Research project
Leeds Russian Centre
- Start date: 6 December 2011
- End date: 12 December 2018
- Funder: Internal funder
- Primary investigator: 00933258 & 00902154
- Co-investigators: Professor James Harris, Dr Steve Muir, Professor Jonathan Pitches, Dr Serge Sharoff
Description
The Leeds Russian Centre was founded with the aim of pioneering a new approach to Russian Studies entitled 'Russian(n) in the Global Context'.
Our objective is to reposition Russia and Russian Studies in the age of globalisation by moving beyond hitherto binary paradigms of examining Russia (for example, Russia versus West, or Russia in transition from the Communist era). The concept of 'global' is interpreted broadly and not just as a synonym for 'contemporary', in the intention that it will involve a broad spread of collaborative projects across disciplines and historical periods of study.
Publications and outputs
Centre launch event 9 March 2012
‘Competing Globalities’ workshop 16 April 2012
International conference ‘Russian Culture in the Era of Globalization’, 11-12 June 2015