Russian Area Studies Events at USC

Russian Area Studies at USC is an interdisciplinary program bringing together faculty, students, and members of the community who have an interest in things Russian. Incorporated within the Richard L. Walker Institute of International and Area Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, the program sponsors an occasional lecture series that provides a forum for presentations by visiting speakers as well as USC faculty. Topics addressed include research in all areas of Russian studies, job opportunities for graduates, and current developments. In addition to Russia, other nations of Eurasia and Central and Eastern Europe are included in the scope of the lecture series. The program also plans to offer a minor in Russian Studies in the near future. For further information, to join our mailing list, or to recommend a speaker for the RAS lecture series, contact the program's director, Dr. Alexander Ogden, at ogden@sc.edu.

44TH SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ON SLAVIC STUDIES ANNUAL MEETING
March 23-25, 2006

NATION'S OLDEST SLAVIC STUDIES ORGANIZATION TO MEET AT USC
Panel Discussion "Reporting from Moscow" Includes Noted Journalists

A major meeting of scholars and professionals in Russian and Slavic studies will be held at USC March 23-25. Hosted by the Walker Institute's Russian Area Studies Program, the Southern Conference on Slavic Studies will attract more than 100 academic and government registrants--including a significant international contingent--in fields including history, literature, political science, linguistics, anthropology, and art.

A plenary session, open to the public and surveying Western journalists' experiences in Moscow over nearly half a century, will be the conference's most visible event for the university and community audience. Entitled "Reporting From Moscow: Khrushchev to Putin," this event will be held in the Gambrell auditorium at 4:30 on Friday, March 24.

For additional information, including registration form, preliminary program, etc., please go to 2006 Southern Conference on Slavic Studies .

RECENT TALKS & EVENTS:
"THE FIRST WAVE OF GLOBAL TERRORISM: LESSONS FROM TSARIST RUSSIA"
Speaker: Steven G. Marks, Professor of History, Clemson University
Time/Date: 4:15-5:15 p.m., Thursday, 17 March 2005
Location: Gambrell 005
Professor Marks is author of the acclaimed How Russia Shaped the Modern World (Princeton UP, 2003), a book that places Russia in its global context and "betters our understanding of the anti-Western strivings that have been such a prominent feature of recent history." History Today says of his book: "Ambitious, intelligent, and provocative…. A rich example of the capacity of intellectual history to carry us across borders and over centuries."

"THE UKRAINIAN ELECTIONS, TEACHING ENGLISH ABROAD, AND VOLUNTEERING FOR THE PEACE CORPS"
Speaker: Frank Talbot
Time/Date: 4-5 p.m., Wednesday, 12 January 2005
Location: Humanities Classroom Bldg. 202