ASN 2018 WORLD CONVENTION

ASN 2018 WORLD CONVENTION

Harriman Institute, Columbia University, 3-5 May 2018

International Affairs Building (IAB), 420 W 118th St, New York

www.asnconvention.com

The ASN Convention, hosted by the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, runs from Thursday May 3 at 9.40 am to Saturday May 5 at 6 pm. More than 150 panels/events are on the program.

The program is available at https://bit.ly/2reCItI.

Each of the eleven sessions can also be accessed at https://www.asnconvention.com/panels-by-date.

Among the highlights:

•100+ paper-based panels, on the Balkans, Central Europe, Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus, Eurasia, Turkey, and on global Nationalism Studies and Migration Studies.

•25 panels on new books, https://www.asnconvention.com/book-panels

•14 new documentaries, https://www.asnconvention.com/documentaries-2018.

Four of them (on Estonia, Ukraine, Greece, and Soviet memory) will be shown as sneak previews and will be announced at the Convention.

•A dozen roundtables, including four on recent/ongoing events: the Polish memory law, Russia since the presidential election, the Hungarian election, and the protests in Armenia (added on Saturday during lunchtime).

•Special events, featuring Tim Snyder’s The Road to Unfreedom, David Laitin’s Identity in Formation—Twenty Years Later, and a workshop on Ethics and Accountability in Fieldwork.

•An Opening Reception, Thursday, May 3, 8 PM, in the IAB 15th Floor Open Space.

•An Award Ceremony, Saturday, May 5, 3.30 PM, Room 1501: ASN Harriman Book Prize, National Papers Article Prize, Best ASN Convention Doctoral Student Papers (5), Best ASN Convention Documentary

•A Closing Reception, Saturday, May 5, 6 PM, in the IAB 15th Floor Open Space.

General Convention information: Ryan Kreider, rk2780@columbia.edu

Registration: Kelsey Davis, asnreg2018@gmail.com

Academic Program: Dominique Arel, darel@uottawa.ca.

We look forward to seeing you at the Convention!
 

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The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the surrounding region through research and exchange.   Read more

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