Russian and East European Institute  The Hour of Romania, International Conference
March 22-24, 2007
Indiana University Bloomington
The Romanian Studies program at Indiana University announces the conference entitled “The Hour of Romania” to be held March 22-24, 2007 on the IU Bloomington campus. The conference will revisit important U.S. scholarship in various fields of Romanian studies over the past few decades and will feature current trends in scholarship with a focus on Romania or placing Romania in comparative perspective. In a period when “area studies” are undergoing important shifts in many disciplines and as Romania enters the European Union, we also want to discuss what the future of “Romanian studies” looks like.
Romania joined the European Union in 2007. This is a moment for celebrating, a moment for taking stock of efforts made in the past to make Romania known in the world, and a moment for considering what Romanian studies might come to mean in the future. From now on Romania will be situated in a different context politically and internationally. In addition, the study of national structures and cultures is undergoing a significant change in academic disciplines. This conference gives us an important opportunity for considering these changes. We will discuss them in roundtable format, as well as highlight new directions in scholarly research focusing on Romania through competitively selected papers in the humanities and social sciences.
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Accompanying Events
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"Romania Redrawn Exhibition"
March 19-25, 2007
IU Fine Arts Library Foyer |
"Romania Redrawn" is a group show of more than 35 pieces of art based on photos set out for disposal outside the Romanian consulate in New York. Romanian artist Irina Hasnas Pascal and Philadelphia photographer Laurence Salzmann used these, inviting artists to create works inspired by the photographs.
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Hour of Romania Conference Preliminary Program
Thursday, March 22
6:30 p.m. Keynote address, Vladimir Tismaneanu
Woodburn Hall, Room 101
8:00 – 10:30 p.m. Opening Reception
Friday, March 23 All Friday Sessions in Oak Room, Indiana Memorial Union
8:00 a.m. Registration open
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Roundtable on Social Sciences:
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Aurelian Craiutu: |
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| Participants: |
Peter Gross |
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Mihaela Miroiu |
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Vladimir Tismaneanu |
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10:00 – 10:30 a.m. coffee break
10:30 – 12:30 p.m. Panel 1: Identity politics in the post-communist world:
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. lunch (on your own)
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Roundtable on Romanian language:
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Matei Calinescu |
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| Participants: |
Marina Cap-Bun |
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Mona Momescu |
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Christina Zarifopol-Illias |
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3:00 – 3:30 p.m. coffee break
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Panel 2: Post-Communist Politics and the EU:
5:45 – 7:00 p.m. Documentary movie, title TBA
Saturday, March 24 All Saturday Sessions in Oak Room, Indiana Memorial Union
8:00 a.m. Registration open
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Roundtable in History and Humanities:
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Maria Bucur |
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| Participants: |
Keith Hitchins |
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Charles King |
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Irina Livezeanu |
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Christian Moraru |
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10:30 – 10:45 a.m. coffee break
10:45 – 12:45 p.m. Panel 3: New Trends in Historical Research:
12:45 – 2:30 p.m. lunch (on your own)
2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Panel 4: Intellectual Elites:
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Wrap-up session
5:15 – 7:15 p.m. Movie Screening: Moartea Domnului Lazarescu
Conference Co-sponsors
Indiana University Russian and East European Institute
Indiana University Office of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculties, Multidisciplinary Ventures and Seminars Fund
Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences
Indiana University College Arts and Humanities Institute
Indiana University Office of International Programs
Indiana University Department of Comparative Literature
Indiana University Department of History
Indiana University Department of Political Science
Indiana University Department of Sociology
Indiana University European Union Center of Excellence
Romanian Cultural Institute - Institutul Cultural Roman
Consulate General of Romania – Chicago, IL
Georgetown University - Ratiu Chair
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