206 Ingraham Hall This lecture presents research findings on the reasons for Chechen population growth in times of harshness. The investigation begins with an observation of a quite contradictory nature: Chechens would not postpone creating …
CREECA Lecture Series – Spring 2022
CREECA Lecture: Dialogue with the Dictator: Authoritarian Legitimation and Information Management in Putin’s Russia with Hannah Chapman
206 Ingraham Hall Hannah Chapman presents a theory of how non-democratic regimes use seemingly democratic forms of communication and participation to bolster regime legitimacy and mitigate information dilemmas. She argues that autocrats develop and maintain …
CREECA Panel Discussion: “The Anniversary of Martial Law in Poland” with Lukasz Wodzynski, Krzysztof Borowski, and Brian Porter-Szucs. Moderated by Kathryn Ciancia
Location: Room 335, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St, Madison Panelists: Łukasz Wodzyński is an Assistant Professor of Polish at UW-Madison. He published on early twentieth-century Polish and Russian literature and contemporary Polish prose. Currently, he works …
CREECA Lecture: The Expulsion of Jews from Communist Poland: Memory Wars and Homeland Anxieties with Anat Plocker
206 Ingraham Hall In March 1968, Polish youth rebelled against the communist regime, demanding free speech and academic freedom. In response, the government publicly accused Polish Jews of staging the demonstrations as part of a …
CREECA Lecture: The Sound of Modern Polish Poetry: Performance and Recording after WWII with Aleksandra Kremer
206 Ingraham Hall At the request of the speaker, masks will be strongly encouraged for this lecture. Disposable masks will be available. Dr. Aleksandra Kremer will present material from her recent book, The Sound of …
CREECA Lecture: The Political Economy of Polygynous Marriages Among the Kyrgyz with Michele Commercio
206 Ingraham Hall There is very little academic literature on polygyny among Central Asians in general and among the Kyrgyz in particular. This talk, based on Michele Commercio’s forthcoming book, will explore the normalization of …
CREECA Lecture: James Joyce’s Russia and the Nightmare of Paternity with José Vergara
Location: 206 Ingraham Hall While James Joyce’s place in the modernist pantheon has long been firmly entrenched, its resonances continue to be uncovered. In the Russian context, the Irish writer has occupied many roles since …
CREECA Lecture: What’s New in the Prague Spring? Grassroots Evidence on the Viability of Humane Socialism with James Krapfl
Location: 206 Ingraham Hall Photo courtesy of the Institute for Contemporary History, Prague Historians once claimed that, after 1968, no one in Eastern Europe seriously believed that socialism could work. We now know that assessment …
CREECA Lecture: Truculent Nationalism: The Russian People and Foreign Policy with Michael Alexeev
Location: 206 Ingraham Hall Military assertiveness in the “near abroad” and elsewhere has characterized Russia’s foreign policy at least since 2008. It has also played well with the Russian public. Is this aggressiveness due only …
CANCELED: Chechen Demographic Growth as a Reaction to the Existential Threat from Russia with Marat Iliyasov
UPDATE: Given the ongoing assault on Ukraine, and with the speaker’s permission, the CREECA lecture originally scheduled for today (on Chechnya) has been postponed, with a new time and date TBD. Instead, we welcome you …