uclssees.bsky.social
UCL's School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) is the UK’s largest national centre for research and teaching on Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, the Baltics, the Caucasus and Central Asia. www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees
👤 Joined on 18 November 2024
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@uclssees.bsky.socialWhat an evening! Very grateful to Prof. Bojan Aleksov and Drs Slavka Karakusheva and Đermana Kurić for discussing my latest book tonight at @uclssees.bsky.social. They said nicer things about my work than I ever would! 🥰
Show Post“A borrowing in Yiddish from an East or a West Slavic language… pupik has its exact equivalent in the South Slavic pupak. Something as intimate as a body part, and not just any body part, but the original link to every person’s source, can be borrowed across cultures.” @uclssees.bsky.social
Show PostBook Roundtable: When Authoritarians Speak the Language of Emancipation 21 Oct 5-7pm @uclssees.bsky.social With Dr Leandra Bias. What happens when authoritarian regimes appropriate the language of emancipation? What does this do to feminist politics, and transnational feminist solidarity?
Show PostI actually visited Drzic’s house in Dubrovnik a while back and found him to be a really interesting character. Would definitely be going to this if I wasn’t a 6 plus hour flight away
Show PostDelighted we could do our bit to make this fabulous thing happen. Don't miss!
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