Discover how art becomes a powerful tool of memory, identity, and resistance in times of conflict in this compelling session of The Arts of Eastern Europe and Eurasia webinar series.
International Education Program Coordinator, The Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Join us to explore the Soviet celebration of Persian epic poet Ferdowsi, a landmark cultural event that reshaped literary politics from Moscow to Central Asia.
Join us for a screening of The Activist, a gripping Lithuanian film noir–drama that follows a young man who infiltrates a radical neo-Nazi group in a desperate search for the killer of his LGBT+ activist boyfriend. The screening will be followed by a conversation with director and producer RomasZabarauskas, offering behind-the-scenes insight into the film’s urgent themes and creation.
This talk discusses the 1920s and 1930s as a critical juncture in the Russian reception of Laurence Sterne, the author of Tristram Shandy and A Sentimental Journey.
Join violinist and historian Alexandra Birch for an illuminating talk on cultural exchange and everyday life in wartime Tashkent, exploring evacuation as a distinct form of survivorship and the lasting impact of secondhand Holocaust trauma. The talk also examines how wartime displacement shaped postwar experiences, including the rise of Stalinist antisemitism, offering a nuanced and deeply human historical perspective.
