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[PAST EVENT] European Studies Annual Research Conference

April 9, 2021 - April 10, 2021
4pm - 1pm
Location
TBD

Williamsburg, VA 23185
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ES Program Annual Conference
ES Program Annual Conference

Friday, April 9th, 4 pm: keynote address by Professor Engerman (Yale University): "The Global Cold War from Near and Far"


Saturday, April 10th, 9:30am-12:30pm: student panels on the Global Cold War

1. Global Cold War Politics (Chair: Judith Tauber)

- Lindsey Rogers: “Protesting Suez: The Rise of British Student Political Engagement During the Suez Canal Crisis”

- Catherine Tyson: “Commemorations to Communism: Exploring the Ideological Utility of Victory Day in the Struggle for the Third World”

- Daniel Speer:  “Rails Laid by the Cold War: The Effect of Consensus and Détente on America’s Freedom Trains”


Panel 2: Global Cold War Art and Literature (Chair: Laura Toland)

- Isabella Chiraini: “Societies Silenced: Collective Memory and Trauma in the Southern Cone”


- Sam Nussbaum: “Friendly Enemies: Images of Allied Soviets in Western Popular Media”


- Lauren Wiehl: “The Diverse Experiences of Russian Ballet Dancers During the Soviet Regime”


- Tem Bullock: “American Newspapers’ Use of Soviet Authors During the Cold War”

Contact [[gxpaci]] for Zoom links.

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