Call for papers: "The Petersburg Myth in Russian Culture", Middlebury '03

[ILYA VINITSKY]

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Middlebury Russian School will host its Third Literary Symposium (a
continuation of the Norwich Literary Symposium tradition) July 4 - 6, 2003.
In conjunction with the 300th anniversary of the founding of St.
Petersburg, the theme for the upcoming symposium is "The Petersburg Myth in
Russian Culture." The Symposium Program Committee invites proposals on the
following topics: Petersburg as a cultural text; representations of Peter's
city in Russian literature, fine arts, and cinema; Petersburg in Russian
historiosophy; Petersburg and Russian geopolitics; Petersburg among other
great cities; and Petersburg through western eyes. Papers must be given in
Russian. For more information, please contact Dr. Ilya Vinitsky, Symposium
Convener, by e-mail: ilv1 at pitt.edu. Proposals of about 100-200 words for
papers of 25 minutes in length must be received by February 1, 2003.
Symposium participants are responsible for all expenses for transportation
to and from Middlebury, as well as room and board at Middlebury.  Low-cost
accommodations may be available in the college dormitory on a first-come,
first-serve basis.

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