March 28, 2026
Arizona State University
School of International Letters and Cultures, Russian section
(co-organized with ASU’s Melikian Center:Russian, Eurasian & East European Studies and the University of Arizona’s Department of Russian and Slavic Studies)
Abstracts for 20-minute papers on any aspect of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian literatures, cultures (including film, music, theatre, visual art, etc.), linguistics, and history are invited for the annual AZ-AATSEEL Conference. Comparative topics and interdisciplinary approaches are welcome and encouraged.
The conference will be held at Arizona State University in-person on Saturday, March 28, 2026 with a virtual option.
This year’s keynote lecture will be delivered by Dr. Thom Reilly, Professor and Co-Director, Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University. He will be presenting with his research team on his forthcoming book, Child Abduction in the War in Ukraine: Erasing Ukrainian Identity as a Tool of War (Routledge, 2026).
To present a paper at the AZ-AATSEEL Conference, please submit a proposal by February 27, 2026. You can submit a proposal by sending it to hilde.hoogenboom@asu.edu Please include the name of the conference (AZ-AATSEEL), your last name, and short title of your paper in the subject line.
A complete proposal (in Word or PDF format) consists of:
- Author’s contact information (name, preferred pronouns; affiliation, telephone, and email).
- Paper title
- 200-300 word abstract
Conference registration is free. Refreshments and snacks will be provided. Participants are expected to cover their lunch.
For questions regarding the conference or submission process, please email Dr. Hilde Hoogenboom Hilde.Hoogenboom@asu.edu