When trying to make sense of Vladimir Putin's slow, persistent, marginalization and torture of Alexey Navalny, which culminated in his tragic death on February 16th of this year, many analysts point to one of two factors that made him so … Read more
The seminar is pleased to welcome back Dr. Petra James, who will present the attached paper, entitled The Belgian and Czech Decadent Novels between Gothicization and Colonialism in the 1890s: Bruges la Morte (1892) by Georges Rodenbach and A Gothic … Read more
Through an art exhibition and symposium, this program explores the ongoing impact of state violence and the consequences of the extralegal prison at the Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp through the framework of art and law. The program includes an exhibition … Read more
Adrienne Edgar is Professor of History at UC Santa Barbara. She specializes in the history of the Soviet Union, specifically the history of Central Asia in the Soviet period. Her research has focused on the making of nations in early … Read more
Are you interested in developing professional skills to help you succeed in global careers? Carolina’s Diplomacy Initiative Forum provides opportunities to discover global careers, develop necessary skills and interact with Carolina alumni working in foreign affairs. Students are encouraged to … Read more
Are you interested in developing professional skills to help you succeed in global careers? Carolina’s Diplomacy Initiative Forum provides opportunities to discover global careers, develop necessary skills and interact with Carolina alumni working in foreign affairs. Students are encouraged to … Read more
In October 2023, Poles decided that the populist right had lost power in Poland. Liberals, centrists, and social democrats won more parliamentary seats than Law and Justice (PiS). The first test for the new ruling coalition was the local elections … Read more
The Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs is excited to announce the return of UNC-Chapel Hill’s annual Passport Drive! April 24 – 25, 2024 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 4003 FedEx Global Education Center (parking only available in … Read more
The Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs is excited to announce the return of UNC-Chapel Hill’s annual Passport Drive! April 24 – 25, 2024 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 4003 FedEx Global Education Center (parking only available in … Read more
Uliana Movchan is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science at V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. She has conducted research at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (George Washington University); Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (University … Read more
From Leonid Brezhnev's pharmacological bids for corporeal immortality, to the continued display of Lenin's (un)dead body in the Mausoleum, official culture in the late Soviet period was at pains to demonstrate its own permanence. Yet novels like the Strugatsky brothers' … Read more
