Saturday, April 21, 2012<\/b>
\n10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
\n(coffee begins at 9:30)
\nEvergreen State College, Olympia Washington<\/p>\n
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Hosted by:<\/em> ________________________________________ We welcome students, faculty and staff from institutions of higher learning from throughout the Pacific Northwest, as well as K-12 educators and the general public. Admission to the conference is free and there is no registration required. Coffee, tea and pastries will be provided between 9:30 am – 10:00 am. All conference participants are invited to attend a reception following the conference. Directions to Evergreen State College can be found\u00a0here<\/a>. The conference sessions will be held in the Seminar II D (room numbers will be posted later). Lunch options (for purchase) are available on campus.<\/p>\n For further information or questions, please call The Ellison Center at (206) 543-4852 or email reecas@uw.edu<\/p>\n Post-Soviet Timber Use: Regional Impacts of Changing Russian Forest Regulations Centrally Planned Innovation: Russia’s Answer to the Silicon Valley<\/em> Lessons from China’s “New Silk Road” in Kyrgyzstan<\/em> Magically Strong Women in Central Asian Wonder Tales and Heroic Tales Buta: Contemporary Women\u2019s Literature in Azerbaijan<\/em><\/a> Painted Red: Black Americans and the Bolshevik Revolution<\/a> Patricia Krafcik, Professor, TESC Robert Cole, Professor, TESC Jean MacGregor, Sr. Scholar, TESC Marla Elliott, Professor, TESC Robert Smurr, Professor, TESC <\/p>\n ________________________________________<\/p>\n A Critique of Sex Trafficking Discourse: The Russian Federation and the Czech Republic<\/a> Non-communicable Disease and State Strength in the Countries of the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc<\/em> The Quietest Loss: Human Trafficking in Central and Eastern Europe<\/em> The Ohrid Peace Accord – How is it Keeping the Peace in Macedonia Ten Years Later?<\/em><\/a> A New Power in the Middle East: Russia’s Security and Political Goals in Iran<\/em><\/a> A Timid Flock: Investigating Propaganda Under Stalin<\/em><\/a> Beyond Bologna and Bolashak: Policy Talk and Student Agency in Kazakhstan’s Internationalization of Higher Education<\/em><\/a> A Policy Analysis of the Russian Special Education Standards Project<\/em><\/a> Turning Back Totalitarianism: Exorcising Stalin\u2019s Ghost<\/em><\/a> No Land Behind The Volga: Examining Soviet Victory at Stalingrad<\/em><\/a> Catherine the Almighty: An Investigative Analysis on the Policies and Characteristics of Catherine the Great<\/em> _____________________________________________<\/b><\/p>\n 5:00pm-6:00pm CLOSING RECEPTION<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Divergent Paths: Social, Cultural & Political Development in Russia, East Europe & Central Asia The Eighteenth Annual Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Northwest Conference Saturday, April 21, 2012 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (coffee begins at 9:30) Evergreen State College, Olympia Washington Hosted by: Herbert J. Ellison Center for Russian, East European<\/p>\n
\nHerbert J. Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies at the University of Washington and The Evergreen State College<\/p>\n
\nThe 18th Annual REECAS-NW Conference will be held on Saturday, April 21st , 2012, at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. The conference is organized by the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies in the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington and Evergreen State College.<\/p>\n
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\n9:30am-10:00am\u00a0COFFEE
\n________________________________________
\n10:00am-11:30am\u00a0SESSION 1
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\nPanel 1A \u2013 Roads to Prosperity: Current Development Policy in the post-Soviet Space \u00a0SEMINAR II, D3107<\/h3>\n
\n<\/em>John Simeone, MAIS\/MS Candidate, REECAS\/ Forest Resources, UW<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Catherine Mangum, MAIS Candidate, REECAS, UW<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Nicholas Steiner, MAIS Candidate, International Studies, UW<\/p>\n________________________________________
\nPanel 1 B \u2013 Contagious Dreams: Strong Tales Crossing Borders\u00a0SEMINAR II, D3109<\/h3>\n
\n<\/em><\/a>Veronica Muskheli, UW Slavic Languages and Literature<\/p>\n
\nAlison Mandaville, Assistant Professor English and Women’s and Gender Studies, Pacific Lutheran University<\/p>\n
\nMichael L Kent, Evergreen State College<\/p>\n________________________________________<\/h2>\n
11:30am-12:00pm BREAK\/LUNCH<\/h2>\n
12:00 pm-1:30 pm (BROWN BAG) PLENARY SESSION\u00a0(D1105)<\/h2>\n
Chair: Jim Augerot, Director & Chair, Ellison Center, UW<\/h4>\n
\n\u201cThe Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural Revival\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cLake Baikal and Climate Change\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cLake Baikal and Climate Change\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe Unique Qualities of Georgian Vocal Music\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe Value of Intensive and Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies at an Undergraduate College<\/p>\n1:30pm-1:45pm BREAK<\/h2>\n
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\n1:45pm-3:15pm\u00a0SESSION 2<\/h2>\nPanel 2A \u2013 Silent Suffering: Public and Private Challenges to Human Well-being in Russia and Eastern Europe\u00a0\u00a0SEMINAR II, D3107<\/h3>\n
\nEric Damiana, MAIS Candidate, REECAS, UW<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Marleyse Borchard MPH; MAIS Candidate, UW<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>David Peters, Evergreen State College<\/p>\n________________________________________
\nPanel 2B – Negotiating Security and Stability: Where Peacekeepers Rush In, Will Militants Fear to Tread?\u00a0\u00a0SEMINAR II, D3109<\/h3>\n
\nDr. Michael Seraphinoff , International Baccalaureate Organization, Curriculum Center Cardiff, UK<\/p>\n
\nJessie Jenkins, MAIS Candidate, REECAS, UW<\/p>\n________________________________________
\n3:15pm-3:30pm\u00a0BREAK
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\n3:30pm-5:00pm\u00a0SESSION 3
\n________________________________________<\/h2>\nPanel 3A \u2013Agency, Authority and the Individual at the Fringes of Soviet Power
\nSEMINAR II, D3107<\/h3>\n
\nCrystal Dome, Evergreen State College<\/p>\n
\nLaura Lucht, MAIS Candidate, REECAS, UW<\/p>\n
\nIrina Vodonos, MAIS\/MPA Candidate, REECAS\/Evans School UW<\/p>\n_____________________________________________
\nPanel 3B \u2013 Leaders Larger Than Life: Pulling Aside the Curtain on Major Figures in Russian History<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/i>SEMINAR II, D3109
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\nMatthew Newton, Evergreen State College<\/p>\n
\nEli Jacobsen, Evergreen State College<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Jacqueline Sechler, Evergreen State College<\/p>\n