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September 2015

Thu
24
Sep
Eurasian States and Societies: Past and Present

Alexei Kojevnikov, History, UBC

The Russian public experienced extraordinary excitement and trauma during violent and catastrophic events of the early 20th century: the World War, Revolutions, and the Civil War. This talk looks at the changes in cultural perceptions of space and time, intellectual turmoil, and various theories and hypotheses surrounding these major events.
Tue
29
Sep
Eurasian States and Societies: Past and Present

Boris Kagarlitsky, Institute for Globalization Studies, Moscow, Russia

Boris Kagarlitsky has been both a prominent critic of Western stereotypical reportage on Russia and Ukraine and outspoken in his criticism of the Putin regime. His talk will examine the relations between Russia, Ukraine and NATO, uncovering and critiquing the roots of the present conflict.

October 2015

Tue
27
Oct
Eurasian States and Societies: Past and Present

Michael Hathaway, Sociology and Anthropology, Simon Fraser University

Within the social sciences over the last decade, there is much interest in research that “follows the object,” especially drawing on Actor-Network-Theory and other influences. In this talk, Michael Hathaway demonstrates how his work with the Matsutake Worlds Research Group, a collaborative group of six anthropologists, has drawn on and also deviated from some of the main tendencies from these approaches.

February 2016

Thu
25
Feb
Eurasian States and Societies: Past and Present

Valerie Sperling, Political Science, Clark University

Is Vladimir Putin a macho man, or is he a “fag”? In her lecture, Valerie Sperling will explore how gender stereotypes and sexualization have been used as tools of political legitimation in Putin’s Russia.

March 2016

Thu
24
Mar
Eurasian States and Societies: Past and Present

Madeleine Reeves, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester

This talk explores the relationship between waiting, leaving, house-building and hope in the context of contemporary Kyrgyz transnational migration.

April 2016

Mon
11
Apr
Eurasian States and Societies: Past and Present

Olga Rosenblum, Philology and History, Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow

How did “public opinion” emerge around the Joseph Brodsky affair? This talk will focus on this emergence, as well as how and why the intelligentsia defended Brodsky.