Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Calendar of Events
November 1-15, 2012
Thursday, November 1
Book Talk
Boris Rabbot: Shestidesiatnik, kotorogo ne uslyshali
[Boris Rabbot: An Unheeded Voice of the 1960s]
(R.Valent, 2012)
Dr. Lynn Visson, Author; Adjunct Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies
CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S354
12:15-2:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 1
Special Event
“Valdai 2012: What We Saw”
Timothy J. Colton, Morris and Anna Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies, and Chair of the Government Department, Harvard University; Executive Committee, Davis Center
CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S354
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Friday, November 2
Gender, Socialism and Postsocialism Working Group
Co-Sponsored by the Gender, Politics and Society Working Group, Center for European Studies
“The Femen Phenomenon: Reflections on New Grassroots Feminisms in Ukraine”
Maria Mayerchyk and Olga Plakhotnik
CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S153
2:30-4:30 p.m.
Talk will be conducted in Russian. Translation can be provided if needed.
Friday, November 9
Early Slavists’ Seminar
“Russia—Where Is It? A Voyage of Discovery into Historical Cartography”
Denis Khotimsky, Independent Scholar
CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S354
12:15-2:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 15
Literature and Culture Seminar
Askold Melnyczyk reads from his forthcoming novel, Smedley's Secret Guide to World Literature
Askold Melnyczyk, Associate Professor at University of Massachusetts, Boston; member , core faculty, Bennington College fiction writing program; founder of Agni magazine and Arrowsmith press
CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S354
4:15-6:00 p.m.
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