Russia(n) in the Global Context Workshop, University of Leeds

[Amanda Wowk]

Russia(n) in the Global Context  Workshop
9 March 2012
Leeds Russian Centre
University of Leeds

The University of Leeds presents a one-day workshop on the theme of "Russia(n) in the Global Context". This event is intended to explore approaches and methodologies for repositioning Russia and Russian Studies in the age of globalisation. We are particularly interested in but not limited to such questions as: To what extent is it appropriate to move beyond hitherto existing paradigms of examining Russia such as Russia vs the West? Is the concept of Russia in transition from the Communist era still applicable? What new forms of research engagement can we utilise to study Russia(n) in the global context?

The event is free to attend but places for the morning panels are limited and strictly on a first-come first-served basis. Please notify us of your intention to attend by Monday 27 February.
Contact Sarah Hudspith s.f.hudspith at leeds.ac.uk 0113 3433290.

Workshop programme
11.00-12.30 Panel 1
Chair: Mark Smith (University of Leeds) Lecturer in Modern History
Nancy Condee (University of Pittsburgh) Professor of Russian Studies and Film Studies, Director, Global Studies Centre
Julian Cooper, OBE (University of Birmingham) Professor of Russian Economic Studies
Simon Dixon (UCL SSEES) Sir Bernard Pares Professor of Russian History
John Russell (University of Bradford) Professor of Russian and Security Studies

12.30-13.30 Lunch

13.30-15.00 Panel 2
Chair: Stephen Muir (University of Leeds) Senior Lecturer in Music
Birgit Beumers (University of Bristol) Reader in Russian Studies, editor of KinoKultura and Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema
Marina Frolova-Walker (University of Cambridge) Reader in Music History and Director of Studies in Music
Stephen Hutchings (University of Manchester) Professor of Russian Studies, President of the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies
Lara Ryazanova-Clarke (University of Edinburgh) Head of Russian Studies, Academic Director at the Princess Dashkova Russian Centre
Sarah Wilson (Courtauld Institute) Professor, Art Historian and Curator

15.00-15.30 Tea Break

15.30-17.00 Round Table: Putin’s Russia and Globalization
Chair: Stephen Coleman (University of Leeds) Professor of Political Communication
Stephen Dalziel (Chairman, Russo-British Chamber of Commerce)
Chris Dent (University of Leeds) Professor in East Asia’s International Political Economy,
Luke Harding (The Guardian)
El Mustapha Lahlali (University of Leeds) Director of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies
John Russell (University of Bradford) Professor of Russian and Security Studies
Vera Tolz (University of Manchester) Sir William Mather Professor of Russian Studies,

17.00-17.30 – launch of Leeds Russian Centre
David Hogg (University of Leeds) PVC Research and Innovation
Stephen Hutchings (University of Manchester) Professor of Russian Studies, President of the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies
Claire Honess (University of Leeds) Head, School of Modern Languages and Cultures

17.45-19.00 reception 

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