Online VERA Conference: Conflicting Il/liberalisms. Dividing states and societies in Russia and beyond
Date and Venue: 19-20 May 2021, Zoom
Organizers: VERA Centre for Russian and Border Studies, University of Eastern Finland & Finnish Association for Russian and East European Studies FAREES (VIETS).
The full conference programme with keynotes, keynote panel and paper sessions has now been published.
The conference explores different aspects of il/liberalism in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, and Eurasia. The keynote speakers, panellists and paper presenters explore the contemporary social, political and other divisions in the region at different social, political and geographical contexts. The first keynote presentation by Marko Lehti elaborates the on-going crisis of liberalism that occurs in different parts of the word. The keynote panel including Katalin Miklossy, James Scott and Alexander Kondakov discusses how the il/liberal turn is reflected in confrontations, culture wars and bordering practices in Russia and Central and Eastern Europe. On the second day, Mark Simon continues the discussion in his keynote presentation on the current Russian debate over the selection of Manizha Sangin, a Russian singer of Tajik origin, to represent Russia in 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. Her nomination is strongly criticised by more conservative sections of society for insulting the image of the ‘Russian woman’ (which is also the name of the song).
Registration: The conference is free of charge. In order to obtain the ZOOM link, send your registration by using using this link latest on Monday 17 May 2021.
Venäjän ja Itä-Euroopan tutkimuksen seura VIETS 