CfP: The Pleasures of Backwardness
THE PLEASURES OF BACKWARDNESS: CONSUMER DESIRE AND MODERNITY IN EASTERN EUROPE Conference University of California, Berkeley April 23-25, 2015 Dealine: October 31, 2014 Consumption has recently emerged as a prism through which to view the cultural and social history of Eastern Europe from an exciting new angle. Especially in the study of life under state socialism, the emphasis on consumer practices has led scholars to rethink...
