"Right-Wing Federation Schemes in East-Central Europe during World War II"
Holly Case, Associate Professor of History, Cornell University
Date and Time: Thursday, May 7 at 4:00 P.M.
Location: 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive
Sponsor: CREECA
About the lecture: TBA
About the speaker: Holly Case, Associate Professor of History at Cornell University, earned her Ph.D. at Stanford University in 2004. Her teaching and research interests include modern Eastern Europe, the legacies of imperialism, and the politics of violence. Her articles on East European cultural identity and the Holocaust have appeared in several edited volumes. Professor Case’s own book-length study, The Transylvanian Question and the European Idea during World War II, was just published in January 2009 by Stanford University Press.
Following the lecture (5:30-6:30 P.M.), please join us to celebrate the accomplishments of our graduating students in the REECAS certificate and M.A. programs. Light refreshments will be served.
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CREECA Spring Reception
Following Professor Holly Case's Lecture
Date and Time: Thursday, May 7 at 5:30 P.M.
Location: 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive
Sponsor: CREECA
About the reception: Please join us for a lecture and reception to
celebrate the end of a successful semester! Following the lecture, join us to celebrate the accomplishments of our graduating students in the REECAS certificate and M.A. programs. Reception will commence at 5:30 P.M. and will
conclude at approximately 6:30 P.M. Light refreshments will be served.
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"The Forgotten Wars: Overview of the Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan"
Brian G. Williams, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Date and Time: Thursday, May 7 at 7:00 P.M.
Location: Veterans Museum (Capitol Square), 30 W. Mifflin Street
Sponsor: Wisconsin Veterans Museum
About the lecture: TBA
About the speaker: Professor Williams received his PhD in History from UW-Madison in 1999 and is an associate professor of Islamic history at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.
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Poetry Reading:
"From Pushkin to Brodsky"
Mikhail Kozakov
Date and Time: Monday, May 25 at 7:00 P.M.
Location: West Madison Senior Center, 602 Sawyer Terrace (behind Hilldale Mall)
Sponsor: ASSR (Artists, Singers, and Songwriters of Russia in Madison)
About the speaker: Michail Kozakov is one of the most prominent contemporary Russian actors, film and play directors. He starred in over 60 movies, many of which are now considered the classics of Soviet cinema, and in numerous plays in renowned Moscow theaters. His own theater troupe "Russian Antrepriza of Michail Kozakov" is famous at home and among Russian Diaspora World over.
To learn about the artist please visit http://kino.ukr.net/persons/331/.
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