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UW Now Series: Ukraine One Year Later
UW Now Series: Ukraine One Year Later
One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, both sides appear to be dug in for a long battle. How has the past year played out relative to initial expectations? Has NATO become more unified? …
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CREECA Lecture: “Power and Powerlessness in Wartime Russia” with Samuel Greene
CREECA Lecture: “Power and Powerlessness in Wartime Russia” with Samuel Greene
The implications for Russia itself of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine -- while not in any way comparable to the scale of destruction and suffering inflicted on the Ukrainian people -- are hard to overestimate. …
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Decolonization in Focus Lecture Series: “Decolonization: Impact Beyond the Ivory Tower?”
Decolonization in Focus Lecture Series: “Decolonization: Impact Beyond the Ivory Tower?”
Impact Beyond the Ivory Tower is the fourth panel of the Decolonization in Focus Series. This session will focus on how decolonization of Slavic studies is being considered and practiced by academic librarians, journalists and civil activists. What might …
“Iran, Russia, Turkey: The Anti-Democracies of the 21st Century” with Hamit Bozarslan
“Iran, Russia, Turkey: The Anti-Democracies of the 21st Century” with Hamit Bozarslan
This event is hosted by the Middle East Studies Program at UW-Madison. REGISTER HERE Professor Hamit Bozarslan will discuss these three regimes. They are not the only anti-democratic ones that exists in the contemporary world, …
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CREECA Lecture: “A War Vocabulary: Traumatic Experience and the Search for a New Language in Ukrainian Literature after 2014” with Olena Haleta
CREECA Lecture: “A War Vocabulary: Traumatic Experience and the Search for a New Language in Ukrainian Literature after 2014” with Olena Haleta
A list of the poems and resources which Dr. Haleta compiled in her presentation is now available on the CREECA website. Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian-Ukrainian war has …
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Potluck Celebrating Kovo 11, Restoration of Lithuanian Independence
Potluck Celebrating Kovo 11, Restoration of Lithuanian Independence
March 11 is a most significant day for all Lithuanians. It is the day, in 1990, when Lithuania asserted its independence from the Soviet Union. To celebrate this happy day, Madison Vilnius Sister Cities, Inc. …
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Decolonization in Focus Lecture Series: “Syllabus Design and Critical Pedagogies in the Classroom: How Do We Teach Differently?”
Decolonization in Focus Lecture Series: “Syllabus Design and Critical Pedagogies in the Classroom: How Do We Teach Differently?”
Syllabus Design and Critical Pedagogies in the Classroom: How Do We Teach Differently? is the fifth panel of the Decolonization in Focus Series. This session is devoted to how classroom pedagogies and syllabus design can help to decolonize …
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Language Scholarships Information Session
Language Scholarships Information Session
Funding for studying a language? You bet! Join the Language Institute, International Academic Programs (IAP), and the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) to learn about scholarship opportunities for language learners that can be …
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Fulbright US Student Program Information Session
Fulbright US Student Program Information Session
For undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni interested in exploring options abroad in the years ahead – to study, teach English, practice art, conduct independent research, and more – look into the Fulbright US Student Program (FUSP) …
European Studies Lecture: “War, Revolution, and the Expansion of Women’s Political Citizenship in Finland” with Aili Tripp
European Studies Lecture: “War, Revolution, and the Expansion of Women’s Political Citizenship in Finland” with Aili Tripp
Co-sponsored by the Center for European Studies, Center for Russia, East Europe, & Central Asia, and the Department of German, Nordic and Slavic+. Aili Mari Tripp is Vilas Research Professor of Political Science at the University …
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Wisconsin Slavic Conference 2023
This year’s keynote lecture will be delivered by Professor Yuliya Ilchuk (Stanford University) on Friday, March 24 at 4:00 p.m. in 104 Van Hise Hall. View the complete conference program here.
Wisconsin Slavic Conference 2023 Keynote Lecture: “Memory on the Move: Narrating Ukrainian Refugee Experiences during the War” with Yuliya Ilchuk
Wisconsin Slavic Conference 2023 Keynote Lecture: “Memory on the Move: Narrating Ukrainian Refugee Experiences during the War” with Yuliya Ilchuk
As the result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, ten million Ukrainians have been forced to leave their homes. Among the refugees there are some prominent writers and artists from the Donbas, who combine political conviction …
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CREECA Lecture: “Shifting Rationality: How Identity Decay Led Russia to Invade Ukraine” with Mikhail Troitskiy
CREECA Lecture: “Shifting Rationality: How Identity Decay Led Russia to Invade Ukraine” with Mikhail Troitskiy
The great puzzle of Russia-West relations throughout the three post-Cold War decades has been the apparent reluctance of the Kremlin to reap significant and evident benefits from collaboration with the United States and its allies. …
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Decolonization in Focus Lecture Series: “The Future of SEEES Expertise: How Can We Anticipate Tomorrow’s Differences?”
Decolonization in Focus Lecture Series: “The Future of SEEES Expertise: How Can We Anticipate Tomorrow’s Differences?”
The Future of SEEES Expertise: How Can We Anticipate Tomorrow’s Differences? is the sixth and last panel of the Decolonization in Focus Series. This session will focus on how the future of SEEES expertise might be impacted by …