionalization” is taking place in Basel. The European University for Voluntary Service 2011 continues the tradition of previous universities of voluntary service held in Barcelona (1995), Lyon (1997), Santiago de Compostela (1999), Freiburg im Breisgau (2001) and Lucerne (2005). The objective of these conferences is, on the one hand, to map the current state of research on voluntary work in Europe and, on the other hand, to contribute to knowledge transfer and exchange between theory and practice.
For more information about the Call for Papers, visit: http://www.universityforvoluntaryservice.ch/universityforvoluntaryservice.ch/Latest_news/Eintrage/2011/1/24_Ein_Tag_beim_Longboarden_files/110228_EFU_Call%20for%20Papers_deadline%2031.03_en.pdf
University of Texas, Austin
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.
The Conference is co-sponsored by the University of Texas, Austin, Indiana University, Bloomington, and Ohio State University, Columbus, and organized under the auspices of the Association for Women in Slavic Studies. Mary Neuburger (University of Texas) and Maria Bucur (Indiana University) want to thank our staff and our co-organizer, Nicole Monnier (University of Missouri) for their hard work on this project.
The conference is no longer accepting paper proposals. The keynote session and all panels are free and open to the public. Dinner receptions, however, are limited to conference participants and UT faculty and students, unless a special request is made by March 10th. Attendance at such events will require a $50 registration fee. To register please send your name, affiliation, and email address along with a $50 check made out to the “Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies” to Olga Macha, 1 University Station, F3600; University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas, 78712. For more information email olgamacha@mail.utexas.edu
April 14-17, John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH
The American Hungarian Educators Association (AHEA) is a scholarly and professional organization devoted to the teaching and dissemination of Hungarian culture. The Association provides opportunities for those interested in Hungarian studies and Hungarian heritage to further these interests by:
• actively supporting ethnic and multicultural programs to broaden awareness, within the United States, of Hungarian contributions to civilization;
• deepening the appreciation for Hungarian culture among Americans of Hungarian origin
• encouraging the maintenance of the Hungarian language and Hungarian studies in English
The AHEA is open to cooperation with all groups interested in supporting Hungarian culture and Hungarian studies within the United States and Canada, as well as Central European countries with large indigenous Hungarian minorities.
• actively supporting ethnic and multicultural programs to broaden awareness, within the United States, of Hungarian contributions to civilization;
• deepening the appreciation for Hungarian culture among Americans of Hungarian origin
• encouraging the maintenance of the Hungarian language and Hungarian studies in English
The AHEA is open to cooperation with all groups interested in supporting Hungarian culture and Hungarian studies within the United States and Canada, as well as Central European countries with large indigenous Hungarian minorities.
For registration information and schedule of events see: http://ahea.net/conferences/2011
Deadline: April 25, 2011
University of California-Berkeley, November 10th, 2011
In preparation for the inaugural Romani Studies Conference at the University of California, Berkeley this November, we seek papers within the burgeoning field of Romani Studies. By examining and exploring the various strategies by which Roma have represented themselves and others, both in dialogue with and apart from the larger societies in which they live, the Inaugural Conference in Romani Studies seeks to support the continued development of this rapidly-growing field. We seek new studies of the uses of Romani images in non-Roma cultures, contemporary social and political issues facing Romani communities across the globe, and Roma-related research in the fields of music, literature, film studies, religious studies, genocide studies, art history, anthropology, history, sociology, linguistics, women and gender studies, and political science, among many others.
This conference is supported by University of California, Berkeley's Institute for Slavic, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies in partnership with the Institute for European Studies through an initiative of the Jewish Studies Program. The conference’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Ian Hancock, Director of the Program in Romani Studies and the Romani Archives and Documentation Center at the University of Texas, Austin.
Please submit abstracts and any questions to Anna Torres at anna.torres@berkeley.edu by *April 25th, 2011*.
Deadline: September 15, 2011
Women's autobiographical writings and correspondence
In the past two decades, many societies in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe have experienced an increase in the writing, publication, and scholarly analysis of autobiographical works by women.
But these works have not been available to a broad international audience.
Volume 7 of Aspasia will focus on the autobiographical writings of women in CESEE, including their diaries, memoirs and correspondence. We seek original research based on such sources, analyzed in the context of the social, political and cultural histories of the region. We particularly encourage reflection on methodological and comparative issues. What barriers and incentives have women faced in recording their stories? How have these changed over time? Which women were able to write such texts, and how or where have their texts or correspondence been preserved? How have political realities affected the shape and reliability of women's self-representations? How do women's autobiographical writings compare across cultures, across time, and across different historical contexts?
In addition to the specific theme of women's autobiographical writings, we welcome submissions about all topics related to women's and gender history in CESEE on an on-going basis.
Submissions of up to 8,000 words (including notes) can be sent to Melissa Feinberg (Acting Editor-in-Chief for Aspasia 7) at mfeinberg@history.rutgers.edu or to Francisca de Haan at dehaanf@ceu.hu.
For more information, please write to one of the editors or visit http://journals.berghahnbooks.com/asp/, where you can also download the Aspasia Guidelines for Authors.
7. Call for Papers: 11th ALEKSANTERI CONFERENCE: "THE DRAGON AND THE BEAR: STRATEGIC CHOICES OF CHINA AND RUSSIA"
Deadline: May 31, 2011
November 9-11, 2011, University of Helsinki, Finland
Over the past two decades, Russia and China have both experienced extensive socio-economic and political transformation, as well as foreign policy reorientation. Within the framework of "transition studies", these developments have naturally been a rather popular subject of academic study and applied research. However, only a few scholars have studied the post-Communist developments in Russia and China in comparative perspective. The 11th Aleksanteri Conference compares Russia´s and China´s transformation from three interrelated
perspectives: socio-economic system, political system, and international system.
The outcomes of the Chinese and Russian reforms differ considerably.
From a social and economic impact perspective, the "Chinese way" has undoubtedly been a great success. For almost three decades now, the averaged annual growth rates of the Chinese GDP and industrial added value have been about 10%, far higher than the world average. Over the same period, the annual net income per capita, calculated at comparable prices, has increased more than five times both in urban and rural areas.
In sharp contrast, Russia’s economic development after the collapse of the Soviet Union was characterised by a sudden decrease of GDP and industrial output, followed by major problems throughout the 1990s, leading to the crash in 1998. This development naturally resulted in major negative social consequences. Only since 1999, mainly due to the
1998 devaluation effect and extremely high energy prices, Russian economy has been on a growth track and, even hit hard by the financial crisis in 2008, is expected to grow also in the nearest future.
Why have Russia and China chosen such different paths for their post-Communist transitions? How do their strategies differ, how do these resemble each other and are they interrelated? When – at what junctures – were the crucial choices made? And what are the strategic choices yet to be made by Russia and China? What are the alternatives, how are they constructed, and what are the internal and external settings that constrain the choices between different policy lines?
The thesis that the economic development of large countries can produce major power shifts in international politics is widespread and generally accepted. There are many speculations that suggest that China, after it has become the most important regional economic and military power in East Asia, will ultimately become the strongest great power in the world. By contrast, much of the literature on Russia points out that the country with its rather modest economic power (despite its energy
resources) is doomed to be a declining great power. However, while Russia’s military capacity cannot be compared to that of the Soviet Union, it still remains a major military (nuclear) power by any yardstick and can at least play a crucial role regionally.
The rapprochement of Russia and China is one of the most significant post-Cold War developments in international relations. In 2001, the close relations between the two countries were formalised with the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, a twenty-year strategic, economic, and controversially, an implicit military treaty. A month prior to that, the two countries joined in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, which is an intergovernmental mutual-security organisation. In addition to China and Russia, its members are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The SCO focuses on tackling the main threats it confronts such as being terrorism, separatism, and extremism. Most recently, socio-economic aspects have been added to its agenda.
In August 2010, Russia opened its section of a 1,000km oil pipeline from eastern Siberia to China. The pipe connects Russian oil fields with Daqing, a major oil production base in northeastern China. Both sides hailed the move as a "new era" in co-operation and have stated that this is only a beginning of a new chapter in their bilateral relations. As yet however, economic integration between the countries remains rather moderate.
In order to address these fundamental developments in global economy and politics, the Aleksanteri Institute will host the 11th Aleksanteri Conference on 9-11th November 2011 at the University of Helsinki, Finland.
AIMS
The conference will emphasize a multidisciplinary and comparative approach and bring forth new interpretations on the different strategic choices of the two giants and their mutual relations.
Hence, conference participation is open to a broad array of international scholars from the political and social sciences, economics, the law, and the arts and humanities. Additionally, due to the obvious economic and policy relevancy of the topic, representatives of the public and private sectors are also invited to contribute in the panels and roundtable discussions.
THEMES
* HISTORY AND CHANGE: converging and diverging models of communism
and transition
* INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK: Cold War legacy, spheres of influence,
integration, bilateral relations
* ECONOMY: transformation models, FDIs, legal framework, state
ownership and the entrepreneurial environment
* DEMOCRACY: aspects of authoritarianism and democracy,
institutions, elites, practices of governance
* SOCIAL BALANCE: socio-economic and welfare development
* CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY: national crisis management
systems and their implications to regional security balance
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
* Prof., Associate Dean Jin Canrong, School of International
Studies, Renmin University of China
* Prof. Minxin Pei, Claremont McKenna College, California
* Dr., Director Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie Moscow Center
* Prof. Wang Xiaoju, Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND DEADLINES
* Proposals for panels (approx. 500 words): May 31st, 2011
* Abstracts for individual papers (approx. 300 words): May 31st, 2011
* Notification of Acceptance: June 30th, 2011
* Publication of the conference programme: September 2011
* Conference: 9-11th, November 2011
Please submit your abstract and contact information through the abstract submission form:
or panel proposal submission form:
For further assistance or more details, please see the conference web site
or contact the Conference Coordinators at fcree-aleksconf@helsinki.fi .
The Aleksanteri Conference is an annual, multidisciplinary, international conference organised by the Aleksanteri Institute, the Finnish Centre for Russian and Eastern European Studies, affiliated with the University of Helsinki. Aleksanteri Conferences have attracted broad interest among researchers and policy-makers in a wide variety of disciplines, both in Finland and abroad, interested in the development of post-socialist countries.
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Other Announcements:
Closing date: April 21, 2011
Two three-year post-doctoral research assistantships at the University of Bristol, UK. The posts are advertised on jobs.ac.uk at <http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ACK310/postdoctoral-research-assistants-in-russian-two-posts/>.
The closing date for applications is 21 April 2011.
Description:
You will be part of a research team in the Department of Russian, working under the direction of Professor Derek Offord on a multidisciplinary project wholly funded by the AHRC on 'The History of the French Language in Russia'. You will have completed a PhD thesis in some area of Russian studies and will have an excellent reading knowledge of Russian and French.
Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in either sociolinguistics and the history of the Russian language or pre-revolutionary Russian social or cultural history.
You will help write and edit the main outputs of the project, to develop and manage the project website and to organize and contribute to the main academic events (a seminar series and two conferences) arising out of the project. You will be able to work well in a close-knit research team. These appointments will be for three years from 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2014.
If successful, you may be appointed either on a fixed term or a permanent contract depending on the extent of your previous relevant research experience. Further information can be found at www.bristol.ac.uk/personnel/ftc/.
Deadline: March 31, 2011
The Indiana University Zeta Zeta Chapter of the Dobro Slovo National Slavic Honor Society is now accepting applications for membership!
Who is eligible: Undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, staff.
Eligibility criteria: Student membership is attained by meeting three
criteria: completing at least two years (or equivalent) of study of Slavic languages, literature, culture, or related subjects; achieving a
3.5 GPA in all Slavic course work and an overall GPA of 3.0; and indicating an active and continuing interest in Slavic languages, literature, culture and related fields of Slavic studies. Faculty and staff active in Slavic studies are also eligible for membership.
Students currently still completing their second year of studies are eligible to apply.
Initiation: $25 national initiation fee (one-time fee).
Induction of new members: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at the Slavic Department's Spring Tea, 5:00-7:00 pm, in the President's Room, Indiana Memorial Union 150 (those who cannot attend can pick their materials up later that week).
Already a member?: Contact Jeff Holdeman to be placed on the membership list.
To become a member: Deliver a letter of application (see attachment) which outlines your eligibility (see above) and a check for $25 made out to "Indiana University" to the Russian and East European Institute (Ballantine Hall 565).
Deadline for application: Thursday, March 31, 2011, by 3 pm.
Questions?: Contact Dr. Jeff Holdeman, Dobro Slovo Faculty Advisor (jeffhold@indiana.edu).
Deadline: March 31, 2011
On behalf of the IU Liberal Arts and Management Program, we invite you to apply to the LAMP Program, the deadline for which is March 31. The program provides a unique opportunity for linguistics, international studies, and cultural studies majors like yourself to combine your degree with a business background.
The LAMP program draws its students from high-acheiving College of Arts and Sciences majors and prepares tomorrow’s leaders to excel in a business or professional environment. As the deadline to apply to the program draws near, we encourage you to apply to this honors-level program that will open you up to a multitude of academic and professional opportunities.
Please take a take a look at our website, www.indiana.edu/~lamp, where you'll find our application and information about how to make an appointment with a LAMP advisor.
The LAMP program draws its students from high-acheiving College of Arts and Sciences majors and prepares tomorrow’s leaders to excel in a business or professional environment. As the deadline to apply to the program draws near, we encourage you to apply to this honors-level program that will open you up to a multitude of academic and professional opportunities.
Please take a take a look at our website, www.indiana.edu/~lamp, where you'll find our application and information about how to make an appointment with a LAMP advisor.
Deadline: March 28, 2011
The American Historical Review is seeking a graduate student in the IU History Department or a related department to serve as one of seven Editorial Assistants. This is a half-time position (20 hours/week F.T.E.). The successful candidate will be expected to make at least a two-year commitment. Training starts June 20, 2011 (actual start date July 5, 2011).
We seek a specialist in German, Eastern European, and Russian history, preferably with knowledge of Jewish history.
An Editorial Assistant processes books for review, assists in the selection of reviewers, edits and proofreads copy for reviews, articles, and back matter, and enters information into and creates and updates records in a computer database.
Applicants should have completed their requirements for the M.A. degree and have general knowledge appropriate to the fields the assistantship covers.
Current compensation is about $1,711 per month; the job covers twelve months, with a fee scholarship for students with fewer than 90 hours. The position is renewable annually for up to three years, with the possibility of an additional year’s extension to be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Deadline for applications is Monday, March 28, 2011.
Please send a letter of application, a vita, and two letters of recommendation to: Prof. Konstantin Dierks, Acting Editor American Historical Review Indiana University 914 E. Atwater Avenue Bloomington, IN 47401 (812) 855-7609 For more information, contact us via e-mail at ahr@indiana.edu.
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Language Tables and Coffee Hours:
6:00 PM, Runcible Spoon
7:00 PM, Runcible Spoon
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, Ballantine Hall 506
Weekly Theme: “The School Year in Russia”
5:00 PM, Nick's English Hut
5:45 PM, Indiana Memorial Union Starbucks
5:30 PM, Pourhouse Café (314 E Kirkwood)
6:30 PM, Ballantine Hall 506
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