Russian Studies to Play More Prominent Role on Campus
The Center for the Study of Europe’s “Russian Voices” programs were the subject of an article in yesterday’s CAS News:
The study of Russian language, culture, and history has long been a part of the mix at CAS, with a BA offered in Russian Language & Literature and a number of Russian students on campus, as well as students interested in learning about Russia and faculty members teaching in related areas. This fall, Russian Studies is generating fresh excitement with the introduction of two new professors in the Department of Modern Languages & Comparative Literature and a series of events in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Europe bringing aspects of Russian culture to campus.
The showpiece event will be a Russian Voices Symposium on November 20. The symposium will feature readings by and conversations with contemporary Russian poets Polina Barskova, Anna Glazova, and Maria Stepanova. Another fall event to look out for is the film screening of My Perestroika on October 28, followed by a conversation with director, producer, and cinematographer Robin Hessman. The film follows five ordinary Russians living in extraordinary times—from their sheltered Soviet childhood, to the collapse of the Soviet Union during their teenage years, to the constantly shifting political landscape of post-Soviet Russia.
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