Daviscalendar-list November 2006

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Symposium Dec 3 @ MFA: Propaganda Textiles and Early Soviet Culture

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3rd, 9 A.M. - 3 P.M. SYMPOSIUM in conjunction with "DESIGNING THE MODERN UTOPIA: SOVIET TEXTILES FROM THE LLOYD COTSEN COLLECTION" at the MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON A symposium on propaganda textiles and the early Soviet cultural context will be held the morning of Sunday, December 3^rd in Remis Auditorium at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The event is free and open to the public, and no prior registration is required. Speakers will include Pamela Kachurin of Duke University and curator of the exhibition /Designing the Modern Utopia: Soviet Textiles in Lloyd Cotsen Collection/, on Soviet textiles in the context of Soviet visual culture; Michael O'Mahoney of the University of Bristol on sports in Soviet culture; Jacqueline Atkins, of the Allentown Museum of Art, on textiles and propaganda; Terry Martin, of Harvard University, on utopianism in the late 1920s and 1930s; and Vida Johnson of Tufts University, who will introduce "Enthusiasm" by Dziga Vertov (USSR, 1921, 67 minutes) a Soviet film to be screened in the afternoon. Tickets are required for the film only ($8 / $9), and available through Remis Box Office (617-369-3306) or online at mfa.org. For further information please go to http://www.mfa.org/calendar/sub.asp?key=12&subkey=3595 <http://www.mfa.org/calendar/sub.asp?key=12&subkey=3595> or contact Alex Huff (ahuff(a)mfa.org; 617.369.3976). SCHEDULE *9:00 a.m.**:* Dr. Pamela Kachurin, Guest Curator of /Designing the Modern Utopia: Soviet Textiles in Lloyd Cotsen Collection/; Assistant Visiting Professor, Duke University Topic: Soviet Thematic Textiles and their Visual Context, 1920s-1930s *9:40 a.m.**: *Dr. Michael O'Mahoney, Lecturer in the History of Art, University of Bristol, UK Topic: "Fizkult-Hurrah!:" The Sports Theme in Soviet Art between the Wars *10:20-10:30 a.m*.: BREAK *10:30 a.m.**:* Jacqueline Atkins, The Kate Fowler Merle-Smith Curator of Textiles, Allentown Museum of Art and curator of /Wearing Propaganda: Textiles on the Home Front in Japan, Britain, and the United States 1931-1945/ Topic: Propaganda textiles *11:10 a.m.**: *Dr. Terry Martin, Department of History, Harvard University Topic: Utopias: Conflicting Visions of Revolutionary Transformation *Noon-1:30 p.m.:* BREAK *1:30-3:15 p.m.**:* Dr. Vida Johnson, Slavic Department, Tufts University Topic: Introduction to screening of "Enthusiasm" by Dziga Vertov (USSR, 1921, 67 minutes)

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11/28: "From 'Normalisation' to 'Chechenisation': Exploring the Roots of the Contemporary Inter-Chechen Violence",Emil Suleimanov

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*/Please note the following calendar addition: /* *Tuesday, November 28, 2006 Central Asia and Caucasus Working Group * /"From 'Normalisation' to 'Chechenisation': Exploring the Roots of the Contemporary Inter-Chechen Violence"/ Emil Suleimanov, Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Davis Center 1730 Cambridge Street, 3^rd Floor, Room #S354 4:15 - 6:00 pm

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Central Asia and Caucasus Seminar: 11/21 -- Democratization in Uzbekistan: Factors which Could Enable an Upturn, Jim Critchlow

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CENTRAL ASIA AND CAUCASUS SEMINAR- "Democratization in Uzbekistan: Factors which Could Enable an Upturn," Jim Critchlow, Nov. 21 Central Asia and Caucasus Seminar "Democratization in Uzbekistan: Factors which Could Enable an Upturn" Jim Critchlow is a long-time Associate of the Davis Center, and formerly headed Central Asian programing of Radio Liberty broadcasts. He has published extensively on nationalism and politics in Uzbekistan and other Central Asian countries. Jim Critchlow's presentation will be very informal, with a presentation on the political and social factors rooted in Uzbekistan's rich past, which could move the country away from its current authoritarianism, as well as the negative factors which work against progress. Note that there will be no paper distributed, but rather there will be a presentation followed by discussion. Tuesday, November 21 4:15-6:00 pm 1730 Cambridge Street, 1st Floor, Room S-354 Harvard University Cambridge, MA Open to the public Sponsored by: Program on Central Asia & the Caucasus Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University 1730 Cambridge St., Suite 301, Cambridge, MA 02138 For further information, contact: Program on Central Asia & the Caucasus Tel: 617-496-2643 E-mail: centasia(a)fas.harvard.edu <mailto:centasia@fas.harvard.edu> Web: http://centasia.fas.harvard.edu/

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11/27 Post-Communist workshop speaker change

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*/Please note the following seminar speaker change (speaker will no longer be Professor Yoshiko Herrera):/** *// *Monday, November 27, 2006 ** Post-Communist Politics and Economics Workshop * / "//Post-Communist Refugee Problems in Comparative Empirical Perspective//"/ Oxana Shevel, Visiting Scholar, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies; Assistant Professor of Political Science, Purdue University Papers are available on the website at www.fas.harvard.edu/~postcomm/. There is no presentation; all participants are expected to have read the paper in advance of the meeting. 1730 Cambridge Street, 3^rd Floor, Room #S354 12:15 - 2:00 pm -- -------------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301B Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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Davis Center Seminar Calendar: November 13 - 30, 2006

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*Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies _November 13 - 30, 2006 Seminar Calendar_* * Monday, November 13, 2006 Post-Communist Politics and Economics Workshop * * */"The Hobbesian Nightmare: Violent Death after Communism"/ Elina Treyger, Graduate Student, Department of Government, Harvard University; J.D. candidate, Harvard Law School Papers are available on the website at www.fas.harvard.edu/~postcomm/. There is no presentation; all participants are expected to have read the paper in advance of the meeting. 1730 Cambridge Street, 3^rd Floor, Room #S354 12:15 - 2:00 pm * * * * *Monday, November 13, 2006* *Sakharov Seminar* /"Russia, 2006: More 'Neo-Soviet' than 'Post-Soviet'? Did Samizdat and Dissent 'Change History'?"/ Martin Dewhirst, Honorary Research Fellow, Glasgow University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3^rd Floor, Room #S354 4:15 - 6:00 pm * * * * *Tuesday, November 14, 2006* *Cold War Studies Seminar* /"Intellectuals, Revolutionaries, and Political Morality during the Cold War"/ Paul Hollander, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst 1730 Cambridge Street, 3^rd Floor, Room #S354 12:15 - 2:00 pm * * *Tuesday, November 14, 2006* *Roundtable Discussion* /"Remembering Anna Politkovskaya"/ Chair: Timothy Colton, Director, Davis Center; Professor of Government and Russian Studies, Harvard University With comments by: Mark Kramer, Director, Cold War Studies Project, Davis Center Joshua Rubenstein, Northeast Regional Director, Amnesty International USA Tatiana Yankelevich, Director, Sahkarov Program on Human Rights, Davis Center 1730 Cambridge Street, 3^rd Floor, Room #S354 4:15 - 6:00 pm *Wednesday, November 15, 2006* *Comparative Economics Seminar* /"The European Union: Before and After the 2004 Enlargement: What Prospects for Ukraine?"/ David Lane, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom 1730 Cambridge Street, 3^rd Floor, Room #S354 12:30 - 2:00 pm *Thursday, November 16, 2006* *Sakharov Seminar* /"OSCE Election Observation in the FSU: Is It Worth It?"/ Martin Dewhirst, Honorary Research Fellow, Glasgow University 1730 Cambridge Street, Concourse Level, Room #S050 4:15 - 6:00 pm *Monday, November 20, 2006* *Comparative Politics Seminar* * /"/*/Japan// and Slavic Eurasia: Putting an End to the 'Distant Neighbor'Syndrome" /Osamu Ieda, Professor, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University// Kimitaka Matsuzato, Professor, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University Shinichiro Tabata, Professor, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University David Wolff, Professor, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University 1730 Cambridge Street, Concourse Level, Room #S050 12:15 - 2:00 pm * * *Monday, November 27, 2006 Post-Communist Politics and Economics Workshop * * */"Goskomstat as a Bureaucracy: Organizational Norms and Identity, Past and Present"/ Yoshiko Herrera, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences, Department of Government, Harvard University Papers are available on the website at www.fas.harvard.edu/~postcomm/. There is no presentation; all participants are expected to have read the paper in advance of the meeting. 1730 Cambridge Street, 3^rd Floor, Room #S354 12:15 - 2:00 pm *Wednesday, November 29, 2006* *Literature and Culture Seminar */ //"Liars, 'Bad' Writing, and Stories That Come True: The Odessan Moment in Russian Literature" /Rebecca Stanton, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Davis Center; Assistant Professor, Slavic Department, Barnard College 1730 Cambridge Street, 3^rd Floor, Room #S354 4:15 - 6:00 pm To purchase a parking permit at the Broadway Garage (located at the intersection of Broadway & Felton St. in Cambridge, MA), please visit Harvard University Parking Services at http://www.uos.harvard.edu/transportation/par.shtml. Click on the "One-Day Online Permit" tab in the left hand column, and follow the instructions from there. If you have any questions or problems, contact the Parking Services Office at 617.495.3772. -- -------------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301B Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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