The Slovak Studies Association promotes interdisciplinary scholarly research, publication, and teaching related to the Slovak experience the world over.
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ASEEES 2024 Panel/Roundtable Submission Deadline Approaching!
The Slovak Studies Association (SSA) sponsors a panel or roundtable at the annual ASEEES Convention, either focused entirely on Slovak studies in any discipline, or something comparative including Slovakia, historically or in the present. It can be a roundtable as in 2023 or a standard panel. If you have a paper or other proposal to suggest or if you want to join a panel, please contact SSA Secretary-Treasurer Carol S. Leff at carolleff1947@gmail.com. The SSA, an ASEEES affiliate, receives automatic acceptance of 1 panel or roundtable submission. The proposal deadline is March 1, 2024. CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE 56TH…
Read full articleSlovakia Journal Online
The full run of the academic journal Slovakia, 1951-2021, is now online (all 8,000 pages) — both at a dedicated journal website (https://slovakia.omeka.net/) and a forever copy at Internet Archive. Full-text searchable in both locations with a complete index of authors here: https://slovakia.omeka.net/authors. For more information, contact Slovak Studies Association webmaster Paul Soderdahl, Associate University Librarian at the University of Iowa Libraries.
Read full articleSSA Statement on Invasion of Ukraine
The Slovak Studies Association, which unites scholars specializing in Slovak affairs in North America and throughout the world, unequivocally condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Despite the spurious claims of the Kremlin about the Ukraine, the country’s government and members of its parliament are responsible elected representatives of the Ukrainian, Russian, Rusyn, Romanian, and other ethnic groups of the country. Russia has waged an unprovoked war on a peaceful country that has advanced in building its democratic institutions. The board of the Slovak Studies Association calls on Russia to withdraw its forces from Ukraine and to restore its borders. Especially…
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