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Event Format

Upcoming

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STATE OF THE EARTH INSTITUTE: Ecopoetry from Ukraine

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Online

A bilingual reading by poets Galina Rymbu and Yanis Sinaiko speaking from their home in Lviv.

Galina Rymbu
Galina Rymbu
Yanis Sinaiko
Religious Nationalism in a Global Context: Global Studies Outreach WOrkshop, July 31-August 3, 2023

Religious Nationalism in a Global Context: A Workshop for Educators

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In person

Join other educators in a three-day workshop on religious nationalism in the world today.

Cris Martin
Cris Martin

Associate Director

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Davis Center 75th Anniversary Celebration

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In person

We hope you'll join us on October 27th and 28th, 2023 as we celebrate the history of the Davis Center while also looking to the future of the field. 

Eve Blau
Eve Blau

Director of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies / Adjunct Professor of the History of Urban Form, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University

Alexandra Vacroux
Alexandra Vacroux

Executive Director

Past

We’ve hosted dozens of events, many of which we’ve recorded. Search past events for the topics you care about.

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Degrees/Minutes/Seconds, Ep. 5: Mapping a Menace

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What can an ice atlas reveal about climate change and global information flows? 

Recording Available
Kelly O'Neill
Kelly O’Neill

Director, Imperiia Project / Lecturer on History, Harvard University

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China's Clean Energy Engagement in Central Asia

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Online

The panel will discuss the benefits and implications of China's growing clean engagement in Central Asia.

Recording Available
Yipeng Zhou
Yipeng Zhou

Coordinator, Imperiia Project / A.M. in Regional Studies–REECA

Christoph Nedopil
Christoph Nedopil

Director, Green Finance and Development Center, Fanhai International School of Finance, Fudan University

Almas Chukin

Managing Partner, Visor Kazakhstan

Nargis Kassenova
Nargis Kassenova

Senior Fellow; Director, Program on Central Asia, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies

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Degrees/Minutes/Seconds, Ep. 4: Snake Island Has History

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Online

Get the back story on the Black Sea outcropping that has been inspiring empires and troubling ships for millennia.

Recording Available
Kelly O'Neill
Kelly O’Neill

Director, Imperiia Project / Lecturer on History, Harvard University

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Bringing Historical Memory to the Classroom

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In person

Historical memory is a powerful force in Eurasia. Learn more about its significance in the Soviet Union and in contemporary Russia.

Nina Tumarkin
Nina Tumarkin

Kathryn Wasserman Davis Professor of Slavic Studies, Professor of History and Director of Russian Area Studies, Wellesley College

Frederick Corney

Professor of History

Cris Martin
Cris Martin

Associate Director

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Degrees/Minutes/Seconds, Ep. 3: Treacherous Water (Tales from the Black Sea Atlas)

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Online

Learn how an atlas shaped a sea.

Kelly O'Neill
Kelly O’Neill

Director, Imperiia Project / Lecturer on History, Harvard University

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