Yoshiko Herrera, Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ingraham 206 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
About the Lecture: The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has reinvigorated debates about the causes of war. The question of why Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale war in 2022 does not seem to be …
Allen Kuharski, Professor Emeritus, Swarthmore College
Ingraham 206 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
About the Lecture: Witold Gombrowicz is Poland’s most produced playwright around the world—and more performed abroad than in Poland itself. His first play Ivona, Princess of Burgundia is the most-produced Polish play of all time …
Ilia Nadporozhskii, PhD Student, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ingraham 206 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
About the Lecture: The war in Ukraine appears to have significantly exacerbated tensions between civilian and military officials in Russia. On the one hand, Vladimir Putin was likely dissatisfied with the military’s lack of preparedness, …
Anna Whittington, Assistant Professor of History, University of Michigan
Ingraham 206 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
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Jesse Kruschke, PhD Candidate, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ingraham 206 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
About the Lecture: This talk examines Soviet engagement with Black American literature by tracing unexpected continuities between Imperial Russian and Soviet approaches to race and cultural diplomacy. Through close analysis of literary criticism published in Soviet …
Ingraham 206 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
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Kirill Ospovat, Associate Professor of German, Nordic, and Slavic Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ingraham 206 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
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Marika Olijar, PhD Candidate, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ingraham 206 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
About the Lecture: Authoritarian regimes use various strategies to entrench their power. Among informal strategies is the instrumentalization of tradition through moral panics and the manipulation of cultural institutions to bolster moral authority: an essential component …
Norman Naimark, Robert & Florence McDonnell Professor of E. European Studies, Stanford University
Ingraham 206 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
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