SPARK! Mini-Talks From the Davis Center

Join the new Davis Center's initiative "Spark! Mini -Talks From the Davis Center!" highlighting a small part of the diverse and exciting research being undertaken by various Davis Center affiliates. These scholars – including faculty associates, staff, graduate students, visiting scholars, and center associates—are working in a myriad of ways to expand the field of Russian and Eurasian studies through multidisciplinary approaches to research. The lightning pace of the world today means that opportunities to connect can feel few and far between. We hope this event will allow us the opportunity to connect with friends, old and new, and the chance to learn something new about our region of study.

Event Schedule

Opening Remarks: 4:00-4:15 p.m.

Panel I: 4:15-4:55 p.m.

Introduction: Dan Epstein, Assistant Director, Scholars Without Borders, Davis Center, Harvard University

Stanislav Stanskikh, Davis Center Associate: "Political Persecution of Dissent in Russia (2022-2025)

Yukinori Komine, Davis Center Associate: "The Northern Territories/Southern Kuril Islands in U.S.-Japan-China-Soviet Geopolitics"

Mikhail Troitskiy, Davis Center Scholar: "How Do Autocrats Survive Foreign Policy Disasters?"

Anastasiia Pereverten, Davis Center Graduate Student Associate: "Ukrainian Responses to the Injuries from Russian Aggression"

Break: 4:55-5:15 p.m.

Panel II: 5:15-6:30 p.m.

Introduction: Irina Busygina, Visiting Scholar, Davis Center

Ewa Sułek, Davis Center Visiting Scholar, "The War Bodies, the Geobodies, and the Gender Neutrality of War"

Sarah Jane Nelson, Davis Center Associate, "Etched in Silver: What an Imperial Artifact Can Tell Us About Russia Abroad"

Slava Gerovitch, Davis Center Associate, "Mathematics as a 'Way of Life' in the Late Soviet Union"

Sarah Hummel, Davis Center Faculty Associate, "Gender and Law-Making in Russia"

Emma Friedlander, Davis Center Graduate Student Associate, "The Popular Paranormal as Symbol of Soviet Collapse, 1988-1993"

Reception: 6:30-8 p.m.

Accessibility

The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact us at 617-495-4037 or daviscenter@fas.harvard.edu in advance of your participation or visit. Requests for Sign Language interpreters and/or CART providers should be made at least two weeks in advance if possible. Please note that the Davis Center will make every effort to secure services but that services are subject to availability.