From communist colonialism and security in Central Asia and the Caucasus to memory in visual art and Chinese-Russian contention in the Arctic, visiting scholars and fellows use their time at the Davis Center to further a wide range of research. Join us for an afternoon of panels and discussion as six of our current visitors present on the work they’ve been doing at Harvard.
Refreshments will be provided, and there will be a reception following the colloquium.
SESSION 1: 12:00 pm – 12:35 pm
Khasan Redjaboev: State Building through Labor Mobilization - Evidence from the Soviet Government's 13 Million Words
Discussant: Terry Martin
SESSION 2: 12:40 pm – 1:15 pm
Dana Masalimova: The Middle Corridor: Implications for Regional Cooperation and Security in Central Asia
Discussant: Nargis Kassenova
SESSION 3: 1:20 pm – 2:00 pm
Chia-Yun Po: The Reinstatement of Soviet Law and Russia-China Split in the Arctic
Discussant: Mark Kramer
SESSION 4: 2:15 pm – 2:50 pm
Ewa Sulek: Catastrophic Interference: exploring memories through visual art
Discussant: Michał Matejko
SESSION 5: 2:55 pm – 4:00 pm
Natia Chankvetadze, An Agency-Based Model of Peacebuilding: How Local Practitioners Co-Produce Knowledge in the Context of Georgia’s Protracted Conflicts
Malkhaz Toria, Between Dual Colonizing Centers: History Production, Cultural Memory, and Ethnic Exclusion in the Breakaway Abkhazia Region of Georgia
Discussant: Stephen Jones
Accessibility
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