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| 2:15 PM |
An Analysis of The Influence of Militarization on Jammu and Kashmir’s Development Neel Shanbha, Illinois Math and Science Academy B115 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM This presentation examines the negative influence of prolonged militarization on the economy of Jammu and Kashmir in Northwest India, focusing on how religious conflict, administrative change, and security measures have shaped regional development. The 2019 revocation of Article 370 intensified political instability and economic consequences, including depressed GDP growth, declining tourism, weakened trade networks, and high levels of youth unemployment. ... Read More |
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Modeling Linguistic Changes in Propaganda Across USSR, China, and Present Skyelar Reuter, Illinois Math and Science Academy B115 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM In the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China, communist state propaganda was historically disseminated through centralized, state-owned newspapers. Recently, algorithm-based, short video platforms such as TikTok and its Chinese counterpart, Douyin, have transformed the speed and personalization of propaganda distribution. This study investigates ideological linguistic changes in historical print-based and modern video content propaganda using computational methods. Over ... Read More |
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The Formation of Koryo Saram Identity under Soviet Nationality Policy Serge Tyan, Illinois Math and Science Academy B115 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM This study examines the historical development and social position of the Koryo Saram, the community of ethnic Koreans who lived within the Soviet Union and later across post-Soviet states. Beginning with Korean migration to the Russian Far East in the late nineteenth century the project analyzes how these communities were incorporated into the Soviet system of nationality classification. Soviet governance ... Read More |
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