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

CRRC, ARISC and American Councils present the 20th talk of the Spring/Summer 2016 Works-in-Progress season on “Neoliberal Orientalism and the Arab Uprisings: Art and Politics in the ‘Arab Street’” by Rayya El Zein, Graduate Center, City University of New York.…
CRRC-Georgia, ARISC and American Councils present the 17th talk of the Spring/Summer 2016 Works-in-Progress season and a SPECIAL EVENT: A presentation by Erik R. Scott of his important new book: Familiar Strangers: The Georgian Diaspora and the Evolution of Soviet Empire.…
CRRC-Georgia, ARISC and American Councils present the 16th talk of the Spring 2016 Works-in-Progress season: “Shifting Symbols of Identity – Armenian Oud Playing in the 1960s and 1970s”
Alyssa Mathias, University of California, Los Angeles Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at…
CRRC-Georgia, ARISC and American Councils present the 15th talk of the Spring 2016 Works-in-Progress season: “Pioneers of Georgian Studies in the United States”
Paul Crego, U.S. Library of Congress Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 6:30pm CRRC-Georgia
1 Ramaz Chkhikvadze Str.…
CRRC-Georgia, ARISC and American Councils present the 14th talk of the Spring 2016 Works-in-Progress season: “Countering Violent Extremism: Information Threats and Counter Narratives”
Onnik James Krikorian Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 6:30pm CRRC-Georgia
1 Ramaz Chkhikvadze Str. (Former 5 Chavchavadze…
CRRC-Georgia, ARISC and American Councils present the 13th talk of the Spring 2016 Works-in-Progress season: “Being Cool in Tbilisi: Musical Taste and Scene Building on Social Media”
Brigita Sebald, California State University, Dominguez Hills Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 6:30pm…
CRRC-Georgia, ARISC and American Councils present the 12th talk of the Spring 2016 Works-in-Progress season: “Countering Violent Extremism”
Naida Chamilova, Hedayah Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 6:30pm CRRC-Georgia
1 Ramaz Chkhikvadze Str. (Former 5 Chavchavadze Ave.)
Entrance III-IV, First Floor…
CRRC-Georgia, ARISC and American Councils present the 11th talk of the Spring 2016 Works-in-Progress season: “Surfing the post-Soviet web with style. Text mining post-Soviet de facto states”
Giorgio Comai, Dublin City University Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 6:30pm CRRC-Georgia
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