Program Advice Needed - Socio-Cultural

[SouthernComfort]

All,

I graduated in May 2010 with a BA in international studies with concentrations in the Russian language and political and economic transitions. I currently work with an NGO in Romania and plan to matriculate in a Ph.D program in the fall of 2012.

My undergraduate honor's thesis concerned religious nationalism in Russian foreign policy, specifically with Georgia during the 2008 Five-Day War. I want to continue within this vein of research, but from an anthropological perspective rather than a strictly political one. My thesis adviser was an anthropology professor associated with my international studies program. We developed a very good working relationship and he convinced me that I would fit well into a socio-cultural anthropology program.

Given I wasn't an anthropology major, my knowledge of the current graduate scene is limited. Most of my understanding is based off of a few recent conversations with my thesis adviser and what I have read on this board. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions that you might have that would fit my interests.

In continuing along the lines of my thesis, I am interested in the effects of religious movements on individual and collective identity formation. More broadly, I am also interested in globalization, nationalism, cultural history, and political history. I am conversational in both Russian and Romanian and could conduct research in both, so East Europe is my preferred geographical concentration.

Once again, any help would be much appreciated!

Edited March 2, 2011 by SouthernComfort

[tanshp]

Hi,

Nice to meet someone who is also interested in Eastern Europe, there are few of us. I specifically research language ideologies, nationalism, and identity construction in the post-Soviet Ukraine. I applied this round and it was kind of hard to find schools who had professors doing research on Eastern Europe. PM me your e-mail, and I'll send you some good schools/names of POIs.

Good luck!

All,

I graduated in May 2010 with a BA in international studies with concentrations in the Russian language and political and economic transitions. I currently work with an NGO in Romania and plan to matriculate in a Ph.D program in the fall of 2012.

My undergraduate honor's thesis concerned religious nationalism in Russian foreign policy, specifically with Georgia during the 2008 Five-Day War. I want to continue within this vein of research, but from an anthropological perspective rather than a strictly political one. My thesis adviser was an anthropology professor associated with my international studies program. We developed a very good working relationship and he convinced me that I would fit well into a socio-cultural anthropology program.

Given I wasn't an anthropology major, my knowledge of the current graduate scene is limited. Most of my understanding is based off of a few recent conversations with my thesis adviser and what I have read on this board. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions that you might have that would fit my interests.

In continuing along the lines of my thesis, I am interested in the effects of religious movements on individual and collective identity formation. More broadly, I am also interested in globalization, nationalism, cultural history, and political history. I am conversational in both Russian and Romanian and could conduct research in both, so East Europe is my preferred geographical concentration.

Once again, any help would be much appreciated!