Conferences

  • Afghanistan 2014 and Impacts on Global Security Identities Conference, part 1The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Center for Global and International Studies and the Foreign Military Studies Office at Ft. Leavenworth, KSThe third annual KU-Ft. Leavenworth Security Conference focuses on the theme "Afghanistan 2014 and Impacts on Global Security Identities." Conference presenters will wrestle with the complicated issues surrounding the reduction of the United States and international military presence in Afghanistan after 2014, and the resulting changes in the global security environment.Spring 2012ConferenceApril 25, 2012
  • Afghanistan 2014 and Impacts on Global Security Identities Conference, part 2The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Center for Global and International Studies and the Foreign Military Studies Office at Ft. Leavenworth, KSThe third annual KU-Ft. Leavenworth Security Conference focuses on the theme "Afghanistan 2014 and Impacts on Global Security Identities." Conference presenters will wrestle with the complicated issues surrounding the reduction of the United States and international military presence in Afghanistan after 2014, and the resulting changes in the global security environment.Spring 2012ConferenceApril 25, 2012
  • Afghanistan 2014 and Impacts on Global Security Identities Conference, part 3The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Center for Global and International Studies and the Foreign Military Studies Office at Ft. Leavenworth, KSThe third annual KU-Ft. Leavenworth Security Conference focuses on the theme "Afghanistan 2014 and Impacts on Global Security Identities." Conference presenters will wrestle with the complicated issues surrounding the reduction of the United States and international military presence in Afghanistan after 2014, and the resulting changes in the global security environment.Spring 2012ConferenceApril 25, 2012
  • Afghanistan 2014 and Impacts on Global Security Identities Conference, part 4The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Center for Global and International Studies and the Foreign Military Studies Office at Ft. Leavenworth, KSThe third annual KU-Ft. Leavenworth Security Conference focuses on the theme "Afghanistan 2014 and Impacts on Global Security Identities." Conference presenters will wrestle with the complicated issues surrounding the reduction of the United States and international military presence in Afghanistan after 2014, and the resulting changes in the global security environment.Spring 2012ConferenceApril 25, 2012
  • Afghanistan 2014 and Impacts on Global Security Identities Conference, part 5The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Center for Global and International Studies and the Foreign Military Studies Office at Ft. Leavenworth, KSThe third annual KU-Ft. Leavenworth Security Conference focuses on the theme "Afghanistan 2014 and Impacts on Global Security Identities." Conference presenters will wrestle with the complicated issues surrounding the reduction of the United States and international military presence in Afghanistan after 2014, and the resulting changes in the global security environment.Spring 2012ConferenceApril 25, 2012
  • Afghanistan 2014 and Impacts on Global Security Identities Conference, part 6The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, the Center for Global and International Studies and the Foreign Military Studies Office at Ft. Leavenworth, KSThe third annual KU-Ft. Leavenworth Security Conference focuses on the theme "Afghanistan 2014 and Impacts on Global Security Identities." Conference presenters will wrestle with the complicated issues surrounding the reduction of the United States and international military presence in Afghanistan after 2014, and the resulting changes in the global security environment.Spring 2012ConferenceApril 25, 2012
  • Lia Perjovschi's Contemporary Art Archive/Center for Art Analysis: Raising Historical Consciousness in Neo-Political TimesCorina Apostol (Rutgers University, Art History)Corina Apostol discusses the implications of Lia Perjovschi's Contemporary Art Archive/Center for historical consciousness raising in neo-political times in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 25, 2011
  • Social Decay of Empire in the United StatesDr. Robert Reuschlein (Lakeland College, Accounting)Dr. Robert Reuschlein discusses the factors affecting the decay of empire in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 25, 2011
  • Dean's Opening RemarksDr. Danny J. Anderson (Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)Opening remarks from Dean Anderson for the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 25, 2011
  • Narrating History to Define the History of Taiwan: The Taiwanese State and Identity ConstructionDr. Megan Greene (University of Kansas, History)Dr. Megan Greene discusses identity construction in Taiwan in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 25, 2011
  • Patriot or Saint? The Resurrection of Soviet Heroes and Post-Soviet IdentityDr. Adrienne Harris (Baylor University, Russian)Dr. Adrienne Harris discusses Soviet heroes and post-Soviet identity in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 25, 2011
  • History and Memory on Robben IslandDr. Elizabeth MacGonagle (University of Kansas, History)Dr. Elizabeth MacGonagle discusses history and memory and addresses their affects on identity in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 25, 2011
  • The Not-So-Great-Game: Security Identity in Central Asia since IndependenceColonel Thomas Wilhelm (Ft. Leavenworth, Foreign Military Studies Office)Colonel Thomas Wilhelm discusses security identity and the idea of the 'Great Game' in Central Asia in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 25, 2011
  • From Butterflies to Baseballs: Dominican Identity beyond the Cold WarDr. Shelly Jarrett Bromberg (Miami University, pish)Dr. Shelly Jarrett Bromberg discusses Dominican identity following the Cold War in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 25, 2011
  • WelocomeDr. Edith W. Clowes (Director, Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies)Dr. Clowes provides a welcome and introduction to the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 25, 2011
  • Silence in Representations of American History and Implications for Identity-Relevant ActionTugce Kurtis (University of Kansas, Psychology)Tugce Kurtis discusses her work with Alexander M. Schoemann and Dr. Glenn Adams on the role of silence in representations of American history and its implications for identity in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 25, 2011
  • Security Discourses and Fear Control in Neoliberal SystemsMarisol Fournier Pereira (University of Costa Rica, Center for Research and Studies in Politics)Marisol Fournier Pereira discusses security discourses and fear control as they pertain to neoliberal systems in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 25, 2011
  • Personal Privacy After the Cold War: Computer Passwords, Biometrics, and Other Privacy Protections in the Construction of Identity and CommunityDr. Jo Ann Oravec (Business/Economics, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater)Dr. Jo Ann Oravec discusses how computer passwords, biometrics, and other privacy protections affect the construction of identity and community in the post-Cold War world in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 25, 2011
  • Civic Awareness and the Internet: Russia, 2011Major Raymond C. Finch, III (Ft. Leavenworth, Foreign Military Studies Office)Major Raymond C. Finch discusses the impact of the internet on civic awareness in modern Russia in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 25, 2011
  • Majority & Minority Experiences: Group Discrimination and Negotiating National and Ethnic IdentitiesDr. Ludwin E. Molina (University of Kansas, Psychology)Dr. Ludwin E. Molina discusses majority and minority experiences with group discrimination, focusing on their implications for national and ethnic identity in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 25, 2011
  • Immigration, Identities and Social Policies in Costa Rica: The Experiences of Colombian and Nicaraguan MigrantsIgnacio Dobles Oropeza (University of Costa Rica, Psychology)Ignacio Dobles Oropeza discusses Colombian and Nicaraguan migrants and their experiences in relation to immigration, identity, and social policy in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 25, 2011
  • What Does It Mean To Be a 'True' American? Constructions of National Identity and Immigration PolicySahana Mukherjee (University of Kansas, Psychology)Sahana Mukherjee discusses her work with Dr. Ludwin E. Molina and Dr. Glenn Adams on immigration and its relationship to the construction of American national identity in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 25, 2011
  • Chancellor's Opening RemarksDr. Bernadette Gray-Little (Chancellor, University of Kansas)Opening remarks from Chancellor Gray-Little for the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 25, 2011
  • Three Faces of Islamic Revival in Central AsiaDr. Mariya Y. Omelicheva (University of Kansas, Political Science)Dr. Mariya Y. Omelicheva discusses Islamic revival in Central Asia in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 26, 2011
  • Imagining New Identities on the Borders of Central EuropeRebecca Blocksome (Kansas City Art Institute)Rebecca Blocksome discusses Central Europe and identity development in 'border land' as revealed in the film Werckmeister Harmonies in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 26, 2011
  • The Common Peninsula: Ethnic and Regional Identity in Post-Soviet CrimeaAustin Charron (University of Kansas, Geography)Austin Charron discusses ethnic and regional identity in Post-Soviet Crimea in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 26, 2011
  • The Post-Soviet North Caucasus: Factors of Contemporary Ethno-National IdentityAusten Thelen (University of Kansas, Geography)Austen Thelen discuses contemporary ethno-national identity in post-Soviet North Caucasus in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 26, 2011
  • 'Like Landing on the Moon': African Students and Transnational Identities in the 1960sAmanda Schlumpberger (University of Kansas, HistoryAmanda Schlumpberger discusses transnational identities with a specific focus on african students in the 1960s in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 26, 2011
  • Social Networks in Post-Cold War TanzaniaMajor John Ringquist (US Military Academy, West Point)Major John Ringquist discusses social networks in post-Cold War Tanzania in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 26, 2011
  • Urbanization with Chinese Characteristics: Living Conditions and Social ChangeDr. John Kennedy (University of Kansas, Political Science)Dr. John Kennedy discusses his work with Dr.Shi Yaojiang on living conditions and social change in the context of Chinese urbanization in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 27, 2011
  • Zycie na poziomie (The Classy Life): Underage Prostitution in Recent Polish CinemaSarah Willenbrink (University of Kansas, Slavic Languages and Literatures)Sarah Willenbrink discusses underage prostitution as seen through recent Polish films in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 27, 2011
  • Solidarity in the age of Human Rights? Lynn Nottage's Ruined in Light of Bertolt Brecht's Mother CourageDr. Marike JanzenDr. Marike Janzen discusses a post-Cold War shift in identity seen in Lynn Nottage's 'inversion of Brectian theatre' in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 27, 2011
  • Siberian Buddhism, Revival and Identity in the Post-Soviet EraDr. Helen Hundley (Wichita State University, History)Dr. Helen Hundley discusses Buddhism, revival, and identity post-Soviet era in this talk from the 2011 KU identity conference, Identity & Community After the Cold War Era.Fall 2011ConferenceAugust 27, 2011

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