Dear
colleague,
You are
cordially invited to take part in the conference
RUSSIAN-AMERICAN LINKS:
Leaps
Forward and Backward in Academic Cooperation
The Conference
is organized by the
Department of
Modern Languages,
with support
from
The
The
St.Petersburg Branch of the
The
The
The Conference is to be held
in the second half of October 2010
in
The Conference organizers are endeavoring to
follow up
on the success of the previous conferences “Russian-American Links: 300
Years
of Cooperation” (St.Petersburg 2003), “Russian-American Links: Similar
Issues –
Different Visions” (St.Petersburg 2005), and “Russian-American
Links: African Americans and Russia” (St.Petersburg
2007), that created a forum for Russian, American and other
international
specialists in the areas of history, politics, science, ethnic
relations,
literature, art, and education to discuss problems of interaction and
mutual
influence of our cultures in the past and present.
The purpose of the Conference is to explore
academic, historical,
sociological, and political issues of mutual research and educational
initiatives between
-
areas
of Russian-American “academic competition” in the past and
present;
-
challenges
to Russian-American collaboration in science and technology
in the 1930s, during WW2, the cold war, and at present;
-
international
impact on the development of Russian and American science;
-
“brain
drain,” “intellectual export,” and “partnership” models of
Russian-US cooperation in research;
-
intellectual
property issues promoting/impeding Russian-US
collaboration;
-
the
history and present state of bilateral educational exchange efforts;
-
the
influence of contemporary information technologies on international
education
and research;
-
Americans’
scholarly investigations on
The main focus of the Conference is both on
“technological” and “humanitarian” aspects of the problems discussed
and on
ways of meeting the existing challenges in political, legal,
socioeconomic, and
organizational spheres.
As part of the conference
program, we envision setting up video conferences with US scholars
representing
leading American educational and research centers and a panel
discussion on
issues of academic exchange between
We expect the speakers to
approach the
theme from a multidisciplinary perspective: this would encourage an
interdisciplinary discussion, lead to a more profound understanding of
issues
considered, and suggest avenues for further joint investigations.
The Conference is
expected to bring together specialists from various fields and
geographical
locations. We anticipate a variety of papers by Russian academics and
educators
from a wide variety of research institutes and universities, as well as
speakers representing the
American academic community in the
In the aftermath of the Conference,
we expect to publish the most interesting and scholarly sound
presentations as
a book reflecting the development of Russian-American links in
scholarship and
education, and their influence on the dialog between our two cultures.
The Organizing Committee hopes to be able to
cover the
travel expenses and accommodation of the Russian participants of the
Conference.
The preferred working
language of the Conference is
English; the Department of Modern languages will gladly assist in
editing
papers in English presented by Russian participants.
The Organizing
Committee will supply further
information upon receiving your application. See application details
below:
PLEASE NOTE:
Sincerely,
Dr. Yuri P.
Tretyakov, Chair
Dr. Natalia A. Alexandrova, Deputy Chair
Conference Organizing Committee
St. Petersburg Department of Modern Languages
St.Petersburg University of the Russian Academy of
Sciences
5
University Embankment, St.Petersburg 199034