🇵🇱 In Polish politics for the last couple of years, a lot of things have been very complicated and not clear at all

👉🏻 If you want to know if we are facing a democratic revolution or backsliding after the elections in Poland, please join my online talk organized by CSEEES

We are hiring! Our Program on Georgian Studies is looking for a new director. This position will collaborate with Harvard University and Georgia-based scholars, organize a range of cultural events, and travel! Learn more and apply here: sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search…

For this edition of the UIL Ukrainian Literature in Translation Prize, we call for translations of contemporary Ukrainian literature published between 1991 and 2024. Send your submissions by 30 April 2024. Guidelines: ukrainianinstitute.org.uk/ukrainian-lite…

We've extended the deadline! If you are interested in participating in our workshop, please submit your proposal using the link below by April 21!

Hey Tar Heels! The summer semester starts May 15th. Don't miss out on making room in your fall schedule, fulfilling gen ed requirements, or boosting your GPA. Register now at connectcarolina.unc.edu. #UNC #uncsummerschool #tarheels #GDTBATH

✨Apply to present at the East European Politics Grad Workshop's Spring/Summer series. It's a great community of grad students + excellent opportunity for feedback! Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Deadline: April 20 🗓️

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Since the beginning of Russian full-scale invasion, 1,046 #CulturalHeritage sites have been damaged or destroyed in Ukraine. Of these, 128 are monuments of national significance, 848 are of local significance & 70 recently discovered sites, acc. to Ministry of Culture and Information Policy. Among the most…

Since Russia's full-scale invasion began two years ago, Ukraine has become one of the most mined countries in the world. These hidden weapons are crippling the country's agricultural economy and maiming — even killing — its civilians. cbsn.ws/4aLqr4o

10 months ago, Turkey’s opposition confounded pollsters and squandered the best chance in a generation to unseat Erdogan. Last night, it confounded pollsters again - and handed Erdogan his worst defeat in two decades. What happened? economist.com/europe/2024/03…

(85% counted) From Erdoğan on down, Turkey’s state, including cabinet officials and the military, worked systematically to bury the opposition, keep Erdoğan unrivaled, and allow him to pick a successor. The Turkish people just gave their verdict. They want none of it.

⚡️ Europe in ‘pre-war’ era, warns Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, adding ‘literally any scenario is possible.’

The Polish prime minister has warned Europe is in a situation “not seen since 1945.”

kyivindependent.com/europe-in-pre-…

So, the Ukrainians saw and asked me to sign this petition. So I did! | Introduce Ukrainian Courses at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Sign the Petition! chng.it/QNQJDq2Y via Change.org

Sanctions aren't a panacea, but they are a vital part of the response to Putin's aggression in Ukraine. Without them, Russia's resources and technology would escalate the war, threatening peace, freedom and prosperity across Europe. Read more: bit.ly/3PnikCC

It was great to host Terrell Jermaine Starr 🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸✊🏾🇬🇪 at #UNC for a discussion of his experience as a Black journalist reporting from Ukraine and the role of race in unpacking the long history of Russian imperialism. 📸: Jared Allen

Any #TarHeels or UNC History students need UNC Summer School ? Consider Hist 159: Europe in the 20th Cent.
We’ll explore the development of ideas such as liberalism, communism, and fascism across the 20th cent and look at Europe’s influence on and reactions to global transitions

My new piece with Jessie Barton Hronesova theorizing and analyzing 'hijacked victimhood' - the inversion of moral relations between dominant/oppressed groups as a political communication strategy.

Grateful to our colleagues at Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University for putting on this timely program on Ukraine at War. It kicks off tonight with a screening of 20DaysInMariupol, followed by a discussion with artists, activists, and combatants about the war experiences of Ukrainian women. 🇺🇦

📌Registration for the symposium 'The Most Documented War' is open until March 25!

Symposium is organized by Center for Urban History & IWM will gather initiatives that collect and archive materials about the Russo-Ukrainian war.

🖇️More Derails: lvivcenter.org/en/conferences…

This should be a great one - Terrell Jermaine Starr 🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸✊🏾🇬🇪 in conversation with Daniel Johnson of @UNChussman on covering the war in Ukraine as a Black correspondent. cseees.unc.edu/event/terrell-…
📆 Wednesday, March 27
📍 Global Ed Center, UNC campus

Many thanks to CSEEES for organizing the 60th annual meeting of the Southern Conference on Slavic Studies! I’m not gonna lie… it was an absolute joy to present at home for once!