Collective trauma, memories and victimization narratives in political mobilization strategies: The case of Crimean Tatars

Collective trauma, memories and victimization narratives in political mobilization strategies: The case of Crimean Tatars

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Add to calendar

Alumni Boardroom, 617 Robertson Hall

1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON

Contact Information

Idris Colakovic, 613-520-2600 ext: 2113, IdrisColakovic@cmail.carleton.ca

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Free

About this Event

Host Organization: EURUS
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This research seminar will explore the traumatic narratives of Crimean Tatar deportations circa 1944 (Sürgün), and their impact on modern strategies of ethnic political mobilization. The seminar will first focus on the consolidative role of traumatic memories and theories devoted to scholarship on victimhood in politics. The second empirical part will present interpretations of Crimean Tatar victimization under Soviet rule and in relation to the ongoing political challenges in both mainland Ukraine and annexed Crimea after 2014.

Milana Nikolko is Adjunct Research Professor at the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (EURUS). Her current research revolves around the issues of victimhood and memory work of collective traumatic past, and mediation of grey zone conflict. The core interest is laying in the field of interethnic communication and diaspora studies. She is the co-editor (with David Carment) of Post-Soviet Migration and Diasporas: From Global Perspectives to Everyday Practices (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)