Post-Communist Identity Discussion Group
Once a month in an informal atmosphere participants will be able to discuss (in English!) a number of broad and complementary themes relating to post-communist identity. Each session will have a facilitator who will briefly present material and/or pose questions to stimulate discussion which, it is hoped, will foster interaction between staff and students from different departments, and serve as a seedbed for future academic initiatives.
20 February 2008
Prof. Stephen Hutchings (University of Manchester, UK)
"Russian TV and the global format: sitcoms and talk-shows"
12 March 2008
Dr. Ewa Ochman (University of Manchester, UK)
"Post-communist Identity and the Polish Press"
23 April 2008
Dr. Adelina Angusheva-Tihanov (University of Manchester, UK)
"Between the Horse Tail and the Folk Tale: the Creation of Cultural Identities in Post-Communist Bulgaria"
21 May 2008
PhD student Maria Petrova
"The impact of the Roerich movement and related groups on the construction of Russian post-communist national identity"
The seminars will start at 4.00pm, Samuel Alexander Building, S3.3