The Harriman Institute

Tue Sep 1 16:40:44 UTC 1998

I would like to receive updated information for l998-99. Thank you very
much Jane G. Harris   < jgharris+ at pitt.edu>.
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On Tue, 1 Sep 1998, Kevin Eric Laney wrote:

> 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.
>