Dear all, As we start the new academic year, we've noticed that there are a number of talks on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia planned this year. We are sending this list out now so you have them on your radar, and will send out more details closer to the dates. Term 1 Dr Alison Smith, “Imperial Russia on the Edge: A Microhistory of Collapse" Thurs Oct 5, 12:30pm, Buchanan Tower 997 Further info is available here: http://cenes.ubc.ca/events/event/ziegler-lecture-series-8/ At U Vic a major interdisciplinary conference will be held from Oct 25-27 called “1917 and Today: Putin, Russia, and the Legacy of Revolution.” Details and a preliminary program are available here: http://hcmc.uvic.ca/1917andToday/index.php Dr Zara Torlone, “The Joy of Exile: Ovid and Russian Poets” Thurs, Nov 30, 3pm, CNERS (in Buchanan C) Term 2 Dr Thorsten Unger, “Czernobyl and its Aftermath: Literary Depictions from Christa Wolf to Alina Bronsky” Thurs, Feb 6, 5pm, Buchanan Tower 997 Dr Tatiana Filimonova, “Imperialist Eurasia, Fragmented Europe, and Nationalist Russia in Vladimir Sorokin’s Fiction” Thurs, Mar 1, 12:30pm, Buchanan Tower 997 If there are other events taking place that would be of interest to the list, we are glad to circulate them. Please send an email to one of the list moderators: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. All best wishes, Katia ___ Dr. Katherine Bowers Assistant Professor of Slavic Studies Dept. of Central, Eastern, & Northern European Studies The University of British Columbia 924-1873 East Mall | Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1 Canada Phone: +1.604.822.6431 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the REEE-UBC-EVENT-LIST list, please click the following link: https://lists.ubc.ca/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=REEE-UBC-EVENT-LIST&A=1 Further information about the UBC Mailing Lists service can be found on the UBC IT website.