In this presentation, Dr. Andrea Bohlman (Music, UNC) will share some sound objects - a flexidisc, a map, a transcription, among others - to open a conversation about the role that sound and listening have had in creating knowledge about … Read more
This lecture analyzes practices of planning childbirth as an intersectional arena of citizenship, motherhood, patienthood and class. Based on qualitative research, Dr. Anna Temkina show how women - as responsible mothers, citizens, demanding consumers and trusting patients - make choices … Read more
For the last couple of years, Central Europe has witnessed many political shifts. Public opinion in the Visegrad 4 countries has changed significantly after the economic recession of 2008, the EURO currency crisis, and the wave of refugees. Victor Orbán, … Read more
In the decades after World War II, Soviet Central Asia became home to a nascent consumer culture fueled by the consumption of a wide array of traditional-style goods, Soviet-produced novelties, and global imports. The Soviet state’s fear of a rising … Read more
During his weeklong visit to UNC, Dr. Andrzej Nowak will give an informal presentation in Polish on contemporary Polish affairs. The talk is open to the public, but please note that no interpretation will be provided. Andrzej Nowak is a … Read more
Marina Mogilner (University of Illinois at Chicago) will present on “Defining the Racial Self: Russian Contexts of the Anti-Imperial Nationalism of Vladimir Jabotinsky.” ‣ Paper abstract This is a chapter in progress for the book focusing on Russian-Jewish engagements with the … Read more
The history of Jews under Communism is often depicted as a story of religious and national assimilation and also the atomization of Jewish society. Dr. Čapková’s talk will question this common assumption and try to find answers to following questions: … Read more
