ASEEES Virtual Convention, 2020
Slovak-Themed Panels and Annual SSA Meeting
This year’s annual Association of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) Convention promises to deliver a wealth of research findings from across the globe as a variety of scholars will present from their own time zones via Zoom!
Download (see below) a list of the Slovak-related panels to be presented online (not in person!) at the 2020 ASEEES Convention: Nov. 5-8 and Nov. 14-15. All times listed are EST.
Please note that the annual Slovak Studies Association meeting will be held on Friday, Nov. 6 from 6:30-8:30pm, EST—Virtual Convention Platform, Room 6.
‘TRANSLATION IS A DUEL’ Literárne informačné centrum
Petro studied at Comenius University in Bratislava before moving to Canada and continuing his studies at the University of British Columbia and the University of Alberta in Edmonton (Ph.D in Comparative Literature). He teaches Russian and Slavic literature at the University of British Columbia and holds the Chair of Modern European Studies.
The Association of the Slovak Writers’ Organisations awards the P. O. Hviezdoslav Prize each year to a translator of Slovak literature into a foreign language. In December last year, this prize was awarded to the literary scholar, PETER PETRO, who lives in Canada. He was awarded the prize for his translations into English.
Exkluzívny film: ‘Spýtaj sa vašich 68’
On this 52nd anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, we encourage you to take a minute to watch (and share) this firsthand account in the form of a film: Spýtaj sa vašich 68.
View the trailer
Summer 2020 Webinar Series: Carpatho-Rusyn Research Center
The Carpatho-Rusyn Research Center is pleased to invite you to the 2020 Summer Seminars, presented by the John and Helen Timo Foundation. This exciting series features interactive presentations with some of the most prominent Carpatho-Rusyn American scholars working today.
The six seminars are thematically split into two groups:
- Great Carpatho-Rusyn Americans
- Being Carpatho-Rusyn American
These are all live events that include the opportunity to ask questions in real time.
The seminars are free to attend, but registration and a free Zoom account are required.
“The Year of Zuzana Čaputová”
New Publication
By: Alexander Duleba (ed.)
This publication is an outcome of the research project entitled “EU-Ukraine
Association Agreement and the Slovak-Ukrainian Cross-Border Cooperation:
Implications and Opportunities” implemented by the Institute of Political Science at
the Faculty of Arts of the University of Prešov.
Webinar–“Slovakia: New Government, New Challenges”
Our colleagues at Friends of Slovakia partnered with the German Marshall Fund of the United States on April 28, 2020 to present this special webinar event which can be viewed below.
Discussants:
- Dr. Kevin Deegan Krause, Associate Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University, Michigan
- Pavol Demeš, Senior Non-Resident Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States
- Dr. Grigorij Mesežnikov, President, Institute for Public Affairs, Bratislava
- Moderator: Jonathan Katz, Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States
“Slovakia has woken up.” “Seismic anger…” “March of the inexperienced.” These were some of the headlines in the days after Slovakia’s February 28 parliamentary election, in which an amalgam of opposition parties soundly defeated the long-time governing party. The new government, sworn-in wearing surgical masks and gloves, faces the immediate challenge of managing the health impact and economic fallout from coronavirus without losing sight of its broader objectives. How will it convert its anti-corruption message into practical measures? What do the election results say about the popularity of right-wing populists, the role of the Hungarian minority in Slovak society, and Slovakia’s relations with its Visegrad neighbors? Will Slovakia’s approach on the major issues facing the European Union shift? What approach should the United States take with the new government?
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