Workshops & Webinars
Working with our committees, members, and other organizations, ASEEES offers workshops and webinars throughout the year to help members engage in professional development by providing information on research methodologies and sources, teaching methods and resources, publishing, funding, and careers in and outside academia.
Upcoming Workshops & Webinars
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Endangered Bodies & Activism – Bodies in Focus: Power, Subjectivity, and Practice in East European and Eurasian Studies
January 24, 2025 — 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
This six-part virtual event series will examine body matters within Eurasia through a variety of disciplines and themes. The body-as-method has emerged recently to provide novel insights on society, culture, and identity by foregrounding alternatives to Western traditions that marginalized the corporeal dimensions of social and personal existence.
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Body Matters & Liberation in East European and Eurasian Studies – Bodies in Focus: Power, Subjectivity, and Practice in East European and Eurasian Studies
January 24, 2025 — 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
This six-part virtual event series will examine body matters within Eurasia through a variety of disciplines and themes. The body-as-method has emerged recently to provide novel insights on society, culture, and identity by foregrounding alternatives to Western traditions that marginalized the corporeal dimensions of social and personal existence.
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Emerging Scholars on Body Studies – Bodies in Focus: Power, Subjectivity, and Practice in East European and Eurasian Studies
January 31, 2025 — 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
This six-part virtual event series will examine body matters within Eurasia through a variety of disciplines and themes. The body-as-method has emerged recently to provide novel insights on society, culture, and identity by foregrounding alternatives to Western traditions that marginalized the corporeal dimensions of social and personal existence.
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New Directions in Research – Bodies in Focus: Power, Subjectivity, and Practice in East European and Eurasian Studies
November 15 — 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
This six-part virtual event series will examine body matters within Eurasia through a variety of disciplines and themes. The body-as-method has emerged recently to provide novel insights on society, culture, and identity by foregrounding alternatives to Western traditions that marginalized the corporeal dimensions of social and personal existence.
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Why Bodies Matter – Bodies in Focus: Power, Subjectivity, and Practice in East European and Eurasian Studies
November 8 — 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
This six-part virtual event series will examine body matters within Eurasia through a variety of disciplines and themes. The body-as-method has emerged recently to provide novel insights on society, culture, and identity by foregrounding alternatives to Western traditions that marginalized the corporeal dimensions of social and personal existence.
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Writing Across Boundaries Program – Deadline to Apply Nov. 7
November 7
Writing Across Boundaries Program – Call for Applications To integrate new research and perspectives from underrepresented regions and groups in English-language publishing outlets in Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies, […]
Learn MoreWebinar Archive
- March 29, 2023Navigating the USAJobs Application Process [recording no longer available]
- September 14, 2022 Demystifying the Tenure Process
- June 2, 2022 Fulbright Opportunities for ASEEES Members
- April 22, 2022 How to Host Displaced Scholars on Your Campus Part II
- March 18, 2022 How to Host Displaced Scholars on Your Campus Part I
- February 23, 2022 Job Opportunities at The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) (note: this session was not recorded)
- September 10, 2021 Demystifying the Academic Job Market Process
- June 17, 2021 Practical Applications of Digital Archival Collections: The Blavatnik Archive
- Spring 2021: The ASEEES Exploring Career Diversity ZOOM Conversation Series: A Spring 2021 Pilot Program
- July 20, 2020: 1:00PM EST “Fieldwork interruptus? Research in the Time of COVID”
- April 15-20 Virtual Conference/Webinar Series “The Political Police and the Soviet System: Insights from Newly Opened KGB Archives in the Former Soviet States”
- Webinar I: Culture, Non-Conformism, Normativity Apr 15, 2020 9:00 AM EDT
- Webinar II: Entering and Exiting the Gulag April 16, 2020 9:00 AM EDT
- Webinar III: Identifying Enemies: Surveillance, Classification, and Information Apr 17, 2020 9:30 AM EDT
- Webinar IV: The Secret Police as an Institution: Internal History and Practices Apr 17, 2020 2:00 PM EDT
- Webinar V: Operations Abroad and Foreign Intelligence April 20, 2020 11:30 AM EDT
- February 26, 2020: 12EST “Considerations for US Scholars Conducting Research in Russia,” presented by Dan Davidson and Graham Hettlinger, American Councils for International Education
- October 16, 2019: 12EST “Publishing an Article in Slavic Review,” presented by Harriet Murav (Editor)
- September 11, 2019: 12EST “How to Get your Paper Published in EEPS or other International Journals”
- September 25, 2018: Shifting Borders, Spaces of Power: How to Analyze Maps and Representations of Space
- March 7, 2018: Introducing the Herder Institute: Collections, Funding Opportunities, and Higher Education Partnerships
- February 7, 2018: German-speaking Academia: A Road Map to Navigating Research Institutions beyond Universities
- August 24, 2017: Using ASEEES Commons to Prepare for the Convention
- February 23, 2017: Structuring Your Grant Proposal. Presented by Amanda Jeanne Swain
- February 16, 2017: Finding Grants for Your Research Project. Presented by Amanda Jeanne Swain
- January 19, 2017: Introducing ASEEES Commons: Why and How to Use It. Presented by Susana Aho and Nicky Agate
- May 18, 2016: Getting Published in Slavic & Eurasian Studies: Do’s and Don’ts of Academic Journal Publishing. Presented by Robert Orttunng, Eve Levin and Anna Paretskaya
- April 20, 2016: Your Academic Job Search: Drafting the Cover Letter. Presented by Diane P. Koenker, Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- January 20, 2016: Publishing Your First Book. Presented by Linda Manning, of Northern Illinois University Press
- October 15, 2015: Resources for Eastern European Jewish Studies: Repositories, Collections, Databases. Presented by Zachary M. Baker, Stanford University Libraries
- September 17, 2015: How to Find and Apply for Federal Government Jobs. Presented by ASEEES Communications Coordinator Mary Arnstein.
- June 25, 2015: Publishing Your First Book. Presented by Linda Manning, Northern Illinois University Press
- April 22, 2015: The World of Libguides — Thinking Beyond Your University. Presented by ASEEES CLIR
- March 27, 2014: Services available to scholars from the University of Illinois Slavic Reference Service. Presented by SRS Interim Manager Joe Lenkart.
- April 24, 2014: Embracing Change: Marketing Yourself for Employment Outside of the University Setting. Presented by ASEEES Communications Coordinator Mary Arnstein.
- May 22, 2014: Impact Factors, Journal Quality, and Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Presented by National Communication Association Director of Academic and Professional Affairs Trevor Parry-Giles.
- August 27, 2014: How to Find and Apply for Federal Government Jobs. Presented by ASEEES Communications Coordinator Mary Arnstein.
- October 29, 2014: Navigating Academia: Networking. Presented by the Association for Women in Slavic Studies
These webinars can be found on ASEEES Member Site.
If you have ideas for a webinar or would like to present content, please contact Leah Valtin-Erwin at leah_aseees@pitt.edu