Conference: "Turkey-Russia: Two Periods of Rapprochement" | SALT Galata

The conference will elaborate on diverse experiences of modernization and practices in identity building exemplified in the relations of the two countries in the beginning and the end of the 20th century. Organized by SALT as part of L'Internationale's recently announced four-year project "Our Many Europes," the program is open to all. For more information: https://saltonline.org/en/1958/

SATURDAY, MARCH 16

15.00
The Borders of Europe: Constructing “East” and “West” in the 1990s
Speaker:
• Agata Pyzik, “Market as ‘Civilization’: Fake Fashion Brands Sales and Production Between Former Socialist Countries, Poland, and Russia in the 1990s”

16.15-16.45
Coffee break

16.45
Civilian Connections: Contemporary Art in the 1990s
Moderator: Merve Elveren
Speakers: Beral Madra, Luchezar Boyadjiev

18.30
Istanbul Beyond East and West
Speakers: Ali Akay, Vasıf Kortun