Events - Area Studies under Discussion

This online discussion explores how area studies research and expertise can more effectively reach the public through new and established media. Participants examine the intersection of academic scholarship and public engagement, addressing topics including military conflict, democratic contestation, migration, memory cultures, and disinformation campaigns.

Speakers: Dr. Andreas Ernst (Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zürich), Dr. Jacqueline Nießer (Graduiertenschule für Ost- und Südosteuropastudien, Regensburg), Dr. Sabine Stach (GWZO, Leipzig), Dr. Antje Johanning-Radžienė (Herder Institute, Marburg), Felix Köther M.A. (Herder Institute, Marburg), Dr. Jan Surman (Masaryk Institute and Archives, Prague), Dr. Philipp Venghaus (Curator, "Leningradskii Feminism 1979" Exhibition, Gera)

Organizers: Tatsiana Astrouskaya, Corinne Geering, Paul Vickers, Joanna Moszczyńska