Disputas Master Artem Spirin
Master Artem Spirin disputerer for ph.d.-graden i humaniora og samfunnsvitenskap og vil offentlig forsvare avhandlingen:
"Fortifying Border Memories: Memory Politics in the Post-Soviet Russian North”
Prøveforelesning over oppgitt emne holdes kl. 10:15, SVHUM B.1005:
"Memory Politics in Theory and Practice in Liberal vs. Illiberal Democracies"
Prøveforelesning vil bli strømmet her.
Disputasen starter kl. 11:15 samme sted, og vil bli strømmet her!
The defence will ble streamed here.
Opptak av disputasen vil være tilgjengelig i en måned.
A recording of the disputation will be available for one month.
Doktoravhandlingen er tilgjengelig her.
The Doctoral Thesis is available here.
Populærvitenskapelig sammendrag:
Memory politics shapes collective historical representations for political ends. In Russia, the state actively centralizes memory institutions, pushing state-centric views while suppressing dissenting narratives. This dissertation examines how these dynamics play out in Russia’s three northern regions, focusing on the violent past. It 1) explores the monumental memory politics of the Great Patriotic War in Murmansk; 2) analyzes the state-patriotic transformation of Arkhangelsk's Mudyug Museum dedicated to a Civil War prison camp; 3) investigates changing interpretations of Stalinist repressions and Finnish occupation in Karelia.
Using media analysis, local history accounts, and expert interviews, the study identifies key actors and strategies in regional memory politics. Unlike theories attributing Russia’s memory control solely to the Kremlin, this research reveals nuanced federal-regional interactions. The state’s strategies include integrating local memories into patriotic frameworks and securitizing regional narratives. The findings shed light on how Russia's authoritarian regime navigates memory politics, combining control with adaptation in its northern peripheries.
Hovedveileder professor ph.d. Kari Aga Myklebost, UiT Norges arktiske universitet
Biveileder førsteamanuensis ph.d. Petia Mankova, UiT Norges arktiske universitet
Bedømmelseskomité
Professor PhD Maria Mälksoo. University of Copenhagen, 1. opponent.
Forsker I PhD Anton Weiss-Wendt. Senter for studier av Holocaust og livssynsminoriteter (HL-senteret), 2. opponent.
Professor emeritus dr.philos. Narve Fulsås. UiT Norges arktiske universitet.
Disputasleder
Fung. instituttleder Charlotte Damm, Institutt for arkeologi, historie, religionsvitenskap og teologi
De som ønsker å opponere ex. auditorio, kan sende en e-post til leder av disputas innen kl. 13:00 disputasdagen: charlotte.damm@uit.no