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Russian and East European Institute
Faculty History Maria Bucur, Associate Professor and John V. Hill Chair of East European History, has actively maintained the excellent standing of Indiana in this field. Bucur’s research and teaching interests focus on the modern period, including social and cultural developments in Eastern Europe, and more specifically Romania. Among her recent publications are Eugenics and Modernization in Interwar Romania (Pittsburgh University Press, 2002) and the volumes co-edited with Nancy Wingfield, Gender and War in Twentieth Century Eastern Europe, (forthcoming, Indiana University Press), and Staging the Past: The Politics of Commemoration in Habsburg Central Europe, 1848 to the Present (Purdue University Press, 2001). She has also published studies on eugenics, philanthropy, the cultural history of the Great War, and most recently, “Gender and Fascism in Interwar Romania,” in Kevin Passmore, ed., Women, Gender and the Extreme Right in Europe (Rutgers University Press, 2003). She has introduced new graduate courses, including a required colloquium on issues in historiography of Eastern Europe, as well as comparative courses such as Communism and Post-Communism in Comparative Perspective, which focuses on Eastern Europe and China. She has also taught a variety of undergraduate courses: The Idea of Europe, Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century, Nationalism in the Balkans, 1804-1920; Women, Men, and Society in Modern Europe; Opposition, Survival, and Resistance in Communist Eastern Europe; and Film and History. Recently she was spotted on the History Channel. She is currently working on an analysis of memory and nationalism in Eastern Europe in the twentieth century and acting as associate editor for the American Historical Review. She is also the chair of the gender and sexuality field in the History department. Bernd Fischer (PhD University of California, Santa Barbara, 1982; Professor of History, Chair, Department of History, Indiana University, Fort Wayne) is a historian of the Balkans, Ottoman Empire, and Albania. He is the author of King Zog and the Struggle for Stability in Albania, Albania at War, the co-editor of Albanian Identities: Myth and History, and the author of numerous book chapters and articles. The courses he teaches include: History of the Ottoman Empire, History of 20th Century Europe, History of the Modern Balkans, and the History of Modern Germany. Slavic Languages and Literatures Henry Cooper (PhD Columbia University, 1974; Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures) teaches South Slavic languages, literatures, and culture, as well as Old Russian literature. He recently introduced a new undergraduate course entitled, “Balkans: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.” His courses include Intermediate Serbian and Croatian I and II, Elementary Slovene I and II, Literatures and Cultures of the South Slavs I and II, and Seminar in South Slavic Literatures. He published two books in 2003: Slavic Scriptures: The History of the Formation of the Church Slavonic Version of the Holy Bible (Teaneck, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press/London: Associated University Press, 2003); and Bilingual Anthology of Slovene Literature (Bloomington, IN: Slavica Publishers, 2003). An anthology of Bulgarian literature in English translation, which he coedited with Ivan Mladenov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, is scheduled to appear in 2006; and he has prepared a chapter on Bible translations among the Slavs before the advent of printing for the New Cambridge History of the Bible (Cambridge University Press). Elena Petroska holds a PhD in Slavic Linguistics from the Department of Macedonian and South Slavic Languages at the Faculty of Philology in the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius (UKIM) in Skopje, Macedonia, where her research focused on semantics and pragmatics of Macedonian, South Slavic, Balkan and Polish. At UKIM she is an associate professor of Macedonian linguistics and teachers courses in Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Macedonian as a Second Language and Syntax. She is a research associate in the multi-year project on Balkanisms at the Center for Areal Linguistics at the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MANU). She has also been teaching at Indiana University since 2001, both in the summer workshop and during the academic year. From 2006 she is the first Lecturer in Macedonian Studies as supported by a joint cooperation agreement between IU and UKIM. Her research and teaching interests include South Slavic and Balkan linguistics, Macedonian Heritage Learners, and contemporary Macedonian language. At IU she teaches Elementary and Intermediate Macedonian in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Bryan McCormick (Ph.D. Clemson University, 1993) is Associate Professor in the Department of Recreation and Park Administration. He has worked with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in their Psychosocial Truama Response (PTR) program in Kosovo. He has an ongoing line of research on social and community functioning of people with severe mental illness in community mental health settings in Serbia. His research interests include therapeutic recreation with people with psychiatric and substance abuse problems. School of Law Timothy Waters' (M.S.L.I.S, Columbia University, in East Central Europe, international law; J.D., Harvard Law School) scholarly interests include the structure of the inter-state system, ethnic conflict, human rights, transitional justice, and comparative law, especially in European and Islamic contexts. His principal research involves re-defining self-determination to devise an effective right of peaceful secession. Waters served as a consultant on legal system reform for the Open Society Institute, UNDP, and the Latvian Ministry of Justice, and on ethnic discrimination for Human Rights Watch. He also monitored implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords in Bosnia for the OSCE. He also helped draft the indictment of Slobodan Milosevic at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. He is currently teaching the course International Criminal Law. Several other REEI faculty members specializing in East European studies serve as mentors for students doing research in the South Slavic region. Jack Bielasiak (political science) studies transitions to democracy and post-communist electoral systems; Owen Johnson (journalism/history) researches and teaches courses on mass media in East Central Europe; Michael Alexeev (economics) studies the economic transformation of former centrally planned economies; Sarah Phillips (anthropology) works on the anthropology of post-socialist societies; Aurelian Craiutu (political science) teaches courses on political thought, democracy and its critics, and transition to democracy in Eastern Europe; Beverly Stoeltje (folklore) teaches on nationalism, difference, and gender in East Europe; Halina Goldberg (musicology) teaches Chopin and the Music and Politics of Eastern Europe; Charles Wise (SPEA) teaches about democratization and transition in Eastern Europe and the CIS; Jean Robinson (political science) works on family response to state policies in post-socialist societies;
Undergraduate students pursuing a bachelor's degree in virtually any discipline or professional school can include South Slavic studies in their course work and graduate with a minor from REEI. The Departments of History, Slavic Languages & Literatures, and Political Science offer MA and PhD degrees which can include a focus in South Slavic studies. REEI offers a master's degree in Russian and East European studies for students seeking professional careers in government, nonprofit organizations, or private business that requires advanced knowledge of the languages and cultures of Southeastern Europe. Students pursuing a PhD in most disciplines and professional-school graduate students (MBA, MPA, MLS, MIS) can also pursue course work in South Slavic studies toward a dual MA degree, Graduate Area Certificate in Russian and East European Studies, or PhD minor. To read about REEI students involved in South Slavic countries read the February 2007 issue of REEIfication. S101/S501 -- Elementary Serbian & Croatian I S102/S502 -- Elementary Serbian & Croatian II S201/S503 -- Intermediate Serbian & Croatian I S202/S504 -- Intermediate Serbian & Croatian II S363/S563 -- Literatures and Cultures of
the South Slavs I S364/S564 -- Literatures
and Cultures of the South Slavs II S565 -- Seminar in South Slavic Literatures Click here for a description of these classes. Government Jill Byrnes (M.A., History and REEI Graduate Area Certificate in Russian and East European Studies, 1973) is a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. State Department and has served much of her career in Zagreb and Belgrade. Viktor Jackovich (MA Slavic Languages and Literatures, 1971) was the first US Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina, appointed in 1993. He has specialized in East European, Russian and Balkan affairs. In 1999, Jackovich assumed a newly created State Department position of Associate Director at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch, Germany. Richard Miles (MA Political Science, 1964) most recently served as U.S. Ambassador to Georgia. He entered the Foreign Service in 1967 and has served abroad in Oslo, Moscow, Belgrade, as Consul General in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), and as Principal Officer of the U.S. Embassy Office in Berlin. Ambassador Miles served as Ambassador to Azerbaijan from 1992 to 1993, as Chief of Mission to Belgrade from 1996 to 1999, and as Ambassador to Bulgaria from 1999 to 2001. He is now the Executive Director of the Open World Leadership Center, located in the Library of Congress. Non-Government Patrick Moore (MA History, 1975) passed the history PhD qualifying exam with distinction in 1982. He has been Coordinator for Balkan analysis for Radio Free Europe since 1977. Moore writes on the former Yugoslavia and Albania for the daily publication "RFE/RL Newsline." He writes for and edits the analytical weekly "Balkan Report," and edits the weekly "South Slavic Report.” He gives a weekly interview on regional and international affairs to the Albanian-language broadcasters of RFE/RL's South Slavic and Albanian Languages Service. Renee Traicova (MA/MPA Russian and East European Studies and Public Affairs, 2002) is Program Manager for Macedonia at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. Academic John Cox (PhD History, 1995) is a professor at Wheeling Jesuit University. He teaches courses on East European History and is writing a book on the history of the Serbian people. Stephen Dickey (PhD Slavic Languages and Literatures, 1997) is Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures at the University of Kansas. He also works as a translator for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Sarah Kent (PhD History, 1989) is a professor and chair of the history department at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. She teaches courses on Russian and East European history and is the author of several books and articles on the area, as well as the co-author of A Reader's Guide to Croatia. Nick Miller (PhD History, 1991) is a professor at Boise State University. He teaches courses on Central and Eastern European history. Miller is also the department's graduate director. His research focus is the lands of the former Yugoslavia. He wrote, “Between Nation and State: Serbian Politics in Croatia Before the First World War,” University of Pittsburgh Press, 1997. Indiana University has an intensive summer language program open to IU students, students from other universities, upper-level high school students, nondegree students, and members of the community. The Summer Workshop in Slavic and East European Languages (SWSEEL) offers a full year of beginning Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language training in a single eight-week, intensive summer session, mid-June to mid-August each year. By special agreement with the Indiana State legislature, all summer intensive language students pay tuition at the in-state rate ($2127 for 10 credit hours in 2005). Fellowship awards for tuition and a stipend are available on a competitive basis. During most summers, IU receives funding from the American Council for Learned Societies to offer Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian tuition-free to graduate students working in any field related to Eastern Europe. More information on the language program and financial aid is available at the Summer Language Program website. Indiana University is proud to offer two recently-approved study abroad programs that allow students to travel to Croatia to combine language study with cultural exploration: Zagreb Program A one-semester program at the University of Zagreb for students in the second or third year of Serbian & Croatian. Local costs are covered by the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education, and Sport; IU will charge tuition and fees and IU credit will be awarded (undergraduate credit only, but graduate students may also take part in the program). Spring semester only. Croaticum Program A two-week intensive study of Croatian language and culture at the Zagreb Summer Slavistics School in Dubrovnik (typically the last week of August and the first week of September). A language and culture program on various levels of linguistic ability in the ideal setting of medieval and Renaissance Dubrovnik. Drill sections, optional courses, and mandatory lectures on a variety of Croatian literary-cultural topics in Croatian. Local expenses are covered by the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education, and Sport; IU will charge tuition and fees and IU credit will be awarded (undergraduate only, but graduate students may also take part in the program). The Main Library holds the Albanian collection and the Slovene, Serbian, and Croatian collection. The Albanian collection totals just over 1,000 volumes, about 700 of which are in Albanian, and the rest in Western languages and Russian. There are long runs of the major history and philology journals (Studime Filologjike, 1964-1990; Jeta e Re, 1949-1972; Studime Historike, 1964-1991). The collection for Slovene, Serbian, and Croatian stands at 40,300 volumes, about 5,000 of which are in Western languages or in Russian. The University was a depository for the Yugoslav PL-480 Program, a cooperative acquisitions program, until the early 1990s. During the past seven years, special efforts have been made to make the Slovene collection a research collection for the Midwest libraries. For this reason, the library has the newspaper Delo and subscriptions to some 40 other Slovene journals. The Slovene collection currently has approximately 4,000 volumes. Russian & East European Institute Audiovisual Library Items from the Indiana University Russian and East European Institute are available for loan without charge to instructors and students for use in the classroom, research, or for curriculum development. The user is responsible for paying return postage and insurance. You may view a list of available materials here. To request materials, please call (812) 855-7309, e-mail reei@indiana.edu or write to: Russian and East European Institute REEI regularly brings private-sector, non-profit and government practitioners with expertise in Southeast Europe to speak on campus. A sample of recent speakers include: Shaun and Jill Byrnes, both active Foreign Service Officers who have served much of their careers in Southeast Europe, spoke about the changing political situation in Kosovo and advised students on career options with the federal government, including the Foreign Service. Ms. Zorica Matkovic, Consul General for the Croatian Consulate in Chicago, visited Serbian/Croatian language class and also gave a public lecture entitled “Croatia and the European Union.” Svetlana Broz, granddaughter of Josip Broz Tito, visited campus to acknowledge those who chose nonviolent responses to the war in Bosnia. She is part of a group that plans a “Garden of the Righteous” in Sarajevo dedicated to those people. Mario Susko, a Bosnian Croat poet, visited the campus to read his poetry and speak to students about the siege of Sarajevo. Chuck Sudetic, former New York Times correspondent in Bosnia and an IU Serbian and Croatian language program graduate, presented “Origins of the Bosnian Conflict and the Folly of Dealing with Milosevic.” Visiting Woodrow Wilson Center scholar James William Gow spoke on "The Yugoslav War Through Film." The South Slavic Language Group provides an informal setting for students to practice their language and conversation skills. All of the meetings are conducted with conversation in Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian, Slovene, Bulgarian and/or Macedonian, depending on attendance. Please view the Coffee hours flier for more information. Meetings are initiated by the visiting Serbian/Croatian instructor in the Slavics department. At times the group will watch a film from the region, or students will meet in a coffeeshop in town. Many members of the group have research interests in the region. All have studied a language of the region, and many have education, business or travel experience in the region. Members of the general community are also welcome to attend the meetings. The South Slavic Language Group welcomes international students from the region to its meetings. The opportunity for American students of the region to practice their language skills with native speakers is invaluable. This group is inclusive, and welcomes students of all ethnic backgrounds and from all regions of south-eastern Europe. The meetings are of general interest, without an agenda, which allows the conversation to develop on a broad range of issues.
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Study of the history, language, and culture of the Balkan and South
Slavic region has been part of the Indiana University curriculum for East
European studies since the early 1950s. In its Russian and East European
Institute (REEI) and Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, IU
offers: 
Indiana University's interdisciplinary
program in East European Studies presents students with several options
for a course of study on Southeastern Europe. Students may enroll in up
to three years of language instruction during the academic year, and summer
intensive language instruction is available for the first year of study
(second-year Serbian and Croatian is occasionally offered during the summer).
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships are available on
a competitive basis for graduate students pursuing Croatian or Serbian
language study during both the academic year and summer session.