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SUMMARY:How Soviet Prison Subculture Shapes the Russian Political Landscape
DESCRIPTION:How Soviet Prison Subculture Shapes the Russian Political Landscape \nA symposium co-sponsored by the\nUCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy and the\nUCLA Department of Slavic\, East European\, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures\nOrganizers: Marianna Petiaskina\, Lydia Roberts \nUniversity of California\, Los Angeles\nMay 3-4\, 2024 \n\n  \n[gravityform id=”50″ title=”false” description=”true” ajax=”true”]\nThis event will be available on Zoom — please write to lydia.h.roberts@ucla.edu for the Zoom link. \nThis symposium gathers scholars\, policymakers\, civic activists\, and human rights defenders to explore topics including: \n♦ The impact of criminal logic and discourse on modern Russian political dialogue;\n♦ Artistic and literary traditions that influence Russian societal views of criminality\, authority\, and prison life;\n♦ The effect of the Soviet prison system and Gulag legacy on Russia’s social dynamics and cultural identity;\n♦ The implications of the above topics in the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine\, particularly the recruitment of soldiers from Russian prisons and the consequences of this strategy for the social fabric of former Soviet countries;\n♦ Comparative analysis (regional and global) of these topics;\n♦ Strategies for comprehensively understanding and addressing the interplay between criminal culture and political discourse in Russia. \nEvent Program:\nMay 4\, 2024\nLuskin Conference Center \nArtistry Room\nUniversity of California\, Los Angeles  \n09:0–09:10 ………………………… Opening Remarks        Marianna Petiaskina\n                                                                                             Co-Organizer\n09:10–10:40 ………………………… Panel 1 \nSoviet to Post-Soviet: Carceral Dynamics\, Gulag\, Law\nChaired by Marianna Petiaskina \nThe Gulag Reputation System in Post-Soviet Society\nGavin Slade\, Associate Professor\, Sociology\, Nazarbayev University \nRussian Criminality in Early Gulag Memoirs\nLydia Roberts\, PhD Candidate\, Department of Slavic\, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures\, UCLA \nLaw as a Tool for Putin’s Authoritarian Legitimation and as an Opportunity for Resistance\nLauren A. McCarthy\, Associate Professor\, Department of Political Science and Legal Studies\, University of Massachusetts Amherst \n10:40–11:00 …………………………………………. Morning Refreshment Break\n11:00–12:30 …………………………………………. Panel 2 \nCurrent events: Ideology\, Putinism\, War\nChaired by Igor Pilshchikov \nFrom «Notions» to Ideology: Patsan culture and its place in the ideology of Putin’s regime\nIlya Budraitskis\, Visiting Scholar\, Program in Critical Theory\, UC Berkeley \nYevgeny Prigozhin’s “March of Justice” against “Bespredel”\nMarianna Petiaskina\, PhD Student\, Department of Slavic\, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures\, UCLA \nThe Russian Penitentiary System after Russia’s Full-Scale Aggression Against Ukraine\nOlga Romanova\, Civic Activist and Journalist\, Founder of ‘Russia Behind Bars’ (Rus Sidyashaya) \n12:30–13:30 …………………………………………. Lunch Break\n13:30–15:00 …………………………………………. Panel 3 \nCultural Memory: Discourse\, Codes\, Prison Subculture\nChaired by Lydia Roberts \nThe Gulag Resurfaces: Society\, State Power\, Literature and the Theme of Soviet Repression\nAndrea Gullotta\, Senior Researcher\, University of Palermo \nThe Evolution of Russian Criminal Slang and its Influence on Russia’s Public Discourse \nIgor Pilshchikov\, Professor and Chair\, Department of Slavic\, East European and Eurasian Languages & Cultures\, UCLA \nHarmonies of Discord: War Shansons\nAnastasia Gordienko\, Assistant Professor\, Russian and Slavic Studies\, University of Arizona \n15:00–15:30 …………………………………… Afternoon Refreshment Break\n15:30–16:45 …………………………………… Keynote Address \nReasons and Consequences of the Interpenetration and Fusion of the Prison “Blat Committee” with Penitentiary Authority: From Correctional Colonies to the Kremlin\nOlga Romanova\, Civic Activist and Journalist\, Founder of ‘Russia Behind Bars’ (Rus Sidyashaya) \n16:45–17:00 …………………………… Closing Remarks        Lydia Roberts\n                                                                                                 Co-Organizer \nParking at the Luskin Conference Center: https://luskinconferencecenter.ucla.edu/about/campus-map-parking/ \nRelated Document: Abstracts and Bios
URL:https://slavic.ucla.edu/event/how-soviet-prison-subculture-shapes-the-russian-political-landscape/
LOCATION:Luskin Conference Center\, 425 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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