Program Faculty

Program Faculty

Program Director: Kimberly Marten, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, Barnard College

Alexander Cooley, Director, Harriman Insitute; Professor of Political Science, Barnard College

Timothy M. Frye, Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Post-Soviet Foreign Policy, Department of Political Science

Lynn Garafola, Professor of Dance, Barnard College

Elise Giuliano, Lecturer in Discipline, Political Science

Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics, Department of Political Science

Stephen Sestanovich, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of International Diplomacy, School of International and Public Affairs

Jack Snyder, Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Relations, Department of Political Science

Announcements

The Cold War, Post-Cold War, and the Academy: Policy Recommendations from an Oral History of Russian and Eurasian Studies

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Alexander Cooley (Claire Tow Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, and Director, Harriman Institute) and George Gavrilis, an independent consultant specializing in international relations, foreign policy, higher education and oral history, co-authored the PONARS Eurasia policy memo, "The Cold War, Post-Cold War, and the Academy: Policy Recommendations from an Oral History of Russian and Eurasian Studies," which draws on the findings gleaned from the Harriman Institute's oral history.

Russia: Stranger than Fiction

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 6:00pm

Please join the Harriman Institute and the Barnard Slavic Department for a conversation with Yelena Yakovich, documentary film director, and Marina Adamovich, editor-in-chief of The New Review, following the Russian Documentary Film Festival in New York, October 19–21, 2018. RSVP required for non-Barnard attendees; email barnardslavic@gmail.com.

Film Screening & Discussion. 'Early Cranes' and 'White Ship' with Director Bolot Shamshiev

Friday, November 30, 2018 - 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Please join the Harriman Institute for a screening of the films Early Cranes (1979) and White Ship (1975) by prominent Kyrgyz and Soviet film director Bolot Shamshiev, followed by a discussion between Shamshiev and Dr. Peter Rollberg (George Washington University). This event is part of the three-day series Celebrating Chinghiz Aitmatov at 90 organized by the Harriman Institute, the Kyrgyz American Foundation, and the American University of Central Asia.

Book Talk. Have the Mountains Fallen? Two Journeys of Loss and Redemption in the Cold War by Jeffrey B. Lilley

Friday, November 30, 2018 - 12:00pm

Please join us for a talk with Jeffrey B. Lilley about his book Have the Mountains Fallen? Two Journeys of Loss and Redemption in the Cold War (Indiana University Press, 2018). This event is part of the three-day series Celebrating Chinghiz Aitmatov at 90 organized by the Harriman Institute, the Kyrgyz American Foundation, and the American University of Central Asia.

International Conference: Aitmatov at 90

Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

Please join us for an international conference about the literary, diplomatic, and cultural legacy of renowned Soviet and Kyrgyz writer, Chinghiz Aitmatov. This event is part of the three-day series Celebrating Chinghiz Aitmatov at 90 organized by the Harriman Institute, the Kyrgyz American Foundation, and the American University of Central Asia.

Exhibit Opening & Concert. Chinghiz Aitmatov at 90: Photography by Askarbek Abdygulov

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 6:00pm

Please join us for the opening reception of an exhibit featuring photography by Askarbek Abdygulov. Abdygulov presents unique moments from the life and work of renowned Soviet and Kyrgyz writer Chinghiz Aitmatov starting in 1971 and continuing almost to the end of Aimatov’s life. The Eurasia Festival Ensemble will present music by several composers inspired by Aitmatov’s works.

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