Events 2013
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Date |
Time |
Title |
Summary |
Venue (Maps) |
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| 16 Jan | 9:15 | Translation, Exile and Identity: Central and East European Women's Writing in Dialogue and Comparison | A workshop on Slavic and East European Women's Writing, with a keynote address by Robert Chandler and round table discussions with Angela Jianu, Ursula Phillips, Juliana Jovicic and Ursula Stohler. | Senate Room, Carnegie Room, Turnbull Room, University of Glasgow |
| 18-19 Jan | 9:00-17:30 | Essential e-Learning Skills for Language Teachers | The Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World (CASAW), a joint initiative between the universities of Edinburgh, Durham and Manchester, runs a 2-day intensive CPD training programme in essential e-Learning skills for language teachers. | CASAW, University of Edinburgh |
| 22 Jan 2013 | 5:15-19:00 (Doors 4:45) | Security and an Independent Scotland | 'Scottish Independence and Critical Issues' with Ambassador David Scheffer (Northwestern University). The second lecture in an international series of five lectures, supported by CRCEES, on Scottish Independence. |
Gilbert Scott Building Senate Room, University of Glasgow |
| 24-25 Jan | Global Russian: Exploring New Perspectives | A workshop on the Russian Language in the Post-Soviet world with Lara Ryasanova-Clark, University of Edinburgh. | University of Edinburgh | |
| 1 Feb | 9 - 17.30 | Word and Image in Russian Contexts: Legacy of the Russian Avant-Garde | A free one-day workshop on Russian Art of the 1910s-30s, Charchoune’s Works and Ideas and the Russian Avant-Garde, including a performance of Charchoune's 'Foule Immobile' (1921). |
Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh |
| 1 - 11 Feb | When the War was Over. European refugees after 1945 | This exhibition aims to tell the story and convey the experiences of people displaced in Europe by the Second World War. | University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel The Square, off University Avenue, Glasgow | |
| 7-8 Feb |
Registration ends: 31 Dec 2012 Deadline for papers: 10 Jan 2013 |
A Long Way From Home: The Baltic People in the UK | An academic event that will bring together researchers who are involved in studying the Baltic diaspora and Baltic migration with specialists from other related fields. | University of Glasgow |
| 13-17 Feb | Applications are invited from doctoral students at CRCEES universities for a library and archive training workshop, to be held in St Petersburg 13-17 February 2013. | St. Petersburg | ||
| 21 Feb | 5:15-19:00 (Doors 4:45) | Security and an Independent Scotland | 'The Economic Challenges Facing an Independent Scotland' with Professor John Kay (Financial Times Columnist and Visiting Fellow at London School of Economics). The third lecture in an international series of five lectures, supported by CRCEES, on Scottish Independence. | Gilbert Scott Building, Hunter Halls, University of Glasgow |
| 21-22 Feb | How do selected post-communist countries construct the image of the Communist Era? | An intercultural comparative study. The purpose of this meeting is to coordinate international research examining the image of communism, as it manifests itself in cultural artefacts in post-communist countries. | CEES, University of Glasgow |
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| 1 Mar | Cross LBAS Impact Event | A Cross Language Based Area Studies (LBAS) event with the AHRC and British Academy. |
London | |
| 14 Mar | The Writer as a Language Laboratory | The Writer as a Language Laboratory: Linguistic experiment and metalinguistic reflection in contemporary Russia. | Tbc | |
| 18-19 Mar | Memory, History and Conflict | A two day seminar featuring a keynote speach by Dr Aleida Assmann on 'Theories of Cultural Memory and the concept of Afterlife' Please note that registration has been split into, Day 1, 18th March, Keynote Address, 18th March and Day 2, 19th March. | Wolfson Medical Building and Gilbert Scott Conference Suite, Room 250, University of Glasgow | |
| 21 Mar | 5:15-19:00 (Doors 4:45) | Security and an Independent Scotland | 'Scottish Independence and the Question of Transatlantic and European Security' with Ms Hajnalka Vincze (Independent Security Analyst). The fourth lecture in an international series of five lectures, supported by CRCEES, on Scottish Independence. | Gilbert Scott Building Senate Room, University of Glasgow |
| 21-22 Mar | 9:00-17:00 | 3rd Annual Nawruz-Noorus Postgraduate Workshop on Central Asia | Postgraduate workshop run by the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology / School of Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Newcastle University and sponsored by CRCEES. | Seminar Room 2.22, Research Beehive, 2nd Floor, Old Library Building, Newcastle University |
| 22-23 Mar | Conceptualising the Natural Environment: Critical Reflections from Russia, 18th and 19 Centuries | CRCEES is funding this two-day workshop on environmental factors in contemporary Russian history, soil, water and forest resources in 19th century Russia, resources in critical times and conceptualising nature and natural resources in the 18th century. |
European University at St Petersburg, 3 Gagarinskaia ul., Golden Hall | |
| 22-23 Mar | Deadline: 21 January 2013 | Training for Postgraduate Students in Teaching Slavonic Languages | A 2-day Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training workshop for postgraduate students in teaching Slavonic languages, organised by CEELBAS. CRCEES will sponsor up to five PhD students to attend. | Madingley Hall, Cambridge |
| 25-26 Mar | Soviet Posters Exhibition and Conference | Production of Electronic Catalogue of Soviet Posters Exhibition and Conference: War and Culture: Russian and Eastern Europe. | University of Nottingham | |
| 27-29 Mar | Polish-English Translation Workshop | Two-day workshop on Polish-English translation investigating strategies and practical approaches. | Stepek Seminar Room (Room 317), The Heatherington, Bute Gardens, Glasgow | |
| 5-8 Apr | BASEES/ICCEES European Congress | European Congress 2013: ‘Europe: Crisis and Renewal’ | Cambridge | |
| 12-13 April | Workshop on Interest Group Research in Central and Eastern Europe | Two-day workshop to bring together researchers and PhD students from across Europe. | Ljubljana | |
| 12 Apr | Far Rainbows: Russian and Soviet Science Fiction on Screen | A one-day international workshop on Soviet and Eastern European science-fiction cinema. | Wadham College, University of Oxford | |
| 19-20 Apr | Deadline for papers and registration: 20 Feb 2013 | Estonia Brings Us Together | An international student symposium on Estonian language, history, society and culture. Students are invited to submit papers, proposals or posters on various aspects of Estonian culture and politics, past and present. | Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic |
| 26 Apr | Russian Politics From Below | The aim of this conference, supported by CRCEES is to shift emphasis towards a bottom-up approach in order to examine the complex interactions between social movements, organisations, opinion, and activism on the one hand, and the incumbent regime on the other. | University of Edinburgh | |
| 15-18 May | Cultures of Economy in South Eastern Europe | A workshop to be held in Sarajevo. | Tbc | |
| 23 May | 5:15-19:00 (Doors 4:45) | Security and an Independent Scotland | 'Scottish Independence? Lessons Learned by a Recently Independent State in Europe' with Professor Ivo Samson (Slovak Foreign Policy Association). The last of a series of five international lectures, supported by CRCEES, on Scottish Independence. | Wolfson Building, Room 248, University of Glasgow |
| 23-24 May | Sixth Annual CRCEES Research Forum and Assessing Accession | 'Central and Eastern Europe in the EU' Research Symposium. The CRCEES Research Forum is looking for papers, while the dual streams of the Assessing Accession Research Symposium will reflect two of the network study groups on Energy and Foreign Policies. | University of Glasgow | |
| 4-14 July | 6th CRCEES Postgraduate Research Methodology Summer School | Connected Communities: Active Democratic Citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe. The 2013 CRCEES Summer School is open to postgraduate PhD students from UK and overseas CRCEES partners whose research interests fall within the remit of the summer school programme. | Centre for European Studies, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland | |
| 19 August |
Dr Elwira Grossman has been nominated for the Golden Award of Merit (Zloty Krzyż Zaslugi) for her services to Polish Culture. Her nomination has been recently accepted and confirmed by the President of Poland. Dr Grossman was presented with her award by Tomasz Trafas, The Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Edinburgh, on Monday 19 August 2013 at the offices of Edinburgh City Council. |
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| 14 October | 2.30-4.30 | Croatia and EU Membership | A seminar presented by His Excellency Professor Ivan Grdešić, the Republic of Croatia's ambassador to the UK. | University of Glasgow |
“Croatia and EU Membership” A joint seminar between CR&DALL, Assessing Accession and CRCEES
Ambassador Ivan Grdešić, University of Zagreb, will give a seminar at the University on Monday, 16 September, 2013
Call for Papers "25 Years of Revolution: Comparing revolt and transition from Europe 1989 to Arab World 2014"
A joint conference between, CASAW, CREES and CEELBAS
The 6th CRCEES Postgraduate Research Methodology Summer School
The 6th CRCEES Postgraduate Research Methodology Summer School on Connected Communities: Active Democratic Citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe will take place in Kraków on Thursday 4 – Sunday 14 July 2013. Places are limited, so apply soon to avoid disappointment.
Security and an Independent Scotland
Free International Lecture Series involving five leading scholars and strategic commentators to speak on the possible security and economic implications of Scottish independence for the people of Scotland,the UK and the wider world.
Sixth Annual CRCEES Research Forum and Assessing Accession
The University of Glasgow will host in parallel the Sixth Annual CRCEES Research Forum and the Assessing Accession Research Symposium: Central and Eastern Europe in the EU.
