Taking up Fabio Lanza’s question–is there a socialist everyday?–this panel will explore the nature, meanings, and boundaries of “everyday life” as it has been imagined and theorized by a wide array of scholars and historical actors. In contexts ranging from early Soviet linguistic theory to China’s Cultural Revolution to European Maoism, panelists ask: What is everyday life? Where does it begin and end, and what is its relationship with socialist ideologies and practices? What are its limitations as an interpretive category?

Panelists:
A.C. Baecker, PhD Candidate, Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Michigan
Fedor Maksimishin, PhD Student, History, University of Michigan
David Spreen, PhD Candidate, History, University of Michigan
Fabio Lanza (respondent), Professor, History, East Asian Studies, University of Arizona
Johanna Folland (chair), PhD Candidate, History, University of Michigan

Free and open to the public. Lunch provided.

This event is part of the Friday Series of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.