CORE 220:  CENTRAL ASIA & EUROPE

 


PRESENTATION PROGRAM

 

8:30 THURSDAY,  Walker Science 209

POLITICAL ISSUES I:  Leaders: Presidents and Dictators

  • Georgia

  • Russia

  • Turkmenistan

  • TBA?

POLITICAL ISSUES II:  Conflict:  International and Ethnic

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  • Massacre in Khojaly (Azerbaijan)

  • The effect of Milosovic (Serb) on Croatia

  • Ethnic struggles and education in Macedonia

  • Kashmir:  the Indian view

  • Kashmir:  the Pakistani view

  • Illegal immigration in Kyrgyzstan

POLITICAL ISSUES III:  Emerging Democracies

  • The transition to democracy in Russia

  • Belarus' close ties & association with Russia

  • Afghan drug cartel & the transition from Taliban to democracy

  • Czech Crime

  • TBA?

9:45 THURSDAY,  Walker Science 209

CULTURE I:  Music

  • Albania
  • Latvia

CULTURE II:  Sports & Recreation

  • Armenia
  • India
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Ukraine
 
10:00 Friday, Walker Science 217

RESOURCES & ECONOMICS

  • Mountain People in Himalayas
  • Tourism in Mongolia
  • Tourism in Sri Lanka
  • Wildlife in Bangladesh
  • Conquest for White Gold in Uzbekistan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Bhutan
11:00 Friday, Walker Science 217

CULTURE III

  • The holocaust in Poland
  • Albanian Music
  • Adoption in Romania
  • Bulgarian folklore
  • Healthcare in Bosnia
  • Hungarian historical human
  • Lithuanian customs and traditions 
  • Serbian food
NOTE:  program subject to slight re-arrangement; contact JannR@queens.edu if you have major changes in topic

       

 

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