Professional Development – CREEES Professional Resources Forum

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025

2025 Caucasus Research Forum: Caucasus and the World

Event Date (via Zoom): April 23- 24, 2025

Slavic Reference Service invites you to attend the 2025 Caucasus Research Forum: Caucasus and the World via Zoom by registering at the following link: https://forms.gle/jSa7ZSMRWJDo6mq38

For centuries, the Caucasus region has been the center of rich cultural diversity and exchange. These cultural interactions have influenced the peoples of the Caucasus, and in turn, inspired generations of writers, artists, musicians, and travelers. Concurrently, the diaspora communities from this region have taken with them the many representations, oral histories, and memory of the Caucasus to the broader global culture. The theme for the 2025 Caucasus Research Forum is Caucasus and the World.

Sub-themes of the forum include:

Travel Writing
Caucasus Region in World Literature
Diaspora Communities
Displacement and Migration
Archives and Special Collections

These forums are intended to provide a supportive and informal environment for researchers, information professionals, and students to discuss future, ongoing, or completed scholarly projects. This event will take place on April 23–24, 2025 on Zoom. Participation is open to all.

Zoom details will be shared the week of the event.

April 7, 2025

New Members Wanted: AATSEEL Graduate Student Committee

The AATSEEL Graduate Student Committee is looking for new members! We invite graduate students with an interest in Slavic and East European languages, literatures, and cultures to join our committee and help shape programming and initiatives that support the graduate student community.Why Join? Gain leadership experience in an academic organization Help organize events for graduate students Network with fellow students and scholars in the field Advocate for your language and discipline within the community Who Are We Looking For?

We especially encourage applications from:Students from diverse backgrounds in East Slavic, South Slavic, West Slavic, and non-Slavic East European languages Researchers and instructors working in curriculum development, language instruction, second language acquisition, and related fields Those interested in becoming language ambassadors within the committee to promote their respective linguistic and cultural areas What’s the Commitment? Two-year term, allowing members to gain experience organizing both in-person and online AATSEEL conference programming Regular committee meetings and engagement in event planning Participation is flexible based on your availability and workload Interested?

If you would like to join us or have any questions, please contact Co-Chairs Diana Avdeeva at avdeeva2@illinois.edu and Natalia Petrova at npetrova@wisc.edu.

March 26, 2025March 26, 2025

Call for Applications: REEES Undergraduate Think Tank (Ohio State University, Howard University)

Deadline: April 20, 2025

We are excited to open the call for applications for the REEES Undergraduate Think Tank! Now in its sixth year, the REEES Undergraduate Think Tank offers students an opportunity to:
Create a research project with faculty mentor support Present at the Midwest Slavic Association Conference at The Ohio State University Select students will also present at the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Conference in Washington, D.C. Learn digital humanities skills Publish a digital research project on our website Receive a $2,500 stipend
The program runs from May 2025-April 2026. Student Fellows meet regularly over Zoom on Fridays.
The program brochure is available at https://tinyurl.com/REEES-Think-Tank-Brochure-2025.

March 14, 2025March 14, 2025

Hellenic Research Fellowship Program (Sacramento State)

Deadline: April 11, 2025

Call for Applications

Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection

Hellenic Research Fellowship Program 2025-2026

Thanks to generous ongoing funding, the university library is pleased to offer the continuation of the Hellenic Research Fellowship Program (HRFP) for a 13th year. The HRFP, the only residential fellowship program west of the Mississippi in Hellenic studies, provides opportunities for visiting scholars and writers-in-residence to spend time in Sacramento, CA, conducting research and crafting their creative works using the resources of the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection. The HRFP provides a limited number of fellowships in the form of reimbursement to help offset transportation and living expenses incurred in connection with the awards. The fellowship application deadline is April 11, 2025. No late applications will be considered. See below for full program information and application instructions.

March 14, 2025March 14, 2025

Wanted: PhD Candidates Exploring the History of Early Childcare in Central and Eastern Europe

Deadline: April 11, 2025

https://careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Leiden-PhD-candidates-exploring-the-history-of-early-childcare-in-Central-and-Eastern-Europe/1168447101/
PhD candidates exploring the history of early childcare in Central and Eastern Europe
Vacancies: PhD candidates exploring the history of early childcare in Central and Eastern Europe

The PhD candidates will become part of a research team exploring a century of early childcare and the invisible work linked to the first 1,000 days of human life in modern central and eastern Europe led by Prof. dr. Sarah A. Cramsey. The positions are fully funded under the ERC Starting Grant scheme (project CARECENTURY). The expected starting date is 1 September 2025.

March 14, 2025March 14, 2025

CFP: Emerging Scholars Workshop on Sources and Approaches in the Study of East-Central and Southeastern Europe

Deadline: March 31, 2025

The Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is pleased to invite you to submit paper proposals for a workshop for emerging scholars (M.A. students, Ph.D. students, and postdoctoral researchers) focusing on the study of contemporary East-Central and Southeastern Europe. We are interested in novel sources and approaches that reinterpret traditional historical narratives of these regions.

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025

Online Film Screening and Discussion: Named Voices

Event Date: March 26, 2025, 1:00–3:00 PM EST

This compelling documentary theater play, Named Voices, examines the Nazi genocide of Roma in Ukraine during the 1940s and the ongoing experiences of Roma communities under Russia’s current war against Ukraine. The film interweaves stories of Roma people affected by WWII, connecting their past and present struggles. Produced by the Agency for the Advocacy of Roma Culture ARCA in collaboration with the Inclusive Theatre Association ART-PLAYBACK, the film draws upon ARCA’s archives and interviews with Roma provided by the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies. Following the screening, join Nataliia Tomenko, Roma activist and cultural heritage expert, and Lesia Pagulich, Ukrainian queer studies scholar, for a conversation on how histories of violence shape new understandings of care, solidarity, and healing. The film is in Ukrainian with English subtitles (78 min).

Please register to receive the link.
https://forms.gle/zCvqDeWEi3QqkbUN6

February 13, 2025February 13, 2025

Language Workshop (Indiana University)

Deadline: May 2, 2025

Indiana University’s Language Workshop is accepting applications from now until May 2025.

2025 highlights include:

IU study-abroad programs for Azerbaijani (Baku), Hungarian (Budapest), and Kyrgyz (Bishkek)
Study-abroad programs in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh for BCMS (Cetinje), Czech (Prague), and Polish (Krakow)
Online programs for Azerbaijani, BCS, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Ukrainian, Uzbek, and 15 other languages
On-campus immersion programs for Russian, Chinese, Arabic

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025

Call for Applications: 2025 Summer Research Laboratory on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia

Priority Application Deadline for Title VIII Research Awards: February 17, 2025; Final Deadline for All SRL Applications (Funded and Unfunded): March 17, 2025

The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center and the Slavic Reference Service at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are accepting applications for our 2025 Summer Research Laboratory (SRL) program. The SRL is an in-person program that offers comprehensive research support, access to library resources and competitive Research Awards to graduate and post-graduate scholars developing projects on all aspects of Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies. It is funded by the U.S. Department of State through its Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII).

Update: We understand there are many questions currently about federal funding for the Title VIII program. We want to assure you that we are committed to holding the 2025 Summer Research Laboratory (SRL) as scheduled and encourage applicants to apply. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through these funding questions.

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025

Workshop: Nazi Propaganda in Occupied Eastern Europe and the Colonial World

Deadline: February 14, 2025

Jacob and Yetta Gelman International Research Workshop

Nazi Propaganda in Occupied Eastern Europe and the Colonial World

August 4–15, 2025

Washington, D.C.

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum invites applications for the 2025 Jacob and Yetta Gelman International Research Workshop Nazi Propaganda in Occupied Eastern Europe and the Colonial World. The Mandel Center will co-convene this workshop with Stanislovas Stasiulis, Lithuanian Institute of History, and Stefan Ihrig, University of Haifa. The workshop is scheduled for August 4–15, 2025, and will take place at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.