The Harriman Institute

[Kevin Eric Laney]

Lectures begin at 12:00 noon and are held in Room 1219 International
Affairs Building (IAB), 420 West 118th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and
Morningside Drive, unless otherwise indicated.  If you wish to receive
up-to-date announcements of Institute e vents via e-mail, please send your
address to Harriman at columbia.edu.

September

September 1.  Fall 1998 Orientation.  Prof. Mark von Hagen, (Director, HI)
& Dr. John Micgiel, (Associate Director., ECEC.)  New students of the
Harriman Institute and the East Central European Center are invited to
talk with the Directors about the com ing academic year.  Two Sessions:
2:00-3:00pm & 3:00-4:00pm.  Room 1219 IAB.

September 8.  Sergei Medvedev, (Research Fellow, The Finnish Institute of
International Affairs, Helsinki,)  "Russia After Modernity: From a
Superpower to a Supernetwork."  Room 1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.

September 9.  Million Zloty Movie.  "Potop," (The Deluge.)  In Polish with
English Subtitles, directed by Jerzy Hoffman.  Based on the Novel by
Prize-winning Author, Henryk Sienkiewicz.  3 Hours, 6:00-9:00pm.  The
Harriman Lounge 12th Floor IAB.

September 10.  Professor Attila Pok, (Institute of History, Hungary
Academy of Sciences, "Atonement and Sacrifice: Scapegoating in
Contemporary East Central Europe."  Istvan Deak to Chair.  Room 1219 IAB,
12:00-2:00pm.

September 10.  Welcoming reception for faculty and students.  Room 1219,
4:00-6:00pm.

September 10.  Inaugural of Photo exhibit, "Portraits of Uzbekistan" by
Aphrodite Desiree Nawab. Room 1219.  4:00-6:00pm.  Introduction by Mark
von Hagen, Director, HI.

September 15.  Vera Matic, (Director, Radio B92,) "Serbian Independent
Media Reporting Under Fire."  Room 1219, 12:00-2:00pm.

September 16.  Alexander Yakolev and Vladimir Naumov, (Presidential
Commission for Rehabilitation of Victims of Political Repressions,)
"Presidential Commision for Rehabilitation of Victims of Political
Repressions."  Room 1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.

September 18.  Ronald Suny, (Professor of Political Science,) University
of Chicago, "The Empire Strikes Out: Russia, the Soviet Union and Theories
of Empire." Room 1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.

September 23.  Capt. John Eldridge and Lt. Col. Jerome Church, (NATO
Headquarters, Brussels,) "Challenges Facing NATO."  Room 1219 IAB,
12:00-2:00pm.  Cosponsored with Institute on Western Europe.

September 28. Shostakovich Symposium. An all-day symposium on the life and
work of Dmitry Shostakovich featuring Maestro Temirkanov, St. Petersburg
Philharmonic. Details to follow.  Cosponsored with the Manhattan School of
Music 120 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY, (212) 749-2802.

September 29.  Professor Gyorgy Peteri (Norwegian University of Science
and Technology,) "The Legacy/State Socialism in Science."  Room 1219 IAB,
12:00-2:00pm.

October

October 1.  Diane Solway will speak about her new book, "Nureyev: His
Life," (to be published in October.)  Room 1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.

October 7.  Robert Huber, {President, National Council for Eurasian and
East European Research, (NCEEER,)} "NCEEER-ACTR, (American Council of
Teachers of Russian,):  Recent Trends and Funding Opportunities."  Room
1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.

October 8.  Sherry Hour. Come join the Harriman community as they toast
each other.  4:00-6:00pm.  The Harriman Lounge 12th Floor IAB.

October 14.  Book Party honoring Prof. Radmilla Gorup, (Department of
Slavic Languages, CU,) on the publication of "An Anthology of Contemporary
Serbian Short Stories."  Cosponsored by the Njegos Endowment for Serbian
Studies and Serbo-Croation Language.
  7:00-9:00pm.  The Harriman Lounge 12th Floor IAB.

October 20.  Judith Molnar, (University of Szeged, Hungary,) "Gendarmes,
Policemen, Functionaries and the Jews-New Findings on the Behavior of
Hungarian Authorities During the Holocaust."  Room 1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.

October 21.  The Director's Seminar is open to faculty, students and
general public.  The Seminar's goal is to inform the Harriman community of
its faculty's current work/research in progress.  Seminar's Speaker:
Richard Foltz, (Dept of Religion, CU.)  Ti tle: "Islam and Identity in
Post-Soviet Central Asia-Some Historical Considerations."  Room 1219 IAB,
12:00-2:00pm.

October 22.  Thomas Goltz, (Writer and Journalist,) "Elections and the
Democratic Process in Azerbaijan -An Insider's Perspective."  Mr. Goltz
will share notes from his trip to Baku to monitor the October 11th
elections and read from his new book, Azerba ijan Diary.  Room 1219 IAB,
12:00-2:00pm.

October 27.  G. Khanin, (,) "TBA."  Room 1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.

October 28.  Gunnar Sonsteby, "Norwegian Resistance in World War II."
Room 1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.

October 30.  The Caspian Project will hold a one-day conference on "The
Caspian Sea and Environmental Security."  For further information contact
Peter Sinnott at 212-854-2332 or email at Caspian at columbia.edu.  November

November 12.  Sherry Hour.  Come join the Harriman community as they toast
each other.  4:00-6:00pm.  The Harriman Lounge 12th Floor IAB.

November 18.  The Director's Seminar is open to faculty, students and
general public.  The Seminar's goal is to inform the Harriman community of
its faculty's current work/research in progress.  Seminar's Speaker: David
Goldfarb, (Assistant Professor, Sla vic Department, Barnard.)  Title, TBA.
Room 1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.

December

December 9.  The Director's Seminar is open to faculty, students and
general public.  The Seminar's goal is to inform the Harriman community of
its faculty's current work/research in progress.  Seminar's Speaker: Irina
Reyfman, (Associate Professor of Rus sian Language and Literature, Slavic
Department.)  Title: "Fops, Dandies, and `Stiliagi': Foppish Behavior as a
Literary Statement."  Room 1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.