Academic Discussion Series (WiP)

Works-in-Progress (WiP) is an ongoing academic discussion series based in Tbilisi, Georgia, that takes place at the new office of CRRC at Chkhikvadze St. 1. It is co-organized by the Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC), the American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, and the American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC). All of the talks are free and open to the public.

The purpose of the WiP series is to provide support and productive criticism to those researching and developing academic projects pertaining the Caucasus region.

If you would like to present at one of the W-i-P sessions, please contact: mariam.kobaladze@crrccenters.org

American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the 12th talk in the Fall 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Salome Tsopurashvili, Tbilisi State University  Women’s Representations in Georgian Soviet Silent Films: Agency, Social Class and Modification of the Images
American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the 10th talk in the Fall 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Kathryn O’Neal Webber
Known and Unknown: Progress towards Mapping Tbilisi’s Past Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 6:30pm
EPF/CRRC-Georgia, Kavsadze St. 3, Tbilisi
American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the 9th talk in the Fall 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Gavin Slade and Vakhtang Kekoshvili
The Pains of Prison Reform: Violence, Trust and the Prisoner Society in Georgia Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 6:30pm
EPF/CRRC-Georgia,…
American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the 8th talk in the Fall 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Maia Mestvirishvili, Tinatin Zurabishvili, Tamar Iakobidze, Natia Mestvirishvili
“Exploring Homphobia in Georgia” Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 6:30pm
EPF/CRRC-Georgia, Kavsadze St. 3, Tbilisi
American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the 7th talk in the Fall 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Prof. Kornely Kakachıa, Levan Kakhishvili, Salome Minesashvili, Tbilisi State University
“Elite perceptions and Georgia’s Foreign policy towards Russia: A Comparative Analysis” Wednesday, October 29, 2014…
American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the 6th talk in the Fall 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Prof. Wendy Smith, California State University, San Bernardino and Visiting Fulbright Professor
“Constructing Social Identity: Silence and Argument in a Palestinian-Israeli Group Discussion” Wednesday, October…
American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the 5th talk in the Fall 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Paul Crego, U.S. Library of Congress
“The Life of the Life of St. Nino” Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 6:30pm
EPF/CRRC-Georgia, Kavsadze St. 3, Tbilisi…
American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the 4th talk in the Fall 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Koba Turmanidze, CRRC Georgia
“Attitudes toward the Judiciary in Georgia” Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 6:30pm
EPF/CRRC-Georgia, Kavsadze St. 3, Tbilisi