National Convention 2009 American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies November 12–15, 2009 Boston, Massachusetts American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies 41st National Convention November 12–15, 2009 Marriott Copley Place Boston, Massachusetts American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies 8 Story Street, 3rd fl oor Cambridge, MA 02138 tel.: 617-495-0677, fax: 617-495-0680 e-mail: [email protected] web site: www.aaass.org iii CONTENTS Convention Schedule Overview ................................................................. iv List of the Meeting Rooms at the Marriott Copley Place ............................ v Diagrams of Meeting Rooms .................................................................vi–ix Exhibit Hall Diagram ...................................................................................x Index of Exhibitors, Alphabetical................................................................ xi Index of Exhibitors, by Booth Number .......................................................xii 2009 AAASS Board of Directors ...............................................................xiii AAASS National Offi ce .............................................................................xiii Program Committee for the Boston, MA Convention ................................xiii AAASS Affi liates .......................................................................................xiv 2009 AAASS Institutional Members ......................................................... xv Program Summary ........................................................................xvi–xxxvii Important Meeting Notes .................................................................... xxxviii Program: Daily Schedule Thursday, November 12, 2009 Session 1 ............12:00 P.M. – 1:45 P.M. ...................................1 Session 2 ..............2:00 P.M. – 3:45 P.M. ...................................8 Session 3 ..............4:00 P.M. – 5:45 P.M. .................................15 Presidential Plenary Session (6:00 P.M.) ............................................22 Opening Reception & Tour of the Exhibit Hall (7:00 P.M.) ...................22 Friday, November 13, 2009 Session 4 ..............8:00 A.M. – 9:45 A.M. .................................23 Session 5 ............10:00 A.M. – 11:45 A.M. .................................31 Session 6 ..............1:00 P.M. – 2:45 P.M. .................................39 Session 7 ..............3:00 P.M. – 4:45 P.M. .................................46 Session 8 ..............5:00 P.M. – 6:45 P.M. .................................54 Evening Meetings and Events.....................................................60 Saturday, November 14, 2009 Session 9 ..............8:00 A.M. – 9:45 A.M. .................................62 Session 10 ..........10:00 A.M. – 11:45 A.M. .................................69 Session 11 ............1:00 P.M. – 2:45 P.M. .................................76 Session 12 ............3:00 P.M. – 4:45 P.M. .................................84 AAASS Annual Meeting (5:00 P.M.) .............................................91 AAASS Awards Buffet (5:30 P.M.) ................................................91 Awards Presentation and President’s Address (6:30 P.M.) ..........91 Sunday, November 15, 2009 Session 13 ............8:00 A.M. – 9:45 A.M. .................................95 Session 14 ..........10:00 A.M. – 11:45 A.M. ...............................102 Session 15 ..........12:00 P.M. – 1:45 P.M. ...............................109 Advertisements .......................................................................................116 Index of Convention Participants ............................................................149 Index of Advertisers ................................................................................180 Please refer to the “Program Supplement” for last-minute changes to this Program. iv CONVENTION SCHEDULE OVERVIEW The Registration Desk is located on the Fourth Floor. Meetings for affi liate organizations and committees are listed in the main section of this Convention Program, at the beginning of the session for which they are scheduled. See also the end of each day’s listing for other events. Thursday, November 12, 2009 Registration Desk Hours ......8:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M. Exhibit Hall Hours ................4:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. AAASS Board Meeting ........8:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Session 1 ...........................12:00 P.M. - 1:45 P.M. Session 2 .............................2:00 P.M. - 3:45 P.M. Session 3 .............................4:00 P.M. - 5:45 P.M. Presidential Plenary Session (open to all) - 6:00 P.M. - Grand Ballroom Salon E - “Reading and Writing Lives” with William Chase Taubman, Amherst College as Chair; Timothy James Colton, Harvard U; Laura Engelstein, Yale U; Beth C. Holmgren, Duke U; and Alexei Yurchak, UC Berkeley. Opening Reception and Tour of the Exhibit Hall (open to all) - 7:00 P.M. - Gloucester. For further details, please see page 22 of the program. Friday, November 13, 2009 Registration Desk Hours ......7:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Exhibit Hall Hours ................9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. Session 4 .............................8:00 A.M. - 9:45 A.M. Session 5 ...........................10:00 A.M. - 11:45 A.M. Session 6 .............................1:00 P.M. - 2:45 P.M. Session 7 .............................3:00 P.M. - 4:45 P.M. Session 8 .............................5:00 P.M. - 6:45 P.M. Saturday, November 14, 2009 Registration Desk Hours ......7:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Exhibit Hall Hours ................9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. Session 9 .............................8:00 A.M. - 9:45 A.M. Session 10 .........................10:00 A.M. - 11:45 A.M. Session 11 ...........................1:00 P.M. - 2:45 P.M. Session 12 ...........................3:00 P.M. - 4:45 P.M. AAASS Annual Meeting (open to all) - 5:00 P.M. - Grand Ballroom Salon F AAASS Awards Buffet, followed by Awards Presentation and President’s Address - AAASS Awards Buffet with cash bar (by ticket only and held in the Grand Ballroom Salon E) begins at 5:30 P.M., tickets are on sale at the AAASS registration desk on Thursday only. Sorry, no refunds. Awards Presentation (open to all and held in the Grand Ballroom Salon F) begins at 6:30 P.M. For the list of awards that will be presented, and the details about the President’s address, please see pages 91-94 of the program. Sunday, November 15, 2009 Registration Desk Hours ......7:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Exhibit Hall Hours ................8:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Session 13 ...........................8:00 A.M. - 9:45 A.M. Session 14 .........................10:00 A.M. - 11:45 A.M. Session 15 .........................12:00 P.M. - 1:45 P.M. v MARRIOTT COPLEY PLACE MEETING ROOMS (see the room diagrams on the following pages) The meeting rooms at the Boston Marriott Copley Place are organized on three fl oors. St. Botolph is the only meeting room on the second fl oor. Rooms named for colleges and universities, and Boston street names are located on the third fl oor. The Grand Ballroom Salons A-K and rooms named after Massachusetts towns are located on the fourth fl oor. Rooms named after New England states are located on the fi fth fl oor. ROOM NAME ................LOCATION Arlington .................................3rd Floor Berkeley .................................3rd Floor Boston University ...................3rd Floor Brandeis .................................3rd Floor Clarendon ...............................3rd Floor Connecticut ............................5th Floor Dartmouth ..............................3rd Floor Exeter .....................................3rd Floor Fairfi eld ...................................3rd Floor Falmouth ................................4th Floor Gloucester (Exhibit Hall) ........3rd Floor Grand Ballroom Salon A ........4th Floor Grand Ballroom Salon B ........4th Floor Grand Ballroom Salon C ........4th Floor Grand Ballroom Salon D ........4th Floor Grand Ballroom Salon E ........4th Floor Grand Ballroom Salon F .........4th Floor Grand Ballroom Salon G ........4th Floor Grand Ballroom Salon H ........4th Floor Grand Ballroom Salon I ..........4th Floor Grand Ballroom Salon J .........4th Floor Grand Ballroom Salon K ........4th Floor Harvard ..................................3rd Floor Hyannis ..................................4th Floor Maine .....................................5th Floor Massachusetts .......................5th Floor MIT .........................................3rd Floor Nantucket ...............................4th Floor New Hampshire ......................5th Floor Northeastern ..........................3rd Floor Orleans ...................................4th Floor Provincetown ..........................4th Floor Regis ......................................3rd Floor Rhode Island ..........................5th Floor Simmons ................................3rd Floor St. Botolph ..............................2nd Floor Suffolk ....................................3rd Floor Tufts ........................................3rd Floor Vermont ..................................5th Floor Vineyard .................................4th Floor Wellesley ................................3rd Floor Yarmouth ................................4th Floor vi MARRIOTT COPLEY PLACE MEETING ROOMS DIAGRAMS Second Floor CHAMPIONS ELEVATORS GIFT SHOP OPEN CENTER ATRIUM BUSINESS TORS ESCALA E RESTROOMS GREAT ROOM GREAT COPLEY PLAC COPLEY STARBUCKS BOTOLPH ST. 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