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Join us on ZOOM for the final event in our Spring 2026 Research Meet Up Series: Doing Research in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia on April 23 at 12pm Eastern Time.
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This week, ASEEES joined the American Council of Learned Societies to #TalkAboutHumanities and #TalkAboutSocialSciences and highlight SEEES, which spans culture and language, politics and society, history and literature across Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
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Call for Nominations: Robert C. Tucker/Stephen F. Cohen Dissertation Prize
Deadline: May 15
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Awarded for an outstanding English-language doctoral dissertation in Soviet or Post-Soviet politics & history in the tradition practiced by Robert C. Tucker and Stephen F. Cohen.
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Available open access as part of the Cluster: Towards a History of Russian Colonialism in the Winter 2025 issue of #SlavicReview, Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky writes, "The Misadventures of a Dagestani Merchant: Empire and Muslim Mobility in Central Asia."
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When public debate feels loud and shallow, we need disciplines that reward depth, evidence, and context. The humanities and social sciences train people to slow down, analyze, and think clearly.
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🔥 We need more specialists on Eastern Europe & Eurasia! In an increasingly globalized world, area studies expertise is more important than ever.
👏 Join us!
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We need digital humanities because knowledge only matters if people can access it.
Access to scholarly resources should not depend on geography, privilege, or institutional walls.
When we remove barriers, we turn preservation into participation.
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We need more philosophers because they teach us how to think deeply and clearly about the most fundamental questions: what matters, what’s true, and how we should live. #TalkAboutHumanities
We need philosophers because they teach us how to think deeply and clearly about the most fundamental questions: what matters, what’s true, and how we should live.
#TalkAboutHumanities
“We need more poets writing about poetry because the sanctity of language is not guaranteed. Our ability to speak freely can disappear without our even realizing it unless we’re constantly reminded of how important even the slightest word is.” — Derek Pollard, Poets on Poetry series editor
“What do theatre historians teach us? They teach us how artists and audiences come together to imagine how the world could be better. I research popular entertainment during the 19th century to understand what ordinary people cared about during times of intense social change.” — Amy E. Hughes, author of An Actor's Tale
“Media studies scholars are essential because the media shapes our reality and influences our perceptions. I study how intersectional identities within the African diaspora are represented in media to reveal how the global flows of images, then and now, foster lasting transnational solidarities.” — Wanjirũ G. Mbure, author of Out for Glamour in Africa
“Political scientists study power (social, financial, intuitional, etc.), examining the ways it impacts lived experience, societal norms, and governing ideals. Politics is not limited to the halls of government but underpins every facet of human experience.” — Madison Allums, Senior Acquiring Editor for Political Science and International Relations at University of Michigan Press
We’re happy to participate in the @acls1919.bsky.social campaign to #TalkAboutHumanities and #TalkAboutSocialSciences! Here are some responses from our authors and editors about the importance of experts in these fields.
We need more humanists & social scientists because these are the fields that help us understand each other across different cultures, languages, and beliefs.
#TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutSocialSciences
According to Humanities Indicators, humanities majors work across a wide range of sectors, earn substantially more than non-degree holders, & report high job satisfaction. The "unemployable humanities grad" is a myth. We need more humanists.
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We need historians because evidence doesn’t explain itself.
Context does not simply exist. It is built through research, interpretation, and critical analysis.
What stories have you uncovered in the historical record?
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In the Winter 2025 issue of #SlavicReview, Paolo Sartori writes, "Slavic Settlers and Conversion to Islam in Russian Central Asia," as part of the Cluster: Towards a History of Russian Colonialism.
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Call for Nominations: Distinguished Contributions Award
Deadline: May 1
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The Association seeks to recognize outstanding service, leadership, scholarship, mentoring, and public outreach.
Today, the #FeedingTheElephant team wants to #TalkaboutHumanities and #TalkaboutSocialSciences! @catherinefte.bsky.social, @dawnd.bsky.social, and @emily-elliott.bsky.social share the HSS projects that they find meaningful and important.
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Our research probes questions about politics and society from Prague to Perm, from Belgrade to Budapest, from Tashkent to Tallinn. This expertise is essential in our interconnected world.
This week, ASEEES is joining ACLS to #TalkAboutHumanities and #TalkAboutSocialSciences. #aseees
Mongolian nomad in traditional attire holding a bird of prey beside a saddled horse in a vast, mountainous landscape, with a quote below from AAS Vice President Christopher Atwood: "What does studying Mongolian nomads tell us about the world? It tells us about how our relations with the animals we hunt and we raise are at the basis of our history. Horses, dogs, cows, and sheep: the modern world was made on their backs, and the stories of Mongolian nomads show us how."
AAS is proud to #TalkAboutHumanities and #TalkAboutSocialSciences this week as we join American Council of Learned Societies in stating loudly and clearly: we need MORE humanities and social sciences scholars and research. We'll share our thoughts on #AsianStudies throughout the week!
Available open access as part of the Cluster: Towards a History of Russian Colonialism in the Winter 2025 issue of #SlavicReview, Ulrich Hofmeister writes, "Colonialism or kolonizatsiia? Why the Difference between Ukraine and Central Asia Matters."
Read now on Cambridge Core:
We need more specialists on Eastern Europe and Eurasia! In an increasingly globalized world, area studies expertise is more important than ever.
This week, ASEEES is joining ACLS to #TalkAboutHumanities and #TalkAboutSocialSciences.
#TalkAboutSocialSciences #TalkAboutHumanities #aseees
Join us this week as we share the importance of experts in the humanities & social sciences. Why do we need more historians, anthropologists, philosophers, sociologists, religious studies scholars, literary scholars?
Share your answer with #TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutSocialSciences
Headline: We Need Humanities Research. "Society needs specialized humanities research—research that delves deeply into literary, linguistic, or cultural topics. Just as medical research cannot progress without basic scientific research, so social and cultural criticism needs deep research before it can 'go public.'" Paula M. Krebs, Executive Director, MLA; Modern Language Association logo, #TalkAboutHumanities
"Society needs specialized humanities research—research that delves deeply into literary, linguistic, or cultural topics," says @paulakrebs.bsky.social. We need to invest in humanities research for the advancement of society. #TalkAboutHumanities
Language shapes everything, from how we think to how we connect and innovate.
Linguists are essential to understanding communication, and to creating ethical, responsible AI. We need more linguists.
#TalkAboutSocialSciences #TalkAboutHumanities
We need historians because the past is never just the past.
Every policy debate, public conversation, and cultural shift is shaped by what came before. Historians help us understand context, trace change over time, and recognize what’s at stake.
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ASEEES is excited to join @acls1919.bsky.social to #TalkAboutHumanities and #TalkAboutSocialSciences this week. Our message is simple: we need more humanities and social sciences scholars and research.
Join us! See: aseees.org/.../join-ase...
#TalkAboutSocialSciences #TalkAboutHumanities #aseees
ASEEES is excited to join @acls1919.bsky.social to #TalkAboutHumanities and #TalkAboutSocialSciences this week. Our message is simple: we need more humanities and social sciences scholars and research.
Join us! See: aseees.org/.../join-ase...
#TalkAboutSocialSciences #TalkAboutHumanities #aseees
Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Article Prize
Submission Deadline: May 1
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Awarded for an outstanding English-language research article in the social sciences by a junior scholar published in a peer-reviewed journal.
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Call for Nominations: Omeljan Pritsak Book Prize in Ukrainian Studies
Deadline: April 15
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Recognizes a distinguished book in the field of Ukrainian studies.
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Call for Nominations: 2026 W. Bruce Lincoln Book Prize
Deadline: April 15
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Awarded for an author’s first published monograph or scholarly synthesis that is of exceptional merit and lasting significance for the understanding of Russia’s past.
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