Mershon Mondays are in-house events for Mershon Center affiliates and their guests. They are a forum for relaxed sharing of field stories, work in progress, and reflections on methods and emerging areas of research. Mershon Mondays take place on most weeks of the semester, in Derby 1039. Lunch is served at 12:15, and discussion goes from 12:30 to 1:30. For autumn 2024- spring 2026, Mershon postdocs will take the lead in programming Mershon Monday conversations. We welcome your suggestions for topics and presenters, and especially encourage active participation from grad students. Registration links will be sent via the Mershon in-house listservs.
Please see below for a blog post summarizing previous Mershon Monday events.
Fall 2024
November 4, 2024 - EVENT RESCHEDULED
Christopher Leger, Ph.D. Student in Political Science
Christopher Leger will present on Soviet Latvian propaganda and how it interfaces with the Latvian past and present.
November 18, 2024 at 12:15pm (Derby Hall 1039)
Theodora Dragostinova, Associate Professor of History
Theodora Dragostinova will discuss the post-1918 Balkan Borderlands and her recent research trip and project funded by the Mershon Center.
November 25, 2024 at 12:15 (Derby Hall 1039)
Taylor June and Jack Wippell, PhD. Students in Sociology; and Laura Dugan, Professor of Sociology
- Taylor June, Jack Wippell and Laura Dugan will introduce the Violence, Ideology & Extremism Working Group (VIEW) and highlight various research projects by themselves and other VIEW members.
