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James V. Wertsch

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Marshall S. Snow Professor in Arts & Sciences

Expertise: Russia and former Soviet Union, collective memory, identity, international studies, psychology, education

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James V. Wertsch, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Anthropology in Arts & Sciences.In addition, he holds joint appointments in Education, the Russian Studies Program, and the Program in Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Psychology, all in Arts & Sciences. Heis the director of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy. His topics of study are collective memory and identity, especially in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as in the United States.

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Work:(314) 935-9015
E-mail:jwertsch@wustl.edu
Address:One Brookings Drive
Campus Box 1173
St. Louis, MO 63130

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Unrest in Russia

Russia views U.S. missile defense in Poland as antagonistic, says expert (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/12201.html)

Aug. 22, 2008 --
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Russia's leaders and its population tend to view current developments in Poland through the lens of a basic Russian national narrative that focuses on Russia as a target of invasion by foreign enemies, claims James V. Wertsch, an expert on post-Soviet democracy movements at Washington University in St. Louis. Wertsch was interviewed on this subject and on the Georgia/Russian conflict recently on KMOX radio. The interview is available here (http://www.kmox.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=2837583) .


Fighting in Georgia

U.S. policy of 'overpromising' support for Georgia helped fuel Russian conflict, expert suggests (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/12135.html)

Aug. 12, 2008 --
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Ambiguous U.S. policies toward emerging democracies in former Soviet states may have set the stage for the brutal military conflict that erupted this week between Russia and its neighboring Republic of Georgia, suggests James V. Wertsch, an expert on post-Soviet democracy movements at Washington University in St. Louis.


Opening bell

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and McDonnell Scholars to ring Wall Street's opening bell March 10 (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11246.html)

March 7, 2008 -- On Monday, March 10, Washington University in St. Louis Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, McDonnell International Scholars Academy director James V. Wertsch and 10 students from 10 different countries will ring the New York Stock Exchange's opening bell at 9:30 a.m. EST. The students are all members of WUSTL's McDonnell Academy.


Call for action

Universities must tackle global energy, environmental woes, says international call to action (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/9470.html)

May 7, 2007 -- Proclaiming that "energy and environmental issues represent the greatest challenges of this century," Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton today joined presidents of six other premier research universities in calling for universities worldwide to marshal their resources for a global effort to secure a brighter, sustainable future. Plans for collaborative academic programs involving education, research, university operations, social sciences and policy studies are detailed in a statement issued May 7.


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WUSTL chancellor announces a call to action for research universities worldwide (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/9466.html)

May 7, 2007 -- Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will announce a call to action for research universities worldwide to focus on the energy and environment as the greatest challenge of this century. The announcement, which comes as part of a conference involving the presidents of 12 premier research universities from Asia and the Middle East, will be made at noon May 7 in Whitaker Hall Auditorium, Washington University's Danforth Campus.



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Additional Background: Professor Wertsch's research and teaching focus on collective memory and identity and more generally on issues of language, thought, and culture. His most recent book is Voices of Collective Remembering, in which he examines national collective memory. He focuses in particular on collective memory in Russia as that country continues to undergo the transition from the Soviet to the post-Soviet era. Wertsch has also taken up the issue of how collective memory shapes today's understanding and decision making about national security in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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•Jim Wertsch's Web page (http://artsci.wustl.edu/~anthro/blurb/b_wertsch.htm)

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