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UCSanDiegoRussian,EastEuropean,andEurasianStudies 2015-2016Newsletter
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The“RevolutionsandTheirAftermaths”WorkingGroupattheUCSDHumanitiesCenteremphasizesstudiesofRevolutionsthroughouttheworld,bothintheformerSovietUnionandelsewhere.Thegroupdiscussesrecentpublicationsandshowcasestheresearchoffacultyandgraduatestudentsacrossdisciplines.Thisyear’smeetingshaveincludedadiscussionofthewritingsoftherecentNobellaureateinLiterature,SvetlanaAlexievich(pictured),aneventsponsoredjointlywiththeUCSD“Kruzhok”.ProfessorAmeliaGlaserpresentedonliteraryrepresentationsofthe1648CossackUprisinginUkraine.IntheWinter,UCSDalumnusProfessorElenaAronova(UCSB)spokeonColdWardatascience;ProfessorMaxParra(UCSD,Literature)onliteratureandphotographyoftheMexicanRevolution;andProfessorMarciShore(Yale)onUkraine’sEuromaidan.ThegroupsSpringQuartereventsincludedco-sponsoring,withProfessorBabakRahimi,asymposiumonthe1979IranianRevolution.
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DearFriendsoftheREEESProgram,The2015-16academicyearstartedwithgratifyingnewsforscholarsofRussiaandEasternEuropewhenwriterandjournalistSvetlanaAlexievich,wasawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiterature.AtUCSD,wehaveworkedtointegrateinnovativecontemporarywritersandartistslikeAlexievichintoourundergraduatecurriculumbyexpandingourmajorandminortoincludeabroaderrangeofcoursesandmorecontemporarytopics.Ourprogram,foundeddecadesagotostudytheSovietUnion,iscurrentlyrestructuringitsrequirementstoallowstudentsmoreflexibilityinstudyingthebroaderregionandlanguagesofEasternEuropeandEurasia.
Thisyear,UCSD’sRussianclubhasseenanewsurgeinactivity.ProfessorRebeccaWellsandRussianlanguageTeachingAssistantTeresaKuruchave,togetherwithalargegroupofUCSDundergraduates,heldregularfilmscreenings,artisticevenings,andcelebrationsoncampus.OurnewundergraduatepeeradvisorSavannahHansenhasofferedguidancetonewmajorsandminors.Manyofourrecentgraduatesarepursuinggraduatestudyorembarkingoncareersinrelatedareas.Thisspring,wewelcomedournewcoordinator,MitzyMartinez(pictured).Mitzyhasover10yearsofexperienceinhighereducationandhasworkedatbothUCSDandUCRiverside.SheenjoysworkingwithstudentsandwatchingdocumentariesabouttheRussianEmpire.Finally,wearepleasedtointroduceourREEESlogo!ThiscomesthankstotheeffortsofCyndiDillonandHelenOlow,theManagementServicesOfficer(MSO)oftheUCSD’sInstituteforArtsandHumanities,whichwillbringtogethermanyofUCSD’sareastudiesandinterdisciplinaryprograms.Thisnewcenterwillsupportseveralprograms,includingREEES,makingcoursesandpubliceventsmoreaccessibletostudentsandothermembersoftheUCSDcommunity.IwanttoextendmyheartfeltthankstothecommunitymemberswhohavesupportedREEESatUCSDthroughdonationsandyourpresenceatourevents,toourwonderfulpastprogramcoordinatorSallyHargateandournewcoordinatorMitzyMartinez,andtoourfacultyandstudents,whoseintellectualcuriosityfuelsourprogram.Thanksgo,inparticular,toTeresaKurucforherworkonthisnewsletter.
Sincerely,AmeliaGlaser
LetterfromtheDirector
VladimirVoinovichVisitsSanDiego’sRussianClubatUCSD
OnDecember19,thelegendaryRussianwriterVladimirVoinovichspokeatUCSD.Voinovich,whowasbroughttocampusbytheSanDiegoRussianClub“EuropeanStaffAssociation”,presentedhisworksandaddressedRussia’scurrentpoliticalclimateinalivelyQ&Aaftertheevent,whichdrewmembersofthelocal
RussiancommunityaswellasUCSDfacultyandstudents.PicturedwithVoinovichisUCSDundergraduateLiaSignaevskaia.TheAssociationorganizedseveralotherRussian-languageeventsbothonandoffcampus,includingabookpresentationbyEllaandMikhailRomm,aconcertofSanDiego-basedRussianlanguagesinger-songwriters,andanupcomingconcertbyTimurShaov(May8).
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WecurrentlyhaveseveralPh.DstudentsacrossdisciplineswhoareaffiliatedwiththeREEESprogram.OlgaLazitsky(Communication),TeresaKuruc(Literature),andKevinHart(Literature)presentedtheirresearchattheCaliforniaSlaviccolloquiumatStanfordUniversityinAprilof2015,accompaniedbyProf.NataliaRoudakova.BothKurucandLazitskypresentedpapersatUSCinAprilof2016,aswell.Lazitsky’spresentationsexaminethegenealogyofrecenttensionsbetweenRussiaandtheUSasthey’representedinthemedia.Kuruc’spapersaddressthefunctionofpersonalmemoirinthecontextofcollectivenationalmovementsoftheinterwarperiodinEasternEurope.Hart’sworkarguesforreadingNabokovasanauto-translator.UCSDwillbehostingthecolloquiuminSpring,2018.Hartisofferinganupper-divisionseminarinEnglishandRussian
languageworksofVladimirNabokovinSpringof2016.EricaFontana(Anthropology),alongwithco-authorMonikaŻychlińskaoftheUniversityofWarsaw,recentlypublishedthearticle"MusealGamesandEmotionalTruths:CreatingPolishNationalIdentityattheWarsawRisingMuseum,"intheMay2015issueofEastEuropeanPoliticsandSocietiesandCultures.ThearticlediscussestherangeofmeaningsthattheWarsawRisingMuseumhastakenonamongmuseumprofessionals,inpopularandacademicmedia,andforvisitors.
REEESGraduateStudentActivitiesandAccomplishments
CelebratingUCSD’sRussianProgram
REEESAlumniMakeStridesintheFieldElenaAronova(Ph.D.History,2012)beganatenure-trackfacultypositionatUCSBthisWinterintheHistoryoftheLifeSciences.LastSpring,shetaughtattheGraduateSchoolofEastandSoutheastEuropeanStudiesandattheLudwig-Maximilians-Universität.München.SheiscurrentlycompletingabooktitledScienceandtheCulturalColdWar:ThinkingScienceontheOppositeSidesoftheIronCurtain,andresearchingasecondbookprojectonthepoliticsandpracticesofenvironmentalarchivesinthe1950s-1970s.Herrecentarticlesinclude“BigScienceand
‘BigScienceStudies’intheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionduringtheColdWar,”InScienceandTechnologyintheGlobalColdWar,eds.NaomiOreskesandJohnKrige(TheMITPress,2014):393-430.“EnvironmentalMonitoringintheMaking:FromSurveyingNature’sResourcestoMonitoringNature’sChange,”HistoricalSocialResearch40(2015).
Beginningin1919,the“ThirdInternational”wasatransnationalpoliticalendeavorthataimedtospreadcommunismworldwide.Thisenormousendeavorincludedartandliterature,aswellasapoliticalagenda.ProfessorAmeliaGlaser(Literature)andProfessorStevenLee(UCBerkeley)collaborativelyconvenedaconferenceatUCBerkeleyinApril2015ontheaestheticsoftheComintern.TheeventgatheredscholarsfromtheUSandbeyond,includingUCSD’sProfessorLuisMartinCabrera(LiteraturesinSpanish)todiscusstheliteraryandartisticeffectsoftheCommunistInternational.GlaserandLeearecurrentlyeditingascholarlyvolumeonthetopic,andtothatend,ledaworkshoponthetopicattheUCHumanitiesResearchInstituteinIrvineinJanuary2016foragroupofgraduatestudents.UCSD’sTeresaKurucwasamongthoseparticipatingintheweeklongworkshop.
UCSDandUCBScholarsDiscuss“CominternAesthetics”atUCHRI
UndergraduatePeerAdvisorSavannahHansenisafifthyearREEESmajorwhofellinlovewiththeRussianlanguageandtheREEESprograminherveryfirstcourses.ShehopestoencouragestudentstoenrollinREEESbysharingherenthusiasmforthecoursesandtheprofessors.Inhertimeasapeeradvisor,SavannahhasusedherknowledgeoftheREEESprogramtohelpfellowstudentsnavigatetheprogram’srequirementsandanswertheirquestionsaboutmajoringinREEES.
Dr.CassandraHartblay(CoLEDPostdoctoralResearcher,Dept.ofCommunication,UCSD)receiveda2016-2017FISPgranttopursuethedevelopmentandproductionofaperformanceethnographyprojectthatlinksRussianStudies,DisabilityStudies,Theatre,andQualitativeResearch.TheprojectbringsadocumentaryplaybasedonethnographicinterviewswithadultswithdisabilitiesinRussiatoUCSD.Dr.HartblayconductedtheinterviewsinpersoninRussianduringfieldworkin2012-2014,thentranslatedandadaptedtheplayscriptbasedoninterviewtranscripts.InJanuary,Dr.HartblaysharedexcerptsfromadraftoftheplayscriptwiththeUCSDcommunityinatablereadingpresentedaspartoftheStudioforEthnographicDesignPerformanceEthnographyLabseries.InFebruary,theplaywasworkshoppedandpresentedasastagedreadingatUNC-CH(Dr.Hartblay'sPhDinstitution),includingtalkbacksessionswiththecastandwithapanelofscholars.Staytunedfornewsaboutafallproductionoftheplay,IWASNEVERALONE(https://cassandrahartblay.com/i-was-never-alone/),onOctober6-9,2016,atUCSD,andavisitfromRussiantheateranddisabilityadvocacycolleagues.
RussianandDisabilityStudiesMergeinIWASNEVERALONE
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TheUCSDTheaterandDanceDepartmentrecentlyproducedChekhov’sfinalplay,TheCherryOrchard,atUCSD.MFAcandidateinTheaterMandyNussbaum(MFATheaterandDance,2016)
wastheproductionstagemanageroftheplay,whichfeaturedUCSDMastersstudentsinTheaterandDance.ThisoutstandingadaptationofChekhov’stimelessplayaboutpropertyandfamilyshowedtherelevanceoftheturnofthecenturytopictocontemporaryCalifornia.Thewell-lovedstorypresentsthemesofculturalfutilityinthecontextofturnofthecenturyRussiaandreflectssocialchangesandforcesatworkaroundtheglobeinthatperiod.(PhotobyJimCarmody.)
ChekhovatUCSD
TheSanDiegoRussianSchoolOffersVolunteerPositionsforUCSDStudents
TimothySnyderLecturesonBlackEarth:TheHolocaustasHistoryandWarning
AwardwinninghistorianTimothySnyder(HossumProfessorofHistory,Yale)visitedUCSDonMarch2anddiscussedhismostrecentacclaimedpublication,BlackEarth:TheHolocaustasHistoryandWarning,whichisarethinkingofhowandwhytheHolocausttookplaceinEastern
Europe.SnyderistheauthoroffivebooksonEuropeanhistory,includingBloodlands:EuropebetweenHitlerandStalin.Thetalk,sponsoredjointlybyHistory,EuropeanStudies,JewishStudies,andtheHolocaustLivingHistoryWorkshop,drewalargecrowdofUCSDfaculty,students,andcommunitymembers.
Since1998,theSanDiegoRussianSchool(SDRS–www.sdrussianschool.com)haswelcomedK-12kidsfromalloverSanDiegoCountyforSundayclassesinRussiangrammar,literature,history,andarts.Theprogressithasmadein2015,inpartnershipwithREEES,hasallowedtheschooltoservemorestudentsinnewways.Thisspring,theschooladdedtwoelectivesthathelpedemphasizeproblemsolving--mathandprogramming,bothtaughtinRussian.Theschool’ssubjectscomplementmatheducationindayschool,andbuildself-confidenceandreadinesstomeetfuturechallengesinhighschool,college,andprofessionalwork.Inadditiontoregularclasses,SDRShasstartedaspeakerseriescalled“InsightintoProfessions.”Severaltimesayear,professionalsfromtheRussian-speakingcommunitygivepresentationsabouttheirworkandhobbies.Thisyearstudentshavelistenedtolecturesaboutarchitecture,filmmaking,andteaching.InMarch2015,SDRSstudentsheldareal-timeSkypeteleconferencingsessionwithRussianstudentslivinginKostroma.ThoughSDRSstudentsandstudentsinRussiahavedifferentschoolsystemsanddifferentafter-schoolactivities,theyfoundalotincommon,especiallyfavoritebooks(theHarryPotterseriesisthecrowdfavoriteamongbothgroupsofstudents).
ThisyearUCSDRussianlanguageundergraduateAliciaRorabaugh,throughtheUCSDAcademicInternshipProgram,workedwiththestudentstobetterunderstandthecollegeapplicationprocess.Aliciagaveatalkonhowtoprepareforcollegeandonthealternativesto4-yearcollegeeducation.AliciaalsoworkedonarelatedprojectwithScrippsInstitutescientistElenaYulaeva,“GlobalForestLink”.SponsoredbytheWorldResourcesInstitute,theprojectaimedatconnectingRussianandU.S.highschoolstudentsthroughdiscussionofenvironmentalproblemsintheircommunities.Studentscollectedphotosfromneighborhoodforests,comparedthemwithsatelliteimages,andanalyzedtheirfindingsduringreal-timeSkypemeetings.SaysYulaeva,“WeareveryhappywiththegrowthofSDRSandarelookingforwardtonewcollaborationswithREEES.”
TheUCSDRussianClubCombinesLanguageStudywithSocialEvents
ThestudentsinUCSD’sRussianClubareactiveinthecampuscommunity!Thisfall,theyhostedRussiancuisineandmovienights,andin
thewinter,theystartedanewquarterlytradition–Kapustnik–atwhichtheysingRussiansongs,recitepoems,andperformskitsincelebrationoftheirlanguagelearning.Also,students,faculty,andothersupportersrepresentedtheRussianClubasanofficialteamintheTriton5KinApril.TheRussianClubhostsaweeklyconversationtableonTuesdaysfrom4-6pm.AllRussophiles,nomatteryourlanguageproficiency,areencouragedtoattend!Formoreinformation,contactRussianlanguageinstructor,RebeccaWells,[email protected],TeresaKuruc,[email protected],joinourFacebookgroup"UCSDRussianParty"tofindoutabouteventtimesandlocationsandtostayintouch.(https://www.facebook.com/groups/ucsdrussianparty/)
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FacultyResearchandPublicationHighlights 2015-2016COURSELIST
ProfessorJesseDriscoll(PoliticalScience)hasjustpublishedWarlordsandCoalitionPoliticsinPost-SovietStates(CambridgeStudiesinComparativePolitics).ProfessorRobertEdelman(History)isaleaderoftheGlobalHistoryofSportintheColdWarProject,aColdWarInternationalHistoryProjectsponsoredbytheWilsonCenterandNationalEndowmentfortheHumanities.Thecross-disciplinarycollaborationinvolvesover70scholarsfrom
multipledisciplinesandcountries.ItwillculminateinpresentationsthatareavailablethroughtheDigitalArchiveoftheColdWarInternationalHistory
Project,aswellasintwoscholarlyvolumes.ProfessorAmeliaGlaser(Literature)publishedaneditedvolume,StoriesofKhmelnytsky:CompetingLegaciesofaUkrainianCossack(StanfordUniversityPress,2015).ProfessorMarthaLampland(Sociology)ispublishingTheValueofLabor:TheScienceofCommodificationinHungary,1920-1956(UniversityofChicagoPress,forthcominginSummerof2016).ProfessorNataliaRoudakova(Communication)hasa
bookforthcomingwithCambridgeUP.Thisstudyofpost-SovietjournalismisprovisionallytitledLosingPravda:JournalismandtheCrisisofTruth-SeekinginRussia.ProfessorEmeritusPeterGourevitch(SchoolofGlobalPolicyandStrategy)hasgiventalksonhisfamilyhistoryatvariousvenuesoncampus.Thetalks"FleeingHitlerandStalintoAmerica:IlluminatingHistorywithFamilyStories”exploresthetrajectoryofhisfamily,withfourMenshevikgrandparents,startinginTsaristRussia,throughtherevolution,toBerlinin1923,thentoParisin1933,andthentotheUSin1940.Notallfamilymembersmadeitthatfar,assomewerekilledintheStalinyearsandothersbytheNazis.Histalksdrawuponstoriesheheardasachild,documentshefoundinvarioussources,andhisworkasasocialscientistandhistorian,weavingtogetheranarrativeofinterpretationabouthowpoliticalengagementcreatedforhisgrandparentsbothdangerandawarenessofthethreattotheirlivesandthosearoundthem.
FALL2015
COMM163–ConceptsofFreedom
JUDA111–LoveandDesireinHebrewLiterature
LTRU1A,2A,104A–First-YearthroughAdvancedRussianLanguage
LTRU199–IndependentStudyinRussianLiterature
WINTER2016
LTRU1B,2B,104B–First-YearthroughAdvancedRussianLanguage
COMM104E–ComparativeMediaSystems:Europe
HIEU178–ColloquiumonPostwarUSSR1945-1991
LTRU123–Dostoevsky
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SPRING2016
LTRU1Cand2C–FirstandSecond-YearRussianLanguage
LTRU123-Nabokov
HIEU156–LateImperialandSovietRussia
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