December 2025
The NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia is excited to announce a call for applications for our annual master’s and undergraduate research symposium! This March, we will host 25 undergraduates and 25 master’s students for two days of presentations, discussion, networking, and exploration.
We invite presentation proposals from undergraduates and master’s students enrolled at universities in the USA and Canada who are pursuing or have pursued research projects, internships, or other opportunities related to Russia, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, and/or Eurasia. Students from any academic field are welcome to apply. The symposium will feature two different types of panels:
- Traditional research panels featuring 10-12 minute talks on executed research projects
- Casual, discussion-based panels featuring 4-5 minute talks on experiences — internships, study abroad, volunteer opportunities, and more — related to the region
Each accepted participant presenting a research project will be placed onto a panel organized by format and theme, will receive feedback from a discussant, and will be given time to discuss questions with the audience. Accepted participants presenting on experiences in the field will be placed on a single panel, and will get the chance to discuss their experiences with both a moderator and the audience.
The symposium will host a keynote speaker as well as a career panel featuring professionals in various fields with backgrounds in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. Each day will conclude with a networking dinner, and will include ample time for connection with peers, faculty, and local professionals. All accepted participants will have their travel costs covered by the Jordan Center, as well as two nights in a hotel close to campus. Participants traveling from outside of the northeast may be eligible for up to three nights of lodging.
How to apply:
Interested applicants should submit the following materials/information HERE:
- CV/Resume
- Presentation title
- Preferred format (Type 1 — research presentation vs. Type 2 — experience presentation)
- Brief abstract
- For research presentations: please include a description of your topic, your main argument, and your main sources
- For experience presentations: please include a description of your topic/experience
- One reference
- For research presentations: from a research advisor or professor
- For experience presentations: from a supervisor or other individual who provided some supervision on the specific experience
The symposium will take place on March 6-7. Applications are due by no later than December 20, 2025. Please feel free to contact jordan.russia.center@nyu.edu with any questions!
Central Asian cinema has (finally) moved into the focus of scholarly attention, particularly following the Russian invasion and a new approach to geopolitical boundaries. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, which now goes back over thirty years, the Central Asian Republics (CARs, viz Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) have gained independence. Cinema histories have been rewritten, and film industries have developed in different ways and at different speeds. While Kazakhstan has built a production and distribution network, largely independent of Russia, Kyrgyzstan has grown its own production agenda with a strong art-house presence whilst also catering for local audiences. Meanwhile, Uzbekistan has built a good network of cinemas but relies on Russia for training and for distribution, whilst its film production remains closed on its own culture. More importantly, we have seen a new approach to Soviet-era films made in Central Asia. Looking back at archival production files, researchers have shed a new light on the interventions and relationship between Moscow’s Goskino and the local authorities and studio councils, and how this has impacted on the final films.
It is therefore high time to devote a conference to the cinema of Central Asia and look again, or afresh, at its history and its present state. We are looking for papers on aspects of the history and the current state of Central Asian cinema. In particular, we are interested in discussions around such topics as: How do we write or rewrite national film histories? How national, transnational or global is the Central Asian film industry? What kind of historical plots drive Soviet and contemporary films made in Central Asia (narratives and representation of historical figures)? How do production histories develop and reflect political agendas, in particular regarding scriptwriting, censorship interventions, studio management, and production finance? How centralized or decentralized is film education in the republics since their independence?
We welcome proposals in these areas, but also broader issues of bilateral or global relations. We invite the submission of abstract (300w) with a short (200w) biographical note, by 30 December 2025 to the following email: cacinema.paris26@proton.me
This conference is organised by Birgit Beumers (University of Passau) and Eugenie Zvonkine (University Paris 8, ESTCA), and it is funded through a DFG grant “Central Asia as Cinematic Territory” and the French University Institute (IUF).
Working languages are English and Russian. The publication of a selection of papers is planned.
January 2026
UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, the Ostrogorski Centre and the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum invite paper proposals from established academics and doctoral researchers discussing various aspects of contemporary Belarusian studies.The London Conference on Belarusian Studies serves as a multidisciplinary forum of Belarusian studies in the West and offers a rare networking opportunity for researchers of Belarus.
This 11th annual conference will take place on 8-9 May 2026 in the hybrid format. The Annual London Lecture on Belarusian Studies will follow the main conference panels. Those attending in person will be able to attend a reception at UCL and a tour of the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum Church of St Cyril of Turau & All the Patron Saints of the Belarusian People.
The organisers are interested in papers that discuss history, political science, business, political economy, literature, sociology and religious studies. Interdisciplinary studies are particularly encouraged. Selected papers will be peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of Belarusian Studies in 2026.
The organising committee includes Prof Yarik Kryvoi (co-chair), Prof Andrew Wilson (co-chair), Peter Braga, and Dr Karalina Matskievich.
The conference will be recorded. You can watch earlier editions of the conference here.
Conference partners: the Journal of Belarusian Studies, British British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies - Basees, and ANGLO-BELARUSIAN SOCIETY.
To submit a paper, please complete this online form no later than 5 January 2026: http://forms.gle/WjVhYZDLUWJY33cK6
The working language of the conference is English. Applicants will be notified by 15 January 2026.
Please spread the word and use hashtag #BelStudies. For any questions relating to the conference, please email belstudies.conference@gmail.com.
Call for papers in pdf: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EK5NxwYZS9bA1wbzKgJum9ocp2iRXcDA/view?usp=sharing
This 11th annual conference will take place on 8-9 May 2026 in the hybrid format. The Annual London Lecture on Belarusian Studies will follow the main conference panels. Those attending in person will be able to attend a reception at UCL and a tour of the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum Church of St Cyril of Turau & All the Patron Saints of the Belarusian People.
The organisers are interested in papers that discuss history, political science, business, political economy, literature, sociology and religious studies. Interdisciplinary studies are particularly encouraged. Selected papers will be peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of Belarusian Studies in 2026.
The organising committee includes Prof Yarik Kryvoi (co-chair), Prof Andrew Wilson (co-chair), Peter Braga, and Dr Karalina Matskievich.
The conference will be recorded. You can watch earlier editions of the conference here.
Conference partners: the Journal of Belarusian Studies, British British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies - Basees, and ANGLO-BELARUSIAN SOCIETY.
To submit a paper, please complete this online form no later than 5 January 2026: http://forms.gle/WjVhYZDLUWJY33cK6
The working language of the conference is English. Applicants will be notified by 15 January 2026.
Please spread the word and use hashtag #BelStudies. For any questions relating to the conference, please email belstudies.conference@gmail.com.
Call for papers in pdf: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EK5NxwYZS9bA1wbzKgJum9ocp2iRXcDA/view?usp=sharing
We are excited to announce the upcoming UIUC Slavic Graduate Forum, occurring April 11-12, 2026, in person at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. The forum will focus on an overall theme of Nationality, Identity, and Memory. The intersection of these themes is particularly relevant in today’s world, and their study is interdisciplinary by nature, applicable to scholars of all disciplines, from museum studies to literary and cultural studies. We encourage proposals from a wide variety of specialties and will consider compelling research relevant to the field of Slavic Studies, even if it does not necessarily meet the agreed upon theme.
Proposals for individual papers and pre-formed panels are now being accepted and should be submitted by January 5, 2026. Details regarding the formatting of proposal submissions can be found on this poster, and completed proposals should be sent to uiucslavicforum2026@gmail.com. Please include “UIUC Slavic Forum” in the subject line of your email.
In order to ensure equal access, any need for accommodation should be included in the proposal email. Due to limited funding, we kindly request that any applicants in need of financial assistance apply early and similarly petition their home universities for any necessary travel and accommodation funding.
Acceptance notifications for both individual paper and pre-formed panels submissions will be sent by February 5, 2026. Participants should confirm their participation by email within three weeks of notification, or by February 26, 2026, at the latest. The final program schedule will be sent in March.
For questions or difficulties, please reach out to Shannyn Bald at sbald2@illinois.edu and Danielle Hix at dhix2@illinois.edu.
REEESNe is holding its annual FREE student conference at The University of Pittsburgh on March 20-22, 2026. Convening in conjunction with The University of Pittsburgh's annual European & Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium and Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia (GOSECA) Conference - and with additional sponsorship from the Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies; the European Studies Center; the David C. Frederick Honors College; and the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences - this event brings together students from across the northeast and beyond. Please encourage your undergraduate and MA-level students to apply by January 5th to present their research and experiences (and to be considered for funding for travel and accommodations if they have need), and ask your colleagues to send this on to their own student lists.
As usual, the conference features panels of student research presentations, roundtables for sharing student experiences (with research, study abroad, internships, volunteering, etc.), a professionalization panel with alumni who have applied their REEES-related expertise to diverse careers, cultural events, and more. There are a couple of noteworthy changes to the requirements:
- in keeping with The University of Pittsburgh's regular spring events, students from beyond REEESNe's northeast network may also apply to the REEESNe conference this year (preference for financial assistance will be given to graduate students in North America and to undergraduate or graduate students affiliated with REEESNe member institutions in the US Northeast)
- to allow us to organize this exciting, expanded conference, we are asking for earlier submissions (in December rather than in the new year)
For more information, please visit https://macmillan.yale.edu/europe/reeesne/upcoming-events
REECAS Northwest, the annual ASEEES northwest regional conference for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies (REECAS) will take place April 16-18 at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA.
The REECAS Northwest Conference welcomes students, faculty, independent scholars, and language educators from the United States and abroad. Proposals on all subjects connected to the Slavic, East European, and Eurasian regions are encouraged. The conference hosts panels on a variety of topics and disciplines including political science, history, literature, linguistics, anthropology, culture, migration studies, gender studies, LGBTQ studies, film studies and more.
Established in 1994, REECAS Northwest is an important annual event for scholars and students in the Western U.S., Canada, and beyond. This interdisciplinary conference is organized by the University of Washington’s Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies.
The REECAS Northwest Conference welcomes both individual paper proposals and also panel/roundtable proposals. Individual proposal submissions will be grouped into panels with a common theme.
To submit your proposal, please submit a 250-word abstract and abbreviated C.V. using the form on the REECAS Northwest Conference webpage: Call for Proposals Form: REECAS NW 2026 – Fill out form. Deadline January 9th, 2026.
Questions? Please email cereas@uw.edu with any questions not answered on the conference webpage.
The Central Asia Workshop (CAW) is a two-day convening sponsored by Yale University and hosted at KIMEP University in Almaty, Kazakhstan which brings together advanced graduate students and junior scholars working on topics of current interest in Central Asian Studies. The CAW provides participants with the opportunity to engage in scholarly dialogue with peers from around the region and globe, as well as faculty from the humanities and social sciences.
Eligibility
Yale’s CAW participation is open to advanced graduate students and junior scholars in the humanities and social sciences. Advanced graduate students must be advanced to candidacy, according to the US system, or in the second or third year of a doctoral program in a non-US system. Scholars with PhDs and junior faculty must be no more than five years beyond the degree. Students in terminal master’s programs are not eligible to apply. Applicants from anywhere in the world are eligible to apply, but those located in Central Asia (the Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union and neighboring countries) are especially encouraged and will be prioritized in the selection process.
2026 Yale CAW
The application for the 2026 Yale CAW is now open. The 2026 CAW will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan at KIMEP University on May 25-26, 2026. Travel, accommodation, and meals will be provided to all selected candidates for the duration of the Workshop in Central Asia.
Notification Timeline
Applications due: January 9, 2026 (1 pm ET)
Selected Candidates Informed: by week of February 16, 2026
Completed Papers Deadline: March 30, 2026 (1 pm ET)
Workshop Dates: May 25-26, 2026
Questions?
Email us at central.asia@yale.edu
The Centre for European and Eurasian Studies (CEES) is pleased to invite submissions for its annual graduate student conference at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. The conference will be hosted in-person from March 19 to 21, 2026.
The theme of this year's conference is “Making Bad History: National Narratives and the Politics of Memory”
From Russia’s construction of a shared Russian-Ukrainian history to legitimize its invasion of Ukraine, to the rise of nationalist disinformation on digital media, we are witnessing how states and movements alike weaponize the past to consolidate political power. This invites a broader examination of historical
traditions of mythmaking, revisionism, and selective memory in the exercise of power and the making of nations, as well as contemporary issues of digital disinformation and geopolitical conflict.
We accept papers on how history is mobilized, manipulated, and contested in political and cultural contexts. The conference will highlight the ways in which distorted or selected narratives serve as tools of power, shaping collective memory, national identity, and political agendas.
Participants are given 20 minutes to present their papers. The conference will begin with a keynote presentation from a leading scholar on the conference’s theme. Several social events will be held throughout. We invite contributions from multiple disciplines, including political science, history, international relations, sociology, anthropology, and literature. Priority will be given to presentations
focusing on the regions of Europe and Eurasia. Submissions may include both individual and panel proposals. There is no fee to attend the conference. Successful applicants travelling from outside Toronto, Canada, may be eligible for travel funding.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- 250 word abstract
- paper title
- one-page resume
Submissions and inquiries can be sent to ceesasc2026@gmail.com
The Twenty-Sixth Annual Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop, to be held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on April 23-25, 2026, welcomes papers on Czech and Slovak topics, broadly defined, in all disciplines. In the past, our interdisciplinary conference has drawn participants from colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. Areas of interest have been anthropology, architecture, art, economics, education, film, geography, history, Jewish studies, literature, music, philosophy, politics, religion, society, sociology, and theater. Work in progress is an appropriate format for our workshop. Junior faculty and advanced graduate students are particularly encouraged to apply. Hotel accommodation will be provided for participants who are presenting at the workshop, and some travel assistance will be provided to those in financial need.
This year’s program will feature a keynote by Jindřich Toman (University of Michigan): “Bohemia’s Jews and Their Nineteenth Century” as well as a roundtable “Bohemian Jewishness: From Poetics to Politics” with Jindřich Toman, Veronika Tuckerová (Harvard University; author of Reading Kafka in Prague, 2025) and Jacques Rupnik (Sciences Po; author of The Fates of Central Europe Between Hitler and Stalin - in the writings of Josef Guttmann, 2026).
Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to discuss the documentary film "The Art of Dissent" with filmmaker James D. Le Sueur and attend a reading from Josef Váchal’s Krvavý román with Stephen Lahey. The program will also include a visit to Wilber, the “Czech Capital of the USA."
The deadline for submitting proposals is January 12, 2026. The steering committee will review the proposals and contact the applicants by the end of January 2026.
Applications should include:
Paper abstract of approximately 250 words that includes your name and the paper title
Curriculum vitae
Please also indicate if you have attended a Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop in the past.
Application materials, as well as any questions, should be emailed to Hana Waisserova at hwaisserova2@unl.edu with the subject heading “Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop.”
This year’s program will feature a keynote by Jindřich Toman (University of Michigan): “Bohemia’s Jews and Their Nineteenth Century” as well as a roundtable “Bohemian Jewishness: From Poetics to Politics” with Jindřich Toman, Veronika Tuckerová (Harvard University; author of Reading Kafka in Prague, 2025) and Jacques Rupnik (Sciences Po; author of The Fates of Central Europe Between Hitler and Stalin - in the writings of Josef Guttmann, 2026).
Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to discuss the documentary film "The Art of Dissent" with filmmaker James D. Le Sueur and attend a reading from Josef Váchal’s Krvavý román with Stephen Lahey. The program will also include a visit to Wilber, the “Czech Capital of the USA."
The deadline for submitting proposals is January 12, 2026. The steering committee will review the proposals and contact the applicants by the end of January 2026.
Applications should include:
Paper abstract of approximately 250 words that includes your name and the paper title
Curriculum vitae
Please also indicate if you have attended a Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop in the past.
Application materials, as well as any questions, should be emailed to Hana Waisserova at hwaisserova2@unl.edu with the subject heading “Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop.”
The 32nd Annual Association of Central Eurasian Students Conference
Feb 28th, 2026
In-Person and Online
Call for Papers
Submission Deadline: 11:59 PM EST, 15 January 2026
The Association of Central Eurasian Students (ACES) at Indiana University
is requesting submissions for our annual conference. We are accepting abstracts
for 15–20-minute presentations on topics related to Central Eurasia. We welcome
proposals from all disciplinary backgrounds, as well as from any regional ,
historical, or linguistic focus. Presentations may include, but are not limited to,
topics in Iranian (Afghan, Persian, Tajik), Mongolic, Tibetan, Tungusic, Turkic,
and Uralic (Balto-Finnic, Hungarian, etc.), Xinjiang (East Turkestan) studies.
Our mission at ACES is to bring together emerging scholars in the field of Central
Eurasian studies to exchange ideas and refine their research with feedback from
their peers. Undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and independent
scholars are all invited to submit.
The Conference will be held in a hybrid format, both in-person in Bloomington,
Indiana and virtually via Zoom, on February 28, 2026. We welcome submissions
from any part of the globe, so long as presenters are able to participate online.
Those who wish to present in-person will be responsible for their own travel
arrangements. Accepted panelists should be prepared to give their presentation
during normal business hours (9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.) in U.S. Eastern Standard
Time (UTC -5:00). All presentations will be given in English.
Submission Instructions
Applicants are welcome to submit individual proposals or panel proposals of no more
than three presenters. Individual submissions will be assigned to a thematically
appropriate panel by the Conference Committee. Please include the following information
for all submissions:
● Names of all authors (note the name of the person presenting);
● Institutional affiliation and title/position;
● Contact information, including e-mail address and telephone number;
● Curriculum vitae (no longer than two pages);
● Presentation title;
● An abstract of no more than 300 words;
● (For individual submissions) Geographic region of focus and thematic panel preference.
Preferences may include, but are not limited to: anthropology, archaeology, economics,
environmental issues, ethnography, history (classical, medieval, modern), linguistics,
literature, nationalism and identity, philology, politics, socio-economic issues, and
religious studies.
● Preferred method of presentation – online or in-person;
● If you have a time preference for your presentation, please indicate it*
* While we will do our best to accommodate accepted panelists’ preferences, all presenters should be
prepared to present at any time during normal business hours in U.S. EST.
Deadline for Submissions: 11:59 PM EST, 15 January 2026
Please submit the requested information in a single PDF file to aces@indiana.edu.
Submissions will be anonymously reviewed by a committee of the same regional or
disciplinary background. Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of interest,
originality, relevance, methodology, and clarity. Invitations to present will be sent out in
mid-December.
Accepted panelists should be prepared to provide their panel’s discussant with a draft of
their paper no later than February 15, 2026.
Please do not hesitate to contact us at aces@indiana.edu with any questions regarding the
conference. We look forward to reviewing your submissions!
The Midwest Slavic Association and The Ohio State University’s (OSU) Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (CSEEES) are pleased to announce the 2026 Midwest Slavic Conference to be held in-person in Columbus, OH, on March 27-29, 2026. The conference committee invites proposals for papers on all topics related to the Slavic, East European and Eurasian world, particularly those related to the theme of crisis and trauma.
This year’s theme will delve into the lasting impact of trauma and the multifaceted and complex responses across Eastern Europe and Eurasia; examining how war, displacement, authoritarianism and cultural erasure have shaped collective memory, rebuilding and resilience. By highlighting voices from the post-Soviet space, the Balkans, the Caucasus and Central Asia, the conference invites scholars, artists and practitioners to explore how crisis and trauma are processed and transformed through community and social practices, literature and the arts, oral and material history, policy and more. Through interdisciplinary dialogue, this theme aims to foster critical reflection and creative inquiry into the politics, poetics, and lived experience of personal and communal damage that may forge a path toward recovery and fortitude or, alternatively, may resist such tidy narrative resolutions.
The conference will commence at 5:30PM on Friday with a keynote address by Dr. Jehanne Gheith (Duke U.). Building on the keynote address, a plenary panel will follow on Saturday morning. Panels by conference participants will then be held on Saturday from 10:30AM-4:45PM and Sunday from 8:30AM-11:45AM.
Please submit a one-paragraph abstract and C.V. in a combined, SINGLE PDF file using our submission portal by 11:59 PM EST January 23rd, 2026. Undergraduate and graduate students are strongly encouraged to participate. Interdisciplinary work and pre-formed panels are encouraged. Proposals for individual papers are also welcome. Have questions? Please send all inquiries to cseees@osu.edu.
Deadlines
- Abstract and C.V. Deadline: January 23, 2026
- Notification of Acceptance: February 16, 2026
- Scheduling Conflicts Due: February 19, 2026
- Panels Announced: February 20, 2026
- Final Papers to Chair: March 20, 2026
- Presenter Registration Deadline: March 24, 2026
REGISTRATION AND FEES
Presenters
- Students: $50*
- Faculty/Independent Scholars: $75
General Attendees
- Student Attendees: $25*
- Non-Student Attendees: $35
Keynote Reception Fee
- $30 per person (attendance at the keynote is not included with registration and must be purchased separately)
*Donated Registrations for Young Scholars of Slavic Studies
Want to support up and coming scholars in our field? We have created an option for faculty and independent scholars to donate conference registration(s) for undergraduate and graduate students who are participating as presenters or general attendees. This will allow students to enjoy the conference to the fullest extent. More details will be available when registration opens in 2026.
Thank you and we hope to see you at the 2026 Midwest Slavic Conference.
The Slavic Reference Service and the American University of Central Asia are collaborating to host the 4th Annual Central Asia Research Forum. This online forum aims to bring together scholars in all disciplines and stages of the research process to discuss the theme of Central Asia on film. Since the 1930s, cinema in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan has experienced numerous shifts and rebirths that have documented cultural, social, and political changes in the region.
We welcome proposals for paper presentations, panels, and roundtables on this year’s theme. While the focus is film scholarship, the forum is open to discussions of contemporary cinematic practices as part of an effort to bring together those who make Central Asian film and the scholars who study it. We also invite proposals that chronicle contemporary Central Asian cinema since 1991, including works in progress that discuss the film industry, archives and film collections, organizational records of film studios, and film making in Central Asia.
· To submit proposals - https://forms.gle/WoUmdN6SiE4m2CNz5
· General registration - https://forms.gle/CaPd5ffGwy4u2UCt8
We strongly encourage graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, librarians, and archivists to submit proposals and share their scholarly perspectives. Participants are welcome to present in any language, but we ask participants to provide an accompanying English translation of their remarks.
The 2026 edition of the Central Asia Research Forum will be held on February 18-19, 2026. Those interested in presenting should submit an abstract by January 23, 2026 at 11:59 p.m., CST. Zoom details will be shared the week of the forum.
February 2026
The annual conference of the Canadian Association of Slavists will take place at the University of Ottawa May 7 through 9, 2026. The keynote speaker will be John Connelly, Sidney Hellman Ehrman Professor of European History at the University of California, Berkeley (USA). More information, including the call for papers, will be available in the coming weeks, with a projected proposal deadline of mid-February, 2026. Proposals will be invited for individual papers, panels, and roundtable discussions; complete panels are preferred. The conference welcomes papers from the wide range of disciplines devoted to the study of central and eastern Europe, the Balkans, Eurasia, Russia, the Soviet Union, and the post-Soviet space.
For any further questions, suggestions or concerns please contact the conference program chair:
• Mark Conliffe: mark.conliffe@ucalgary.ca
June 2026
The North American Dostoevsky Society (NADS) invites nominations for our biennial undergraduate and graduate essay competitions. The submission deadline is June 22, 2026; submissions are welcome on a rolling basis. For questions about the undergraduate competition, contact vladimir.ivantsov@oberlin.edu; for questions about the graduate competition, contact fiona.bell@utah.edu. The winner of the contest will receive free membership in NADS for one year and will also be invited to present their paper on the biennial NADS research forum to be held at the end of 2026/beginning of 2027.
The North American Dostoevsky Society (NADS) invites IDS/NADS members in good standing to nominate outstanding undergraduate and graduate student essays on Dostoevsky-related topics for our biannual competition. (If you are not a member of IDS or NADS, you can join at https://dostoevsky.org/). Students are also welcome to nominate their own work, in which case IDS/NADS membership is not required. The topic is open; however, Dostoevsky and his works should be the main focus of the essay. The essay (in English or Russian) should be written for a course taken in the academic years 2024-25 or 2025-26.
Undergraduate contest
To submit a nomination, please send an email containing the student’s name, email address, institutional affiliation, and the title and level/number of the course for which the essay was written (e.g. BIOL 322 “Dostoevsky and Spiders”) to Vladimir Ivantsov at vladimir.ivantsov@oberlin.edu. Please email your essay as a .pdf file containing no identifying information about the author. The essay should be no more than 4000 words, including footnotes and bibliography; 12 font size, double-spaced; it should consistently follow either MLA or Chicago style and contain full bibliographical information on the used sources, either in the footnotes or as a separate list of references. The deadline to submit an entry is June 22 2026, 11:59 PM EST.
Graduate contest
To submit a nomination, please send an email containing the student’s name, email address, and institutional affiliation to Fiona Bell at fiona.bell@utah.edu. Please email your essay as a .pdf file containing no identifying information about the author. The essay should be no more than 8000 words, including footnotes and bibliography; 12 font size, double-spaced; it should consistently follow either MLA or Chicago style and contain full bibliographical information on the used sources, either in the footnotes or as a separate list of references. The deadline to submit an entry is June 22 2026, 11:59 PM EST.
Year Round
We are currently reviewing and scheduling proposals for our workshop for the 2025-2026 academic year. Presentations in person or on Zoom welcome.
See details below.
Workshop Co-coordinators
Mara Lazda (Bronx Community College, CUNY) and Janet Elise Johnson (Brooklyn College, CUNY, and CUNY Graduate Center)
Gender and Transformation in Central-Eastern Europe and Eurasia Workshop European Union Studies Center/CUNY Graduate Center
Call for Papers 2025-2026
online and in-person in NYC/hybrid
Founded in 1993, amidst the conflicts in Yugoslavia, this workshop is driven by the exploration of questions related to gender in the postcommunist countries of East, South and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union, including the Baltic countries and Central Asia, what some scholars are now calling "the Eurasian borderlands." The workshop has centered debates on communism's impact on women and on how to converse and theorize across the East-West divide, with more recent discussions of decolonial and intersectional perspectives. This workshop strives to include voices from not just the New York City area, but also from the region and around the world. We continue to be an informal and friendly gathering for feminist scholars, activists, and journalists to discuss in-progress theoretical and/or critical work, empirical research, and critical and scholarly reflections on activism.
Theme: We invite papers on any topic related to gender in these Eurasian borderlands, but this year, we are particularly thinking about the impacts of Russia's long war against Ukraine, anti-gender populism, authoritarianism, and the role of local and transnational feminisms in their solidarities and resistance. We welcome conversations that put this region in the context of global events and processes, including the Israel-Gaza war and the changing international role of the US.
Details:
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Meet monthly, usually on Fridays, at the CUNY Grad Center in New York City (with Zoom participation available) or via Zoom only, 2-3 PM New York time (8-9PM Poland time)
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Presenters share a 10-15 page paper in advance to those who have registered. We ask authors to limit their presentation to 20 minutes to allow maximum time for conversation.
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We will moderate the sessions so that we check in with what we are all thinking about, hear and see the key ideas of the paper, and have lots of time to discuss collaboratively.
To participate, please fill out this google form<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfwL0Z2ZiIyQv3s3ClViUo-gkHaZtP1pgIuu-f49wETL4Hecw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dheader&data=05%7C02%7Creei%40iu.edu%7Cd82bfc26a281467e876008ddd5d882cf%7C1113be34aed14d00ab4bcdd02510be91%7C1%7C0%7C638901848064706076%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=T84YZRMcrifziIgvpR1D41VcIJqzVev5OB454lvgdHQ%3D&reserved=0> with your name, email, location/affiliation, current related interests. We have also created a space there for you to share your thoughts and suggestions about the workshop.
If you'd like to present your work/project this next academic year, please also add the following:
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tentative title for your talk
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abstract of less than 200 words describing your proposed talk
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up to 5 recent publications or brief information about your activism
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your schedule clarifying which Fridays you could present
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Preferred format: Zoom or in-person
We regret that, despite our best efforts, we do not have funds for an honorarium. All are welcome to participate. We will start reviewing proposals on Aug. 1, 2025.
For more information on the workshop's history, see our blog:
https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fceeegender.commons.gc.cuny.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Creei%40iu.edu%7Cd82bfc26a281467e876008ddd5d882cf%7C1113be34aed14d00ab4bcdd02510be91%7C1%7C0%7C638901848064761076%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=scfzz%2Bo4xCbePqacVKF%2FXmyLlWm46c%2FWUdC2vdoElH4%3D&reserved=0
See details below.
Workshop Co-coordinators
Mara Lazda (Bronx Community College, CUNY) and Janet Elise Johnson (Brooklyn College, CUNY, and CUNY Graduate Center)
Gender and Transformation in Central-Eastern Europe and Eurasia Workshop European Union Studies Center/CUNY Graduate Center
Call for Papers 2025-2026
online and in-person in NYC/hybrid
Founded in 1993, amidst the conflicts in Yugoslavia, this workshop is driven by the exploration of questions related to gender in the postcommunist countries of East, South and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union, including the Baltic countries and Central Asia, what some scholars are now calling "the Eurasian borderlands." The workshop has centered debates on communism's impact on women and on how to converse and theorize across the East-West divide, with more recent discussions of decolonial and intersectional perspectives. This workshop strives to include voices from not just the New York City area, but also from the region and around the world. We continue to be an informal and friendly gathering for feminist scholars, activists, and journalists to discuss in-progress theoretical and/or critical work, empirical research, and critical and scholarly reflections on activism.
Theme: We invite papers on any topic related to gender in these Eurasian borderlands, but this year, we are particularly thinking about the impacts of Russia's long war against Ukraine, anti-gender populism, authoritarianism, and the role of local and transnational feminisms in their solidarities and resistance. We welcome conversations that put this region in the context of global events and processes, including the Israel-Gaza war and the changing international role of the US.
Details:
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Meet monthly, usually on Fridays, at the CUNY Grad Center in New York City (with Zoom participation available) or via Zoom only, 2-3 PM New York time (8-9PM Poland time)
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Presenters share a 10-15 page paper in advance to those who have registered. We ask authors to limit their presentation to 20 minutes to allow maximum time for conversation.
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We will moderate the sessions so that we check in with what we are all thinking about, hear and see the key ideas of the paper, and have lots of time to discuss collaboratively.
To participate, please fill out this google form<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfwL0Z2ZiIyQv3s3ClViUo-gkHaZtP1pgIuu-f49wETL4Hecw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dheader&data=05%7C02%7Creei%40iu.edu%7Cd82bfc26a281467e876008ddd5d882cf%7C1113be34aed14d00ab4bcdd02510be91%7C1%7C0%7C638901848064706076%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=T84YZRMcrifziIgvpR1D41VcIJqzVev5OB454lvgdHQ%3D&reserved=0> with your name, email, location/affiliation, current related interests. We have also created a space there for you to share your thoughts and suggestions about the workshop.
If you'd like to present your work/project this next academic year, please also add the following:
*
tentative title for your talk
*
abstract of less than 200 words describing your proposed talk
*
up to 5 recent publications or brief information about your activism
*
your schedule clarifying which Fridays you could present
*
Preferred format: Zoom or in-person
We regret that, despite our best efforts, we do not have funds for an honorarium. All are welcome to participate. We will start reviewing proposals on Aug. 1, 2025.
For more information on the workshop's history, see our blog:
https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fceeegender.commons.gc.cuny.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Creei%40iu.edu%7Cd82bfc26a281467e876008ddd5d882cf%7C1113be34aed14d00ab4bcdd02510be91%7C1%7C0%7C638901848064761076%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=scfzz%2Bo4xCbePqacVKF%2FXmyLlWm46c%2FWUdC2vdoElH4%3D&reserved=0
Dear Grads and Undergrads,
A summer internship with the theme of Advancing Digital Democracy in Eastern Europe. All questions/inquiries regarding this opportunity including the deadline for applying should be directed to:
Lupton P. Abshire
Strategic Outreach
Advisory Voting Initiative
A Vote, a Voice, and the Power of Participation
www.advisoryvote.us
For Russian Language Teachers, Students, and Others Interested in Russia,
On behalf of the American Home in Vladimir, Russia – which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year – I would like to remind you about several program opportunities and deadlines.
Applications Accepted All Year
(http://www.ah33.ru/study-russian/)
| Duration | One-to-one instruction | Group instruction (2-5+ people, 15-35% discount) |
|---|---|---|
| Four weeks | $3,651 | $2,994 - 2,254 |
| Six weeks | $5,009 | $4,133 - 3,044 |
| Eight weeks | $6,367 | $5,272 - 3,834 |
Longer and shorter programs, from one week to a year, are also possible.
The benefits of the American Home’s long-standing Intensive Russian Program – the main program offers one-to-one instruction to each participant – are provided to group participants:
- Experienced faculty specializing in teaching Russian to non-native speakers;
- Program and schedule customized to the needs of each group of students;
- Study from one week to one year;
- Individual home-stay with a Russian family;
- “Russian friend-conversation partner” program;
- On-site administrative support;
- Well-equipped classrooms in a comfortable, home-like, atmosphere;
- Excursions in Vladimir and to Suzdal (a UNESCO World Heritage site) and Bogoliubovo;
- Opportunities to meet and socialize with some of the more than 600 Russians participating in the American Home English Program and others;
- Opportunities to participate in a variety of activities—for example, volunteering at an orphanage
Please see the link below for unpaid part/full time internships with the US Department of Education. All inquiries/questions should be directed to the point of contact at the bottom of the advert. Thank you.
Internship Opportunities with the Office of International and Foreign Language Education
On behalf of the Modern Humanities Research Association, the editors of the Modern Language Review (MLR) are happy to announce that the journal will henceforward award an annual Article Prize. This is in recognition of the success of our inaugural article prize – details of the winners below.
MLR publishes articles and book reviews on modern and medieval English and European languages, literatures, and cultures around the globe where European languages are spoken. The journal welcomes scholarship that takes a global or comparative approach as well as articles that appeal to a broad cross-section of scholars working on areas including, but not limited to, literature, the visual and performing arts, sociolinguistics, cultural history, and Translation Studies. We encourage submissions from scholars at all stages, including postgraduate researchers.
The Article Prize for volume 120 will be awarded to an outstanding article published in volume 120, which will appear in four issues in 2025. Submissions can be on any topic appropriate to the journal’s remit. The competition is open to all researchers. Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of the journal’s editors. Any piece accepted for publication in volume 120 will be considered for this prize. We encourage early submission of your work. Articles must have been through peer review and finalized for inclusion in MLR by mid-March 2025.
The winner will receive a prize of £750 and be interviewed for the Modern Humanities Research Association website. At the judges’ discretion, an Editorial Commendation prize of £350 may also be awarded.
Articles must be written in English and conform to MLR guidelines. Articles are typically about 8000 words in length, including footnotes. Articles should conform to MHRA style and be accompanied by an abstract of maximum 100 words. See full submission guidance at http://www.mhra.org.uk/pdf/mlr-submission-guidelines.pdf
The winner of the inaugural MLR Article Prize (for volume 118 of the journal) was Kathryn Bryan for her article ‘Fantine in the Belle Époque: Representation of the Fille-Mère in L'Assiette au beurre (1902) and Marcelle Tinayre's La Rebelle (1905)’. Editorial commendation went to Margarita Vaysman for her article ‘The Trouble with Queer Celebrity: Aleksandr Aleksandrov (Nadezhda Durova)'s A Year of Life in St Petersburg (1838)’.
For links to the articles (Open Access) and an interview with the winner, see
https://www.mhra.org.uk/news/2023/12/19/modern-language-review-prize-kathryn-bryan.html
For queries on the Article Prize, contact the MLR’s General Editor, Dr Lucy O’Meara: leo@kent.ac.uk
MLR publishes articles and book reviews on modern and medieval English and European languages, literatures, and cultures around the globe where European languages are spoken. The journal welcomes scholarship that takes a global or comparative approach as well as articles that appeal to a broad cross-section of scholars working on areas including, but not limited to, literature, the visual and performing arts, sociolinguistics, cultural history, and Translation Studies. We encourage submissions from scholars at all stages, including postgraduate researchers.
The Article Prize for volume 120 will be awarded to an outstanding article published in volume 120, which will appear in four issues in 2025. Submissions can be on any topic appropriate to the journal’s remit. The competition is open to all researchers. Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of the journal’s editors. Any piece accepted for publication in volume 120 will be considered for this prize. We encourage early submission of your work. Articles must have been through peer review and finalized for inclusion in MLR by mid-March 2025.
The winner will receive a prize of £750 and be interviewed for the Modern Humanities Research Association website. At the judges’ discretion, an Editorial Commendation prize of £350 may also be awarded.
Articles must be written in English and conform to MLR guidelines. Articles are typically about 8000 words in length, including footnotes. Articles should conform to MHRA style and be accompanied by an abstract of maximum 100 words. See full submission guidance at http://www.mhra.org.uk/pdf/mlr-submission-guidelines.pdf
The winner of the inaugural MLR Article Prize (for volume 118 of the journal) was Kathryn Bryan for her article ‘Fantine in the Belle Époque: Representation of the Fille-Mère in L'Assiette au beurre (1902) and Marcelle Tinayre's La Rebelle (1905)’. Editorial commendation went to Margarita Vaysman for her article ‘The Trouble with Queer Celebrity: Aleksandr Aleksandrov (Nadezhda Durova)'s A Year of Life in St Petersburg (1838)’.
For links to the articles (Open Access) and an interview with the winner, see
https://www.mhra.org.uk/news/2023/12/19/modern-language-review-prize-kathryn-bryan.html
For queries on the Article Prize, contact the MLR’s General Editor, Dr Lucy O’Meara: leo@kent.ac.uk