Lectures and Podcasts

Many of the talks from the fall 2020 virtual lecture series are now available online. Miss a lecture? Want to rewatch a favorite lecture? The series includes: (9/24) “The Fall of Europe’s Last Dictator,” Yuliya Brel …

Our fall Race in Focus series events are now available to view online. The series is designed to elevate conversations about teaching on race and continued disparities in our field while also bringing research by …

Geopolitics on the Move is a podcast series hosted by Fyodor Lukyanov and Sean Guillory. It is produced by the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Russia in …

The list of lectures for the fall 2020 Area Studies Lecture Series: Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia is now available! This collaborative lecture series is presented by the 2018-2021 U.S. Department of Education Title …

“When is home? Exploring Kazakhstani Koreans’ notions of place and homeland” with Dr. Elise Ahn, International Projects Office, UW-Madison The July 23 CESSI lecture is now available to stream here. ABSTRACT: The collective memories of …

CESSI Alumni Research Panel with Nick Seay and Laura Tourtellotte The July 16 CESSI lecture is now available to stream here. “Reaping the Benefits of the Harvest: Towards an Applied Approach of your Central Asian …

“Central Asian Textiles from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection – A Virtual Tour” With Carolyn Jenkinson, Collections Manager, Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection, UW-Madison The July 9 CESSI lecture is now available to stream …

“Language ideologies and identities of multilingual youth in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan” Featured Speaker: Madina Djuraeva, University of Wisconsin-Madison The July 2 CESSI lecture is now available to stream here. Madina talks about her 8-year long …