13 May
2011
13 May
'11
1:35 p.m.
Dear Faculty, Staff and Students-
The Outreach Program at the Davis Center is pleased to announce a two-day workshop devoted
to Understanding Perestroika. The workshop will feature lectures devoted to the political,
historical, economic and social consequences of the policy (for more details, please see
complete agenda below). The new documentary film, My Perestroika, will be shown as part of
the workshop on Friday afternoon. The film's director, Robin Hessman, will be present
for discussion.
The workshop is free and open to the public. Full day attendance is not required. RSVPs
are also not required, but are appreciated.
Understanding Perestroika
Sponsored by the Davis Center Outreach Program
Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21, 2011
8:30am--4pm
1730 Cambridge Street, K262
8:30-9:15 Welcome and Introductions
Cris Martin, Davis Center for Russian and
Eurasian Studies
9:15-10:45 Lecture: A Brief History of Perestroika
Terry Martin, Director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and Professor of
History, Harvard University
10:45-12:15 Lecture: The Economic Consequences of Perestroika
Elizabeth Brainerd, Professor of
Economics, Brandeis University
12:15-1:15 Lunch
1:15-4:00 Film and Discussion: My Perestroika
Robin Hessman, Documentarian
Saturday, May 21, 2011__________________________________________________________
9:00-9:30 Welcome and Introductions
Cris Martin, Davis Center for Russian and
Eurasian Studies
9:30-11:00 Lecture: The Political and Historical Consequences of
Perestroika
Linda Cook, Professor of Political
Science, Brown University
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:45 Lecture: Perestroika and the Berlin Wall: A tangible Case
Study
TBD
12:45-1:30 Lunch
1:30-3:00 Lecture: Charter 77 and Czechoslovakia's Velvet
Revolution--The policy's impact on Eastern Europe
Chandler Rosenberger, Professor of
International and Global Studies and Sociology, Brandeis University
3:00-3:45 Resource Session
3:45-4:00 Evaluations
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Harvard University
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