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RSACS L International Conference Abstracts

Georgy Arbatov Institute for the U.S. and Canada Studies,

Russian Academy of Sciences (ISKRAN)

The Society of American Culture Studies

Abstracts

The L International conference of American Culture Researchers

«Sculpting the Future to Build the Present: American Culture and Democracy»

December 4-8, 2024

Opening Plenary Session

December 4, Wednesday 2024 6.30 pm MSK

RAS Correspondent Member Valery Garbuzov

Georgy Arbatov Institute for the U.S. and Canada Studies,Russian Academy of Sciences (ISKRAN), Russia

Democracy and Autocracy: Dichotomy of the Modern World

Professor Olga Panova

Philology Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Gorky Institute of World Literature RAS, Moscow, Russia

Bewteen West and East: W.E.B. Du Bois on Democracy in Contemporary World

Dr. William E.B. Du Bois’ reflections on democracy were not purely academic, but were closely intertwined with his activities as a writer, teacher, civil rights activist and public figure. W.E.B. Du Bois had a a keen interest in democratic practices in contemporary world; his view of American democracy “from behind the veil” encouraged him to search and compare different models existing not only in the West (USA, Britain, Germany, France), but also in the East (USSR, China) and in Africa. Many of Du Bois’ major works were inspired by travels: his personal experience played a key role in his intellectual and creative activities. The paper dwells at some length on Du Bois’ travels – his trips around the world, five visits to the Soviet Union, trips to China, Africa, and Germany – and their influence on his ideas about democracy as well as his attitudes to the existing democratic practices. The paper is based on Du Bois’ published works (including autobiographical texts and correspondence), and unpublished materials from his archive – manuscripts, drafts, sketches, notes; among them his unpublished books The World Search for Democracy (draft manuscript, 1937), Russia and America: An Interpretation (1950).

RSACS Academic Secretary Larisa Mikhaylova

Journalism Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

The Fiftieth Conference of American Culture Researchers: Memories and Perspectives

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Abstracts of the The XLIX RSACS International Conference

Russian Academy of Sciences Arbatov Institute of the USA and Canada Studies

The Society of American Culture Studies

The XLIX International Conference Abstracts

«Ways to Success in American Culture»

Moscow, November 29 – December 3, 2023

Editorial team: Oksana Danchevskaya, Elena Kornilova, Alexey Matveyev, Boris Maximov, Andrey Ruskin, Nadezhda Shvedova,

Editor: Larisa Mikhaylova

Keynote Lecture

Chris T. Cartwright, MPA, EdD

Portland State University, Oregon, USA

An Interculturalist’s Perspective on Ways to Success in American Culture

The United States is emerging from the COVID-19 Pandemic a deeply fractious society. We seem to be recovering economically, but very unevenly. Politically we are often contentious and disappointed. Culturally and socially, we are often anxious and discontented, especially for those not in the majority racially, ethically, gender identity, ability, and socio-economically class in terms of order and fairness.

No one discipline or perspective can do justice to the complexity we are experiencing in the US at this time. As an interculturalist, a scholar and consultant most focused on the ebbs and flows of communication and engagement across difference, I can offer a perspective on how culture and intercultural competence is impacting this unique time.

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Chris Cartwright, MPA, Ed.D.is an assessment consultant, trainer, and instructor supporting individuals and organizations in assessing and developing inclusion, intercultural, and global competencies. He has 40+ years of experience in multiple sectors. He assesses, consults, coaches, trains, teaches, and researches regionally, nationally, and internationally in areas of inclusive and global leadership development, intercultural competency, assessment and evaluation, and social justice. He is an associate of the Connective Leadership Institute, the Kozai Group, icEdge, and Aperian Global.

He is an adjunct faculty for the Portland State University, Minerva, as well as Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, and Pepperdine University. He recently served as Director of Intercultural Assessment and Associate Director of the Graduate Program for the Intercultural Communication Institute for 10 years. Prior to this work, he has served as the Dean of Academic Programs for the International Partnership for Service Learning and Leadership.

Section 1. USA Journalism

Coordinator Dr. Andrey Ruskin

(Journalism Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia)

December 2, 2023

10.00-12.00 (MSK)

Darya Yeremina, Dobrolyubov Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic University, Russia

The Role of Journalists in the Struggle for Women’s Rights

The struggle for women’s rights has a long history in American culture. Women are an integral part of American culture. They occupy high positions in business, politics, science, art and other fields. There are many moments in American history when journalists covered issues related to gender inequality, violence and discrimination. From simple misogyny to opening up new opportunities for women in professional journalism.

This question is undoubtedly an important element of the path to success and development in American culture. How exactly does journalism bring about successful changes in American culture, revealing the concept of “woman” as an independent and self-sufficient person? In my report we will look at how journalists in different periods of history used their positions to fight for women’s rights. Specific examples of the work of journalists will be considered. Contemporary challenges related to gender inequality and the role of journalism in combating them will also be discussed. Continue reading →

Article ” The Black Amerasian Experience in Korea” of our member Kun Jong Lee received an award of Korean Journal

Abstract:

This essay discusses the literary representations of the black Amerasian experience in Korea. It first studies a late-1920s novella that featured the first black-Korean character and foreshadowed the major issues facing black Amerasians in later Korean and Korean American narratives published from the mid-1950s. By putting Korean-language narratives into direct dialogue with their Anglophone counterparts, this transpacific study argues that the texts in Korean and English are complementary to each other and help piece together the diverse aspects of black Amerasian experience in Korea told from the two perspectives, Korean and Korean American. Both Korean and Korean American narratives portray black Amerasians fundamentally as the unfortunate victims of androcentrism, patriarchy, ethnonationalism, militarism, neo-imperialism, and racism. Yet there is a signal difference between the two literatures: whereas Korean narratives focus on black Amerasians’ discrimination and ostracization by Koreans, Korean American narratives highlight white racism in U.S. military facilities and criticize U.S. legal barriers and immigration policy against (black) Amerasians.

Here you can see the full text of the article provided by the author:

The Black Amerasian Experience in Korea

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