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Fall 2017
Fall 2017
In this issue
Director's Notes
We have had a busy autumn at the Center for Slavic and East European Studies. While this newsletter highlights some of our numerous activities and accomplishments on campus and in the Columbus…
K-12 Human Rights Seminar
The Center for Slavic and East European Studies organized the second Global Teacher Seminar, Human Rights in a Global Perspective: Mass Atrocities and State…
Faculty and Student Updates
Alisa Ballard (Slavic and East European Literatures and Cultures) presented the paper “’Thirdness’ as Performative Politics in Krzhizhanovksy’s That Third Guy, a Cleopatra Farce for the Stalinist Era…
Donor Acknowledgements
The Center for Slavic and East European Studies would like to thank the following individuals for their donations: Elizabeth Angerman Mary Beverly and Gary Schneider Denise Bronson Nena Couch…
Teaching K-12 Students About Eastern Europe and Russia
The Center for Slavic and East European Studies and the Columbus North International School (CNIS) have teamed up for the second year to offer high school…
Polish Studies Initiative Updates
Depictions of Clothing in Polish Manuscript On Oct. 19, John Friedman, professor emeritus of English and Medieval studies from the University of Illinois…
Slovene Research Initiative Updates
Researching Meltwater in Slovenia During the summer of 2017, W. Berry Lyons, professor, School of Earth Sciences at Ohio State, travelled to Slovenia for…
Autumn 2017 Events
Reading and Talk with Anne O. Fisher The Slavic Center and the University Libraries co-sponsored a session with professional translator Dr. Anne Fisher on…
Centenary of the Russian Revolution
This year, 2017, marked 100 years since both the February and October Revolutions — two events that had indelible influences on the succeeding century and…