This specialist course covers contemporary Belarus from political, cultural, legal, historical, and identity-related perspectives. By offering insights on politics, culture, law, history, and society in Belarus, the course seeks to illuminate the relevance and added value of the Belarusian case for contemporary scholarship. In particular, it will demonstrate how Belarus, while being unique in many of its features, is a crucial case of wider trends in Eastern Europe, the post-Soviet space, and beyond.

21 October, 13:30 - 15:00
-> Keynote speech: Conceptual approaches to the study of Belarus: IR theories and beyond by Prof. Dr. Aliaksei Kazharski, Charles University in Prague

22 October, 10:00 - 12:00
-> Lecture "Belarus after 2020: The end of electoral authoritarianism" by Prof. Dr. Sofie Bedford, Uppsala University

22 October, 19:00 - 21:00
-> Movie screening and discussion “The Green Border”, KASK. Location: Auditorium D, Campus UFO, Technicum T2

23 October, 10:00 - 12:00
-> Lecture "How to decolonize Belarusian literature?" by Prof. Simon Lewis, Universität Bremen

24 October, 10:00 - 12:00
-> Lecture Poets of change: Creative resistance and the reinvention of national symbols in Belarusian protest art by Prof. dr. Peter Vermeersch, KU Leuven

24 October, 17:00 - 18:30
-> Poetry evening with Belarusian poet Julia Cimafeiyeva. Location: Library of the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Campus Boekentoren, Rozier 44