Contested Ground: Gender, Diversity, and Political Change across Europe and Eurasia
Thursday, April 30, 2026 from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
- In-person event
- 3228, Richcraft Hall, Carleton University
- 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
Event Description
The Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Graduate Student workshop will offer a forum for the presentation of current interdisciplinary research. It will allow exchange between students and faculty on issues that highlight the breadth and importance of equity, diversity and inclusion issues in Europe, Eurasia and beyond.
Date: Thursday, April 30th
Time: 4:30-7:30pm
Location: Richcraft 3228
Registration is required. Please fill out the form below.
Schedule
4:30-4:45: Coffee
Panel 1 (4:45-6): Gender, Politics and Europe/Eurasia
Patrick Muir, “Left Behind and Turning Right: Place, Masculinity, and the Youth Far-Right Vote in Western Europe”
Mia Andrew, “Women in 1960s Spain: Between Francoism and Freedom”
Guncha Annanyeva, “Women and Language: Their Role in Nation-Building in Post Soviet Turkmenistan”
6-6:15: Coffee/Snack Break
Panel 2 (6:15-7:30): Conflict and Diversity in Eastern Europe and the Global South
Adaire Green, “Russian Influence Across the Sahel.”
Auguste Gauthier, “Following the Rainbow: LGBTQ Activism and Responses to the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis.”
Viktoria Judka, “Ethnic Violence Remembered: How the Wołyń Massacre Permeates Polish–Ukrainian Relations”
7:30: Pizza dinner and then Pub Night