Guest lectures at the Institute

The Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies is hosting several visiting lecturers who will give a number of public lectures.

Lecture by Ben Crawshaw (UK) and Szymon Kula (Poland)

19/03, at 14:15, "Narva as a Borderland: Cultural and Performative Outlooks", Lossi 36-306.

Ben Crawshaw and Szymon Kula began to collaborate during their studies at Glasgow School of Art (2016/17) where they worked primarily with the mediums of abstract painting and installation. Both regard location and travel as a stimulus for creative output and are currently based at Narva Art Residency, Estonia. Ben Crawshaw instinctively references sources such as Situationism and Abstract Expressionism and combines these influences with a pop cultural aesthetic as a means of capturing the intensity of momentary experiences in real life settings. Szymon Kula’s artistic practice explores the potential of painting and focuses on iconographic peripheries. Investigating memories deeply rooted in a private experience he appropriates alternative histories and identities into his personal mythology.

For more information on the lecture, please contact Prof Andrey Makarychev, andrey.makarychev [ät] ut.ee.

Lectures by Dr. Anar Vəliyev, Associate Professor at ADA University (Azerbaijan):

20/03, at 16:15 - 17:45, "The Karabakh Conflict and Its Potential for Further Escalations", Lossi 36-305
21/03, at 12:15 - 13:45, "Religious Extremism and Political Violence in the Caucasus and Central Asia", Lossi 36-104
22/03, at 14:15 - 15:45, "Energy Geopolitics and Azerbaijan", Lossi 36-104
23/03, at 12:15 - 13:45, Azerbaijan Between EU and Eurasian Integration", Lossi 36-306

Lectures by Dr. Costa Georghiu, Senior Lecturer at the University of Johannesburg (Republic of South Africa):

27/03, at 16:15 - 17:45, "South Africa and BRICS: Does Membership Benefit its National Interests?", Lossi 36-305
28/03, at 12:15 - 13:45, "Professional Diplomacy: A Call for its Reinforcement", Lossi 36-104
29/03, at 14:15 - 15:45, "The Foreign Policy and Diplomatic Attributes of a Developmental State: South Africa as Case Study", Lossi 36-307
02/04, at 10:15 - 11:45, "South Africa's Elusive Developmental State: Who will Come to the Rescue?", Lossi 36-306

For more information on the speakers or their lectures, please contact Prof Eiki Berg, eiki.berg [ät] ut.ee

All are welcome!

Forwarded by:
Maili Vilson
Research Communication Specialist
Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies
University of Tartu
maili.vilson [ät] ut.ee
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