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Midwest Slavic Conference Keynote Address

The Great Departure photo with immigrants at Ellis Island
March 23, 2018
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Mendenhall Laboratory, room 100

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Add to Calendar 2018-03-23 19:00:00 2018-03-23 20:30:00 Midwest Slavic Conference Keynote Address Tara Zahra (University of Chicago) will deliver the keynote address at the 2018 Midwest Slavic Conference. The talk will be based on her latest book "The Great Departure: Mass Migration from Eastern Europe and the Making of the Free World," which explores the history of Eastern European migration to North America between 1846 and 1940 and the political responses to the movement, as well as the personal experiences of migrants. Mendenhall Laboratory, room 100 Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies cseees@osu.edu America/New_York public

Tara Zahra (University of Chicago) will deliver the keynote address at the 2018 Midwest Slavic Conference. The talk will be based on her latest book "The Great Departure: Mass Migration from Eastern Europe and the Making of the Free World," which explores the history of Eastern European migration to North America between 1846 and 1940 and the political responses to the movement, as well as the personal experiences of migrants.