2017 SASW Speakers’ Series

The SASW is proud to announce its 2017 Speakers’ Series. Since 2003, the SASW has hosted a diverse range of speakers ranging from policy experts, academics, genealogists, folklorists, diplomats, authors and historians on Slovak-related topics. 

February 23rd – Dr. Kimberly Zarecor will talk about her recent book, Manufacturing a Socialist Modernity: Housing in Czechoslovakia, 1945-1960.

April (TBA) – Dr. Elaine Rusinko will give a talk on “Andy Warhol: The Carpatho-Rusyn King of American Pop Art.”

June (TBA) – Dr. Charles Sabatos will discuss the classic historical novel, Out Of This Furnace, which tells the tale of a Slovak/Rusyn family in Braddock, PA.

October 21st – Dr. Paul Hinlicky will give a talk on “Lutheranism in Slovakia: From the Reformation to Samuel Stefan Osusky.”

Further details will be provided closer to the scheduled date of the event.

The books, Manufacturing a Socialist Modernity and Out Of This Furnace, are available for purchase through AmazonSmile. Please click on the link below whenever you shop on Amazon and you’ll help support the SASW.

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