CFP: 31st Annual REECAS Northwest Conference (University of Washington)

Deadline: February 17, 2025

REECAS Northwest, the annual ASEEES northwest regional conference for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies (REECAS) will take place April 10-12, 2025 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.

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Resource/CFP: DOXA Independent Russian Media Platform

DOXA Journal is an independent Russian media outlet operating in exile. Initially launched as a student publication, it has grown into one of the largest independent Russian media platforms, covering critical issues such as human rights violations, the war in Ukraine, LGBTQIA+ oppression, and indigenous rights. Through our newsletter we aim to broaden the conversation about Russia by highlighting perspectives that extend beyond Kremlin-centric coverage.

Unlike most independent Russian media, we welcome scholarly, research-driven work.

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CFP: Wisconsin Slavic Conference

Deadline: February 17, 2025

Abstracts for 20-minute papers on any aspect of Slavic literatures, cultures (including film, music, and the visual arts), linguistics, and history, as well as on Slavic language and literature pedagogy are invited for the annual Wisconsin Slavic Conference. Comparative topics and interdisciplinary approaches are welcome and encouraged. The conference will be held in-person at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5, 2025.

 Recent conference programs are available on the Wisconsin Slavic Conference website at https://gns.wisc.edu/2024/04/24/wisconsin-slavic-conference-2024/ 

 This year’s keynote lecture “The Other Place of Language: Hybridity and Extraterritoriality in Conrad, Gombrowicz, Stasiuk, and Wilk” will be delivered by Prof. George Z. Gasyna from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.  

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CFP: Canadian Association of Slavists (University of Alberta)

Deadline: February 17, 2025

The annual conference of the Canadian Association of Slavists will take place at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta) May 8 through 10, 2025. This is the first year the conference will take place independently of the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Proposals are invited for individual papers, panels, and roundtable discussions. Complete panels are preferred. Proposals can be submitted by filling out the necessary form at:

https://event.fourwaves.com/casedmonton2025
Please follow our abstract specifications and note that this is a new system for submitting conference proposals.

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CFP: II International Conference “Dostoevsky: Multiple Perspectives” (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Deadline: January 31, 2025

Just as Russian culture and literature, Dostoevsky’s work can be approached from a multidisciplinary perspective. Philosophical, historical, sociological, psychological, religious aspects, and many others are part of the history of the criticism of Dostoevsky’s works. With the title “Dostoevsky: Multiple Perspectives”, the conference seeks to broaden this debate in Brazil and is open to the participation of Dostoevsky scholars from across the country for the presentation of papers.

The Brazilian Dostoevsky Society invites all of the researchers interested in discussing the life and work of the writer to participate in the II International Conference “Dostoevsky: Multiple Perspectives”, which will be held on March 26-27, 2025.

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CFP: International Conference – Language Standardization: Trends and Challenges (Tbilisi State University, Georgia)

Deadline: February 25, 2025

Language policy makers, literary language theorists, language standardization and codification specialists are invited to the international conference 

“Language Standardization: Trends and Challenges” (LSTC) organized jointly by the State Language Department of Georgia, Arnold Chikobava Institute of Linguistics, Tbilisi State University and Giorgi Akhvlediani Society for the History of Linguistics.

The conference will be held on 14-15 April 2025 at Tbilisi State University (Tbilisi, Georgia).

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OVD-Info Prize for Master’s and PhD Research on Repression, Surveillance and Censorship in Contemporary Russia

Deadline: January 31, 2025

OVD-Info, in collaboration with several universities and faculty, has announced its inaugural prize competition for Master’s and PhD research on repression, surveillance, and censorship in contemporary Russia.  The text of the announcement is below, and more information and the application form are available at: https://en.ovdinfo.org/competition.

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CFP: Socialisms in the Face of the Holocaust in Central and Eastern Europe: 80 Years to 1945, Hybrid Research Workshop (University of Haifa, Israel)

Deadline: January 25, 2025

Two radically opposed manifestations of human society reached the climax of their realization in the twentieth century: the utopian vision of socialism and the catastrophic reality of the Holocaust. Eighty years after the end of the Second World War, this workshop, hosted on 7-8 April 2025 by the Haifa Interdisciplinary Unit for Polish Studies (HIUPS), the Gotteiner Institute for the History of the Bund and the Jewish Labor Movement, and the University of Haifa, aims to untangle socialist responses to the Holocaust within the context of twentieth century Central and Eastern European Jewish history. 

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CFP: New Perspectives in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies (Miami University)

Deadline: February 1, 2025

The Havighurst Center for East European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at Miami University welcomes applications from advanced graduate students and recent doctoral recipients (ABD to 5 years beyond Ph.D.) for our annual international Young Researchers Conference. The conference will take place from May 1-3, 2025 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

This call aims for a broad range of proposals with a focus on Russia, Eastern Europe, and/or Eurasia. Papers will be pre-circulated and read by the conference participants, Havighurst faculty, and the key-note speakers. Because the theme is an open one, selection will be based not just on the quality of the proposals but on the interdisciplinary themes that emerge from these proposals. This conference offers participants the opportunity to workshop their recent research.

The Havighurst Center will cover room and board and the cost of an excursion in the area. Limited travel funds are available.

The deadline for the submission of the proposals is February 1st. Please send a one page abstract (no more than 500 words) and one-page CVs to the havighurstcenter@miamioh.edu with the subject 2025YRCproposal.

CFP: 31st Annual REECAS Northwest Conference (University of Washington)

Deadline: February 3, 2025

REECAS Northwest, the annual ASEEES northwest regional conference for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies (REECAS) will take place April 10-12, 2025 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.

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