Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of History, University of Washington, 2013.
Master of Arts in International Studies, University of Washington, 1995.
Bachelor of Arts, International Affairs, Florida State University, 1987.
Master of Arts in International Studies, University of Washington, 1995.
Bachelor of Arts, International Affairs, Florida State University, 1987.
Publications
“Commemorating the “Living Torch of Freedom”: Searching for a Usable Past in Romas Kalanta’s 1972 Self-Immolation,” Ab Imperio 2/2015, pp. 162-182.
“From the Big Screen to the Streets of Kaunas: Youth Cultural Practices and Communist Party Discourse in Soviet Lithuania,” Cahiers du Monde Russe special issue “Beyond Brezhnevism: Growing Autonomy for Social Groups and Assimilation of Socialist Values,” 54/3-4, July-December 2013, pp. 467-490.
“Romas Kalanta and the Hippie Myth Or Why Study the Events in Kaunas, May 1972?”, Bridges, Vol. 36, No. 8 (October 2012).
“Negotiating Narratives of Kaunas 1972 from Archives to Oral Interviews,” REECAS Newsletter, Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Spring/Summer 2012.
“From the Big Screen to the Streets of Kaunas: Youth Cultural Practices and Communist Party Discourse in Soviet Lithuania,” Cahiers du Monde Russe special issue “Beyond Brezhnevism: Growing Autonomy for Social Groups and Assimilation of Socialist Values,” 54/3-4, July-December 2013, pp. 467-490.
“Romas Kalanta and the Hippie Myth Or Why Study the Events in Kaunas, May 1972?”, Bridges, Vol. 36, No. 8 (October 2012).
“Negotiating Narratives of Kaunas 1972 from Archives to Oral Interviews,” REECAS Newsletter, Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Spring/Summer 2012.
New Books Network Podcast Series
Host of New Books in East European Studies and New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies, interviews with authors of recent scholarly books in history, politics, economy, and culture.
Dissertation Review
Neringa Klumbyte, "Self-Immolation in Soviet Lithuania," dissertation review of A Death Transformed: The Political and Social Consequences of Romas Kalanta’s Self Immolation, Soviet Lithuania, 1972, by Amanda Jeanne Swain.
Public Programs
Baltic Americans in Washington State exhibited at the Estonian National Library in Tallinn, July 2009.
Photograph by Amanda Jeanne Swain.
Co-curated and produced an exhibit on Baltic Americans in Washington State for University of Washington Libraries; initiated, organized and raised funding for a 2009 tour of the exhibit to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Curated 2010 program featuring 3 animated films from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – including attendance by a Lithuanian filmmaker – with screenings at Seattle Art Museum and Northwest Film Forum.
Directed 3 Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit tours in Washington State through the Museums on Main Street project.
Developed and implemented a communications plan for the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS), including website redesign, newsletter production, social media, and member communications.
Invited guest lectures on the history of the Baltic countries from Soviet Union to European Union, historical contexts of contemporary crises in Europe, and commemorating World War II in Europe.
Curated 2010 program featuring 3 animated films from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – including attendance by a Lithuanian filmmaker – with screenings at Seattle Art Museum and Northwest Film Forum.
Directed 3 Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit tours in Washington State through the Museums on Main Street project.
Developed and implemented a communications plan for the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS), including website redesign, newsletter production, social media, and member communications.
Invited guest lectures on the history of the Baltic countries from Soviet Union to European Union, historical contexts of contemporary crises in Europe, and commemorating World War II in Europe.