CREECACREECA News [ UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON ] vol. 11, no. 2 November 2003 Central Eurasian Studies Society update Faculty News 2 by Uli Schamiloglu years, and approaches the size of Surveys”. some of the well-established area Honorable Spring Classes 3 The 4th Annual studies conferences. For the first mention Conference of the Central time, we had discussants on every was CREECA Events 5 Eurasian Studies Society regular panel, and we had manda- awarded to (CESS) was held October tory submission of papers ahead of Christiane Funding 2-5, 2003 in Cambridge, Massa- the conference.” Gruber 6 chusetts. This year’s conference (University Opportunities was organized by John The Annual CESS Award for of Pennsyl- Schoeberlein (Harvard Univer- Best Graduate Student Conference vania) for sity) and a substantial volunteer Paper (established in 2002) was co- her paper entitled “The Keir Mi’raj and committee. It was hosted by the chaired by Uli Schamiloglu (Depart- Islamic Picture Recitation in the Program on and the ment of Languages and Cultures of Fifteenth Century”. Caucasus at Harvard University’s Asia and chair, Central Asian Davis Center for Russian and Studies Program), who is chair of The CESS also inducted its first set Eurasian Studies. Over 800 the CESS Awards Committee. The of Honorary Members, four for each of individuals attended this year’s prize of $500 was awarded this year the first three years of the CESS’s conference. The program in- to Fuad Aliyev (graduate student in existence. The first twelve Honorary cluded nearly 500 panelists Public Health at Boston University) Members are: representing nearly 40 for a paper entitled “Evaluating the countries. According to the Effect of Primary Health Care Edward Allworth, Professor organizers, “In comparative Reforms on Access to Health Care Emeritus of Turco-Soviet Studies terms, the conference was six in Ferghana Province, Uzbekistan: (Columbia University); Shagdaryn times larger than in previous The Role of Community-Based Bira, Academician and Secretary- General of the International Association for Mongol continued on page 5 Journey to Chernobyl an investigative study tour by Norma Berkowitz and undergraduate level, university disaster, government officials, people students, and human service profes- living in re-settlement villages and those In June 2004 up to 30 individu- sionals. Those who may have an still living on contaminated land. There als from a variety of disciplines will interest in participating are encour- will be an optional visit to the Chernobyl have the opportunity to study and aged to indicate their initial interest nuclear power plant. The group will stay try to unravel the complicated during this pre-registration stage by in Kiev and in Slavutych, the city strands of science, technology, and contacting Norma Berkowitz, presi- specially built to house employees of human relationships that currently dent of FOCCUS, at the nuclear reactor site. There will be exist as the result of the Chernobyl [email protected] or telephone visits to research institutes and to a nuclear disaster in April 1986. 608-231-3198. These individuals will hospital in the suburb of Kiev where receive up-dated information as many evacuees from Pripyat now live. Plans have just been an- plans develop. nounced by Friends of Chernobyl Preliminary estimated cost of the Centers U.S. (FOCCUS) for a two The investigative study program tour is $1500 plus air fare. Interested week study trip to Ukraine. Partici- will include seminars with leading participants are encouraged to begin to pants will be drawn from science, researchers, visits to several com- seek funding from their schools, social science, and environmental munity centers serving populations universities, science teachers at the high school who were severely affected by the continued on page 3 [ 2 ]

Faculty News Society of the American Political [ creeca staff ] Science Association. Halina Filipowicz is co-editor, Judith Deutsch Kornblatt presented together with Michael Cherlin and a paper at a symposium sponsored by Richard L. Rudolph, of The Great Director Williams College called “A Leap to Robert J. Kaiser Tradition and Its Legacy: The Freedom? Russia Since the Fall of Evolution of Dramatic and Musical Geography Communism.” Her paper was titled [email protected] Theater in Austria and Central “The Legacy of Father Alexander Men Europe (Berghahn, 2003). This and the Contemporary Russian Associate Director volume offers an overview of the Orthodox Church.” Rita Krueger theatrical history of the region as well as a cross-disciplinary study History Thomas Baylis’s article, “Political of the inner workings and dynam- [email protected] Adaptation in Germany’s Post-Com- ics of theater through an analysis munist Party of Democratic Socialism” of the interplay between society Outreach Coordinator was published in Jane Leftwich Curry and performing artists. [email protected] and Joan Barth Urban, eds., The Left Transformed in Post-Communist Jason Wittenberg coauthored an Newsletter/Web Editor Societies (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Brady Potts article with Jeffrey S. Kopstein, Littlefield, 2003) Sociology “Who Voted Communist? Recon- sidering the Social Bases of [email protected] Paul Stephenson’s new book, The Radicalism in Interwar Poland” in Legend of Basil the Bulgar-slayer, has Slavic Review Vol. 62, No. 1, Financial Specialist been published by Cambridge Univer- Spring 2003. Rebecca Savage sity Press. The book traces the history [email protected] of a myth associated with the Byzan- tine emperor Basil II (976-1025). Office Assistant Spring Courses Alicia Kirchoff Jeremy Suri has recently published [email protected] his book, Power and Protest: Global Revolution and the Rise of Detente Agricultural and (Harvard University Press, 2003). The Applied Economics book has received the 2003 Phi Alpha 306: The Real Estate Process Theta (National History Honor Society) Art History Award for the Best First Book. 310: Early Christian & Byzantine Art Vance Kepley published his new 452: Art in Europe 1880-1914 Contact Information book, The End of St. Petersburg: The Communication Arts Film Companion (London: I. B. Tauris CREECA 958: Seminar in Film History 210 Ingraham Hall Publishers) in summer 2003. He also 1155 Observatory Drive did the commentary for the DVD Economics Madison, WI 53706 release of the Soviet film Arsenal, 306: The Real Estate Process (608) 262-3379 which was released by Image Enter- 365: Comparative Economics fax: (608) 265-3062 tainment in spring 2003. [email protected] Folklore Mark Beissinger’s book, Nationalist 279: Intro to Turkish Folk Literature Mobilization and the Collapse of the 352: Shamanism CREECA News is published quarterly by Soviet State (Cambridge University 444: Slavic/East European Folklore the National Resource Center for Russia, Press 2002), received the American East Europe, and Central Asia at the Political Science Association Woodrow Geography University of Wisconsin-Madison and is Wilson Foundation Award, the 2003 254: Eastern Europe: An Interdisci- funded by a grant from the U.S. Depart Mattei Dogan Award, and the award for plinary Survey the best book on European politics 918: Seminar in Political Geogra- published in 2002 from the Organized phy Section on European Politics and continued on page 4 [ 3 ] Chernobyl - Continued civic clubs, churches, etc. research institutions. Course and return to a semblance of life However, FOCCUS is also credit may also be available for as it was before the event. seeking funds to support partial those requiring it. stipends for participants. FOCCUS is a non-govern- In announcing plans for the mental organization, a non-profit FOCCUS will be working with tour, Norma Berkowitz, president corporation whose goals are to the UN Chernobyl Program of FOCCUS, said that it is vitally support populations and commu- Office in Kiev, interested UW- important for the American nities severely affected by the Madison faculty and a group of public to understand the scope Chernobyl disaster and to concerned citizens and scien- and complexities of the psycho- promote public awareness of the tists in Bethesda, Maryland, in logical, economic, social and disaster and its consequences. planning the course of study. political issues that emerge after FOCCUS has been working with Instructional methods will such a disaster. Participants in Chernobyl community centers include seminars and a special this study tour should return to for the past seven years. This form of “dialogue groups” that their communities better pre- study tour is a public education foster cross-cultural and cross- pared to teach others about the project of FOCCUS. To learn disciplinary discussion and human and scientific issues that more about FOCCUS go to the exploration. Staff of the com- become intertwined as ordinary web site www.foccus.org munity centers will conduct tours people and governments and and discussion sessions as will social institutions struggle to Norma Berkowitz is president of researchers from recognized escape from life after the event FOCCUS, and an emerita Profes- sor of Social Work at UW-Madison.

Education across Six Continents: Teaching and Curriculum for a Global Society The 2004 International Education Conference is for K-12 teachers, instructional leaders, administrators, and university faculty interested in international education—and features: • Several half-day workshops on Friday including videoconferencing with teachers in other countries and training in a variety of curriculum topics. • A reception Friday evening in the Alumni Lounge followed by awards to Wisconsin educators for contributions to international education followed by a keynote speaker or international musical or dance performance. • Two outstanding keynote speakers during Saturday’s program. • Concurrent panel discussions, roundtables, and poster sessions that highlight innovative programs, curriculum and instruction and state-of-the- art knowledge. • Opportunities for professional networking and the sharing of resources and ideas on a wide variety of international education topics. • Registration is $75 for a Friday workshop, reception and program plus Saturday keynoters, concurrent sessions, lunch, and a closing Babcock Hall ice cream social. Reserve a room at Lowell Hall (breakfast, parking, pool, & !"#$%"&#!'"&( no tax). $)*+&#!'" • Registration and inquiries should be directed to Professor Dean Bowles +'",$%$"+$ ([email protected]) or Shirley Droese ([email protected]) Conference details and Registration information are available online at: http://www.education.wisc.edu/edadmin/iec

March 12-13, 2004, at the Pyle Center, University of Wisconsin - Madison [ 4 ] Report from the Field: By Diana Talyansky projects such as running gas lines, consequences on the local popula- For two months this past building a new library or a cultural tion, as well as what is being done summer, I had the opportunity to center for the youth. They also try to help people affected by it. intern at the UNDP’s Chernobyl to involve the youth in the commu- Recovery and Development nities, with informational seminars, I had an enormous amount of Programme in Kiev, Ukraine. conferences and other gatherings, contact with locals, which gave me Norma Berkowitz of FOCCUS, Inc., addressing social issues such as an insight into the Ukrainian a non-governmental organization drug addiction and apathy. My culture, as well as allowing me to that supports community rehabilita- duties in assisting the CRDP public work on my Russian and Ukrainian tion in the Russian Federation, relations liaison included editing language skills. I am grateful to , and Ukraine, saw an English language texts, such as FOCCUS and the CRDP office for opportunity to provide the CRDP press releases or pamphlets, as allowing me this rare glimpse into office with some extra help, while well as translating other informa- the United Nations and the lives of gathering data for FOCCUS. She tional materials and preparing them the people that work there, as well put me in touch with the manager for the Programme’s website. I also as into the plight of those affected of the CRDP office, and I was on greeted international guests and by Chernobyl. I consider myself my way. consultants, and translated for very lucky to have experienced them during their visits to project such a rich culture, and been the During my time in Ukraine, I sites. In the process, I learned recipient of such incredible hospi- witnessed the problems that the about the Chernobyl disaster, its tality. local people face firsthand, stem- Courses - Continued ming both from the aftereffects of Chernobyl and from the dissolution Literature in Translation 948: Seminar in Comparative of the . These prob- 202: 19th and 20th Century Russian Politics: Post-Communist Politics lems are wide ranging and encom- Literature in Translation II pass both the social and economic 204: 19th and 20th Century Russian Religious Studies spheres of Ukrainian life. They are Literature in Translation II 352: Shamanism battling social ills, such as alcohol- 222: Dostoevsky in Translation 614: Social Structures of Muslim ism and drug addiction, while at the 229: Representation of the Jew in Societies same time struggling to raise East European Culture Slavic standards of living to include 234: Soviet Life and Culture 242: Literature and Culture of aspects such as efficient heating in 241: Literature and Culture in Eastern Europe schools, and resolve a lack of Eastern Europe 254: Eastern Europe: An Interdisci- access to information about the plinary Survey disaster’s consequences, such as Jewish Studies 316: and the level of radiation in the soil. It 229: Representation of the Jew in Culture was disheartening to see how these East European Culture 342: Uvod u srpsku i hrvatsku lit problems have led to a great sense 416: East European Jews in the 422: Dostoevsky of disparity, most noticeably US, 1880-1930s 444: Slavic and East European between the capital, Kiev, and the Medieval Studies Folklore rural regions that comprise the rest 313: Introduction to Byzantine 532: History of Russian Theater of Ukraine. I was amazed by how History and Civilization 701: Survey of Old Russian Lit. the Ukrainian people have learned 562: Byzantine Medicine and 770: Russian Poetry 1837-1890 to survive in very fragile economic Pharmacy 820: College Teaching of Russian and political conditions. 910: Seminar: Russian Literature of Political Science th The CDRP office provides the 19 Century 254: Eastern Europe: An Interdisci- information to community centers, plinary Survey Sociology conducts training seminars and, 633: Russian Politics 614: Social Structures of Muslim through their program of social 659: Politics and Society: Contem- Society mobilization, supports these porary Eastern Europe communities in their development 854: Nation, State, and Cultural Theater and Drama and efforts to become more Pluralism 532: History of Russian Theatre independent through community 5 CESS - Continued Events Calendar

Studies (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia); Studies Program and CREECA, and Yuri Bregel, Professor Emeritus of later the Department of Languages Wednesday, November 12 Central Eurasian Studies (Indiana and Cultures of Asia as well. In 2000 “Culture, Politics, and Jewish National- University); Hélène Carrère this led to the establishment of the ism in Late Habsburg Galicia, 1883- d’Encausse, Institut d’Études Central Eurasian Studies Society 1907” politiques de Paris, and Member of (CESS), which continued to meet Dr. Joshua Shanes 12:00 pm the Académie Française (Paris, annually in Madison with about 100- 336 Ingraham Hall France); Ilse Cirtautas, Professor 130 conference participants each year. of Near Eastern Languages and The conference began rotating nation- Thursday, November 13 Civilization (University of Washing- ally this year with the conference at “Entrepreneurship in the Russian ton) Harvard University. Not only did the Telecommunications Industry” Richard Frye, Aga Khan Professor conference draw 800 particpants this Professor Valery Yakubovich of Iranian-Emeritus (Harvard year, membership in the CESS now University of Chicago University); György Kara, Professor numbers about 1400 and is still 3:30 pm of Central Eurasian Studies (Indiana growing. 206 Ingraham Hall University) and Corresponding Friday, November 14 The Fifth Annual Conference of the Member of the Hungarian Academy “The ‘Politics of Scale’ & The of Sciences; Anatoly Khazanov, Central Eurasian Studies Society will Rescaling of Place and Identity in the Ernest Gellner Professor of Anthro- be held October 14-17, 2004 at Estonian-Russian Borderlands” pology (University of Wisconsin); Indiana University-Bloomington. It is Professor Robert Kaiser Roziya Galievna Mukminova, expected that in 2005 the CESS 3:30 pm Head of the Department of Ancient conference will be held at the Univer- 180 Science Hall and Mediaeval History at the sity of California-Berkeley, in 2006 at Tuesday, November 18 Institute of History, Uzbekistan the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, in 2007 at the University of Washing- “Rom or Gypsy? One of Romania’s Academy of Sciences (Tashkent, Cultural & Political Ambiguities” ton-Seattle, and back again at the Uzbekistan); Omeljan Pritsak, Professor Marin Marian Balasa Professor Emeritus of History University of Wisconsin-Madison in 3:30 pm (Harvard University); , 2008. 206 Ingraham Hall Distinguished Professor Emeritus of For further information on CESS see Central Eurasian Studies (Indiana Saturday, November 22 their website at: University); Irina Vital’evna International Children’s and Young http://cess.fas.harvard.edu Zakharova, Senior Researcher at Adult Literature Celebration CREECA Speaker: Serpil Ural the Omsk Branch of the Unified Author & Consultant to Turkish Ministry Institute of History, Philology and Global Connections: of Culture Philosophy of the Siberian Branch 8:30 am - 5:00 pm of the Russian Academy of Sci- Pyle Center ences (Omsk, Russian Federation) Discover Russia Thursday, December 4 As the readers of the CREECA Nov. 18 @6-8 pm “How Czech Literature Can Change Newsletter will know, the Central Union South 240 Your Life” Eurasian Studies Society has grown Professor Craig Cravens out of the series of conference held Free Tickets available University of Texas-Austin 4:00 pm at the University of Wisconsin- at the Union Box Office. Madison. Following the successful 1418 Van Hise Hall series of five international confer- Friday, December 5 ences on Central Asian Studies Program will include presenta- “Damage: The Construction of New organized by Prof. Karpat in the tions on Russian history, Pristina ca. 1950s, the Prehistory of 1980s—1990s, beginning in 1996 literature and culture as well as ‘Warchitecture’ in Kosovo and the Uli Schamiloglu organized an Russian food. Sponsored by the Political Economy of Violence” annual Workshop on Central Asian Professor Andrew Herscher Studies on the UW-Madison campus Union Directorate, CREECA, University of Illinois-Champaign co-sponsored by the Central Asian ISA and MCSA. 12:00 pm 336 Ingraham Hall [ 6 ] fellowship deadlines

The Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe Language Program provides up to $2,500 for language training in Albanian, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Bulgarian, Czech, Hungarian, Macedonian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, or Slovene. Deadline for summer, fall, or AY: 1/15/2004. http://www.actr.org

The Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe Research Scholar Program supports 3-9 months of research and/or lan- guage training in Albania, the Baltics, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and former Yugoslavia. Applicants must be US Citizens or permanent residents. Deadline for summer, fall, or AY: 1/15/2004. http:// www.actr.org

Foreign Policy Studies Residential Fellowships and Governmental Studies Residential Fellowships offer a $19,500 stipend for doctorl research in residence on economic, foreign policy, and governmental studies. Candidates must be nominated by a graduate department. Deadlines: Nomination - 12/15/2003; Applications - 2/15/2004. http:// www.brook.edu/admin/fellowships.htm

The Harriman Institute offers Postdoctoral Fellowships that fund a semester or AY in residence while revising a disserta- tion for publication. Deadline: 1/2/2004. http://sipa.columbia.edu/regional/hi/

The Davis Center for Russian Studies at Harvard University offers Postdoctoral Fellowships for research in residence for US or foreign students. Applicants must have either received their Ph.D. in the past five years or by the end of the academic year. Deadline: 12/16/2003. http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~daviscrs/.

The David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship funds up to 6 semesters to study a modern foreign language and to study an area and culture deemed critical to US national security. Recipients must be willing to enter into a service agreement. Deadline: 1/31/2004. http://www.aed.org/nsep/.

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