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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