Archaeological and Historical Research of Baturyn, the Capital of the Ukrainian Cossack State
Thursday, 11 February 2010, 12:00pm
1219 International Affairs Building
The Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University invites you to a talk and slide presentation on the archaeology and history of Baturyn by Dr. Volodymy Mezentsev.
Dr. Mezentsev is a specialist in medieval and modern Ukrainian and Byzantine archaeology, history, architecture and art. Presently, he is a Research Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS), Edmonton and Toronto, and Executive Director of the Canada-Ukraine Baturyn Archaeological Project, sponsored by CIUS (2001-).
The event is free and open to the public. For additional information, please call 212-854-4697.
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Formulations: Teaching 19th-Century Russian Literature
Friday, 12 February 2010, 2:00pm–Saturday, 13 February 2010, 7:00pm
717 Hamilton Hall
Please join the Harriman Institute for a conference celebrating the teaching and scholarship of Robert Belknap.
Robert L. Belknap, award-winning teacher and renowned scholar of Russian literature, has challenged generations of students to make sense of the material at hand by posing provocative questions and formulating insightful, productive approaches. This conference draws together former students, colleagues, and others to celebrate Professor Belknap's teaching legacy. Papers are on classics of 19th-century Russian literature from the perspective of those who teach them.
Participants: Elizabeth Beaujour, Ellen Chances, Andrew Durkin, Boris Gasparov, Jefferson Gatrall, Svetlana Grenier, Richard Gustafson, Hilde Hoogenboom, Valentina Izmirlieva, Robert L. Jackson, Liza Knapp, Gina Kovarsky, Marina Ledkovsky, Deborah A. Martinsen, Olga Meerson, Maude Meisel, Robin Feuer Miller, Gary Saul Morson, Marcia A. Morris, Catharine Theimer Nepomnyashchy, Cathy Popkin, Irina Reyfman, Tatiana Smoliarova, Rebecca Stanton, William Mills Todd III, Nancy Workman.
Sponsored by The Harriman Institute, Columbia College, the University Seminar on Slavic History and Culture, and the Department of Slavic Languages at Columbia.
Conference website is currently under construction here.
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Priorities of Belarus at the United Nations
Monday, 15 February 2010, 12:00pm–1:30pm
1219 International Affairs Building
The Harriman Institute Ambassador’s Forum Cordially invites you to attend a lecture by H.E. Andrei Dapkiunas, Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations.
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Building a Global Center of Educational Excellence: The Case of Kazakh National University
Monday, 15 February 2010, 6:00pm
1510 International Affairs Building
The Harriman Institute and Eurasia Initiative (EI) student group present a talk in the Harriman Institute Central Asia Lecture Series by Professor Bakytzhan Zhumagulov, Vice-Chancellor of Kazakh National University, about the recent changes in the education system in Kazakhstan and how Kazakh National University is reforming to becoming one of the top universities in the region.
Bakytzhan Zhumagulov is one of the most accomplished scholars and education specialists in Kazakhstan. He has authored seven scholarly books and more than a hundred academic articles, winning numerous national and international awards in the fields of science, technology and education. In addition to these accomplishments, Dr. Zhumagulov contributes to intellectual and policy debates about the future of the education system in Kazakhstan.
Introduction by Rafis Abazov.
For further info and questions, please contact Rafis Abazov, ra2044@columbia.edu.
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"FM Galicia," an evening with writer Taras Prokhasko
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 7:30pm
Harriman Atrium, International Affairs Building
The Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University invites you to a talk with author Taras Prokhasko.
Mr. Prokhasko is the author of Inshi dni Anny (Anna’s Other Days), 1998; FM Halychyna (FM Galicia), 2001; Neprosti (The UnSimple), 2002; Leksykon tayemnykh znan (Lexicon of Secretive Knowledge), 2005; Z tsyoho mozhna bulo b zrobyty kilka opovidan (Could Have Made a Couple of Stories from This), 2005; and Port Frankivsk, 2006.
His novella Necropolis and novel The UnSimple have been translated and published in English. Taras Prokhasko is the recipient of the Joseph Conrad Award (2007) as well as Korrespondent magazine’s Best Ukrainian Book Award (2006, 2007).
The Contemporary Ukrainian Literature Series is cosponsored by the Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University and by the Kennan Institute.
This English-language event is free and open to the public. For more information call Dr. Mark Andryczyk at 212-854-4697, or write to ukrainianstudies@columbia.edu.
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