DavisCenter-list April 2011

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REMINDER: 4/28/2011 Cold War Studies Seminar with Sergey Radchenko

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Please note the following seminar TOMORROW! Thursday, April 28 Cold War Studies Seminar "The Origins of China's 'Independent' Foreign Policy, 1978-1982" Sergey Radchenko, Assistant Professor of History, University of Nottingham (Ningbo campus) 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. To purchase a parking permit for the Broadway Garage (located on Felton Street, between Cambridge Street and Broadway), please visit Harvard University Parking Services<https://www2.uos.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/permit/purchase.pl>. To register a new visitor login, choose "Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies" and enter department code 2020. All parking-related questions should be directed to the Parking Services Office at 617-495-3772. --- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617.495.4037 F 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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Professor Jason Vuic speaking at HBS next week

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Please see below for an opportunity that may be of interest: Next Tuesday, May 3, Professor Jason Vuic, an assistant professor of history from Bridgewater College, will be visiting the HBS campus to present a seminar for the Marketing Unit faculty and doctoral students. Professor Vuic is a specialist in the history of former Yugoslavia. He has served as the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia; a Fulbright Scholar at the Institute for Ethnology and Folkore Research at the University of Zagreb, Croatia; the Assistant Director of the Center for Slavic and East European Studies at Ohio State University; and the organizer of the Midwest Slavic Conference. At his seminar he will speak about his first book, The Yugo: the Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History, released in March 2010 (introduction attached). The seminar will be held from 3:30-5:00 in Baker Library 103 on the HBS campus*. Professor Vuic will also be available for individual visits in the afternoon and evening of May 3. If you are interested in meeting with him at any of the times below please let me know. Thank you! Tuesday, May 3, 2011 12:00 Lunch with Doctoral Students: 1:15-1:45 1:45-2:30 2:30-3:15 3:30-5:00 Seminar in Baker Library 103 5:15-6:00 6:00 Dinner *Baker Library 103 is available only with HBS ID card access. Please let me know ahead of time if you plan to attend and I will watch the door for you. (I will also provide directions to the door that I will be watching.) Katharine L. Randel<http://www.people.hbs.edu/krandel/> Unit Coordinator, Marketing Unit<http://www.hbs.edu/units/marketing/> Harvard Business School Soldiers Field Boston, MA 02163 T: 617-495-6009 F: 617-496-5853 Member, HBS Green Team<http://intranet.hbs.edu/green/aboutus/greenteam.html> (log-in required) Please consider the environment before printing this email. --- Laura Beshears Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617.496.9536 F 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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Reminder: Workshop: Chernobyl--25 Years Later, Tomorrow!

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Dear Faculty, Staff and Students- The Outreach Program at the Davis Center is pleased to announce a one-day workshop commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. The workshop will feature lectures devoted to the political, historical and ecological consequences of the disaster, as well as comparisons between the event in Chernobyl and the recent nuclear disaster in Japan (for more details, please see complete agenda below). The workshop is free and open to the public. Full day attendance is not required. RSVPs are also not required, but are appreciated. Workshop, Chernobyl: 25 Years Later Sponsored by the Davis Center Outreach Program Tuesday, April 26, 2011 9am--4pm 1730 Cambridge Street, S450 9:00-9:30 AM Welcome and Introductions Cris Martin, Davis Center 9:30-11:00 AM Lecture: History of the Chernobyl Disaster Igor Lukes, Professor of International Relations and History, Boston University 11:00-11:15 AM Break 11:15-12:45 PM Lecture: Ecological Consequences of Chernobyl Disaster Paul Josephson, Professor of History and Chair, Colby College 12:45-1:30 PM Lunch Break 1:30-2:30 PM Lecture: Chernobyl's Impact on Local Life and Politics Tammy Lynch, Independent Researcher 2:30-4:00 PM Lecture & Discussion: Nuclear Power in the 21st Century Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government 5:00-7:00 PM Opening Reception: Photo Exhibit, "...the day the Ferris wheel stood still..." Tania D'Avignon, Photographer The exhibit, sponsored by Harvard's Ukrainian Research Institute, will be held in Fischer Commons in the Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA. For more information about this workshop, please contact Cris Martin at clmartin(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:clmartin@fas.harvard.edu> --- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617.495.4037 F 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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4/28/2011 Cold War Studies Seminar with Sergey Radchenko

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Please note the following addition to the seminar calendar: Thursday, April 28 Cold War Studies Seminar "The Origins of China's 'Independent' Foreign Policy, 1978-1982" Sergey Radchenko, Assistant Professor of History, University of Nottingham (Ningbo campus) 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. To purchase a parking permit for the Broadway Garage (located on Felton Street, between Cambridge Street and Broadway), please visit Harvard University Parking Services<https://www2.uos.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/permit/purchase.pl>. To register a new visitor login, choose "Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies" and enter department code 2020. All parking-related questions should be directed to the Parking Services Office at 617-495-3772. --- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617.495.4037 F 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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Seminar Calendar, May 1-15, 2011

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Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Seminar Calendar May 1-15, 2011 For upcoming events not yet published in this calendar, please visit our website<http://thyme.hmdc.harvard.edu/davis/index.php>. Tuesday, May 3 Cold War Studies Seminar "Cars and Commissars. Everyday Practices of Elite Mobility in Communist Hungary, 1956-1980." György Péteri, Professor of Contemporary European History, Norwegian University of Science and Technology 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 4 Cold War Studies Seminar "The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan: A Long Goodbye" Artemy Kalinovsky, Assistant Professor of History, University of Amsterdam 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. Friday, May 6 Historians' Seminar "Minarets after Marx: Gender, Islam and the Headscarf Debate in Postsocialist Bulgaria" Kristen Ghodsee, Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University; Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies, Bowdoin College 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. Friday, May 13 Early Slavists' Seminar "The Adventure of the Dancing Men: Professor Ševčenko's Theory of the Origin of Glagolitic" Olga Strakhov, Independent Scholar 1730 Cambridge Street, 2nd Floor, Room S250 12:15-2:00 p.m. To purchase a parking permit for the Broadway Garage (located on Felton Street, between Cambridge Street and Broadway), please visit Harvard University Parking Services<https://www2.uos.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/permit/purchase.pl>. To register a new visitor login, choose "Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies" and enter department code 2020. All parking-related questions should be directed to the Parking Services Office at 617-495-3772. --- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617.495.4037 F 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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CANCELLED: 4/26/2011 Cold War Studies Seminar with László Borhi

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The following seminar has been cancelled: Tuesday, April 26 Cold War Studies Seminar "Dealing with a Communist Dictatorship: U.S. Policy and the Softening of Soviet-Style Rule" László Borhi, Visiting Professor of History, Indiana University; Senior Fellow, Institute of History, Hungarian Academy of Sciences 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. --- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617.495.4037 F 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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5/6/2011 Conference: "Journalism in Eastern Europe: Who Controls the Media?"

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[http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/assets/Image/microsites/post-comm/post-commun…]<http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/Microsites/JournalismInEasternEuropeWhoContro…> Journalism in Eastern Europe: Who Controls the Media? Friday, May 6, 2011 - 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard 1 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies invite you to examine the state of journalism in the region previously known as the Communist bloc. The end of the Cold War 20 years ago triggered the emergence of democracy in this region, but democratic practices are uneven and the practice of journalism remains problematic. This conference will bring together academics, journalists and media experts to discuss the issues. Our goal is to generate new ideas for media and information policies in Eastern Europe and other post-totalitarian states. This conference is free and open to the public-please pass on this invitation. Visit the conference website<http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/eastern-Europe/> for more information and to RSVP (required for attendance)<http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/Microsites/JournalismInEasternEuropeWhoContro…>. Video of the panel discussions will be available online in the weeks following the event. [http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/assets/Image/microsites/post-comm/symbol.png] Conference Program 11:30 a.m. Lunch available - Welcome from Bob Giles, curator, Nieman Foundation Noon Politics and Civil Societies in Eastern Europe: Framework for Journalism and Media; Timothy Colton, Harvard University; Grzegorz Ekiert, Harvard University; moderator: Joshua Rubenstein, Amnesty International 1:45 p.m. The Practice of Journalism: Risks and Barriers; with journalists Stefan Candea, Romania; Maria Sadovskaya, Belarus; Max Trudolyubov, Russia; moderator: Gwen Thompkins, National Public Radio 3:15 p.m. Western Aid and Media Assistance: What is Needed Now? Jerome Aumente, Rutgers University; Peter Gross, University of Tennessee; Sarah Mendelson, USAID; moderator: Nolan Bowie, Harvard Kennedy School 5 p.m. Reception [http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/assets/Image/microsites/post-comm/ces.png]<http://www.ces.fas.harvard.edu/> The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard<http://www.ces.fas.harvard.edu/> [http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/assets/Image/microsites/post-comm/davis-cente…]<http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/> Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard<http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/> Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University<http://nieman.harvard.edu/> Walter Lippmann House | 1 Francis Ave. | Cambridge, MA 02138 | 617.495.2237 Forward this e-mail to a friend!<http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=joxnhbcab&m=1101700455881&ea=…> --- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617.495.4037 F 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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TODAY (4/15/2011): Undergraduate Colloquium and Exhibition Opening

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Dear Faculty, Staff and Students- Please join us for today's special events! Friday, April 15, 2011 Davis Center Undergraduate Colloquium on Russian and Eurasian Studies Opening Remarks / 1:00 p.m. / 1730 Cambridge Street, Concourse Level, Room S050 Terry Martin, Director, Davis Center; George F. Baker III Professor of Russian Studies, Harvard University Panel I / 1:15-2:45 p.m. / 1730 Cambridge Street, Concourse Level, Room S050 Svetlana Dotsenko, Harvard College, State Capacity, Political Commitment, and Health: A Comparative Study of Tuberculosis in Post-Soviet States, 1990-2009 Annemarie Hanson, Wheaton College, The "War of Memories:" Post-World War II Observations in Russian-Estonian Ethnicity Expectations and Geopolitical Relations Paul Sawyier, Harvard College, Extremism and Neo-Nazism in Russia, 1990s to Present Alena Svobodova, Wheaton College, The Terrorism in the Caucasus and Its Influence on the Russo-Georgian Relations Alex Welles, Wheaton College, The Soviets and Weimar: Rearmament and Revolution Chair: Timothy Colton, Morris and Anna Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies, Harvard University Panel II / 3:00-4:15 p.m. / 1730 Cambridge Street, Concourse Level, Room S050 Beth Bryant, Wellesley College, Abortion in the Soviet Union Ivana Djak, Harvard College, Women's Organizations in Post-Conflict Periods: The State and Nationalism in the Balkans Erin Ryan, Wheaton College, Conflict, Peace, and Nongovernmental Actors in Nagorno-Karabakh Kaitlin Terry, Harvard College, Milada Horáková: A Story of Past and Present Alice Underwood, Harvard College, Rights on Parade: The Russian LGBT Community's March toward Equality Chair: Jeanne Wilson, Professor of Political Science, Wheaton College Panel III / 4:30-5:45 p.m. / 1730 Cambridge Street, Concourse Level, Room S050 Jordan Bryant, Harvard College, Russia's Appian Way: How the Classics Shaped Imperial Identity from Peter I to Alexander I Anne Burke, Wellesley College, Examining the Igor Tale and Its Authenticity Jessica Flakne, Harvard College, The Role of Religion in the Thought of T.G. Masaryk: An Inquiry into the Implications of Religion on Theories of Democracy and Nationalism Danielle Guillette, Harvard College, Perceptions and Realities: Solidarity through the Lens of Media and the Soviet Politburo Aseem Shukla, Harvard College, Spoken Identities: Trends of Language Choice in the Ukrainian Parliament Chair: Thomas Hodge, Professor of Russian, Wellesley College Friday, April 15, 2011 Images of Eternal and Evolving Eurasia Photography Exhibition Opening Student photographers from Harvard, Wellesley and Wheaton 1730 Cambridge Street, Concourse Level 5:45-6:45 p.m. --- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617.495.4037 F 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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TODAY: Book Talk with Slavenka Drakulic!

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Dear Faculty, Staff and Students- Please join us for a very special event! We are pleased to announce that Slavenka Drakulić -noted Croatian journalist, essayist and novelist-will be at the Davis Center today to discuss her new book, A Guided Tour through the Museum of Communism: Fables from a Mouse, a Parrot, a Bear, a Cat, a Mole, a Pig, a Dog, & a Raven. In his review of the book in The New republic, Tim Snyder argues "...Slavenka Drakulić summons her own group of animals, each with its own literary genre, and each with a story to tell about life in a communist country... these stories are not really fables (despite the subtitle's promise) because the animals do not reveal the problems of human nature through their own actions, foolish or wise. Instead they are there to instruct us, and what they are all saying, in their different ways, is: remember. At bottom this book is the work of a very gifted novelist who is using every imaginable trick, and some fairly unimaginable ones, to help us recall what seems like the very recent past." To learn more about this new work, please attend Slavenka's book talk today (details below). Please share this announcement with your (current and former) students and colleagues as it's sure to be of interest to many. Thursday, April 14 Book Talk Sponsored by the Davis Center Outreach Program A Guided Tour through the Museum of Communism: Fables from a Mouse, a Parrot, a Bear, a Cat, a Mole, a Pig, a Dog, & a Raven Slavenka Drakulić, Author 1730 Cambridge Street, Concourse Level, Room S020 (Belfer Case Study Room) 4:00-6:00 p.m. [cid:image001.jpg@01CBFA8C.1B8DE2C0] --- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617.495.4037 F 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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TODAY: Book Talk with Slavenka Drakulic!

by Davis Center

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students- Please join us for a very special event! We are pleased to announce that Slavenka Drakulić -noted Croatian journalist, essayist and novelist-will be at the Davis Center today to discuss her new book, A Guided Tour through the Museum of Communism: Fables from a Mouse, a Parrot, a Bear, a Cat, a Mole, a Pig, a Dog, & a Raven. In his review of the book in The New republic, Tim Snyder argues "...Slavenka Drakulić summons her own group of animals, each with its own literary genre, and each with a story to tell about life in a communist country... these stories are not really fables (despite the subtitle's promise) because the animals do not reveal the problems of human nature through their own actions, foolish or wise. Instead they are there to instruct us, and what they are all saying, in their different ways, is: remember. At bottom this book is the work of a very gifted novelist who is using every imaginable trick, and some fairly unimaginable ones, to help us recall what seems like the very recent past." To learn more about this new work, please attend Slavenka's book talk today (details below). Please share this announcement with your (current and former) students and colleagues as it's sure to be of interest to many. Friday, April 14 Book Talk Sponsored by the Davis Center Outreach Program A Guided Tour through the Museum of Communism: Fables from a Mouse, a Parrot, a Bear, a Cat, a Mole, a Pig, a Dog, & a Raven Slavenka Drakulić, Author 1730 Cambridge Street, Concourse Level, Room S020 (Belfer Case Study Room) 4:00-6:00 p.m. [cid:image001.jpg@01CBFA8C.1B8DE2C0] --- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617.495.4037 F 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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