RSSS Students Participate in a Transnational Human Rights Practice Project

In the Spring of 2021, Human Rights Practice and Russian and Slavic Studies students in RSSS 308 Communicating in a Cultural Context led by Professor Liudmila Klimanova collaborated with students from the American University of Central Asia and Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia, Together, they produced social justice podcasts for four NGOs from Central Asia. The topics of the podcasts included homelessness and housing rights, ecological tourism, women's rights in Central Asia, and many more. Watch a short documentary created by Emmy-Award winning film director and videographer, Leslie Epperson, about this fascinating initiative.