New Political Economies of the French Empire, 19th and 20th centuries

La Maison Française (Columbia) Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York City

To RSVP, please click here. While the cultural, political, legal and social aspects of French colonialism have received much attention over the past 30 years, the political economy of the French colonial empire has been largely neglected. This conference will bring together a new generation of historians and economists whose work engages with the nature and workings of French colonial…

The Damned Gift of Living: Vasilii Shukshin and the Dying Peasant

Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia 19 University Place, 2nd Floor, New York City

Join on Friday, February 28 for a colloquium with Joy Neumeyer, PhD Candidate in History at the University of California, Berkeley. This event is a workshop with a pre-circulated paper. Please contact Joy Neumeyer (joy.neumeyer@berkeley.edu) or Anne Lounsbery (al108@nyu.edu) for a copy. Vasilii Shukshin rose from a Siberian village to become one of the late Soviet Union’s most celebrated talents.…