Nana Sharikadze, a Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Researcher at Johns Hopkins University, has spent six months delving into the complex interplay of culture, politics, and authoritarianism in Eastern European academic music.
Her research explores how colonial and decolonial forces have shaped musical landscapes, examining the ways in which ideological structures influenced artistic expression under Soviet rule.
Alongside her research at Johns Hopkins University, Nana Sharikadze actively engaged with the academic community by delivering public lectures and seminars. Her talks explored the intersections of culture, politics, and resistance, shedding light on the role of culture in shaping identity and navigating ideological constraints.
- October 23, 2024 – Comparative Thought and Literature Department: Cultural Resistance during the Time of Crisis: Georgia 2024;
- November 1, 2024 – International Studies Department: Georgia Elections 2024: Why My Vote Has Never Mattered More;
- November 12, 2024 – Peabody Institute: The Thaw as a Cultural Strategy: Reframing Soviet Ideology and Colonial Control in Music during the Cold War.
- September 19, 2024 – Davis Center, Harvard University, Lecture: Echoes of the Cultural Crossroad: Overview of Shaping Identity in Georgian Culture
November 21-24, 2024 – ASEEES 56th Annual Convention (Boston) Participated in the panel Musical Mediators, Contact Zones, and Networks during the Cold War with the presentation Musical "Contact Zones": A Perspective from the Soviet Periphery.
Co-authored the article "Culture Sounds the Alarm: Tbilisi at the Crossroads", published in Oxford University Press’s Academic Insights for the Thinking World.
Read the article.
