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The Language Flagship Model: Elements for All Institutions Sam Eisen, Director of The Language Flagship

Disclaimer: The Language Flagship is a federally-funded ef- can work on with cooperation among government, higher fort and is a component of the National Security Education education, business and local communities to improve for- Program (NSEP) at the US Department of Defense. The views eign language education in the U.S. and serve our national as expressed in this article are solely the views of the author and well as institutional needs. do not necessarily reflect the views or policy of the US Depart- ment of Defense. The Language Flagship is a federal program autho- rized under the David L. Boren National Security Education As I present program results from The Language Act and administered by the National Security Education Flagship, where undergraduate students from all majors and Program with the goal to create a pipeline of global profes- disciplines are achieving professional proficiency in strategic sionals with advanced language skills to meet needs for lan- languages, I am often confronted with the question: What guage and regional expertise throughout the government, about the rest of us? What if we don’t have the grant and education and private sector. The Language Flagship is funding? What if our language is not included? The answer demonstrating results and strengthening partnerships across is that Flagship is a demonstration project to show universi- higher education and government through focus on its core ties, communities, businesses and other stakeholders what mission. The Language Flagship includes 27 programs at 22 can be accomplished with a serious restructuring of values U.S. institutions across 10 strategic languages with overseas and practice around foreign language teaching and learning capstone programs in eight countries and a year-long domes- in the U.S. In the long run, this project is about developing tic immersion program for Persian. Flagship undergraduate models that can be developed and adopted without federal students from all majors are achieving high level proficiency intervention because it serves the core international mission in 10 strategic languages. Flagship students at the 27 univer- of institutions of higher education and the private sector as sity programs must attain Advanced or ILR 2 level to qualify well as government. A great deal more work is necessary for the Flagship overseas capstone programs. For the cohort before this model can be sustainably implemented and sup- of undergraduate students finishing the overseas capstone ported across institutions, but there are many areas that we component of The Language Flagship, 68% achieved profes-

Inside This Issue • August 2014 • v. 54, n. 4 The Language Flagship Model: Elements for All Institutions 1 Personages 13 Sam Eisen, Director of The Language Flagship Publications 14 ASEEES 2014 Distinguished Contributions Award 5 Institutional Member News 17 Preserving Independence and Freedom in Russian Sociology: 6 Affiliate News 20 An Interview with Oksana Karpenko, Center for Independent Social ASEEES Convention Important Dates 22 Research Calendar 24 Michele Rivkin-Fish, UNC, Chapel Hill Member Spotlight: David R. Marples, U of Alberta (Canada) 11

August 2014 • NewsNet 1 sional proficiency in their target language (ILR 3) or above, require institutional investment or reallocation of resources, with 93% reaching ILR 2+. The Russian Flagship program and some Flagship approaches can be used to attract fund- has taken heritage learners to the distinguished (ILR 4 and ing for sustainability. ILR 4+) level. In the overseas capstone programs, these stu- dents engaged in intensive language instruction, took cours- Flagship Practices: No Funding Required es related to their majors in partner universities abroad, and The core Flagship practice needed to begin to revo- worked in professional internships. Flagship students are lutionize U.S. foreign language education is the expectation pursuing internships with businesses and accounting firms, of student success. Flagship students are told from the start NGOs and cultural organizations, science labs and clinics, that they are expected to work hard and to succeed in achiev- and media outlets. The Language Flagship combines cultural ing professional language proficiency usable abroad in their and regional studies with the student’s chosen academic dis- chosen field. Flagship goals are expressed in terms of lan- cipline or professional field with the goal of certifying the guage proficiency goals and gaining the knowledge, skills student as a global professional with high level language pro- and ability to function overseas in the target language and ficiency across the four modalities (speaking, reading, listen- culture in academic, professional, and interpersonal settings. ing, and writing). Flagship students believe that they will be able to walk into The first stage for The Language Flagship is reconfig- a Chinese economic history class at Nanjing University or uring U.S. foreign language education to provide students of a biology lab in St. Petersburg, Russia and be able to work all majors the support and opportunity to achieved ACTFL alongside native speakers. Advanced or ILR 2 level language proficiency by their junior While there are many individual paths to language or senior year so that they can engage in higher level language proficiency, The Language Flagship enjoys the best success and professional study overseas within a four- or five-year with programs that integrate a learner-centered classroom undergraduate career. Students entering with no experience with the right amount of corrective feedback. Corrective with languages such as Arabic or Chinese, those undertaking feedback in the early stages is crucial for developing correct majors in sciences or engineering, or those pursuing mul- pronunciation or tones in Chinese, and in assimilating the tiple majors or minors often take a fifth year overseas with language structure needed for professional proficiency. At support from National Security Education Program or out- higher levels, frequent corrective feedback in writing assign- side sources. ments is needed to develop good, idiomatic writing skills. The core practices of The Language Flagship include: Classroom instructors need to be able to create exercises that incorporate authentic materials, elicit responses at the sen- • language proficiency assessment; tence and paragraph level, and give the students the space to • feedback for continuous program improvement; respond and then follow up with necessary corrective feed- • learner-centered, proficiency-based instruction; back. Elaborate exercises that elicit one-word responses or • integration of authentic materials; are designed to practice vocabulary or grammar points that • effective use of educational technology; could more quickly be mastered individually beforehand do • tutoring, language partners and co-curricular activi- not adequately challenge students to activate and contextual- ties designed to support student learning and create ize vocabulary. Training, coordination and supervision of a more immersive environment on campus; classroom language instructors in creating an effective learn- • integration of content courses in the target language er centered environment is an important component for suc- for advanced proficiency; and cess in helping students towards advanced proficiency. • articulation with carefully designed overseas cap- stone programs. Strengthening cooperation and buy-in across de- partments and schools is time-intensive but not necessar- ily expensive. It is important to reach out to colleagues in The overseas capstone academic year programs include as the social sciences, public administration, business, envi- key components: ronment, agriculture and engineering who understand the • intensive language instruction; global nature of their enterprise. Many Flagship programs • direct enrollment in university courses taught in the offer higher level content courses in the target language in target language; and cooperation with native-speaker colleagues from other de- • professional internships using the target language. partments, either as a stand-alone course in the target lan- guage, a sheltered content course with significant support Some elements of The Language Flagship can be un- for student language development, or a one- or two- credit dertaken with little or no additional funding, some elements language across the curriculum add-on section to an existing

August 2014 • NewsNet 2 English language course. Some Flagship programs have re- infrequent or unsystematic, although a number of U.S. cam- ceived agreement from general education programs to offer puses are now starting to regularize assessment practices. courses in the target language that satisfy general education Widespread use of existing assessment instruments within requirements in other content areas. For example, the Port- higher education could help to reduce cost per assessment land State University Russian Flagship offers courses in top- in the long run to the point where assessment costs could be ics such as Globalization, American Studies, European Stud- integrated into selected language courses just as modest lab ies, and Environmental Sustainability in Russian for learners fees are included in science courses. at the intermediate to advanced levels that count towards general education requirements. Individualized tutoring for language students can become expensive, but group tutoring and language partner Increasing cooperation across the university models can provide crucial additional practice for fluency strengthens the argument for including higher level lan- for language students. The University of Maryland, College guage proficiency and regional expertise as a core compo- Park School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, which nent of the institutional mission. Leadership and institu- also houses the Arabic and Persian Flagship programs, has tional support may be needed to overcome fixed ideas such instituted a Language Partner Program that pairs language as that science and engineering majors cannot take more students with international students who are native speakers than two or four semesters of language or study abroad for for informal but structured practice in the target language. a significant period, or that foreign language proficiency is The Arizona State University Chinese Flagship employs a not really needed in most disciplines because English is still system of trained specialized language tutors who special- the lingua franca. Cultivating relationships with university ize in a skill (conversation, reading skills, or writing) so that leaders willing to integrate language and cultural study into students can get help in the specific area they need to im- the core institutional mission can help to overcome some of prove most. Tutor training, supervision, and coordination these common obstacles to providing valuable international with classroom instructors are key to effective use of tutor- expertise for students of all majors. ing time and resources.

Flagship Elements that Require Institutional Investment Institutional commitment is often needed to approve or Reallocation of Resources intensive language courses with more credits and smaller class sizes, or to provide teaching assistants to increase indi- Implementing best practices in language proficiency assessment does require resources. Ideally, programs should be able to evaluate language proficiency for all students at key points within their language study across all four modal- ities: speaking, reading, listening and writing. The Language Flagship has invested in creating a set of online reading and listening proficiency tests for all 10 Flagship languages rated according to the ILR scale used by government agencies. Similar online tests exist for more commonly taught lan- guages, and Oral Proficiency Interviews (OPIs) are readily available for most languages studied by U.S. undergradu- ates. Most Language Flagship programs provide annual proficiency assessment for their students, and the program requires pre- and post-program proficiency assessment for students on approved summer programs. The full bat- tery of Flagship tests and a writing proficiency instrument is required for selection for the overseas capstone year and again at the conclusion of the overseas capstone program. The information gained from this extensive testing provides valuable feedback for strengthening both the domestic and overseas components of the Flagship program. Language departments striving to improve student outcomes should integrate regular proficiency assessment from outside, inde- pendent instruments or testers. While OPIs and other test- ing instruments have been available in higher education for quite a while, the utilization of these tests has tended to be August 2014 • NewsNet 3 vidual attention for students in larger classes. Framing goals support. Flagship students have demonstrated success in in terms of proficiency levels achieved rather than in terms gaining support from State Department Critical Languages of credit hours taught strengthens the argument for smaller Scholarships, Gilman Scholarships and Fulbright funding, class sizes and tutoring or graduate assistant support. A class Title VI FLAS funding, and NSEP Boren awards. Students of 30 students where a handful reach intermediate skill levels have also competed successfully for scholarship support while the rest remain in novice levels is not necessarily more within their own institutions. efficient than a class of 15 students where the majority reach intermediate proficiency. The integration of assessment and Programs that demonstrate and document success metrics into the language program will provide evidence for academically and in terms of career placements are at a dis- university administrators in changing the frame of reference tinct advantage in today’s environment. The ability to show- on the enduring issue of foreign language class sizes. case alumni thriving in challenging careers in a competitive global environment is crucial to marketing foreign language Overseas language immersion programs are a cru- programs and recruiting students. At an institutional lev- cial component in developing higher level language profi- el, attracting students from all majors into more intensive ciency and developing deeper cultural understanding and language training will increase enrollments and eventually regional expertise among Flagship graduates. One basic garner support from schools and departments that will see and immediate issue in establishing an advanced to superior increasing global sophistication in their own undergraduate language program overseas is challenging the expectations majors. of the overseas faculty to show that U.S. undergraduate stu- dents can succeed in classes geared at higher levels of profi- The overarching vision of the Flagship model in the ciency. The Language Flagship program has worked inten- long run is to institutionalize these foreign language teach- sively with overseas partners to improve articulation among ing and learning practices and to create a pool of graduates domestic programs and the overseas capstone year. Program in all disciplines with professional language capacity and sig- directors of the U.S. Chinese Flagship grantee institutions nificant overseas experience. As these students enter gradu- worked cooperatively with Brigham Young University and ate schools and the workforce, the goal is to ultimately raise their partners at Nanjing University to strengthen language the bar on language and culture within higher education and and media offerings in the program, leading immediately to increase demand in the business sector for graduates with improved proficiency results among graduates. U.S. Arabic these types of capability. Developing internship opportuni- Flagship campuses routinely host instructors from Egypt ties with international businesses and organizations for stu- and Morocco who teach in the Arabic Overseas Capstone dents with advanced language capabilities will facilitate this program for a semester of professional development and fa- development and help to demonstrate the relative advantage miliarization with U.S. higher education practices. The U.S. these students and graduates have in negotiating the global Arabic Flagship faculty have also engaged cooperatively with environment. Integration of advanced training into the core American Councils for International Education on develop- international mission of the institution should ultimately ing curriculum and teacher training for the overseas pro- create new opportunities for student recruitment and fund- gram. raising.

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August 2014 • NewsNet 4 ASEEES CONGRATULATES VICTOR A. FRIEDMAN RECIPIENT OF THE 2014 DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTIONS AWARD

The 2014 Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Award, which honors se- nior scholars who have helped to build and develop the field through scholarship, training, and service to the profession, is presented to Victor A. Friedman, the Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Service Professor in the Humanities at the University of Chicago.

In 1975, Victor Friedman received the University of Chicago’s first dual PhD in the Humanities Division from the Departments of Linguistics and Slavic Languages and Literatures. Between 1975 and 1993 he taught at the Uni- versity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and then returned to Chicago, where he holds a joint appointment in the Departments of Linguistics and Slavic Languages and Literatures, with an associate appointment in Anthropol- ogy, and has directed the Center for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies since 2005.

A renowned sociolinguist, Friedman is one of the world’s foremost authori- ties on the languages of the Balkans and the Caucasus, with particular spe- cialization in grammatical categories, languages in contact, issues of - lan guage variation and standardization, and the juncture of language and the politics of ethnicity and nationalism. Rooted in more than three decades of intensive ethnographic field research, his studies have treated more than fifteen regional languages, including Albanian, Aromanian (Vlah), Azeri, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (especially the Torlak dialects), Bulgarian, Geor- gian, Greek, Judezmo, Lak, Macedonian, Megleno-Romanian, Old Church Slavonic, Romani, Romanian, Russian, Tajik, and Turkish. Inflected by an exemplary knowledge of regional folklore, sociocultural lifeways, and cul- tural history, his work is appreciated widely by scholars across disciplinary divides. His productivity is staggering in its volume, topical breadth and in- terdisciplinarity: between his first bookThe Grammatical Categories of the Macedonian Indicative and his latest, Speaking the Language: Modes of Culture and Identity in Southeast Europe and Southeast Asia, he has authored 11 monographs, 13 edited works, half a dozen translations, and nearly 300 articles. A cherished speaker, he has given close to 500 colloquia, guest lectures and conference papers.

Professor Friedman has garnered numerous accolades of national and international distinction, among then a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, a Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Fellowship, an ACTR/ACCELS Title VIII Re- search Scholar, and an ACLS/NEH/SSRC International and Area Studies Fellowship. He has been elected a foreign member of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences, of Matica Srpska, and of the Academy of Arts and Sciences in Kosova, alongside numerous visiting appointments. He has generously served his profession: as a member of the AAASS/ASEEES since 1975, he has been on the executive and nominating committees. He was the president of the American Association for Southeast European Studies. He has served on the editorial boards of leading journals, and has consulted countless foundations and organizations. His work as a Senior Policy and Political Analyst on behalf of the United Nations Protection Forces during the Yugoslav wars of succession, and his con- tributions to the South Balkan Project of the Center for Preventive Action of the Council of Foreign relations and the US Institute for Peace are noteworthy and laudable.

As if this were not enough, Victor Friedman is a wonderful mentor and colleague; a connoisseur of regional cuisine, including drinks, music and dance; and he is equally renowned for his outstanding scholarship and his superb sense of humor. In recognition of his lifetime achievement, we honor our esteemed colleague with the highest award of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies.

August 2014 • NewsNet 5 Preserving Independence and Freedom in Russian Sociology: An Interview with Oksana Karpenko, CISR Michele Rivkin-Fish, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

The Center for Independent Social Research used the funds provided through MACEI for creating a (CISR), located at 87 Ligovskii Prospekt in St. Petersburg, new platform for discussion: the bilingual scientific journal is a stone’s throw away from Moskovskii Vokzal, one Laboratorium: Journal of Social Research (www.soclabo. of the city’s central railway stations. This geographical org). proximity is perhaps appropriate, for the Center is itself an intellectual hub, a destination from which and to which In April, 2014, I met with Oksana Karpenko and scholars and community members travel internationally sought to understand how the Center is faring amidst for discussion, debate, and the pursuit of socially relevant Russia’s current political and social dynamics and related knowledge. In addition to housing its scholars’ individual shifts in the country’s international relations. With much workspaces and a conference room, the Center has a library of the news about Russia highlighting the widespread and a kitchen, elements of academic infrastructure that are repression of independent thought, the shutting down of indispensable for creativity and collaboration. Founded in human rights-based NGOs, anti-gay politics, and ongoing 1991, the Center embodied the dream of several Russian violence in Ukraine, I hope readers of NewsNet may find sociologist-enthusiasts who aspired to establish a new the CISR staff’s enduring dedication to achieving a public quality of sociological research in Russia, and reflected the sociology, and their ongoing realization of critical thinking extensive support of Dr. Ingrid Oswald, of Germany. Viktor and the democratization of social science, inspiring. Voronkov, an intellectual and personal mentor to dozens MRF: Tell me about the Center. of young Russians among the first generation of scholars who were legally permitted to undertake the critical analysis OK: The Center for Independent Social Research (CISR) of their own society in dialogue with Western colleagues, arose in the beginning of the 1990s. Our “founding father became its Director. In 2011, Voronkov partially retired and mothers,” Viktor Voronkov, Eduard Fomin, Ingrid and assumed the position of President; since 2013 Oksana Oswald, and Elena Zdravomyslova took the risk of pursuing Karpenko has served as Director, overseeing 25 scholars the opportunities for professional growth and international and five administrative staff members. Much of their work collaboration that were availed by the opening up of society takes place in teams with each other and scholars from other in the late 1980s. (We sadly and gratefully remember Eduard institutions, NGO leaders, politicians, and communities, and Ingrid who have passed away). Their choice to use the bringing social science analyses into the public sphere. interpretive, reflexive, humanistic tradition in sociology continues to define the Center’s work today. We undertake International collaborations and support have active research, organize conferences, write articles, publish enabled the CISR to grow and thrive. For its various projects, books, support the preliminary projects of junior scholars, the CISR has received support from over 70 organizations, develop interdisciplinary and art-science projects, publish among which are the following U.S. foundations including the dual language, peer reviewed journal, Laboratorium: A The Ford Foundation, the Soros Foundation (Open Society Journal for Social Research (http:/www.soclabo.org). Our Institute), the American Council of Learned Societies, door is always open for those who need professional advice American Councils for International Education (ACTR/ and assistance, and our library, archives of interviews and ACCELS), the International Research and Exchanges Board press are there for Russian and foreign colleagues. We (IREX), the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), the US collaborate closely with human rights-based organizations Agency for International Development (USAID), and more. on various citizen initiatives and projects. In 2016, we will In 2009, the MacArthur Foundation praised the work of the celebrate the Center’s 25th year. Throughout all these years, CISR and bestowed the Center with the prestigious MACEI the CISR has existed due to the continual development of Award to recognize it as “demonstrate[ing] exceptional networks of partners and grant support from Russian and creativity and effectiveness, hav[ing] reached a critical or international scientific foundations. strategic point in their development, show[ing] strong leadership and stable financial management.” The team at For me, personally, the Center has always astonished CISR highly values this award and is rightfully proud. CISR me with its impossibility. Throughout its entire history, the

August 2014 • NewsNet 6 Center has been on the verge of closing. In the beginning, MRF: How are the various political processes of recent years people assumed that within five years, the funding and affecting the Center? the enthusiasm would dry up. After celebrating our 20th anniversary in 2011, there were people who feared that this OK: The Center has issued an official statement protesting would be our last anniversary, inasmuch as the politics of the “foreign agent” law, which can be found here: http:// foundations, Russian state politics, and more, had changed cisr.ru/en/news/pozitsiya-tsentra and http://cisr.ru/news/ so dramatically. But we are alive and growing. pozitsiya-tsentra.

I think that the most important thing about the More generally, many feel a shrinking sense of Center is its ability to change. It is constantly changing— opportunity for independent speech and action. Yes, there through crises, painful processes, but it changes. This are intellectual niches where smart, competent people are was one of the idea of the​​ Center’s founders - to create a undertaking fresh, interesting projects; the internet is still flexible structure that is able to update itself. And amidst up, there are some independent information channels, but all the changes, we have maintained our backbone: our many people only watch TV and don’t seek out alternative commitment to the founding principles—openness, sources of information. independence, professionalism—that always define our Paradoxically, the most unpleasant in all this is that lives. It’s not surprising that this rare constellation of such there is no total prohibition or open repression. Repressive “deficit” qualities in Russia has long attracted creative people, laws have been passed, but in “good” tradition, they are those who value freedom and take an assertive approach to life. And probably another thing that defines the Center as a special place and community of people is that we understand University of Pittsburgh hiring tenure- that freedom is difficult work. But it’s worth it. stream assistant professor, Eurasian History I’m often asked what the term “independent” in our The Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh name means. It’s precisely that freedom of choice. There are seeks applicants for a tenure-stream assistant professor, begin- no bosses over us. We are our own bosses. We are of course ning fall 2015, pending budgetary approval. We invite appli- not free from the need for financing, but we choose financial cations from candidates working in the area of modern Eur- asian history (18th–20th century), in particular the history of partners who don’t dictate to us what to do as professionals Russia and its Eurasian borderlands (Caucasus, Central Asia, and citizens. We are not free from professional demands and East Asia). Individuals with interests in political, social, eco- standards-- we discuss and formulate them. Despite the many nomic, and cultural history and who are able to conduct their financial difficulties and aspirations to undertake “socially research in both Russian and another Eurasian language are valuable” work (for business and the city administration, encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will teach in- etc), we resist the commercialization of research. We strive troductory and upper-level undergraduate courses, normally including one writing seminar annually, and should be ready to explain to our partners and those who request research to participate in our dynamic program of graduate teaching from us the advantages of using anthropological research and research, which is built around cross-regional thematic methods, and we strive to create a demand for this kind of collaboration. We encourage applicants to demonstrate how research. There continues to be a widespread association of their research and teaching will contribute to one or more of “science” with large scale surveys, statistics and graphs. But our transnational thematic fields: Atlantic History, Power and we don’t lose heart. We choose those partners who share Inequality, Texts and Contexts, and World History (http://www.history.pitt.edu/graduate/transnational-themat- our understanding about what is possible and essential in ic-history.php). The appointee will join a department com- the research design. We chose the topics that we believe are mitted to excellence in teaching as well as research in a univer- relevant and interesting. sity with great strength in international and area studies. Send letter of application, CV, a single well-selected journal article We want to think strategically, to plan and rely or book/dissertation chapter, and three letters of recommen- on our own and others’ strength. The requirements and dation to Chair, Eurasian Search Committee, Department of practices of Western foundations and our foreign partners History, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Ap- plications must be postmarked by October 15, 2014. The Uni- motivate us to think strategically. But what kind of strategy versity of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Oppor- can be constructed when things are changing constantly and tunity employer. Women and members of minority groups it is very difficult to influence these changes? Our strategy under-represented in academia are especially encouraged to is like a quest: Faced with a new obstacle, we develop a new apply. version of our strategy.

August 2014 • NewsNet 7 applied selectively and if you don’t “stick your neck out,” it is clear that almost all sociology should reject any foreign you can violate them all you want. It is this unpredictable financing in order to avoid being accused of espionage for application of the repressive measures that creates, on the foreign governments. one hand, a feeling of lawlessness in society, and on the other hand, a fear of standing up for something [strah vzsunut’sia]. Recently, the law has been updated: while earlier, It resembles a rolling back to the Soviet societal contract: the an organization undertaking “political activity” with foreign state does not touch those who support it or at least do not money was supposed to register itself as an agent, now the touch it. The state and citizens are separate. right to place an NGO in this category has been given to the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Justice. It has used this right Overall, the conditions are being created by which to create a list of ten organizations. Not a single one of these slowly but surely the scope of opportunities for openness are organizations agrees with its inclusion in this list. In one narrowing. For many people this is unnoticeable. Others way or another, all are protesting, suing. But the likelihood don’t feel the need for such opportunities. But for us, they of winning is decreasing daily. are essential for life. MRF: Your Center recently published an impressive volume MRF: Are you concerned you may become accused of being a on Russian LGBT experiences and queer-theory. How did this “foreign agent? “ project come about, and how did the controversy over Russia’s gay politics affect it? We have a strategic direction to pursue if they try to label us such an “agent.” For the Center has not only people, OK: From its very beginning, the Centre has focused intellectual and symbolic resources, but also a material on gender and sexuality issues in its research. One of resources (office space, archives, a good library) that could the Center’s founders, Elena Zdravomyslova, has made suffer. But we do not let these dangers dictate our actions. contributions to this field that are well known all over the We continue to do what we have always done. Yes, with world. Another one of our researchers, Nadya Nartova, some glances behind us. We’re more attentive to our public published several important works on lesbian everyday life statements. We strive not to provoke, but we understand the and body politics through lesbian perspectives. In 2009, we dangers of self-censorship.

Unfortunately, there is no basis for expecting that this line of government politics will somehow die down. Over a year ago there was a series of prosecutorial investigations of Russian and international NGOs working in Russia. The CISR was also investigated and we received а “warning.” (The CISR Commentary about this is available on the site: in Russian http://cisr.ru/news/kommentary-po- povodu-prokurorskoy-proverki-v-tsni/, and short version in English: http://cisr.ru/en/news/kommentary-po-povodu- prokurorskoy-proverki-v-tsni/). But several organizations, including the Center for Social Politics and Gender Research (Saratov), the Research-Information Center “Memorial” (St. Petersburg), the International “Memorial” (Moscow), the LGBT festival “Bok o Bok”, and several other of our longtime colleagues were required to register themselves as “foreign agents.” The stumbling block was the term “politics.” For example, our Saratov colleagues were blamed for accepting funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for a scientific conference on the transformation of social politics after socialism. Critical analysis of and discussion on “social politics” during the conference financed by a foreign foundation, was seen as “political activity,” a threat to “national security.” In this way,

August 2014 • NewsNet 8 published a collection of articles entitled Making Bodies, sciences and education (in school textbooks in particular). Persons and Families: Normalising Reproductive Technologies Discriminatory discourses is one of the issues we continually in Russia, Switzerland and Germany, (a collaboration work on. between Olga Tkach, Olga Brednikova Nadya Nartova, and Swiss colleagues). Still, research in this field has always MRF: What other projects are currently underway? been viewed with skepticism by official Russian science; and OK: Colleagues in our Center are currently involved in more junior scholars are aware of an unspoken rule to avoid topics than 20 projects, which are all, to some extent, linked to related to LGBT issues if you want your dissertation to be international scientific cooperation. The funding is usually accepted by the higher education authorities. Nonetheless, provided by international foundations, notably very modest Center colleague Alexander Kondakov, who edited the amounts of money. It’s not possible to do this work without volume you refer to, focuses his work on homosexuality enthusiasm and sincere interest. in Russia. The idea of the conference came from an LGBT- organization called “Coming-Out,” which conducted the first Among the largest European projects that the Center such conference in 2011. The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation is undertaking is EUBORDERSCAPES (coordinator - Elena (Germany) provided financial support. The Center’s team Nikiforova), which tracks and interprets conceptual change who coordinated the conference attracted very good scholars in the study of borders. Another large project with European from abroad and from within the country – all those who Commission support is “Revitalizing Rural Russia: Rights, have been working on the issues of homosexuality in Russia Self-organization and Democracy” (coordinator - Maria for many years. Tysiachnyuk) which is a collaboration with Russian NGOs in Irkutsk, Arghangelsk, Murmansk, and Karelia. The main In 2013, a few days before the conference, a list of goal is to empower, enable, and strengthen grassroots actors scholars who were labelled as “pederasts” was circulated on to foster democratic deliberation and self-organization in the internet, with a call to stop their activism of spreading rural regions of Northwest Russia and Siberia, so that they homosexual “propaganda.” Our Center was included on are involved in decision-making processes concerning this list. Overcoming the fear that this aroused was the main challenge we faced. Organizers were expecting to be attacked by homophobes. In the end, nothing beyond this internet bullying happened. Alex Manoogian Chair in Modern Armenian History Alexander collected and edited the conference papers, which participants expanded to full-length articles. We then The University of Michigan Department of History faced another challenge in deciding about its publication, announces an open search for a tenure-track posi- because the Russian government created an atmosphere of tion to fill the Alex Manoogian Chair in Modern fear around homosexuality. It was dangerous to edit and Armenian History. The Alex Manoogian Chair is an publish books on this topic. Merely saying something related endowed chair established for the purpose of teach- to homosexuality might result in an accusation of having ing courses in Armenian history, politics and culture, violated this “propaganda” law. However, such propaganda and creating a locus of Armenian historical studies at just doesn’t exist! We published a book with texts that the University of Michigan. UM’s Department of His- capture reality, and we wanted to show those interested tory seeks a dynamic colleague with a sound record that it is possible to speak about homosexuality and many of both scholarly achievement and successful teach- other types of sexualities without hatred and prejudices. ing that covers the full range of Armenian history, The book contributes to the elaboration of a language with with emphasis on the modern (since the 18th centu- which one can speak about homosexuality without hurting ry) period, and the relationship of that history to the people. In my view, this is highly important now in Russia wider region and the larger issues of world history. – to learn a language for speaking about controversial issues, The holder of this position is also expected to play a from homosexuality to international migration and many central role in the Armenian Studies Program, an en- other issues, that doesn’t hurt people. A central goal of our dowed program housed in the International Institute. Center is to continue this endeavour of inventing language, and promoting speaking without violence. Previously, Visit www.ii.umich.edu/asp for a full description of we organized several conferences and published several the position. volumes about (cultural, modern) racist discourse in social

August 2014 • NewsNet 9 natural resource management and local development. are focusing on institutional barriers that channel migrants to the informal or shadow sphere. We are also actively In Urban Studies (coordinator Oleg Pachenkov) developing work in the interdisciplinary field of “Law we are collaborating with Scandinavian colleagues on “The and Society.” For example, Elena Bogdanova is studying City SAGA. Public Spaces in Transformation” (financed citizens’ grievances to President Putin. A special issue of by the Nordic Council of Ministers in Saint Petersburg). Laboratorium: Russian Review of Social Research, devoted to This project researches and develops recommendations complaints and grievance in Eastern Europe, is currently in for creating dweller-friendly environments and up-to- preparation. date attractive public spaces. CISR is also a partner in the soon-to-be-established Institute of Urban Studies - “Sreda,” Research on labor relations, unions and labor which will offer a program of urban environmental design conflicts, mechanisms for the interactions of labor, capital developed by Russians scholars and Barcelona architecture and the state, is coordinated by Irina Olimpieva. There is school faculty. an inadequate political representation of labor interests on all levels, and the rights of workers are continually violated The Center is actively engaged in migration without punishment. Information on labor conflicts research, examining changes in institutional and legislative practically never circulates in the media, inasmuch as this policies and in the daily lives of migrants (coordinator - Olga topic is unprofitable. It has also become extremely hard to Tkach). Olga Brednikova, Alexander Kondakov and others obtain state financing for such research.

ASEEES Webinars A new topic for the Center is the study of the elderly: as workers and as pensioners, and as those in need of care. ASEEES offers programming throughout the year Center colleagues are developing a theoretical foundation to help members keep up with trends and more and grounding the study’s framework within global debates, easily gather information. If you have ideas for a to form a network of researchers on the elderly. Personally, webinar or would like to present content, please I’m working on migration issues and a comparison of the contact: [email protected]. To register, please see discourses on history in Soviet, postsoviet Russian and http://aseees.org/programs/webinars Georgian school textbooks, with an international network of researchers of South Caucasian School textbooks. Upcoming sessions: How to Find and Apply for Federal Government Of course, we also work with Russian foundations Jobs and receive support from the Institute of Public Planning, the Wednesday, August 27, 2014, 1 PM–2PM EDT Russian Humanities Foundation, and the Public Chamber of This webinar is designed to guide you as you Russia. Over the past several years, CISR has come to actively consider, apply for, and secure federal employ- work with the Russian business community, including ment. We’ll help you research government careers, projects such as “Glavstroy St. Petersburg” (2005), “VTB as well as provide practical tips for completing your Development” (2012). We are truly proud of our ability to application. Highlights include the Presidential succeed in the international market of scientific grants despite Management Fellowship and other entry-level op- facing an entire array of political and economic challenges. portunities for grad students. And moreover, we’ve been able to maintain professional curiosity and love for our profession. Navigating Academia: Networking Wednesday, October 29, 2014, 2PM-3PM EDT We are grateful to all our partners for their financial Sponsored by ASEEES affiliate AWSS, this and intellectual support. We are creating the Center together. webinar will discuss various kinds of networking I’d like to invite everyone to collaborate with us. We would available to scholars, including social media, pro- fessional organizations, and person-to-person con- be pleased to receive your ideas and suggestions: our contact tacts. The participants will address such questions information is on the website. There is also a place on the as: Which kinds of networking are most useful, and website where you can receive information about financially for what purposes? How can junior scholars take supporting the Center. We would be extremely grateful advantage of networking opportunities to advance for contributions to the CISR’s endowment fund, which their research and scholarship? Which of the many was established in March, 2014. I will be happy to answer available social media are particularly useful to any questions about this; please send your inquiries to: scholars? [email protected] August 2014 • NewsNet 10 Member Spotlight David R. Marples, University of Alberta (Canada)

ASEEES boasts over 3,000 members throughout the world. We What is your current research project? now have a section on our website that spotlights different mem- bers in varying stages in their careers and with diverse fields of I am currently editing a volume on the Euromaidan and its Con- interest. The spotlight rotates regularly. Here is one of our latest sequences, with the participation of 12 international scholars, member profiles: some well known others in the latter years of PhD programs. I will contribute an introduction and an epilogue (the latter, for David R. Marples, is currently a obvious reasons, has become quite complicated!). I am also con- Visiting Professor at the Slavic tinuing research on Belarus, particularly, its demographic and and Eurasian Research Center social development. at Hokkaido University in Japan. In the spring he published a new What do you value about your ASEEES membership? book, 'Our Glorious Past': Lu- kashenka's Belarus and the Great ASEEES has opened a lot of doors for me, especially—but not Patriotic War (Ibidem Verlag, only—the annual convention, which is the best gathering of 2014). In September, Dr. Mar- scholars I have encountered and has also allowed me to explore ples will take over as Chair of the the United States regularly. I spent five years on the editorial Department of History & Clas- board of Slavic Review, which remains one of the elite journals sics, University of Alberta. He is in the field. Without ASEEES my scholarly contacts, living in also President of the North American Association for Belaru- Alberta, would be very limited. I am sorry incidentally that we sian Studies (NAABS). don’t produce the directory of scholars any more. This is how I found many contacts in the under researched field of Belarusian When did you first develop an interest in Slavic, East European studies. and Eurasian Studies? Besides your professional work, what other interests and/or hob- My interest began during my undergraduate years at the Uni- bies do you enjoy? versity of London. I developed a fascination with Russian his- tory and took several courses at the School of Slavonic and East I am a voracious reader, mainly of novels, usually starting with European Studies. one author and reading his/her entire output before moving on to another. I play soccer quite regularly. And I love to travel with How have your interests changed since then? my wife Aya, who is Japanese. In addition to research trips to the former Soviet countries, therefore, I spend a lot of time in When deciding on a topic for my PhD, my supervisor, Ever- Japan. And lastly I love all kinds of music, from classical to indie ett Jacobs (he is no longer active and moved into the business rock. world), suggested I choose one of the non-Russian republics, on the grounds that the Russian field was “overpopulated.” His Other spotlights have included: own PhD had been on Moldova. I chose Ukraine. Though I fo- • Alexander Pershái, Managing Editor of “The Bridge-MOCT”, cused on collectivization of agriculture in the western regions the newsletter of the International Association for the Hu- in the postwar years, my first two books were actually on the manities Chernobyl disaster. During my last year of PhD work at the • Ewa Thompson, Research Professor of Slavic Studies, Rice University of Sheffield (1984-85), I had taken a position as a University research analyst at Radio Liberty in Munich focusing on energy • Kristen Ghodsee, Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies, and economic issues. Subsequently, I became interested in the Bowdoin College impact of Chernobyl on Belarus, beginning a long and fascinat- • Bathsheba Demuth, PhD candidate in History, University of ing association with that republic/country. I visited Chernobyl California, Berkeley in 1989, and have spent some time in affected zones of Belarus • David W. Montgomery, Visiting Assistant Professor of An- as well. Subsequently, I’ve been mainly concerned with issues of thropology, University of Pittsburgh historical memory in both countries, particularly regarding the Second World War, and the Famine of 1932-33 in Ukraine, as Please see http://www.aseees.org/membership/spotlight for more well as current politics. information on these members’ research. If you would like to be included in our member spotlight, please email [email protected]

August 2014 • NewsNet 11 Funding Available

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August 2014 • NewsNet 12 Personages

Nadia Boydjieva was promoted to Full Professor of Interna- David R. Marples, is currently a Visiting Professor at the Slavic tional Law and International Relations at Plovdiv University, and Eurasian Research Center at Hokkaido University in Japan. Bulgaria and is the youngest full professor in the university. In September, when he returns to Canada, Dr. Marples takes She will also be a visiting fellow at Harvard University for 2014- over as Chair of the Department of History & Classics, Univer- 2015. sity of Alberta, for a five-year term.

Kristen Ghodsee has been promoted to full professor at Bow- Karl Qualls has recently been promoted to full professor of doin College and will be spending the 2014-2015 academic History at Dickinson College. year as a fellow at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Study in Germany. Margaret Samu, from the Art History Department at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women in New York City, has After almost 16 years of service, Robert Hayden stepped down been awarded a Summer Fellowship in Garden and Landscape as the Director of the Center for Russian and East European Studies at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. He will continue to in Washington, D.C. She will use the fellowship to work on her serve as Senior Advisor to REES. Andrew Konitzer is now project “Baroque Sculpture Display in Peter the Great’s Summer Acting Director of REES. Garden.”

ASEEES is pleased to welcome Brian Porter-Szűcs, Anna Brian Taylor was promoted to the rank of Professor of Political Grzymala-Busse, and Robert M. Hayden to the Editorial Science at Syracuse University. Board of Slavic Review: www.slavicreview.illinois.edu/staff. Ewa Thompson, Research Professor of Slavic Studies at Rice Owen V. Johnson retired from teaching at the Indiana Uni- University, received the Polish medal “Courage and Integrity” versity School of Journalism at the end of May. He also has for her work on colonialism in Central Europe. The ceremo- held an adjunct appointment in the Department of History. He ny took place during the Congress “Poland: A Great Project” served as director of IU’s Russian and East European Institute, held annually in Warsaw in June. The medal was handed in to 1991-95. Johnson plans to continue his research and writing Thompson by former Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczyn- on journalists and journalism in Central and Eastern Europe, ski. The laudation and acceptance speech can be viewed on You- as well as Russia. Tube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh4N5-EZW6w, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxkbiV2QtNE

The Department of History at Tufts University seeks a tenure-track historian at the rank of assistant professor in Russian History, beginning in the Fall 2015 semester. Specialists in all periods are welcome to apply. Candidates will be expected to teach two courses per semester, including surveys of pre- modern and modern periods, in addition to specialized courses. Ph.D. at time of hire and evidence of strong scholarly accomplishment or potential required; strong teaching experience preferred. Send letter of application, CV, a writing sample, and three letters of reference to: Professor Beatrice Manz, Search Committee Chair, via http://apply.interfolio.com/20690. Review of applications begins October 20, 2014 and continues until the position is filled. Tufts University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty. Members of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

August 2014 • NewsNet 13 Publications

Antipolitics in Central European Art: Reticence as Dissidence Ethnic Cleansing and the European Union offers the first under Post-Totalitarian Rule 1956-1989, by Klara Kemp-Welch, multi-case analysis of ethnic remixing in an expanding EU. The was recently published by I.B. Tauris. book’s two major theoretical innovations include an explana- Art historians have tended to frame late socialist cen- tory frame elucidating variation in Central Europe, the Balkans, tral European art as either “totalitarian” or “transitional”. This and Cyprus, and an analysis of repeated minority removal for bold new book challenges this established viewpoint, contend- conflict resolution purposes in the early- to mid-twentieth cen- ing that the artists of this era cannot be simply caricatured as tury. Tesser argues that the Western-dominated international dissident heroes, or easily subsumed into the formalist West- community’s earlier endorsement of separation brought potent ern canon. Kemp-Welch offers an account of the ways in which after-effects: incentives for ethnic cleansing and the politics of artists in Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary embraced al- ethnic remixing in an enlarging EU. ternative forms of action-based practice just as their dissident counterparts were formulating alternative models of politics Now available from Northwestern University Press: The Eth- – in particular, an “antipolitics” of self-organization by society. ics of Witnessing, The Holocaust in Polish Writers’ Diaries from Drawing on Václav Havel’s claim that “even a word is capable of Warsaw, 1939–1945 by Rachel Feldhay Brenner. a certain radiation, of leaving a mark on the ‘hidden conscious- This book investigates the reactions of five impor- ness of a community,’” the author argues that all independent tant Polish diarists-writers—Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, Ma- artistic initiatives in themselves served as a vehicle for opposi- ria Dąbrowska, Aurelia Wyleżyńska, Zofia Nałkowska, and tion, playing a part in the rebirth of civil society in the region. In Stanisław Rembek—during the period when the Nazis perse- doing so, she makes a case for the moral and political coherence cuted and murdered Warsaw’s Jewish population. The respons- of Central European art, theory and oppositional activism in es to the Holocaust of these prominent prewar authors extended the late-socialist period and for the region’s centrality to late- from insistence on empathic interaction with victims to resent- twentieth century intellectual and cultural history. This richly ful detachment from Jewish suffering. Whereas some defied illustrated study reveals the struggle of Central European art- the dehumanization of the Jews and endeavored to maintain ists to enjoy freedom of expression and to reclaim public space, intersubjective relationships with the victims they attempted from within a political situation where both seemed impossible. to rescue, others self-deceptively evaded the Jewish plight. The Ethics of Witnessing examines the extent to which ideologies of Volume II of Historia Nostra: The Complete History of Poland humanism and nationalism informed the diarists’ perceptions, and Crucifixion of Hope: Dark and Sad Poetry of Suffering, by proposing that the reality of the Final Solution exposed the Thomas Koziara, was published by Aurifera S.A. (March 2014). limits of both orientations and ultimately destroyed the ethical landscape shaped by the Enlightenment tradition, which prom- The Defiant Life of Vera Figner: Surviving the Russian Revolution, ised the equality and fellowship of all human beings. by Lynne Ann Hartnett, was published by Indiana University Press in 2014. This biography tells the dramatic story of a Rus- Eugenics and Nation in Early 20th Century Hungary, by Marius sian noblewoman turned revolutionary terrorist. Born in 1852 Turda, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in March 2014. in the last years of serfdom, Vera Figner came of age as Imperial In 1900, Hungary was a regional power in Europe with Russian society was being rocked by the massive upheaval that imperial pretensions; by 1919 it was reduced to the status of a culminated in the Bolshevik revolution of 1917. At first a cham- small Central European country, crippled by profound territo- pion of populist causes and women’s higher education, Figner rial, social and national transformations. This book chronicles later became a leader of the terrorist party the People’s Will and the development of eugenic thinking in early twentieth-century was an accomplice in the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in Hungary, examining how eugenics was an integral part of this 1881. Drawing on extensive archival research and careful read- dynamic historical transformation. It served as a vehicle for ing of Figner’s copious memoirs, Lynne Ann Hartnett reveals transmitting social and biological messages that transcended how Figner survived the Bolshevik revolution and Stalin’s Great the differences between political parties and opposing ideologi- Purges and died a lionized revolutionary legend as the Nazis cal world views. Hungarian eugenicists not only engaged in the bore down on Moscow in 1942. More information is available same speculative debates concerning heredity and evolution as at: http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/807196 their counterparts did elsewhere in Europe and the US, they also conjured up a national interpretation of the application of Lynn Tesser’s book, Ethnic Cleansing and the European Union: eugenics to society, one which aimed at solving long-standing An Interdisciplinary Approach to Security, Memory and Ethnog- problems specific to Hungarian society. raphy, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2013.

August 2014 • NewsNet 14 Rosalind P. Blakesley and Margaret Samu announce the pub- R. W. Davies authored The Years of Progress: the Soviet Economy, lication of their new edited volume, From Realism to the Silver 1934-1936 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), which examines the Age: New Studies in Russian Artistic Culture. Essays in Honor progress of Soviet industrialization against the background of of Elizabeth Kridl Valkenier. Studies of the Harriman Institute the rising threat of aggression from Germany, Japan and Italy, (Northern Illinois University Press, 2014). This volume of 13 and of the consolidation of Stalin’s power. The iron and steel essays arose out of a panel at the 2009 ASEEES convention hon- industry expanded rapidly, new non-ferrous and rare metals oring one of the pioneers in the study of Russian art in the U.S. were introduced, and the foundations were laid of a modern http://www.niupress.niu.edu/niupress/scripts/book/bookRe- armament industry. Following the disastrous famine of 1932-3, sults.asp?ID=696 agriculture recovered, and sufficient grain stocks were accumu- lated to cope with the shortages after the bad weather of 1936. David R. Marples published a new book, ‘Our Glorious Past’: These successes were achieved, after the abolition of rationing, Lukashenka’s Belarus and the Great Patriotic War (Ibidem Ver- by combining central planning with the use of economic incen- lag, 2014), which examines how the regime of President Aliak- tives and experimentation with markets. Although the Soviet sandr Lukashenka has used the “Great Patriotic War” (1941-45) system ultimately failed, its success in these years was a crucial as a key element in state and identity formation in Belarus. The stage in the spread to the rest of the world of the economic and campaign was discernible from 2003 and intensified after a rift social transformation which began in England in the eighteenth with Russia that led to a re-examination of the earlier policy century. of close political and economic partnership. Marples focuses in particular on the years 2009 and 2010, which commemorated Gavriel Shapiro, Professor of Comparative and Russian Litera- two 65th anniversaries: the liberation of Minsk (3 July 1944) and ture at Cornell University, has published, The Tender Friendship the end of World War II in Europe (9 May 1945). Using a variety and the Charm of Perfect Accord: Nabokov and His Father, with of sources, this book examines the official interpretations of the the University of Michigan Press. A description of the book war from various angles: the initial invasion, occupation, the can be found at http://www.press.umich.edu/6025889/tender_ Partisans, historic sites and monuments, films, documentaries, friendship_and_the_charm_of_perfect_accord museums, schools, and public occasions commemorating some of the major events. Relying on first-hand research, Marples ex- plains and measures the effectiveness of Lukashenka‘s program. In outlining the main tenets of the state interpretation of the war years, the book highlights the distortions and manipula- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR tions of historical evidence as well as the dismissal of alternative Russian & Slavic Studies versions as “historical revisionism.” It assesses the successes and weaknesses of the campaign as well as its long term effects and ARTS AND SCIENCE prospects.

The Department of Russian & Slavic Studies at New York Nadia Boydjieva is the author of Russia, NATO and the Security University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at Environment after the Cold War, Part 1, 1989-1999 (Danuela the rank of assistant professor from scholars whose work focuses Ubenova Publishing House, 2013), which explores the uneasy on 20th-century Russian literature. Specialization in Modernism and/or poetry particularly desirable; other areas of specialization relationship between NATO and the Russian Federation in the welcome as well. Position is to begin September 1, 2015, pending 1990s. The publication analyses fundamental changes in the in- budgetary and administrative approval. Duties will include ternational system and their implications for international se- undergraduate and graduate teaching and departmental service; teaching load is two courses per semester. Must have the PhD in curity and international legal regimes in Europe, including the hand by September 1, 2015. Balkans. The book shows that in the 1990s NATO and Russia were able to pursue cooperation on a scale that would have been Applicants should apply online by submitting a c.v., a letter of application, three references, and a short writing sample such as unimaginable during the Cold War, but also highlights that the an article or chapter via the Department of Russian & Slavic web NATO – Russia relationship was plagued by tension and contin- site: http://russianslavic.as.nyu.edu/page/facultysearches ued suspicion. In the end, neither NATO nor Russia were able We will begin reviewing applications by October 1, 2014; the to make a full break with the Cold War and to establish a funda- deadline for applications is October 17, 2014. First-round mentally new international order based on the rule of law. interviews will be conducted at the ASEEES conference in San Boydjieva explains why a full-scale rapprochement Antonio, TX (November 20-23). between NATO and Russia was so difficult to achieve and ul- timately proved elusive. The book is intended to be useful for experts, students, and for a wider audience interested in inter- national relations, international law, international security, con- temporary history, military affairs and diplomacy. NYU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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August 2014 • NewsNet 16 Institutional Member News

AMERICAN COUNCILS of recommendation, if sent by email, must be sent directly from CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP the referee and be a scan of a signed letter. Referees are also wel- The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program come to send their signed letters by fax or post. is part of a U.S. government effort to expand dramatically the Grant recipients are required to be in residence in number of Americans studying and mastering critical need Washington, D.C. for the duration of their grant and give a pre- foreign languages. CLS institutes provide fully-funded group- sentation. Four rounds of competitive selection for Short-Term based intensive language instruction and structured cultural Grants are held each year. The next closing date is September 1, enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks for U.S. citizen 2014. Applicants are notified of the competition results roughly undergraduate and graduate students. seven weeks after the closing date. Awardees must provide at A program of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of least one month notification before beginning their grant. Only Educational and Cultural Affairs, the CLS program offers inten- U.S. citizens are currently eligible for Short-Term Grants. sive summer language institutes in 13 critical foreign languages. The selection process is administered by American Councils for Scholars in Residence International Education with awards approved by the U.S. De- Each year, the Kennan Institute sponsors between 30- partment of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. 40 scholars to conduct humanities, social science, and policy The CLS program is administered by American Councils and research in Washington, D.C. Grant opportunities include The Ohio State University / Ohio University. Title VIII Summer Research and Short-Term Scholarships, Deadline Date: November 15, 2014 Fulbright-Kennan Scholarships, and Starovoitova Scholarships. To apply: http://www.clscholarship.org The Kennan Institute welcomes the following scholars in the coming months: The Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center Grant Opportunities Title VIII-Supported Research Scholars Please note the Kennan Institute Title VIII Research Scholar- Victoria Smolkin-Rothrock, Assistant Professor, De- ships have been suspended until further notice. partment of History, Wesleyan U, “A Sacred Space is Never Empty.” KENNAN INSTITUTE TITLE VIII SHORT-TERM GRANTS Up to one month’s duration Title VIII-Supported Short Term Scholars The Kennan Institute offers Short-Term Grants to Stephen Jones, Professor, Russian and Eurasian Studies, scholars whose research in the social sciences or humanities fo- Mount Holyoke College, “Dealing with a Dying Bear: American cuses on the former Soviet Union (excluding the Baltic States), Foreign Policy and the Decline of the USSR, 1988-1991.” and who demonstrate a particular need to utilize the library, Alina Polyakova, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Institute of archival, and other specialized resources of the Washington, Sociology, U of Bern, Switzerland. “From the Provinces to the D.C. area. Policy-relevant research is preferred. Academic par- Revolution: Euromaidan and the Transformation of the Ukrai- ticipants must either possess a doctoral degree or be doctoral nian Far Right.” candidates who have nearly completed their dissertations. For Ronald Suny, Charles Tilly Collegiate Professor of So- non-academics, an equivalent degree of professional achieve- cial and Political History, U of Michigan, “The Armenian Geno- ment is expected. cide.” Short-Term Grants provide a stipend of $3,200 for 31 days. While the Kennan Institute cannot provide office space Fulbright-Kennan Institute Research Scholars for Short-Term scholars, we do provide a carrel with a computer Oleksandr Zaytsev, Chair, Department of Modern His- and internet access. Travel and accommodation expenses are tory of Ukraine, Ukrainian Catholic U. “Ultra-Nationalism in not directly covered by this grant. There is no official appli- Stateless Nations of Eastern Europe, 1918-1941.” cation form for Short-Term Grants. The applicant is requested Artem Zorin, Docent, Department of History, Vyatka to submit a concise description (700-800 words) of his or her State Humanities U. “Czechoslovakia in Soviet-American Rela- research project (including a title), curriculum vitae, a state- tions in 1939-1953: from Cooperation to Confrontation.” ment on preferred dates of residence in Washington, D.C., and two letters of recommendation specifically in support of the re- Wilson Center Fellows search to be conducted at the Kennan Institute. Please note, the Audrey Altstadt, Professor of History, UMASS, Am- recommendation letters must be signed. Applicants should also herst. “The Struggle toward Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbai- state their citizenship status in their materials. All of these ma- jan.” terials may be submitted via e-mail. Please note that the letters August 2014 • NewsNet 17 Michael David-Fox, Professor, School of Foreign Ser- Program, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Schol- vice and History, Georgetown U, “Smolensk under Nazi and ars, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Soviet Rule.” NW, Washington, DC 20004-3027 OR Send them via e-mail to: Maxim Trudolyubov, Opinion Page Editor, Vedomosti [email protected] Daily, Russia. “Free Media in Unfree Environments (The Half- way House: How Russia’s Incomplete Institutions Affect Media CFP 12th Graduate Colloquium on Slavic and How Media Affects Institutions).” Linguistics Elizabeth Wood, Professor of Russian and Soviet His- The Slavic Linguistics Forum and the Department of tory, MIT. “Power and Performance in Putin’s Russia.” Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures are pleased to announce the Twelfth Graduate Colloquium on Slavic Linguis- Internships with the Kennan Institute tics. The colloquium will take place on November 15, 2014, at The Kennan Institute offers unpaid research internships the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, OH. for undergraduate, graduate, and prospective graduate students. We encourage students working in both formal and Each intern works with a scholar in residence at the Institute functional frameworks to participate in this event. Interdisci- over a period of three to nine months. Applicants should have a plinary projects from the students in related fields such as an- good command of the Russian or Ukrainian language and abil- thropology, sociology, psychology, and comparative studies are ity to conduct independent research. This internship offers a welcome, as far as they are related to Slavic and East European flexible schedule of 15 hours per week and a metro subsidy for languages. Accommodations with local graduate students will conducting off-site research. To apply, send a resume and cover be available. letter describing your availability to work in Washington, D.C. and your research interests and strengths. You can send your CFP: Centrifugal Forces: Reading Russia’s application by email to [email protected]. Regional Identities and Initiatives International students are eligible, but they must hold a University of Virginia, March 26-28, 2015 valid F-1 or J-1 visa and appropriate work authorization. All in- Contemporary Russia has been described as a “country ternational students must obtain written permission from their of broken links,” where much of the financial and intellectual Designated School Official or Responsible Visa Officer at their wealth of the country is centered in Moscow and Moscow Re- university stating that they are in valid immigration status and gion (with a population of nearly 20 million), while the rest of eligible to do an internship at the Center. The Wilson Center is the country (another 123 million people) remain unheard and an equal opportunity employer and follows equal opportunity underestimated. At first glance, Russia’s regions often appear to employment guidelines in the selection of its interns. mimic Moscow in all sorts of ways—politically, visually, archi- tecturally, and intellectually… Until they don’t—for example, East European Studies Short-term in the 2010 census thousands of Siberians protested the impact Research Scholarships of the center by self-identifying as “Sibiriak.” Blogs, tweets, as Deadline: September 01, 2014 well as conventional hard-copy writing, challenge overly cen- These Title VIII grants are available to American aca- tralized power and resources. Legal challenges to maltreatment demic experts and practitioners, including advanced graduate from Moscow have arisen in the South Russian-North Cauca- students, engaged in specialized research requiring access to sus region. Ethnographers, literary scholars, cultural historians, Washington, DC and its research institutions. Grants are for one political scientists, anthropologists—all are finding that many month and include residence at the Wilson Center. Candidates people in Russia’s regions are taking initiative and articulating must be U.S. citizens, in order to be considered eligible for this their particular identities and interests. grant opportunity. Project Scope: EES offers residential research Proposals for “Centrifugal Forces” will resist “Moscow- scholar grants to scholars working on policy relevant projects centric” perceptions of Russia and, through various disciplin- on the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ary approaches to studying the Russian provinces, strive to hear Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, voices from the regions instead of allowing views and opinions Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, from Moscow to dominate. They will consider ways in which Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Projects should focus on fields in people on the peripheries engage in cultural, economic, and the social sciences and humanities including, but not limited to: political processes; how they represent themselves culturally, Anthropology, History, Political Science, Slavic Languages and artistically, and socially; how self-perception is developing in Literatures, and Sociology. various regions; and, importantly in the 21st century, how the To apply for a Title VIII Short-Term award, the ap- Internet impacts the very notions of center and periphery. plicant must submit: a concise description of his/her research The organizers invite 20 minute papers from scholars project; a CV; a statement of preferred and alternate dates of from all relevant disciplines. Please submit a 250-word abstract residence in Washington, DC; two letters or recommendation by December 1, 2014 to: [email protected] in support of the research to be conducted at the Center. For more information please visit our website: http:// Please mail all application materials to: Global Europe www.russiasperipheries.com.

August 2014 • NewsNet 18 2015 ASU CRITICAL LANGUAGES INSTITUTE

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The Academy Scholars Program identifies and supports outstanding scholars at the start of their careers whose work combines disciplinary excellence in the social sciences (including history and law) with a command of the language, history, or culture of non-Western countries or regions. Their scholarship may elucidate domestic, comparative, or transnational issues, past or present.

The Academy Scholars are a select community of individuals with resourcefulness, initiative, curiosity, and original- ity, whose work in non-Western cultures or regions shows promise as a foundation for exceptional careers in major universities or international institutions. Harvard Academy Scholarships are open only to recent PhD (or comparable professional school degree) recipients and doctoral candidates. Those still pursuing a PhD should have completed their routine training and be well along in the writing of their theses before applying to become Academy Scholars; those in possession of a PhD longer than 3 years at the time of application are ineligible.

Academy Scholars are appointed for 2 years by the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies and are pro- vided time, guidance, and access to Harvard University facilities. They receive substantial financial and research as- sistance to undertake sustained projects of research and/or acquire accessory training in their chosen fields and areas. Some teaching is permitted but not required. The Senior Scholars, a distinguished group of senior Harvard University faculty members, act as mentors to the Academy Scholars to help them achieve their intellectual potential.

Post-doctoral Academy Scholars will receive an annual stipend of $67,000, and pre-doctoral Academy Scholars will receive an annual stipend of $31,000. Applications for the 2015-2016 class of Academy Scholars are due by October 1, 2014. Finalist interviews will take place in Cambridge on November 21. Notification of Scholarships will be made in December, 2014. For complete information on how to apply visit: www.wcfia.harvard.edu/academy.

August 2014 • NewsNet 19 Affiliate News

ASEC Article Prize Nominations female students/colleagues in this field. Association for the Study of Eastern Christian History To nominate, please 1) write a letter detailing what your and Culture (ASEC) is accepting nominations for its Distin- candidate for this award has achieved in Slavic Studies in terms guished Scholar Prize. This award is for an outstanding Eng- of a) scholarship or other professional accomplishment and b) lish-language article-length publication relating to a society or mentoring of female students/colleagues; 2) provide a short societies that are influenced by Eastern Christian culture, al- list of references with accompanying email addresses so that though the article need not be on religion specifically. Articles the committee can contact these referees discreetly for further published between September 1, 2013 and August 31, 2014 are information. The committee recommends that this list include eligible for consideration. The deadline for nominations is Sep- both peers and students/staff. Please email your letter and list tember 1, 2014. Self-nominations are also accepted. Please send by September 15, 2014, to Karen Petrone (Chair) at: petrone@ your nomination including a copy of the article to Eugene Clay uky.edu; Choi Chatterjee at: [email protected]; ([email protected]), Associate Professor of Religious Studies School Adele Lindenmeyr at: [email protected]. of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies, Arizona State University, PO BOX 874302, Tempe, AZ 85287-4302. AWSS Mary Zirin Prize The Mary Zirin Prize recognizes the work of an inde- AATSEEL CONFERENCE pendent scholar in the field of Slavic Studies. The award of $500 The 2015 AATSEEL Conference will be held on Janu- is named for Mary Zirin, the founder of Women East-West. ary 8-11, 2015 at the Renaissance Harbourside in Vancouver, The Committee encourages the nomination of candi- British Columbia, Canada within easy reach of the Modern dates at all career stages. For the purpose of this award, an inde- Language Association (MLA) conference. In addition to schol- pendent scholar is defined as a scholar who is not employed at arly panels, participants will have the chance to attend advanced an institution of higher learning, or an employee of a university seminars, roundtables, workshops and other special events. The or college who is not eligible to compete for institutional sup- 2015 Advanced Seminars will be led by Mark Lipovetsky (UC- port for research (for example, those teaching under short-term Boulder) and Marcus Levitt (USC). For more information, visit contracts or working in administrative posts). We welcome the AATSEEL website: http://www.aatseel.org/cfp_main nominations from CIS and Central and Eastern Europe. Please also note the passport and possible visa require- The Zirin Prize Committee will accept nominations ments for travel to Canada: http://www.aatseel.org/program/ (including self-nominations) until September 1, 2014. Nomina- hotel/ tions must include: (1) a nomination letter of be no more than two-pages double-spaced; (2) the nominee’s current curriculum AATSEEL CALL FOR NOMINATIONS vitae; and (3) a sample publication (e.g., article or book chap- AATSEEL nominations in the following categories: ter). The nomination letter must describe the scholar’s contri- 1. Excellence in Teaching (Secondary); bution to the field, as well as work in progress. Nominations 2. Excellence in Teaching (Post-Secondary); should be sent to Marilyn Smith at [email protected]. 3. Distinguished Service to AATSEEL; 4. Outstanding Contribution to the Profession; Graduate Essay Prize 5. Outstanding Contribution to Scholarship. The prize is awarded to the author of a chapter or arti- If you would like to nominate someone, please check cle-length essay on any topic in any field or area of Slavic/East http://www.aatseel.org/about/awards_2005167 to determine European/Central Asian Studies written by a woman, or on a whether your candidate has already won in that category; and topic in Slavic/East European/Central Asian Women’s/Gender submit nomination, affiliation, email, prize category; testimoni- Studies written by a woman or a man. This competition is open al/rationale by emailing [email protected]. The deadline is Sep- to current doctoral students and to those who defended a doc- tember 15, 2014. The candidate must be a member of AATSEEL toral dissertation in 2013-2014. If the essay is a seminar paper, it to accept the award. We encourage recipients to be present at must have been written during the academic year 2013-2014. If the award ceremony (January 8-11, 2015 at the Renaissance the essay is a dissertation chapter, it should be accompanied by Harbourside in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada). the dissertation abstract and table of contents. Previous submis- sions and published materials are ineligible. Essays should be no AWSS CALL FOR NOMINATIONS longer than 50 double-spaced pages, including reference mat- The Association for Women in Slavic Studies Out- ter, and in English (quoted text in any other language should standing Achievement Award recognizes the work of a scholar be translated). Submissions must be received by September, 1 in the field of Slavic Studies, who has also served as a mentor to

August 2014 • NewsNet 20 2014. Please send a copy of the essay and an updated CV to sociations of Slavic and Eurasian studies, including ASEEES. each of the three members of the Prize Committee. The ICCEES was created in 1974 and holds a world congress once every five years. The next world congress will be held in The Central Eurasian Studies Society Makuhari, Japan, on August 3-8, 2015. The official languages of 15th Annual Meeting the congress are English, Russian, French, and German. http:// The Central Eurasian Studies Society will be holding www.iccees.org its 15th Annual Meeting at the Harriman Institute of Columbia University from October 23-26, 2014. The conference program CFP: Conference of the Society for will include paper presentations, roundtable forums, vendor ex- Romanian Studies hibitions, and more. This event is the largest annual gathering Bucharest, 17- 19 June 2015 of scholars working in Central Eurasian Studies; the program Theme: Linking Past, Present and Future: The 25th will include an estimated 350 panelists, and we expect that the Anniversary of Regime Change in Romania and Moldova number of people attending the conference will exceed 500. The (1989/1991) conference will feature roughly 50 panels on topics covering all Anniversaries represent opportunities to reflect on aspects of the politics, history, culture, and society of the Cen- past events, re-assess their impact on the present, and draw les- tral Eurasian region, extending from the Caucasus, Iran, and sons for the future. Together with other 20th century historical the Volga Basin (Russia) to Tibet, western China, Mongolia, events – including World War I, World War II, and the commu- and Siberia, including all of Central and Inner Asia. nist take-over – the overthrow of the communist regime repre- sented a watershed event for Romania and Moldova, the most Central Slavic Conference recent great transformation it is seen as having led to the end November 7-9, 2014, St. Louis, Missouri of the communist dictatorship, democratization of the political The Central Slavic Conference is pleased to invite system, the introduction of market economy, cultural liberaliza- scholars of all disciplines working in Slavic, Eurasian, and tion, the opening of borders, and a re-alignment with the West. East European studies to attend its annual meeting, to be held At the same time, given Romania’s and Moldova’s persistent in conjunction with the 2014 International Studies Associa- problems with political instability, pervasive corruption, slow tion Midwest Conference. Additionally, CSC will also host a economic growth, populism, and nationalism, the significance symposium is dedicated to the scholarship of longtime CSC of the 1989/1991 regime change and its outcomes remains a member Charles Timberlake. Those interested in participating source of contestation. The aim of this conference is to take a should contact symposium coordinator Dr. Nicole Monnier at fresh look at the transformative events of a quarter century ago. [email protected]. We wish to examine their significance for the two countries’ Graduate students who present at the CSC Annual post-communist trajectories, past, present, and future both Meeting are invited to participate in the Charles Timberlake domestically and in the wider European and Eurasian contexts Graduate Paper Prize competition. Dedicated to the memory with the help of broad historical, political, literary, and cultural of Professor Timberlake as teacher and mentor, the prize car- disciplinary and interdisciplinary inquiries. ries a cash award. Submissions should be emailed to Dr. Nicole Monnier at [email protected] by October 25th, 2014. SHERA NEWS Limited funding for graduate student and internation- The Society of Historians of Eastern European, Eurasian, and al scholar travel is available. CSC registration is separate from Russian Art and Architecture (SHERA) is pleased to announce ISA-M registration, but general information regarding the hotel sponsored memberships for up to 20 students and unaffili- and meeting can be found on the ISA Midwest Conference web ated scholars (such as retirees) from Eastern Europe, Eurasia, page and Russia. Sponsored memberships were established thanks to a generous initiative from a SHERA member that has been CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - ESSA BOOK PRIZE 2014 matched by funds from SHERA. For more information, go to The Early Slavic Studies Association is calling for http://www.shera-art.org. nominations for its 2014 book award. The category this year is SHERA’s board encourages members from Eastern editions and English translations of pre-modern Slavic texts. Europe, Russia, and Eurasia who wish to attend CAA in mid- To be eligible, the book must have been published after 2011. February to apply for a grant from the CAA-Getty International This annual prize includes both a certificate of recognition and a Program. The grant covers travel expenses, hotel accommoda- cash award. Nominations and self-nominations are encouraged. tions for eight nights, per diems, conference registrations, and Contact the ESSA Book-Prize Committee Chair: gmajeska@ one-year CAA memberships. The program will include a one- umd.edu. Deadline: September 1, 2014. day preconference colloquium on international issues in art his- tory on February 10 at which grant recipients will present and IX World Congress of ICCEES discuss their common professional interests and issues. Atten- http://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/iccees2015/index.html dance at the preconference is limited and by invitation only. For The International Council for Central and East Eu- more information, see http://www.collegeart.org/CAA-Getty- ropean Studies (ICCEES) is the global alliance of national as- InternationalProgram/ August 2014 • NewsNet 21 th HOTEL ASEEES 46 RESERVATIONS http://aseees.org/con- Annual Convention vention/hotel November 20-23, 2014 San Antonio, Texas http://aseees.org/convention

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August 2014 • NewsNet 22 ASEEES 46th Annual Convention —— San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio, TX —— November 20—23, 2014 PRE-REGISTRATION FORM

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PLEASE RETURN TO: ASEEES, 203C BELLEFIELD HALL, PITTSBURGH, PA 15260-6424 • FAX: +1-412-648-9815 • EMAIL: [email protected] All refund requests for the convention registration and/or buffet ticket must be made in writing by e-mail to [email protected] (preferred) or by fax to +1-(412)-648-9815. Refund requests received on or before September 17, 2014 will be refunded 100% of your registration fee, less a $20 administrative fee to cover the cost of processing. Cancellations received between September 18 and October 17, 2014 will be refunded 50% of your registration fee, less a $20 administrative fee. Refunds will not be available for cancellations made after October 17, 2014, no shows, or membership dues payments. No exceptions. All refunds will be issued after the annual convention. August 2014 • NewsNet 23 Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies 203C Bellefield Hall, 315 S. Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260-6424

Calendar

2014 September 11. The Library of Congress and the American Latvian Association will co-host “Second Conference on Latvian Dias- pora Archives, Libraries and Material Culture.” http://www.alausa.org/en September 18-20. UCL SSEES and the University of Cambridge international film symposium, “New Directions in Russian and Soviet Cinema”, Contact: [email protected] September 19-21. Interprofessional and Interdisciplinary Relations in Russia: Zones of Collaboration, Competition and Conflict at the Institute of Advanced Study. Sponsored by Durham U (UK) and BASEES https://www.dur.ac.uk/russianinterdisciplinarity October 10-11. 2014 AATSEEL-Wisconsin Conference, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Contact: [email protected] October 17-18. Dumpster Diving and Sustainability: Managing the Limited Resources of Culture, Princeton University. Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference. Contact: [email protected]. November 7-9. Central Slavic Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, http://www.slu.edu/x18828.xml November 15. Twelfth Graduate Colloquium on Slavic Linguistics, Ohio State U. Contact: [email protected] November 20-23. ASEEES 46th Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX. http://aseees.org/convention November 21-23. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages , Henry B. Gonzales Convention, San Antonio, TX. December 12–13. “Giving Voice to Cultures: Practices of Russia-Britain Cross-Cultural Communication in the 21st Century” International Conference, The Princess Dashkova Russian Centre, the U of Edinburgh, [email protected]

2015 January 8-11. AATSEEL annual conference will be held at the Renaissance Harbourside in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada March 11-12. “The Great War and its Legacy in Central Europe and the Middle East,” hosted by Qatar U http://www.qu.edu.qa/ artssciences/humanities/conferences/index.php March 26-28. “Centrifugal Forces: Reading Russia’s Regional Identities and Initiatives,” U of Virginia April 23-24. Baylor U will host a symposium: “Georgia at the Crossroad,” blogs.baylor.edu/georgiasymposium August 3-8. The International Council for Central and East European Studies World Congress, Makuhari, Japan, http://src-h.slav. hokudai.ac.jp/iccees2015/index.html November 19–22. ASEEES 47th Annual Convention Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown August 2014 • NewsNet 24