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patterns of capitalist development, dynamics of violence and oppression, and other global factors contributed to the Cold War. Still others sought to identify ties that bind us through the arts, everyday life, and the environment. Regardless of political persuasion or effect, real scholarship was committed to the highest academic standards of evaluation. That history is important to remember, especially when the rhetoric of Cold War II fills the air. Russian resistance to a missile defense system in the Czech Republic and Poland occasioned Minister Aleksander Vondra’s June 5 statement, but this conflict over military postures only reinforces recent anxieties over energy security and the intensity of efforts to understand Russia’s intentions. That, however, is the wrong focus. There is no single actor named Russia, and thus we have to understand the power relations that shape any particular Russian actor’s strategy. Second, it’s unproductive to focus on strategy without understanding its context and how it is influenced by relations with others. Gazprom’s relations with German energy business are very different than with Poland’s or Britain’s, and its vision of the future is very different in Europe than in East Asia. More than ever, we need to develop a scholarship that allows us to take into account the histories, cultures, and various institutions shaping dynamics that generate increased conflict or promote productive relations, espe▲ Lilia Shevtsova, noted specialist on Russian domestic politics cially when the rules that shape and political institutions, will speak at U-M on September 26 (see p. 3 for details). these practices are themselves he Cold War stimulated area studies with government and foundation funding, and 9/11/01 and the Iraq war have done something similar for specific world regions. If serious and abiding conflict inspires respect for and investment in area studies, then what should we make of this headline from June 5th: “Czech Minister Says Russia Seeks to Spread Fear”? Regardless of the potentials for political escalation, Russian and East European studies during the Cold War were never a simple reflection of politics. Research, training, and scholarship were partly designed to know the enemy, but were also focused on explaining how enemies and alliances were made in political and military arenas as well as through cultural and social relations. While some scholars focused primarily on Russian autocratic traditions and socialism’s totalitarian tendencies, many worked to explain how

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not very transparent. We are especially fortunate therefore to have the perspicacious analyst Lilia Shevtsova begin our year’s engagement of contemporary Russia on September 26. While America and Russia may have defined the terms of the Cold War, the power to transform global geopolitics and social relations in our times no longer rests so exclusively in the superpowers. We look forward to observations of Timisoara’s Mayor Gheorghe Ciuhandu on how his pivotal city initiated Romanian communism’s end and how it might influence Europe’s future. Another important foundation for a better understanding of the region lies in our continuing focus on the arts. With Central Asian, Polish, Romanian, and Russian music and literature featured this fall, we find new opportunities for extending our connections. Whether we face the beginnings of Cold War II, we are confronting new challenges in area studies. Much of what we had to learn in the past remains important, but we need to develop new scholarship that connects the cultural ties, social relations, and institutions across our region in articulation with other parts of the world. We also need scholarship that helps us understand the conditions for freedom not only within communities but across them. Given the caliber of our guest presenters and programs, and the exceptional networks of faculty and students working at CREES, I am confident that the scholarship critical to our times will be found in our milieu. Michael D. Kennedy Director

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Outreach Highlights 7

Calendar of Events 3

Visiting Scholar 8

Student News 5

Funding Sources 8

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REES Courses 8

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Faculty/Research Associate News 9 Cover: Kazakh performer of the Bardic Divas Photo: Kate Vincent AKTC

Calendar of Events All events are in 1636 International Institute/SSWB, 1080 S. University Ave., unless otherwise noted.

▲ Fri, Sept 14, 11 am–12 pm Lecture. “Mahalla (Urban Neighborhood) in Central Asia.” Morgan Liu, assistant professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and Department of Comparative Studies, Ohio State University. Sponsored with CMENAS and the Department of Near Eastern Studies. 1528 CC Little Building. ❖ Thu, Sept 20, 12–2 pm Colloquium Speaker. “Markets, Performance, or Structure Earnings Inequality across Time and Space in Russia, 1991-2004.” Ted Gerber, associate professor, Department of Sociology, and director, Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sponsored by the Department of Sociology. 4154 LSA Building. ❖ Wed, Sept 26, 4–5:30 pm Lecture. “Russia at the End of Putin’s Presidency: Domestic and Foreign Policy Challenges.” Lilia Shevtsova, senior associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Washington) and Moscow Carnegie Center. Co-sponsored with the Ford School of Public Policy. Forum Hall, Palmer Commons, 100 Washtenaw Ave.

★ Sat, Sept 29, 9 am–5 pm Symposium. “‘A Tradition Continued’: A Symposium on Byzantine, Balkan & Church History in Honor of John V.A. Fine, Jr.” Presentations by Professor Fine’s current and former students. For sponsors, see related event on Sept 28. Henderson Room, Michigan League. Sat, Sept 29, 8 pm Concert. Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra in a concert that includes Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Arthur Greene, professor of piano, U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Sponsored by the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. For ticket information, call 734.994.4801 or see <www.a2so.com>. Hill Auditorium. ✹ Tue, Oct 2, 8 pm Concert. Chamber Music Concert that includes works by Martinu, Kodaly, and Grigoriu. Performed by Kyoko Kashiwagi, violin; Marian Tanau, violin; Eva Stern, viola; and Paul Wingert, cello. For ticket information, call 734.769.2999 or see <www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com>. Kerrytown Concert House. ▲ Wed, Oct 10, 12–1 pm Lecture. “Islam and the ‘Great Game’ in Central Asia.” Robert Crews, assistant professor, Department of History, Stanford University. Co-sponsored with the Russian/ Soviet History Workshop and CMENAS.

❖ Fri, Oct 12, 12–1:30 pm Lecture. “El Lissitzky’s Jewish Signature and the Making of Modern Russian Art.” Olga Litvak, assistant professor, History Department, Princeton University. Co-sponsored with the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies. Room 2000, 202 S. Thayer St. Fri, Oct 12, 8 pm Concert. Krystian Zimerman, piano. Sponsored by the University Musical Society. For ticket information, call 734.764.2538 or see <www.ums.org>. Hill Auditorium. ✹ Tue, Oct 16, 8 pm Concert. Chamber Music Concert that includes works by Enescu, Kodaly, Bacewicz, Bolcom, and Sheng. Performed by Detroit Symphony musicians and faculty members at the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, and Eastern Michigan University. For ticket information, call 734.769.2999 or see <www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com>. Kerrytown Concert House. ▲ Wed, Oct 24, 12–1:30 pm Lecture-Demonstration. “Mystics, Nomads, and Troubadours in Central Asian Music.” Ted Levin, Parents Distinguished Research Professor, Dartmouth College, and performers from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Qaraqalpakstan, and Tajikistan. Co-sponsored with the University Musical Society and CMENAS. ▲ Wed, Oct 24, 8 pm Concert. Spiritual Sounds of Central Asia: Nomads, Mystics and Troubadours featuring Alim Qasimov, Badakhshan Ensemble, and Bardic Divas. Sponsored by the University Musical Society. For ticket information, call 734.764.2538 or see <www.ums.org>. Michigan Theater.

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❖ Thu, Oct 11, 7–8:30 pm Lecture. “In the Storm: Sholem Aleichem and the Revolution of 1905.” Olga Litvak, assistant professor, History Department, Princeton University. Co-sponsored with the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies. Room 2022, 202 S. Thayer St.

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✹ Tue, Sept 11, 12–1:30 pm Lecture. “The Gold of the Dacians and Two Wars That Built the Forum Traiani in Rome.” Maria Hunciag, former arts curator, Romanian National Art Museum. Sponsored by the Institute of Humanities. Room 2022, 202 S. Thayer St.

★ Fri, Sept 28, 5–7 pm Reception and Tribute. Honoring the life and work of John V.A. Fine, Jr., professor, Department of History, U-M. Co-sponsored with CMENAS, Department of History, Modern Greek Program, and Medieval and Early Modern Studies Program. Vandenberg Room, Michigan League.

✹ Thu, Oct 11, 4 pm Conversations on Europe. “From Revolution to Reintegration: Romania’s Return to Europe.” Gheorghe Ciuhandu, mayor of Timisoara, Romania. Co-sponsored with the Center for European StudiesEuropean Union Center (CES-EUC).

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▲ Mon, Sept 10, 7–9 pm Film. Fall of Otrar. Ardak Amirkulov, director. This historical epic depicts the intrigue and turmoil among the Kipchacks, preceding Genghis Khan’s systematic destruction of the lost East Asian civilization of Otrar. In Kazak, Mongolian, and Chinese with English subtitles (165 min., 1991). Awarded the FIPRESSI Prize (Locarno). Co-sponsored with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies (CMENAS). Auditorium B, Angell Hall.

★ Fri, Sept 28, 10–11 am Lecture. “Alumni Career Conversation.” Anna Stinchcomb (MA REES/MPP ’04), Bosnia desk officer and regional rule-of-law officer, Office of South Central European Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Co-sponsored with the Ford School of Public Policy. Steelcase Conference Room, 2120 Weill Hall, 735 S. State St.

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Calendar continued ❖ Mon, Oct 29, 4–6 pm Lecture. “‘Refined Jews’: Yikhes (Origins) and Social Status in the (Post)-Soviet Shtetl.” Anna Kushkova, Department of Anthropology and Jewish Studies Program, European University at St. Petersburg. Cosponsored with the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies; Departments of Anthropology, History, Slavic Languages and Literatures; and Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies (EIHS). Room 2022, 202 S. Thayer St. ❖ Tue, Oct 30, 8 pm Concert. Russian Patriarchate Choir. Anatoly Grindenko, director. Sponsored by the University Musical Society. For ticket information, call 734.764.2538 or see <www.ums.org>. St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 2250 E. Stadium. ❖ Wed, Oct 31, 12–1 pm Lecture. “Ksenia’s Lament: Women’s Voices in the Muscovite Theater and Beyond.” Claudia Jensen, affiliate faculty of music history, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Washington.

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❖ Sun, Nov 4, 7 pm Concert. St. Petersburg Philharmonic. Yuri Temirkanov, conductor. Sponsored by the University Musical Society. For ticket information, call 734.764.2538 or see <www.ums.org>. Hill Auditorium. ★ Wed, Nov 7, 12–1 pm Lecture. “A CREES Grad’s Career.” Dina Smeltz (MA REES `92), deputy director and Europe and Middle East branch chief, Office of Research, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State. Cosponsored with CMENAS. ▲ Wed, Nov 7, 7–9 pm Film. Orator. Yasup Razikov, director. A political comedy about the establishment of Soviet power in Uzbekistan in the 1920’s. In Uzbek with English subtitles (90 min, 1998). Co-sponsored with CMENAS. Auditorium A, Angell Hall. ❖ Fri, Nov 9, 12–1:30 pm Lecture. “The Three Pigs: Rethinking the Collapse of Authoritarian Regimes after the Cold War.” Lucan Way, assistant professor, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto. Sponsored by the Comparative Politics Workshop, Department of Political Science. Walker Room, 5th Floor, Haven Hall.

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Fri, Nov 9, 12–4 pm Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies Symposium. “Practices and Power in Everyday Life; Aspects of the History of the Twentieth Century.” Alf Lüdtke, research associate, Max Planck Institute for the Research of Multireligious and Multiethnic Societies, Göttingen, Germany. Co-sponsored with EIHS, CES, and other units. 1014 Tisch Hall. Sat–Sun, Nov 10–11 14th Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival. Organized by the Polish American Congress, Ann Arbor Chapter, and U-M Polish Club. For information, see <www.michtheater.org>. Michigan Theater. ▲ Mon, Nov 12, 4–5:30 pm Lecture. “Regional Conflicts in the South Caucasus: The Azerbaijani Perspective.” Elin Suleymanov, Consul-General of Azerbaijan, Los Angeles. Co-sponsored with ASP, CMENAS, and CES-EUC. ★ Wed, Nov 28, 12–1:30 pm Student Presentations. Graduate and undergraduate student presentations on their summer research and internship experiences funded by CREES.

Conversations on Europe Gheorghe Ciuhandu, Mayor of Timisoara, Romania Thursday, October 11, 2007, 4 pm 1636 International Institute Gheorghe Ciuhandu is rare among Romanian politicians. Born into a modest family of teachers who followed and respected the traditions of their forbearers, he never belonged to the Communist Party and refused to become a member. After the bloody revolution in December 1989, he joined the National Peasant Christian-Democratic Party, which had been banned since the communists came to power in 1947, and was invited to be part of the first post-revolutionary governing committees. By the end of 1990, he joined the opposition in Timisoara; in 2004, he became president of the National Peasant Christian Democratic-Party. First elected mayor of Timisoara in 1996, Gheorghe Ciuhandu began working on the city’s economic revival and improvements to its infrastructure. Following reelection as mayor in 2004, he was nominated by his party as their presidential candidate. After losing the election, he returned to Timisoara to pave the way to the EU, culminating in Romania’s entry in 2007. Sponsors: CES-EUC and CREES

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Undergraduate Student News Our best wishes to the following REES students who received Bachelor of Arts degrees in 2007: Kathryn Gaylord-Miles (honors REES/French), Svetlana Kanayeva (REES/minor in economics), Benedict Lee (honors history/political science/minor in Russian studies), Frank Martin-Buck (honors economics/minor in Russian studies), Colleen O’Shea (REES/minor in history of art), and Colin Venettis (honors REES/minor in history). Alfred G. Meyer Prize: The Alfred G. Meyer Prize for 2007 was awarded to Jonathan Talbert (honors LSA) and Garrick Williams (aerospace engineering). The Meyer Prize is awarded in recognition of distinguished undergraduate research and writing in Russian and East European Studies. Excellence in Polish Language Studies Award: Rachel Enoch (environment) received the 2006–07 Award for Excellence in Polish Language Studies. Excellence in BCS Language Studies: Matthew Vanderwerff (REES MA) received the 2006–07 Award for Excellence in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Language Studies. Other Undergraduate Student Grant and Award Recipients: International Institute Individual Fellowships to support summer projects in 2007 were awarded to Katherine Fobear (REES/anthropology/sociology) in Hungary, Sonia Isard (REES/economics/ minor in Judaic studies) in Russia and

Graduate and Professional Student News Recent PhD Graduates: Congratulations to 2006–07 PhD graduates Vadim Besprozvany (Slavic languages and literatures), Victoria Gardner (Near Eastern studies), Anna Kuxhausen (history), Sabina Pauta Pieslak (musicology), and Brienna Perelli-Harris (sociology). Recent REES MA Graduates: Congratulations to the following students who received REES MA degrees in 2007: Catherine Borden (REES/history), Adam Courtman (REES), Shannon Hill (REES/public policy), and Bertrand Metton (REES). New REES MA Students: This fall we welcome seven new graduate students: Ryan Aiken (Brigham Young University), Brett Burnham (Brigham Young University, dual with law), Elizabeth Everson (Macalester College), Deborah Jones (Middlebury College), Arielle Sokol (University of Denver), Milena Todorova (Agnes Scott College, dual with public policy), and Renee Underwood (U.S. Military Academy at West Point). New REES Graduate Certificate Student: Jessica Lowen (anthropology doctoral student) 2007 Summer FLAS Fellowships: Sara Feldman, Near Eastern studies doctoral student (for study of Russian); Shannon Hill, REES and public policy master’s student (Russian); Jeremy Johnson, REES master’s student (Russian); Kristie Kachler, English master’s student (Lithuanian); Elana Resnick, incoming anthropology doctoral student (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian); Rachel Schroeder, sociology doctoral student (Russian); and Kevin Yamami, information doctoral student (Uzbek) 2007–08 Academic Year FLAS Fellowships: Ian Campbell, history doctoral student (Uzbek); Deborah Jones, incoming REES

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Ingrid Peterson joined the CREES staff as administrative associate in July 2007. She has extensive international experience, including study abroad in Ecuador and England; English teaching in Japan; and employment at non-profit, educational, and corporate organizations with international links. Ingrid holds a B.A. in international and Latin American studies from Kalamazoo College and M.A. in international relations from the University of Sussex.

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✧ Thu, Dec 6, 4–6 pm Symposium. “New Lines of Tolerance and Intolerance in Europe.” Participants: Agnieszka Graff, assistant professor, Center for American Studies, University of Warsaw; Joshua Cole, associate professor, Department of History, U-M; Michelle Kelso, doctoral candidate, Department of Sociology, U-M; and Hadley Renkin, visiting assistant professor, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Albion College. Moderator: Brian Porter”cs, associate professor, Department of Szu History, U-M. Co-sponsored with the Copernicus Endowment and CES-EUC.

CREES staff members Marysia Ostafin and Roberta Nerison-Low received service awards in 2006 recognizing their 20 years of service at U-M.

Ukraine, and Benjamin Shepard (anthropology/Russian) in Russia. CREES Research, Internship, and Fellowship awards to support summer projects were given to Katherine Fobear, Sonia Isard, and Kole Kurti (REES/political science) in Albania. Sonia Isard also received funding for her research from the Frankel Center and the undergraduate honors program. Congratulations!

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✧ Wed, Dec 5, 3–4:30 pm Lecture. “When the Virgin is Your Queen: Reflections of Gender and Nationalism in Poland.” Agnieszka Graff, assistant professor, Center for American Studies, University of Warsaw. Co-sponsored with the Copernicus Endowment, CES-EUC, and Institute for Research on Women and Gender. 2239 Lane Hall.

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❖ Thu, Nov 29, 4 pm Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies Lecture. “Breaking Eggs, Making Omelets: Explaining Terror in Lenin and Stalin’s Revolutions.” Ronald G. Suny, Charles Tilly Collegiate Professor of Social and Political History and professor, Department of History, U-M. Sponsored by EIHS. 1014 Tisch Hall.

News continued master’s student (Ukrainian); Jessica Lowen, anthropology doctoral and REES graduate certificate student (Polish); Elana Resnick, incoming anthropology doctoral student (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian); Jessica Robbins, anthropology doctoral and REES graduate certificate student (Polish); Matthew Vanderwerff, REES master’s student (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian); and Katharine Wagner, law student (Ukrainian) Graduate Student Instructors for REES 395, Survey of Russia: The Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and its Successor States, Fall 2007: Jeremy Johnson (REES) and Rachel Schroeder (sociology) Graduate Student Instructor for REES 396, Survey of East Central Europe, Winter 2008: Edin Hajdarpasic (history)

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CREES Research, Internship, and Fellowship Program The CREES Research, Internship, and Fellowship Program supported the following graduate students’ projects in 2007: Alexander Angelov (history) in Bulgaria, Wojciech Beltkiewicz (history) in Poland and Ukraine, Alexandra Gerber (sociology) in Poland, Edin Hajdarpasic (history) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Stephanie Hitztaler (natural resources and environment) in Russia, Michelle Kelso (sociology) in Croatia and Romania, Lori Khatchadourian (classical art and archaeology) in Armenia, Alicja KusiakBrownstein (history) in Poland, Alexander Reusing (anthropology) in Macedonia, Jessica Robbins (anthropology/REES graduate certificate) in Poland, Rachel Schroeder (sociology) in the U.S., and Matthew Vanderwerff (REES) in the U.S. The Ronald and Eileen Weiser Awards for Student Research and Internships in Slovakia: A Weiser award for 2007–08 was granted to support the research of Laura Hilburn (history) in Slovakia. Other Graduate Student Grant and Award Recipients: Alex Gerber (sociology) was awarded a Fulbright IIE award to support dissertation research in Poland. Eva-Marie Dubuisson (anthropology) won an Outstanding GSI award for Winter 2007. Guntra Aistars (natural resources and environment), Lori Khatchadourian (classical art and archaeology), and Sonja Luehrmann (anthropology and history) received Rackham Predoctoral Fellowships for 2007–08. Besnik

CREES Director Michael Kennedy and Bertrand Metton (MA REES ’07) at a reception to honor graduates in April ▲

Pula (sociology) received an ACLS Dissertation Writing Fellowship in Southeast European Studies for 2007–08. 2007 International Institute Individual Fellowships for overseas research and internships were awarded to Natalia Forrat (education) in Russia, Dagmar Francikova (history/women’s studies) in Czech Republic, Igor Grossman (psychology) in Russia, Alexandra Hoffman (comparative literature) in Russia and Ukraine, Jeremy Johnson (REES) in Armenia, and Kate Wagner (law) in the United Kingdom. Paul Duffy (anthropology) received a 2007 Rackham International Research Award for research in Hungary.

Alumni/ae News Richard Brody (PhD history ’94, MA REES ‘89) has returned from six years in Moscow and is continuing his work for United Technologies. Leslie Davis (PhD Slavic ‘96) is assistant director in Duke University’s Office of Study Abroad, managing the semester program in St. Petersburg among others. Kathleen Evans-Romaine (PhD linguistics ‘98) is the research administrator at Arizona State University’s Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies. Dan Glasson (MUP urban planning/REES certificate ‘06) is a Presidential Management Fellow and project manager in the Office of Economic Adjustment, U.S. Department of Defense. Brian Grodsky (PhD political science ‘06), assistant professor of political science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, was a Short-term Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Kennan Institute in January–February 2007. He also won the 2006 Title VIII Award sponsored by

the U.S. Department of State for an outstanding policy paper on Eurasian Affairs. Meghan Hays (MA REES/MSI ‘02) is the archivist and local history librarian at Shaker Heights Public Library, Ohio. Jeffrey Kahn (JD ‘02) is assistant professor of law at Southern Methodist University. Padraic Kenney (PhD history ‘92), previously at the University of Colorado, Boulder, is now professor of history at Indiana University. Mara Schwartz Kore (MA REES/MS natural resources and environment ‘05) teaches environmental science at Southwestern Michigan College in Three Rivers. David Kostelancik (MA REES ‘88) is leaving the Department of States’s Office of North Central European Affairs for training at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. before reassignment to Moscow. Erica Lehrer (PhD anthropology ‘05) is assistant professor in the history of genocide at Concordia University in Montreal. Andrea M. Lopez (MA REES ’99, PhD political science ’02) is associate professor of political science and director of the international studies program at Susquehanna University. Mary Elizabeth Bird Malinkin (MA REES ‘06) is a program assistant at the Kennan Institute in Washington, D.C. Kelly Miller (PhD Slavic ‘02) and Margarita Nafpaktitis (PhD Slavic ‘03) curated an exhibition of early 20th-century Russian children’s books at the University of Virginia. Margarita received the University Alumni Board of Trustees’ Teaching Award. Patrick Moran (MA REES ‘06) is senior coordinator of trainee programs at the Council on International Education Exchange in Portland, Maine. Sarah Perrine (MA REES/MPP ‘06) is a program analyst at the USAID Bureau of Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance in Washington, D.C. Daniel Soller (MA REES ‘02) was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, has completed a second master’s degree in military art and science at Ft. Leavenworth through a specialized Army program, has served two tours in Baghdad, been stationed in Germany, and in Warsaw facilitated the training of a Polish Division headed to Iraq. Anna Stinchcomb (MA REES/MPP ’04) is the Bosnia desk officer and regional rule-of-law officer in the Office of South Central European Affairs in the U.S. Department of State. She has also served as a political officer at Embassy Sarajevo and in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Marcy Wheeler (PhD comparative literature ‘00) is a self-employed business consultant and a researcher and writer at “The Next Hurrah,” a political blog.

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• Continuation of exceptional programs such as the 2003 Celebrating St. Petersburg festival, the Annual Copernicus Lectures, and the 2005 Reintegrating Bosnia series; • Development of innovative study abroad opportunities for our students in Russia and Poland; • Enlargement of the CREES Research, Internship, and Fellowship (CRIF) Program, which supports student projects in the region.

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Post-Secondary Curriculum Development Program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies CREES is accepting applications for the 2008 Post-Secondary Curriculum Development Program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. The program provides small grants to faculty at two- and four-year colleges and universities in the Midwest and at historically and predominantly black colleges and universities to support three- to five-day visits to the University of Michigan for curriculum development related to the former Soviet Union and/or Eastern Europe. The visits must be between May 1 and August 14, 2008. Deadline: March 15, 2008

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Funding Sources For information on funding opportunities offered by CREES and the International Institute, visit the Center’s Website at <www.ii.umich.edu/crees>.

of old ones, as people draw upon familiar rhetoric to talk about unfamiliar problems. The formation and expansion of the European Union, the influx of new immigrants, the new visibility of old immigrants, and the changing position of Europe on the global stage—all this has transformed the ways people think about themselves and their communities, calling into question the boundaries between “us” and “them,” between “approved” and “deviant.” Against this backdrop, Europeans have had to think anew about how to understand and cope with intolerance, and how to cultivate new forms of tolerance. Our panelists will explore the intermingling of old and new attitudes towards race, nationality, sexuality, and gender in the evolving cultural and political landscape of 21st century Europe.

REES Courses A complete list of REES and REES-related courses is available at <www.ii.umich.edu/crees>.

Participants: Agnieszka Graff, assistant professor, Center for American Studies, University of Warsaw; Joshua Cole, associate professor, Department of History, U-M; Michelle Kelso, doctoral candidate, Department of Sociology, U-M; and Hadley Renkin, visiting assistant professor, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Albion College Moderator: Brian Porter-Szűcs, associate professor, Department of History, U-M

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Agnieszka Graff teaches American studies and gender studies at the University of Warsaw. The author of Świat bez kobiet. Płeć w polskim życiu publicznym [A World Without Women: Gender in Polish Public Life] (Warsaw: W.A.B., 2001), she is a regular contributor to Gazeta Wyborcza, Krytyka Polityczna, Res Publica Nowa, and many other Polish periodicals. She is also the translator of Virginia Wolff’s A Room of One’s Own and a leading figure in the Polish women’s movement.

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Maria Kovalskaya, research scientist at the Independent Center of Social Research and Education in Irkutsk, Russia, received a Carnegie Research Fellowship from NCEEER to support her visit to U-M in Fall 2007. She will conduct research on Chinese migration to Siberia and the Far East in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her host advisor will be Barbara Anderson, professor of sociology.

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For information about these and other K–16 programs: Sylvia Meloche; 734.647.4185; email .

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Oakland County by Sylvia Meloche and U-M graduate students Edin Hajdarpasic, Ron Alquist, and Catherine Borden. In the Oakland Global Trade Mission, 200 students learned about trade issues and cultural diversity in Russia and other countries in order to design business export plans.

Our thanks go to Herb Eagle (Slavic), who served as the advisor for REES undergraduate and graduate students in 2006–07 and will continue in this capacity during 2007–08. We also thank Barbara Anderson (sociology), Herb Eagle (Slavic), and Douglas Northrop (Near Eastern studies/history) for their service on the CREES Admissions and Fellowships Committee in 2007. New CREES faculty associates are Tatjana Aleksic (Slavic/comparative literature), Krisztina Fehervary (anthropology), Jan Lawrence (higher education), Howard Lupovitch (visiting professor, history), and Benjamin Paloff (Michigan Society of Fellows, Slavic/comparative literature).

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John Branch (business) received a USAID Higher Education Development grant to develop a marketing center for the professionalization of students and faculty at the International Academy of Business in Almaty. He was visiting professor at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga in November and at the Zagreb School of Economics and Management in October. Herbert Eagle was re-appointed chair of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, effective January 1, 2007–June 31, 2008. Geoff Eley (history/Germanic languages and literatures) won the University Press Award in 2006 for his latest book, A Crooked Line: From Cultural History to the History of Society. Zvi Gitelman (political science/Judaic studies) has been appointed a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. Robert Goldstein (research associate, Oakland University) has been named emeritus professor in political science. Gottfried Hagen (Near Eastern studies) is director of CMENAS and the interim co-director of the Islamic Studies Institute. Andrew Herscher (architecture/Slavic) is the Hunting Family Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Humanities for AY 2007–08. Assya Humesky (Slavic) was re-elected head of the Philological Section, Shevchenko Scientific Society-U.S. She is also first vice-president, head of the language and literature section, and a member of the publication committee of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S. Val Kivelson (history) is a fellow at the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies for AY 2007–08. Alexander Knysh (Near

Eastern studies) has been awarded a fellowship by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars for AY 2007–08 that will support work on his book project, Islam and Empire in the Northern Caucasus. He is section editor for “Sufism” for the third edition of the Encyclopedia of Islam and co-director of the Islamic Studies Initiative sponsored by the Provost’s Office, LSA, and II. Mikhail Krutikov (Judaic studies/Slavic) is an elected member of the Executive Committee of the Frankel Center and an undergraduate advisor. Alaina Lemon (anthropology) was awarded an LSA/OVPR Michigan Humanities Fellowship for Winter 2008. Gerard Libaridian (history) is the new director of the Armenian Studies Program, effective September 1, 2007–August 31, 2010. He succeeds Kevork Bardakjian (Near Eastern studies). Andrei Markovits (Germanic languages and literatures/political science) received the 2007 Golden Apple Teaching Award which recognizes excellence in University teaching; the 2007 Tronstein Award in recognition of outstanding undergraduate teaching in political science; and an honorary doctorate from the University of Lueneburg, Germany. Christian Matjias (dance) was the interim chair of the Department of Dance for Summer 2007. Piotr Michalowski (Near Eastern studies) was awarded a 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship for The Birth of Literature and the Death of Kings: The Cyclical Birth and Rebirth of Early Mesopotamian Literature. Jeff Mirel (education/history) is the David L. Angus Collegiate Chair in Education. Anita Norich (English language and literature/Judaic studies) was promoted to full professor. Douglas Northrop (Near Eastern studies/history) won the 2006 W. Bruce Lincoln Book Prize honoring an author’s first published book of exceptional merit and lasting significance for the understanding of Russia’s past, Veiled Empire: Gender and Power in Stalinist Central Asia. John O’Shea (anthropology) conducted NSFsupported excavations on the Bronze Age set-

tlement of Pecica in western Romania. Lewis Siegelbaum (history, Michigan State University) will be a fellow in residence at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in Wassenaar for AY 2007–08. Scott Spector (Germanic languages and literatures/history) received a faculty fellowship at U-M’s Institute for the Humanities. Vera Szabo (Judaic studies) received a 2007 TTI Grant from CRLT for developing web-based Yiddish teaching materials and will teach Yiddish courses via videoconferencing in 2007–08. Magdalena Zaborowska (Afroamerican and African studies/American culture) was promoted to associate professor with tenure. William Zimmerman (political science) has been named emeritus professor and emeritus research professor at the Institute for Social Research’s Center for Political Studies. Geneviève Zubrzycki (sociology) received OVPR and Rackham faculty grants for State (re)formation, National Identity and Religion: A Comparative Study of Poland and Quebec. She also won the book award of the American Sociological Association’s Sociology of Religion section. Russian/Soviet History Workshop For several years Michigan faculty (including Ron Suny, Bill Rosenberg, Val Kivelson, Doug Northrop, and Gerard Libaridian) have hosted a Russian/Soviet History Workshop that invites outside speakers, advanced graduate students, and U-M faculty to present their work in an informal setting. Among last year’s speakers were: Professors Ilya Vinkovetsky (Simon Fraser University), Dan Healey (Swansea University), Jochen Hellbeck (Rutgers University), and Gary Marker (SUNY Stony Brook), and our own graduate students, Sonja Luehrmann (anthropology and history) and Madina Goldberg (history). The workshop meets three or four times a semester. This fall the workshop plans sessions with Professors Louise news continued on back cover... ▲

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February 7, 2007 (left to right) Gabriel Piricky (Weiser Fellow), Jan Svejnar, Ambassador Ronald Weiser, Ambassador Petr Kolar, Ambassador Rastislav Kacer, Ambassador Stephan Minickes, Michael Kennedy, and Borek Lizec (deputy head, Czech Consulate General), following a panel discussion on the "Implications of the Velvet Divorce for the Future of Global (Dis)Integration"

McReynolds (University of North Carolina) and Robert Crews (Stanford University), and U-M graduate student Josh First (history). If graduate students or faculty would like to attend or be put on our mailing list, please contact Ron Suny or Doug Northrop <[email protected]>. Since sessions require reading a paper in advance, are held in a faculty home, and include dinner, we need to know in advance who intends to attend a particular workshop.

And What About You? Please send us news about your activities since graduation via snail mail, email at , or fax (734.763.4765). Let us know your name, class year(s), degree(s), current activities, as well as address updates so that we may continue to send you this newsletter and announcements about special programs. Please also send CREES your email address to be included in our alumni list-serv.

Ronald and Eileen Weiser Professional Development Fellowship Awards Ronald and Eileen Weiser Professional Development Fellowship Awards for 2007 were awarded to seven scholars. During this third round of the program, four U-M faculty received awards for research in Slovakia: Matthew Biro, associate professor of art history; Steven Donn, professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases; Jindrich Toman, professor of Slavic languages and literatures; and Georgette Zirbes, professor of art. Three Slovak scholars received awards for research at U-M: Peter Blesak, Slovak University of Technology; Dagmar Kopcanova, Research Institute for Child Psychology; and Gabriel Piricky, Slovak Academy of Sciences. CREES invites applications from U-M faculty to the 2008 Ronald and Eileen Weiser Professional Development Fellowship Awards Program. Applicants are invited to propose two- to three-week projects in any field of research or teaching with a faculty partner at a Slovak institution of higher education. Applications must be submitted by October 12, 2007 for travel to Slovakia between January and May 2008 or September and December 2008. For complete information and an application, see <www.ii.umich.edu/crees>.

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