Activity Type:
Lecture
Presenter:
Dr. Mateja Habinc, Assistant Professor, Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Ljubljana
Date:
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 16:00
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Contact Person:
Sera Passerini
Contact Phone:
4126487407
Contact Email:
smp125@pitt.edu
Based on Slovene/Yugoslav and Czechoslovak primary sources, Dr. Habinc will discuss socialist commission shops in comparison with other types of historically known second-hand retail channels. The lecture will examine the role such shops had in socialist consumption practices and in economies of shortage.
UCIS Unit:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Non-University Sponsors:
University of Ljubljana
World Regions:
Russia/Eastern Europe
Is Event Already in University Calendar?:
No
Pitt Undergrads:
7
Pitt Grad Students:
2