From gianpaolo.gandolfo at FASTWEBNET.IT  Wed Oct  1 08:06:06 2003
From: gianpaolo.gandolfo at FASTWEBNET.IT (Giampaolo Gandolfo)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 10:06:06 +0200
Subject: thee queries
Message-ID: <WED.1.OCT.2003.100606.0200.GIANPAOLO.GANDOLFO@FASTWEBNET.IT>

     Dear all,
        In 1898 Lev Tolstoy succeeded in sending to Canada a certain number of molokane who continued living together in colonies using Russian as their mother tongue. Do they still exist as nationally conscious communities? Where, exactly?

What is the right pronounciation of "Maude", Tolstoy's translator into English?

I remember reading somewhere that Rilke once termed Russia  "a country bordering with God". Can anyone tell me when and where?

Thank you
                    Giampaolo Gandolfo

P. S.: If anyone prefers to reply off list here is my e-mail: gianpaolo.gandolfo at fastwebnet.it 

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From vsem at RUSSIANEXPEDITION.NET  Wed Oct  1 12:21:31 2003
From: vsem at RUSSIANEXPEDITION.NET (Yelena)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 16:21:31 +0400
Subject: Cambridge conference
Message-ID: <WED.1.OCT.2003.162131.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear colleagues,
Some time ago there was an announcement sent to this list about conference
on Russian-English tranclation which will take place in Cambridge, April,
2004. May be somebody had saved this information? Please, send to me this
announcement if possible. Thank you in advance, sincerely yours, Yelena
Minyonok
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From: "Margaret Samu" <mas487 at NYU.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 11:52 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Russian Landscape Conference


> LANDSCAPE AND THE ARTS IN IMPERIAL RUSSIA
> TWO-DAY CONFERENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE TO
> ACCOMPANY THE EXHIBITION OF RUSSIAN LANDSCAPE PAINTING
> AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY, LONDON
> 9TH-11TH SEPTEMBER 2004
>
> This international conference will be held at the University of
> Cambridge  and the National Gallery, London, from the afternoon of
> Thursday 9th  September to the evening of Saturday 11th September
> 2004.? It will include  one panel in Cambridge on Thursday, four
> panels in Cambridge on Friday, and  one panel in London on
> Saturday, when there will also be an opportunity to  view the exhibition
> at the National Gallery.? There will be a conference  dinner in
> Pembroke College, Cambridge on Friday 10th September, and a wine
> reception in the National Gallery to conclude the conference at 5 p.m.
> on  Saturday 11th September.
>
> The conference organisers invite proposals for papers on any aspect
> of  landscape and the arts in Imperial Russia, and encourage those
> which adopt  an interdisciplinary approach.? Each paper should last for
> no more than  thirty minutes, and can be delivered in English or
> Russian.
>
> The landscape of imperial Russia has long been a potent site of
> individual  and collective aspiration in shaping a national identity.? Its
> celebration  in folklore, song and literature as symbol and metaphor
> for patriotic  sentiment and loyalist pride has been the subject of
> considerable research.  In contrast, its production and dissemination
> within the visual arts has  been largely unexplored.? The important
> Russian landscape exhibition which  will take place in London and
> Groningen in 2003-2004, the first major show  of its kind in the West,
> provides a timely opportunity to redress this  balance by examining
> different readings and visual expressions of landscape  in Imperial
> Russian culture.
>
> Landscape has been assigned a variety of roles in the Russian arts: it
> has  carried the burden of representation, it has been promoted as a
> vehicle for  liberal-reformist aspiration, and it has been appropriated
> as an emblem of  conservative Slavophilia, to mention just three.? At
> the same time the  genre has been a space of progressive stylistic
> experimentation; it has  served as the fulcrum for contentious debate
> concerning the worthiness of  indigenous subject matter, and the
> authority and authenticity of the  encounter with the 'native'; and it has
> been both a forum for national  assertiveness, and a testing ground
> for academic and progressive trends in  Western European art.? By
> focusing exclusively on landscape or by taking it  as a point of
> departure, this conference aims to explore these and other  ideas,
> shedding light on the many ways in which representations of the land
> reflected and shaped intellectual preoccupations which ranged from
> theocratic, aristocratic and democratic interests to artistic and
> aesthetic  debates.? Encouraging both an interdisciplinary perspective
> and  interventions from social, political, literary, and philosophical
> thought,  it will enable internationally recognized scholars of Russian
> culture to  expose, question and debate the complex and challenging
> contribution which  landscape has made to the Russian arts.
>
> Abstracts for papers should be no longer than 400 words in length,
> and  should be submitted to both Dr Rosalind Polly Blakesley (n?e
> Gray), at  rpg27 at cam.ac.uk, and Dr David Jackson, at
> d.jackson at leeds.ac.uk by 31st  October 2003.? Please also let us
> know if you are not offering a paper but  would like to reserve a place
> on the conference.? The organisers aim to  respond to all proposals
> and finalise the programme by the end of the year.
> [Please address questions to Drs. Blakesley or Jackson, on whose
> behalf this message is being posted.]
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From jmdavis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU  Wed Oct  1 15:32:32 2003
From: jmdavis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (Jolanta Davis)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 11:32:32 -0400
Subject: Query: Russian programs in America
In-Reply-To: <011001c38816$a5a04cf0$ce7af8d4@ss>
Message-ID: <WED.1.OCT.2003.113232.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Hello everyone,
I received the following query for information about Russian studies in 
America. As far as I know until 2000 AAASS had not been keeping any 
statistics on enrollment and the number of graduates in Russian programs, 
but some institutions might have (Modern Language Association?, AATSEEL?, 
IREX?, ACTR?). If you know of any statistcs, please respond to Katrin, 
e-mail: katrinullmann at hotmail.com. Because this question about statistics 
comes up from time to time, please send a copy to me as well: 
newsnet at fas.harvard.edu.
Thank you
Jolanta

***************************************
Dear Jolanta Davis,
My name is Katrin Ullmann. I am a German student majoring in American 
studies. Right now I am writing my thesis on American-Russian relations. 
For this I need data on the development of Russian Studies programs and 
Russian programs (including summer schools) at American universities and 
colleges from the 1950s on. On the AAASS website I only found the data on 
the number of graduate students at US universities and only from 2000 
onward. For my research I need statistics with the numbers of all programs 
and all enrollments throughout the US for each academic year so that I 
could show a development. Most important for me are the statistics from 
1980 till today. I need the same kind of data for the Russian summer school 
programs in the U.S. and in Russia; especially important is the number of 
participants each year.
It would be important to have an official publication from your association 
or from wherever the data comes from because I need reliable sources 
(citations) for my thesis. If there does exist such a publication at your 
association, I would appreciate it if you could send it to the following 
address (I would of course pay for it if you wish so): Katrin Ullmann; 
Arndtstraße 76; 04275 Leipzig; Germany. If not, please let me know where I 
can find such kind of statistics.
There is another point I am interested in: Do you have or know of any 
data/surveys/polls regarding the knowledge of university or college 
students about Russia in general (not only those learning Russian). May be 
there had been some polls especially during the time when the Soviet Union 
had been in the U.S. media almost daily throughout the perestroika period. 
Moreover: is there any data on what kind of classical Russian literature 
students of Russian or Slavic studies have to read and/or like mostly?
My last question: Do you know of any books, dissertations, etc. published 
in the U.S. or elsewhere referring to this topic?
Since your answer is crucial for the outcome of my research, I look forward 
to a quick reply via Email.
In case you are not the right person to ask for this kind of information, 
please forward this mail to somebody who can help.
Thank you very much.
Yours sincerely,
Katrin Ullmann

Jolanta M. Davis
AAASS Publications Coordinator and NewsNet Editor

American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS)
8 Story Street
Cambridge, MA
tel.: 617-495-0679
fax: 617-495-0680
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From jmdavis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU  Wed Oct  1 15:39:53 2003
From: jmdavis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (Jolanta Davis)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 11:39:53 -0400
Subject: hyphenating "rendszervaltozas"
In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.4.58.0309301019030.7141@is08.fas.harvard.edu>
Message-ID: <WED.1.OCT.2003.113953.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Thank you very much. Yes, because this is a fairly long word I need to know
how to break it up in text to avoid a very loose line in text above.
Jolanta

At 10:24 AM 9/30/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>If the word needs to be broken up for typesetting reasons - then I vote
>for rendszer-valtozas. Looked at a Hungarian book at hand, it seems that
>there's a trend to avoid breaking up words, or, if necessary keep the
>component words whole. 2 cents worth.
>
>Zuzana Nagy
>---------
>Harvard College Library
>Technical Services - CSS        E-MAIL: nagy at fas.harvard.edu
>625 Massachusetts Ave.          TEL.: 617.384-7173
>Cambridge, MA 02139-3301        FAX:  617.384-7170
>
>
>On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 ewb2 at CORNELL.EDU wrote:
>
> > Possibly Mrs. Davis is thinking about the need to break the word
> > at the end of a line. Mrs. Nagy is a better authority than I
> > am, but isn't it true that the word could be broken rend-
> > szervaltozas, or else rendszer-
> > valtozas, or alternatively rendszerval-
> > tozas, or perhaps also rendszervalto-
> > zas?
> > You'll need to put the accent marks in: acute on a in ...val...,
> > acute on a in ...zas.
> >
> > Yours sincerely,
> > Wayles Browne, Assoc. Prof. of Linguistics
> > Department of Linguistics
> > Morrill Hall 220, Cornell University
> > Ithaca, New York 14853, U.S.A.
> >
> > tel. 607-255-0712 (o), 607-273-3009 (h)
> > fax 607-255-2044 (write FOR W. BROWNE)
> > e-mail ewb2 at cornell.edu
> >
> > On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Zuzana Nagy wrote:
> >
> > > No hyphen, one word.
> > >
> > > Zuzana
> > > ------
> > > Zuzana Nagy
> > > Harvard College Library
> > > Technical Services - CSS        E-MAIL: nagy at fas.harvard.edu
> > > 625 Massachusetts Ave.          TEL.: 617.384-7173
> > > Cambridge, MA 02139-3301        FAX:  617.384-7170
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Jolanta Davis wrote:
> > >
> > > > Do we have any Hungarian speakers here? Could someone please tell
> me how
> > > > "rendszervaltozas" is hyphenated?
> > > > thanks
> > > > Jolanta
> > > >
> > > > Jolanta M. Davis
> > > > AAASS Publications Coordinator and NewsNet Editor
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From seelangs at HOTMAIL.COM  Wed Oct  1 15:50:23 2003
From: seelangs at HOTMAIL.COM (seelangs)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 08:50:23 -0700
Subject: thee queries
Message-ID: <WED.1.OCT.2003.085023.0700.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Giampaolo:

The Rilke quote comes from the first tale of _Stories of God_ (inspired by
one of his trips to Russia) - "How Treachery Came to Russia", although I
believe it refers to Rus and not Russia per se. There are also similar
sentiments in a letter to Helene Voronina of 27 July 1899. See Anna
Tavis' -_Rilke's Russia_ for much more information than I can give you.

Tom Dolack
University of Oregon
tdolack at uoregon.edu


----- Original Message -----
From: "Giampaolo Gandolfo" <gianpaolo.gandolfo at FASTWEBNET.IT>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 1:06 AM
Subject: [SEELANGS] thee queries


     Dear all,
        In 1898 Lev Tolstoy succeeded in sending to Canada a certain number
of molokane who continued living together in colonies using Russian as their
mother tongue. Do they still exist as nationally conscious communities?
Where, exactly?

What is the right pronounciation of "Maude", Tolstoy's translator into
English?

I remember reading somewhere that Rilke once termed Russia  "a country
bordering with God". Can anyone tell me when and where?

Thank you
                    Giampaolo Gandolfo

P. S.: If anyone prefers to reply off list here is my e-mail:
gianpaolo.gandolfo at fastwebnet.it

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From jmdavis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU  Wed Oct  1 19:53:48 2003
From: jmdavis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (Jolanta Davis)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 15:53:48 -0400
Subject: Any bilingual specialists here?
In-Reply-To: <Law12-OE49hExkiyPoH00000811@hotmail.com>
Message-ID: <WED.1.OCT.2003.155348.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Do any of you also have a background in bilingual development (learning two
languages from birth)? I have a few questions I'd like to ask privately.
thanks
Jolanta

Jolanta M. Davis
AAASS Publications Coordinator and NewsNet Editor

American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS)
8 Story Street
Cambridge, MA
tel.: 617-495-0679
fax: 617-495-0680
Web site: www.fas.harvard.edu/~aaass

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From mrojavin at TEMPLE.EDU  Wed Oct  1 21:07:09 2003
From: mrojavin at TEMPLE.EDU (Marina Rojavin)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 17:07:09 -0400
Subject: Any bilingual specialists here?
Message-ID: <WED.1.OCT.2003.170709.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

____________________________________________________________
Marina Rojavin, Ph.D.
College of Liberal Arts, Temple University
Department of French, Italian, German, and Slavic Languages
Anderson Hall, Rm. 531
Phone: (215) 204-6986

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From paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM  Wed Oct  1 21:49:12 2003
From: paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM (Paul B. Gallagher)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 17:49:12 -0400
Subject: Any bilingual specialists here?
Message-ID: <WED.1.OCT.2003.174912.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Marina Rojavin wrote:

[nothing]

OK, I'll bite.

Bilingual in what languages?

Specialists in what subjects?

--
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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From mrojavin at TEMPLE.EDU  Wed Oct  1 23:32:26 2003
From: mrojavin at TEMPLE.EDU (Marina Rojavin)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 19:32:26 -0400
Subject: editting
Message-ID: <WED.1.OCT.2003.193226.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear All,

I wonder if anyone (English native) would be interested in
collaborative work as an editor. It's needed for an English-
Russian reference book (accepted by publisher). Please
contact me off line.

Best,
Marina Rojavin.
____________________________________________________________
Marina Rojavin, Ph.D.
College of Liberal Arts, Temple University
Department of French, Italian, German, and Slavic Languages
Anderson Hall, Rm. 531
Phone: (215) 204-6986

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From peitlova at TISCALINET.IT  Thu Oct  2 08:26:23 2003
From: peitlova at TISCALINET.IT (Edil Legno)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 10:26:23 +0200
Subject: Re.Bilingual
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2003.102623.0200.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

I am  bilingual and both my children  are bilingual.

Katarìna Peitlovà,Ph.Dr.

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From a.jameson at DIAL.PIPEX.COM  Thu Oct  2 08:29:24 2003
From: a.jameson at DIAL.PIPEX.COM (Andrew Jameson)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 09:29:24 +0100
Subject: Fw: CFP - BASEES 2004 - linguistics, language pedagogy,
 translation
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2003.092924.0100.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

In response to an enquiry on this list, I forward the CFP for the British Association for Slavonic
and E European Studies annual conference in Cambridge (2004) again. We are just about on the
deadline now, but contact the convenor straightaway if you would like to offer something.
Andrew Jameson
Chair, Russian Committee, ALL
Reviews Editor, Rusistika
Listowner russian-teaching list
Freelance tutor and translator
1 Brook Street
Lancaster LA1 1SL UK
Tel/fax 01524 32371
www.all-languages.org.uk

----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil Bermel" <n.bermel at sheffield.ac.uk>
To: <n.bermel at sheffield.ac.uk>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 10:18 AM
Subject: CFP - BASEES 2004 - linguistics, language pedagogy, translation


CALL FOR PAPERS
BASEES - BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES
3 - 5 APRIL 2004
FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

Dear colleagues,

It was good to see so many of you at this year's conference.  For BASEES
2004, we invite you to submit abstracts for complete panels and individual
papers are invited in all areas of linguistics, language pedagogy and
translation studies.  This year's conference saw approximately 20
presentations in the field, covering areas including sociolinguistics,
dialectology, generative linguistics, instructional technology, and
translation.  The conference overall had over 200 presenters in a variety
of subjects, including history, literature and cultural studies, sociology,
economics, and politics.  The deadline for abstracts is 1 October
2003.  More information is available on the BASEES website:

www.basees.org.uk

As you know, BASEES welcomes participation from UK and non-UK scholars,
whether members of academic staff or postgraduate students.  We encourage
the submission of complete panels (3 speakers, or 2 speakers plus
discussant) but do not require it.

After four years organising the linguistics subject stream for BASEES, I'm
pleased to be handing over the reins to my eminently capable successor, Dr
Jan Fellerer.  Many of you will know Jan from previous BASEES conferences;
he lectures in Polish and Russian language and linguistics at Oxford
University, and his research focuses on historical syntax and word order.

Jan will be starting his duties on 1 October; therefore, you can send all
abstracts IN LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE TEACHING AND TRANSLATION STUDIES
directly to him (jan.fellerer at wolfson.ox.ac.uk).  However, any preliminary
enquiries in linguistics, language teaching and translation studies about
housing, travel, etc. before the abstract deadline of 1 OCTOBER should be
sent to me (n.bermel at sheffield.ac.uk).  Participants will be notified of
the status of their submission by the end of November.  Submissions and
enquiries in the other fields represented at the conference should go to
the respective subject organiser (see the website for more information).

(Please note that BASEES does not undertake to fund all scholars whose
papers are accepted; participants must count on paying their own travel and
conference expenses.  Some funding is available for postgraduate students
at UK universities.)

I've enjoyed handling the linguistics side of the conference these last few
years, especially for the chance it's given me to meet so many of you
electronically and in person, and hope you will continue to support BASEES
through your participation in next year's conference and beyond.

Best regards,

Neil


Neil Bermel
Russian and Slavonic Studies
University of Sheffield
Sheffield S10 2TN U.K.
+44 (0)114 222 7405 phone
+44 (0)114 222 7416 fax

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From a.jameson at DIAL.PIPEX.COM  Thu Oct  2 13:37:23 2003
From: a.jameson at DIAL.PIPEX.COM (Andrew Jameson)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 14:37:23 +0100
Subject: editing
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2003.143723.0100.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Editing by American style rules I guess?
Andrew Jameson MA MIL
Translator, Russian/German to English
Professional Editing, Teaching and Training
1 Brook Street, Lancaster LA1 1SL UK
Tel/Fax within UK: 01524 32371
>From outside UK: +44 1524 32371
Website: www.nwtn.org

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marina Rojavin" <mrojavin at TEMPLE.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 12:32 AM
Subject: [SEELANGS] editting


Dear All,

I wonder if anyone (English native) would be interested in
collaborative work as an editor. It's needed for an English-
Russian reference book (accepted by publisher). Please
contact me off line.

Best,
Marina Rojavin.
____________________________________________________________
Marina Rojavin, Ph.D.
College of Liberal Arts, Temple University
Department of French, Italian, German, and Slavic Languages
Anderson Hall, Rm. 531
Phone: (215) 204-6986

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From a.jameson at DIAL.PIPEX.COM  Thu Oct  2 13:50:40 2003
From: a.jameson at DIAL.PIPEX.COM (Andrew Jameson)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 14:50:40 +0100
Subject: Any bilingual specialists here?
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2003.145040.0100.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

The publishers Multilingual Matters have a special interest in bilingualism and multilingualism,
have a look at their list at www.multilingual-matters.com
They have produced for years and still produce the "Bilingual Family Newsletter" which shares
practical advice and experience between families trying to bring up their children bilingually. It
is still available from Multilingual Matters and copies of back numbers may be in some university
libraries.
Best of luck,
Andrew Jameson MA MIL
Translator, Russian/German to English
Professional Editing, Teaching and Training
1 Brook Street, Lancaster LA1 1SL UK
Tel/Fax within UK: 01524 32371
>From outside UK: +44 1524 32371
Website: www.nwtn.org

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jolanta Davis" <jmdavis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 8:53 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Any bilingual specialists here?


Do any of you also have a background in bilingual development (learning two
languages from birth)? I have a few questions I'd like to ask privately.
thanks
Jolanta

Jolanta M. Davis
AAASS Publications Coordinator and NewsNet Editor

American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS)
8 Story Street
Cambridge, MA
tel.: 617-495-0679
fax: 617-495-0680
Web site: www.fas.harvard.edu/~aaass

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From wolandusa at YAHOO.COM  Thu Oct  2 17:01:06 2003
From: wolandusa at YAHOO.COM (Anna Dranova)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 10:01:06 -0700
Subject: RUSSIAN BOOKS
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2003.100106.0700.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

I still have some Russian books I need to part with to
make space. Chekhov 18 vols., Brockhaus Encyclopedia
reprint 86 vols., Bulgakov 5 vols., Dal' 4 vols.,
Dostoevsky, Gershenzon, Smirnitskii, Esaulov, Al'mi,
others... Contact me if you need (inexpensive) Russian
books.
  Anna Dranova
  wolandusa at yahoo.com


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From cwd at COMCAST.NET  Thu Oct  2 17:06:19 2003
From: cwd at COMCAST.NET (C. Dougherty)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 13:06:19 -0400
Subject: RUSSIAN BOOKS
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2003.130619.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Anna Dranova,

Where are you located? I would be interested in at least some of these.

Sincerely,
Carol Dougherty

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To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 1:01 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] RUSSIAN BOOKS


> I still have some Russian books I need to part with to
> make space. Chekhov 18 vols., Brockhaus Encyclopedia
> reprint 86 vols., Bulgakov 5 vols., Dal' 4 vols.,
> Dostoevsky, Gershenzon, Smirnitskii, Esaulov, Al'mi,
> others... Contact me if you need (inexpensive) Russian
> books.
>   Anna Dranova
>   wolandusa at yahoo.com
>
>
> __________________________________
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> The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search
> http://shopping.yahoo.com
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From cwd at COMCAST.NET  Thu Oct  2 18:53:51 2003
From: cwd at COMCAST.NET (C. Dougherty)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 14:53:51 -0400
Subject: A question about a new online journal
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2003.145351.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

First, sorry about the message about the books. It was not supposed to go to
the entire list.

Second, last spring some Harvard graduate students were planning to put out
a "webzine" of translations of Slavic prose. I think it was to be called
"Transfusions." First it was supposed to come out in June of this year, then
September. I've been searching the net for it, but haven't found it. Does
anyone have any information about this journal? I'm curious to hear what is
going on with it, either on or off-list.

C. Dougherty

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From juliaver at SAS.UPENN.EDU  Thu Oct  2 19:16:51 2003
From: juliaver at SAS.UPENN.EDU (Julia Verkholantsev)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 15:16:51 -0400
Subject: media resources for Russian
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2003.151651.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,

I am working on developing a departmental media library. I would be grateful
for
any recommendations of software, video and audio resources for Russian language
learning. Particularly, I would love to hear about your personal favorite media
resources, based on experience in the classroom. Please respond off-list. I
promise to compile a list of titles and post it on SEELANGS.

Thank you.
Best,
Julia Verkholantsev


--
Julia Verkholantsev
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
133 Bennett Hall
3340 Walnut St.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6203

juliaver at sas.upenn.edu

Tel: 215-898-8649
Fax: 215-573-7794

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From sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU  Fri Oct  3 13:43:41 2003
From: sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU (Sibelan E S Forrester)
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 09:43:41 -0400
Subject: CFP:  ACLA women/translation session
Message-ID: <FRI.3.OCT.2003.094341.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

This session has been proposed for the 2004 ACLA Convention by Anna
Barker <BarkerAnna at mchsi.com> -- please contact her off-list with any
questions or proposals.  The title/abstract deadline is October 15.
(SF)


ACLA Convention, 15-18 April 2004, Ann Arbor, Michigan
""The Translatress in Her Person Speaks:"
Women Translators and the Art of Cultural Mediation"
This session will attempt to explore various aspects of women
writers' involvement in the linguistic/cultural mediation of the past
five hundred years. Often labeled as a secondary/derivative activity,
translation nonetheless offered women access to the world of letters,
giving them an opportunity to contribute to the intellectual life of
their times. As a matter of fact, translations often helped to start
literary careers (Mary Wollstonecraft's translations of Jacques
Necker and Christian Salzmann, Elizabeth Barrett Browning's
translation of Aeschylus and George Eliot's translation of David
Friedrich Strauss are just a few examples). Participants might choose
to focus on the following writers: Mary Sidney, Margaret Tyler, Aphra
Behn, Mary Wollstonecraft, Helen Maria Williams, Charlotte Smith,
Germaine de Stael, Elizabeth Barrett-Browning, Caroline
Schlegel-Schelling, Dorothea Veit-Schlegel, Henriette Herz, Karolina
Pavlova, George Eliot, Margaret Fuller, Eleanor
Marx-Aveling, Constance Garnett, Willa Muir, Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter,
Helene Cixous, Luce Irigaray, Gayatri Spivak, Barbara Godard, Suzanne
Jill Levine. Abstracts on cultural/identity mediation by these and
other women writers/translators are also welcome.

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From uladzik at MAILBOX.HU  Mon Oct  6 08:46:47 2003
From: uladzik at MAILBOX.HU (Uladzimir Katkouski)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 10:46:47 +0200
Subject: Plural Nominative in Russian and Belarusan
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20031001155218.00b80890@imap.fas.harvard.edu>
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2003.104647.0200.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Hi SEELANGers,

I just wrote an article about forming plural nominative in Russian and
Belarusan:

http://www.pravapis.org/art_russian_plural.asp

It's still a draft, so if you have any corrections, comments or
suggestions, please, respond to me off list.

Regards,
Uladzimir
http://rydel.net/



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From klb57 at COLUMBIA.EDU  Mon Oct  6 15:21:19 2003
From: klb57 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Kirsten Lodge)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 11:21:19 -0400
Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS: "FRUITS OF EVIL"
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2003.112119.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

CALL FOR PAPERS:  ULBANDUS, THE SLAVIC REVIEW OF COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY, WELCOMES SUBMISSIONS FOR ISSUE 8, 2004.  A century and
a half ago, Baudelaire's flowers of evil burgeoned in the literary
gardens of France, engendering exotic works and fierce artistic
reaction throughout Europe. Ulbandus’s “Fruits of Evil”
issue explores the polemic that continues to the present day among
the various reactions to Baudelaire's innovation.  In this issue we
will examine themes of overripeness and decay (e.g., the Decadent and
Symbolist strains), as well as efforts to re-imagine the
consequences of Baudelairean gardening in order to provide a robust
alternative (e.g., the Adamist/Acmeist strain) in Russia and
central Europe from the nineteenth century to the present day.
Submissions that either address the polemic directly, or focus more
narrowly on individual responses to Baudelaire's worldview, will be
considered.  Articles transgressing traditional disciplinary and
geographical boundaries are welcome, as are non-traditional
submissions.  For details about Ulbandus (recent issues treat Gogol
[#6] and Post-Colonialism [#7]) and submission guidelines, see:
www.columbia.edu/cu/slavic/ulbandus/index.html.  If interested, please
write to Margo Rosen at msr2003 at columbia.edu.  The deadline for
submissions is January 15, 2004.

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From borgis at LANGAME.NET  Tue Oct  7 08:04:27 2003
From: borgis at LANGAME.NET (Boris Angelov)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 11:04:27 +0300
Subject: Plural Nominative in Russian and Belarusan
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2003.110427.0300.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

FUI DEL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Uladzimir Katkouski" <uladzik at MAILBOX.HU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 11:46 AM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Plural Nominative in Russian and Belarusan


Hi SEELANGers,

I just wrote an article about forming plural nominative in Russian and
Belarusan:

http://www.pravapis.org/art_russian_plural.asp

It's still a draft, so if you have any corrections, comments or
suggestions, please, respond to me off list.

Regards,
Uladzimir
http://rydel.net/



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From jmdavis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU  Tue Oct  7 15:14:21 2003
From: jmdavis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (Jolanta Davis)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 11:14:21 -0400
Subject: Fwd: Russian Translation
In-Reply-To: <000001c38cc5$8043d180$35815050@erna>
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2003.111421.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGERS,
I'm just forwarding this message. If you're interested, please contact
Rajiv directly.
Jolanta


>Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 09:51:24 -0400
>From: Rajiv Lamichhane <rlami at comcast.net>
>User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4)
>Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax)
>X-Accept-Language: en-us, en
>To: newsnet at fas.harvard.edu
>Subject: Russian Translation
>
>We are currently seeking Russian to English translators for a long term
>project. The documents to be translated are technical and manufacturing
>details. If you are interested, please contact me at the number below.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Rajiv Lamichhane
>Operational Support and Services (formally REEP)
>603-594-0359
>Nashua, NH
><http://www.usereep.com>www.usereep.com



Jolanta M. Davis
AAASS Publications Coordinator and NewsNet Editor

American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS)
8 Story Street
Cambridge, MA
tel.: 617-495-0679
fax: 617-495-0680
Web site: www.fas.harvard.edu/~aaass

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From frosset at WHEATONMA.EDU  Tue Oct  7 15:21:54 2003
From: frosset at WHEATONMA.EDU (Francoise Rosset)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 11:21:54 -0400
Subject: Need Chair + discussant in Toronto
In-Reply-To: <20031002170106.88170.qmail@web12807.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2003.112154.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,
Many apologies if this message (SEE BELOW) comes to you in
multiples -- I asked Nicole to put it on the AWSS list as well.
I'm one of the people who backed out -- so I would appreciate
anyone willing to step in, please.

If you can help, please contact either/or:
Betsy Blake at          eblake1 at MEMPHIS.EDU
Francoise Rosset at     frosset at wheatonma.edu

________________________________________________________________
HELP!!
One of the panels at AAASS Toronto unexpectedly (and quickly)
needs a new Chair and a Respondent, since the original ones have
had to back out.

The panel is "Exploring the Male Gaze in 19th century Russian
Literature" and meets Sunday morning at 10 am.

If you can help, please contact either/or:
Betsy Blake at          eblake1 at MEMPHIS.EDU
Francoise Rosset at     frosset at wheatonma.edu
_______________________________________________________________



Francoise Rosset, Russian and Russian Studies
Wheaton College
Norton, Massachusetts 02766
phone:  (508) 286-3696
fax:    (508) 286-3640
e-mail: frosset at wheatonma.edu

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From rz at VIRGINIA.EDU  Tue Oct  7 17:42:46 2003
From: rz at VIRGINIA.EDU (Ann Zook)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 13:42:46 -0400
Subject: One-Year Lecturer Position
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2003.134246.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
University of Virginia Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University
of Virginia invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant
Professor position to begin in the fall semester 2004.

Field of specialization open: research interests in Russian culture
(especially film), Russian literature, or Russian syntax and
semantics are particularly welcome. Teaching responsibilities include
language courses and courses in the area of specialization. We are
seeking individuals with demonstrated commitment to excellence in
teaching and scholarship. Ph.D. required. Candidates must have native
or near-native proficiency in Russian and a professional level of
fluency in English. Ability to teach a second Slavic language
(preferably Serbian or Croatian) is desirable.

Send letter of application, C.V., and three letters of recommendation
by November 14, 2003 to:
Julian W. Connolly, Chair
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
109 Cabell Hall
PO Box 400783
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4783.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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From jknox at BOWDOIN.EDU  Tue Oct  7 18:52:06 2003
From: jknox at BOWDOIN.EDU (Jane Knox-Voina)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 14:52:06 -0400
Subject: One-Year Lecturer Position
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2003.145206.0400.>

Dear Ray,

    In drawing up the ad, perhaps we should stress

            experience teaching Russian to American students
            near native fluency
            courses in Russian, EEES, Soviet, Russian Film, post Soviet
spaces
            Ph.D or ABD

    Please let me see the copy, if you would, before it goes off to Deb.

Jane

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From Ona.Renner at MSO.UMT.EDU  Tue Oct  7 19:34:03 2003
From: Ona.Renner at MSO.UMT.EDU (Renner-Fahey, Ona)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 13:34:03 -0600
Subject: femme fatale
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2003.133403.0600.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Hello everyone.  

 

I am forwarding the following question on behalf of a colleague of mine
in our French section.  Can anyone help him with this?  

 

Much appreciated,

 

Ona

 

   In 19th century French lit, the topos of "the femme fatale" or "Belle
Dame sans Mercy" passes through Orientalism/ exoticism (...) and then
Russia--through the character of Nastasia Filippovna of Doestoievsky...
Russia becomes exotic for French literature.... As for instance Claude
Anet with his novel "Ariane, une jeune fille russe" using such cliches
as "the psychology of the Slav woman" (!!!) 
In any case, Maurice Debroka's novel  (20th century) "La Madone des
Sleepings"  revolves around the character of Irina Mouravieff, "the
Marquise de Sade de la Russie Rouge." 
Were any of these novels read or translated in Russian?

 

 

 

Ona Renner-Fahey

Assistant Professor of Russian

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

The University of Montana

 


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From adrozd at BAMA.UA.EDU  Tue Oct  7 19:36:29 2003
From: adrozd at BAMA.UA.EDU (Andrew M. Drozd)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 14:36:29 -0500
Subject: AATSEEL grad programs page
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2003.143629.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELangers:
    I have tested all links on the AATSEEL Graduate Programs page and posted the updated page. Please check to see that your program is listed and send me any errors and/or omissions. The URL is:

http://aatseel.org/departments/grad-programs.html

Thanks,


Andrew M. Drozd
adrozd at bama.ua.edu

Associate Professor of Russian
Department of Modern Languages and Classics
Box 870246 
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-2046
tel (205) 348-5720
fax (205 348-2042

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From ejp10 at PSU.EDU  Tue Oct  7 18:52:22 2003
From: ejp10 at PSU.EDU (Elizabeth J. Pyatt)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 14:52:22 -0400
Subject: Transliterated Windows Keyboard for Windows
In-Reply-To: <p06002004bba8aa9badba@[128.143.140.160]>
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2003.145222.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Hello:

I'm an instructional designer (and linguist) in search of some
technical advice for computing in Russian.

The Russian department here is asking if there is a Russian
keyboard/input locale which does transliterated Cyrillic (i.e.
pushing "S" gets you Cyrillic "C", "S" gets you Cyrillic "P", etc).

Is there one that's available? Shareware or freeware preferred, but
we can do commercial.

Also, if Microsoft already has one, please let me know. I didn't
think it did, but maybe I missed something.

Many thanks in advance

Elizabeth Pyatt
--
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Ph.D.
Instructional Designer
Education Technology Services, TLT
Penn State University
ejp10 at psu.edu, (814) 865-0805

210 Rider Building II
227 West Beaver Ave
University Park, PA  16801-4819
http://www.personal.psu.edu/ejp10
http://tlt.psu.edu

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From mdenner at STETSON.EDU  Tue Oct  7 20:29:06 2003
From: mdenner at STETSON.EDU (Michael Denner)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 16:29:06 -0400
Subject: Transliterated Windows Keyboard for Windows
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2003.162906.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Elizabeth,

There are many ways to skin the proverbial Cyrillic cat. My latest preference -- for ease, cost and universality -- is Fontboard, a freeware program that maps a homophonic keyboard onto your existing Latin one. It's not exactly what I would call an ideal layout -- for instance, the Cyrillic х is mapped to the Latin "h," but it's strengths are:
1) ease of installation
2) cross-platform functionality (I have it currently installed on NT, 98 and 95 without any problems)
3) it's easier than the old-fashioned way (manually replacing .kbd files, which you can't do in NT anyway)

You'll still have to install multilingual support on your computers, but you're already doing that, right? 

To find Fontboard, go to Google. 

mad

<><><><><><><><><><><><>
Dr. Michael A. Denner
Russian Studies Program
Stetson University
Campus Box 8361
DeLand, FL 32724
386.822.7381 (department)
386.822.7265 (direct line)
386.822.7380 (fax)
http://www.stetson.edu/~mdenner
http://russianpoetry.net


-----Original Message-----
From: Elizabeth J. Pyatt [mailto:ejp10 at PSU.EDU] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 2:52 PM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Transliterated Windows Keyboard for Windows

Hello:

I'm an instructional designer (and linguist) in search of some
technical advice for computing in Russian.

The Russian department here is asking if there is a Russian
keyboard/input locale which does transliterated Cyrillic (i.e.
pushing "S" gets you Cyrillic "C", "S" gets you Cyrillic "P", etc).

Is there one that's available? Shareware or freeware preferred, but
we can do commercial.

Also, if Microsoft already has one, please let me know. I didn't
think it did, but maybe I missed something.

Many thanks in advance

Elizabeth Pyatt
--
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Ph.D.
Instructional Designer
Education Technology Services, TLT
Penn State University
ejp10 at psu.edu, (814) 865-0805

210 Rider Building II
227 West Beaver Ave
University Park, PA  16801-4819
http://www.personal.psu.edu/ejp10
http://tlt.psu.edu

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From ARMSTRON at GRINNELL.EDU  Wed Oct  8 16:15:39 2003
From: ARMSTRON at GRINNELL.EDU (Armstrong, Todd)
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 11:15:39 -0500
Subject: Study abroad in Poland
Message-ID: <WED.8.OCT.2003.111539.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Colleagues,

One of our students is interested in study abroad in Poland; he is particularly interested in programs with an emphasis on Holocaust studies. Please reply to me off-list.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Todd Armstrong
Grinnell College
armstron at grinnell.edu

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From mdenner at STETSON.EDU  Wed Oct  8 21:01:35 2003
From: mdenner at STETSON.EDU (Michael Denner)
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 17:01:35 -0400
Subject: Chiaureli's Fall of Berlin
Message-ID: <WED.8.OCT.2003.170135.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,

Anyone out there know how I could get a copy of Chiaureli s Fall of
Berlin? Can't seem to find it anywhere, and libraries that have it don't
lend it. I don't care whether there are subtitles. Anyone have a copy I
can borrow? Pls. reply off list. 

 

Best,

mad

 

<><><><><><><><><><><><>

Dr. Michael A. Denner

Russian Studies Program

Stetson University

Campus Box 8361

DeLand, FL 32724

386.822.7381 (department)

386.822.7265 (direct line)

386.822.7380 (fax)

http://www.stetson.edu/~mdenner

http://russianpoetry.net

 


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From laurengl at PTWI.NET  Thu Oct  9 15:27:52 2003
From: laurengl at PTWI.NET (Lauren Leighton)
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 10:27:52 -0500
Subject: Chekhov
Message-ID: <THU.9.OCT.2003.102752.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

I am trying to complete a bibliography of Chekhov in English. I would
greatly appreciate it if Chekhovians, or for that matter any other kind of
Slavist, would offer assistance in tracing down information (vol., issue,
page nrs, etc.) on items I have not been able to find. For the most part
these are articles and reviews in popular mags and well known journals. Some
items are collections for which I need the contents. 2-3 volunteers could
probably complete the list in jiffy time. Thank you in advance. Lauren
Leighton.

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From rz at VIRGINIA.EDU  Thu Oct  9 19:05:40 2003
From: rz at VIRGINIA.EDU (Ann Zook)
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 15:05:40 -0400
Subject: CORRECTION! Tenure-Track Assistant Professorship
Message-ID: <THU.9.OCT.2003.150540.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

This position announcement is being resent because the subject line
in the previous announcement, which read "One-Year Lecturer Position"
was incorrect; the position is for a tenure-track assistant
professorship.

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
University of Virginia Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University
of Virginia invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant
Professor position to begin in the fall semester 2004.

Field of specialization open: research interests in Russian culture
(especially film), Russian literature, or Russian syntax and
semantics are particularly welcome. Teaching responsibilities include
language courses and courses in the area of specialization. We are
seeking individuals with demonstrated commitment to excellence in
teaching and scholarship. Ph.D. required. Candidates must have native
or near-native proficiency in Russian and a professional level of
fluency in English. Ability to teach a second Slavic language
(preferably Serbian or Croatian) is desirable.

Send letter of application, C.V., and three letters of recommendation
by November 14, 2003 to:
Julian W. Connolly, Chair
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
109 Cabell Hall
PO Box 400783
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4783.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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From djloewen at BINGHAMTON.EDU  Thu Oct  9 21:56:00 2003
From: djloewen at BINGHAMTON.EDU (Donald Loewen)
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 16:56:00 -0500
Subject: Transliterated Windows Keyboard for Windows
In-Reply-To: <p06002003bba8b943407a@[128.118.8.31]>
Message-ID: <THU.9.OCT.2003.165600.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

I would recommend checking out the excellent information offered by Paul
Gorodyansky, esp. on the way you can work around some of the restrictions
that recent versions of Windows put on replacing their standard keyboard
layouts.  I used his basic information, and then used a keyboard editor to
move the positions of a few letters to where I prefer them.  It worked well
for me on Win2000, and students have used it on XP, 98 and ME.
Here's his page for installing basic and transliterated keyboards (includes
a map of the transliterated keyboard's layout ):
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/PaulGor/kbd_e.htm

All the best,
Don Loewen



At 01:52 PM 10/7/2003, you wrote:
>Hello:
>
>I'm an instructional designer (and linguist) in search of some
>technical advice for computing in Russian.
>
>The Russian department here is asking if there is a Russian
>keyboard/input locale which does transliterated Cyrillic (i.e.
>pushing "S" gets you Cyrillic "C", "S" gets you Cyrillic "P", etc).
>
>Is there one that's available? Shareware or freeware preferred, but
>we can do commercial.
>
>Also, if Microsoft already has one, please let me know. I didn't
>think it did, but maybe I missed something.
>
>Many thanks in advance
>
>Elizabeth Pyatt
>--
>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Ph.D.
>Instructional Designer
>Education Technology Services, TLT
>Penn State University
>ejp10 at psu.edu, (814) 865-0805
>
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>227 West Beaver Ave
>University Park, PA  16801-4819
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>http://tlt.psu.edu
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From sher07 at MINDSPRING.COM  Fri Oct 10 04:01:45 2003
From: sher07 at MINDSPRING.COM (Benjamin Sher)
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 23:01:45 -0500
Subject: phonetic Russian keyboard
In-Reply-To: <200310092353.1a7Olv4Yl3Nl3pM0@kendall.mail.mindspring.net>
Message-ID: <THU.9.OCT.2003.230145.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Elizabeth:

Try Paul Gorodiansky's free phonetic Russian keyboard:

http://www.siber.com/sib/russify/ms-windows/netscape.html

Or see my Index under Computers-Software below:

Benjamin







Sher's Russian Web
http://www.websher.net
Benjamin and Anna Sher
sher07 at mindspring.com

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From sussex at UQ.EDU.AU  Fri Oct 10 14:03:59 2003
From: sussex at UQ.EDU.AU (Prof. R. Sussex)
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 00:03:59 +1000
Subject: OCR for Roman Slavic and Cyrillic
In-Reply-To: <3F85E8D9.29908.F9B990@localhost>
Message-ID: <SAT.11.OCT.2003.000359.1000.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues

I am having a lot of trouble trying to find out if there is reliable
OCR software for Roman Slavic and Cyrillic on a Macintosh. Does
Omnipage Pro do the job? I'd appreciate you advice and experience.

Many thanks

Roly Sussex

--

Roly Sussex
Professor of Applied Language Studies
Department of French, German, Russian, Spanish and Applied Linguistics
School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies
The University of Queensland
Brisbane
Queensland 4072
AUSTRALIA

Office: Greenwood 434 (Building 32)
Phone:  +61 7 3365 6896
Fax:    +61 7 3365 6799
Email:  sussex at uq.edu.au
Web:    http://www.arts.uq.edu.au/slccs/profiles/sussex.html
School's website:
        http://www.arts.uq.edu.au/slccs/
Applied linguistics website:
        http://www.uq.edu.au/slccs/AppliedLing/

Language Talkback ABC radio:
Web:    http://www.cltr.uq.edu.au/languagetalkback/
Audio:  from    http://www.abc.net.au/hobart/

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From Vladimir.Benko at FEDU.UNIBA.SK  Fri Oct 10 14:23:10 2003
From: Vladimir.Benko at FEDU.UNIBA.SK (Vladimir Benko)
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 16:23:10 +0200
Subject: OCR for Roman Slavic and Cyrillic
In-Reply-To: <p052106b3bbac6c78b76e@[130.102.202.113]>
Message-ID: <FRI.10.OCT.2003.162310.0200.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Roly,

> I am having a lot of trouble trying to find out if there is reliable
> OCR software for Roman Slavic and Cyrillic on a Macintosh. Does
> Omnipage Pro do the job? I'd appreciate you advice and experience.

I suspect that the best system for Cyrillics would be ABBYY
FineReader, developed in Russia :-)   For Slovak, it works
excellently.

    http://www.abbyy.com/

Have a nice weekend,

Vlado B, 10oct03 16:25 dark time


-----------------------------------------
Vladimir Benko      <Benko at fedu.uniba.sk>

Comenius University, Faculty of Education
Computational Linguistics Laboratory
Moskovska 3, SK-81334 Bratislava
Tel +421-2-55576744         Fax -55572244

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From rrobin at GWU.EDU  Fri Oct 10 16:26:24 2003
From: rrobin at GWU.EDU (Richard Robin)
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 12:26:24 -0400
Subject: phonetic Russian keyboard
Message-ID: <FRI.10.OCT.2003.122624.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Let me add that the Paul Gorodyansky page is the most comprehensive
discussion of all Cyrillic related Windows issues I have ever seen. The man
deserves an award.

-Rich
_________________________________
Richard Robin, Associate Professor, Chair
German and Slavic Dept.
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20008
rrobin at gwu.edu
http://home.gwu.edu/~rrobin
????? ??-?????? ?? ???? ??????????.
Chitayu po-russki vo vsex kodirovkax.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Sher" <sher07 at MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 12:01 AM
Subject: [SEELANGS] phonetic Russian keyboard


> Dear Elizabeth:
>
> Try Paul Gorodiansky's free phonetic Russian keyboard:
>
> http://www.siber.com/sib/russify/ms-windows/netscape.html
>
> Or see my Index under Computers-Software below:
>
> Benjamin
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Sher's Russian Web
> http://www.websher.net
> Benjamin and Anna Sher
> sher07 at mindspring.com
>
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From a.jameson at dial.pipex.com  Fri Oct 10 16:55:21 2003
From: a.jameson at dial.pipex.com (Andrew Jameson)
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 12:55:21 EDT
Subject: Fw: Ruslan 2 workbook - for distribution
Message-ID: <FRI.10.OCT.2003.125521.EDT.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Langran" <john at ruslan.co.uk>
To: "Andrew Jameson" <a.jameson at dial.pipex.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 9:37 AM
Subject: Ruslan 2 workbook - for distribution


New from Ruslan - Ruslan 2 Workbook. ISBN 189978523X
96 Pages A4 format. Black and white. 158 exercises linked to the Ruslan 2
Russian course. Some of the exercises are taken from the CDRom version
of the course, most are new for this volume. The book comes with a free
audio CD with recordings for the listening exercises. These include
recordings about the weather in Yakutsk (minus 55 gradusov) and by a
former Russian air force pilot about flying supersonic jets. There are a
large number of black and white photos linked to the exercises.
You can download a sample lesson at www.ruslan.co.uk/ruslan.htm
More details from John Langran, Ruslan Limited, 19 Highfield Road,
Moseley, Birmingham, B13 9HL UK
Phone / fax from UK 0121 449 1578 or from abroad: 00 44 121 449 1578

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From gianpaolo.gandolfo at FASTWEBNET.IT  Sat Oct 11 14:25:46 2003
From: gianpaolo.gandolfo at FASTWEBNET.IT (Giampaolo Gandolfo)
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 16:25:46 +0200
Subject: Russian keyboard problem
Message-ID: <SAT.11.OCT.2003.162546.0200.GIANPAOLO.GANDOLFO@FASTWEBNET.IT>

    I have just reinstalled the system of my computer (Windows ME), everything works all right as before, except that when I shift fron Italian to Russian, the order of the keys seems to be random and absurd. 
    I remember having the same problem when i reinstalled the system two years ago, and it took me several days to find the trick to get it right. What I did then  to get it to work properly again was a very easy thing, but now I cannot recall now what.

Any suggestion and help?
You can send a reply off-list or on- list if you think that it may have a general interest

Thank you!

            Giampaolo Gandolfo
gianpaolo.gandolfo at fastwebnet.it

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From mllemily at ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU  Sun Oct 12 11:30:12 2003
From: mllemily at ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU (Emily Tall)
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 11:30:12 -0000
Subject: Russian obscenities
Message-ID: <SUN.12.OCT.2003.113012.0000.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

See Sept. 15 New Yorker for entertaining article on Russian "mat" by Victor Erofeyev.
Emily Tall

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From brifkin at WISC.EDU  Sun Oct 12 16:15:44 2003
From: brifkin at WISC.EDU (Benjamin Rifkin)
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 11:15:44 -0500
Subject: language trends
Message-ID: <SUN.12.OCT.2003.111544.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers:

I append below the full text of a short article in the New York Times
about language trends.  I believe this may be important for those of
us in the US arguing for more support for heritage language teaching.
Note the reference to Russian in the article.

Sincerely,

Ben Rifkin

New York Times - 10 October 2003 - p. A19

WHAT'S BEING SPOKEN AT HOME  Nearly one in five Americans say they
speak a language other than English at home, the Census Bureau
reported.  Most of those people say they speak Spanish at home,
followed by Chinese, French and German. The number of Americans who
say they speak Russian increased the most during the last decade,
nearly tripling to more than 700,000.  Census officials said the
spike in Russian speakers reflected an overall rise in Russian
immigration since the fall of the Soviet Union.  In 2000, about 18
percent of the population aged 5 and older, or about 47 million
people, said they spoke a language other than English at home -- up
from 14 percent, or nearly 32 million in 1990.
--
=================
Benjamin Rifkin

Professor and Chair, Slavic Dept., UW-Madison
1432 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Dr.
Madison, WI  53706 USA
voice: 608/262-1623; fax: 608/265-2814
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/slavic
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/slavic/rifkin

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From Zemedelec at AOL.COM  Sun Oct 12 16:27:05 2003
From: Zemedelec at AOL.COM (Leslie Farmer)
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 12:27:05 EDT
Subject: Russian obscenities
Message-ID: <SUN.12.OCT.2003.122705.EDT.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

In a message dated 10/12/03 10:47:18, mllemily at ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU writes:


> See Sept. 15 New Yorker for entertaining article on Russian "mat" by Victor
> Erofeyev.
> Emily Tall
>
>

I wonder if he's right, though, about Czech.   I caught far more obscenities
related to excrement, both with live speakers and in books, movies, etc.,
(some in translation).   Hardly a classic Czech movie I've seen is without its
"And I was so ...., I shat myself" line. And Whatsername, the well-known teacher
and writer of all those great "100 things you didn't know about Czech," books,
in her section on "prdel", remarked that while the official record has the
Czech heads of government, on learning of the Russian deplanement, exclaiming
"Jsme ztraceni!", as a native Czech speaker she is sure that what they really
said was, "Jsme v prdeli!"

I understand this really is the case with German, but I don't speak it,
so...can anyone who does enlighten us?

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From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU  Mon Oct 13 02:17:38 2003
From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli)
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 22:17:38 -0400
Subject: language trends
In-Reply-To: <p05210600bbaf2db51a3b@[10.0.1.2]>
Message-ID: <SUN.12.OCT.2003.221738.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

>
>New York Times - 10 October 2003 - p. A19
>
>WHAT'S BEING SPOKEN AT HOME  Nearly one in five Americans say they
>speak a language other than English at home, the Census Bureau
>reported.  Most of those people say they speak Spanish at home,
>followed by Chinese, French and German.

NPR the other day said that the order of languages (other than English)
spoken at home in the US was Spanish, Chinese, Russian. Who is right?

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From douglas at SPEAKEASY.ORG  Mon Oct 13 02:39:15 2003
From: douglas at SPEAKEASY.ORG (Douglas Taylor)
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 19:39:15 -0700
Subject: language trends
In-Reply-To: <BHEFIIPPIAGEIPIHBJNFMEECCBAA.douglas@speakeasy.net>
Message-ID: <SUN.12.OCT.2003.193915.0700.>

The top 10 languages spoken at home other than English are:
Spanish 28.1 million
Chinese 2.0 million
French 1.6 million
German 1.4 million
Tagalog 1.2 million
Vietnamese 1.0 million
Italian 1.0 million
Korean .9 million
Russian .7 million
Polish .7 million

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of Alina Israeli
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 7:18 PM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] language trends


>
>New York Times - 10 October 2003 - p. A19
>
>WHAT'S BEING SPOKEN AT HOME  Nearly one in five Americans say they
>speak a language other than English at home, the Census Bureau
>reported.  Most of those people say they speak Spanish at home,
>followed by Chinese, French and German.

NPR the other day said that the order of languages (other than English)
spoken at home in the US was Spanish, Chinese, Russian. Who is right?

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From ajconova at STUDENT.GC.MARICOPA.EDU  Mon Oct 13 10:02:01 2003
From: ajconova at STUDENT.GC.MARICOPA.EDU (Andrew John Conovaloff)
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 03:02:01 -0700
Subject: language trends -- See 2000 Census
In-Reply-To: <BHEFIIPPIAGEIPIHBJNFEEEDCBAA.douglas@speakeasy.org>
Message-ID: <MON.13.OCT.2003.030201.0700.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Table 5.
Detailed List of Languages Spoken at Home
for the Population 5 Years and Over by State: 2000
---------------------------------------------

Language                        United States
5 years and over                  262,375,152
  Speak only English               215,423,557
  Speak other language              46,951,595

  Spanish or Spanish Creole         28,101,052

  Other Indo-European languages    10,017,989
   French (incl. Patois, Cajun)     1,643,838
   French Creole                       453,368
   Italian                           1,008,370
   Portuguese or Portuguese Creol      564,630
   German                            1,383,442
   Yiddish                             178,945
   Other West Germanic languages              251,135
   Scandinavian languages              162,252
   Greek                                      365,436
   Russian                             706,242
   Polish                              667,414
   Serbo-Croatian                      233,865
   Other Slavic languages              301,079
   Armenian                            202,708
   Persian                             312,085
   Gujarathi                           235,988
   Hindi                                      317,057
   Urdu                               262,900
   Other Indic languages                      439,289
   Other Indo-European languages              327,946

  Asian and Pacific Island languages 6,960,065
   Chinese                           2,022,143
   Japanese                            477,997
   Korean                              894,063
   Mon-Khmer, Cambodian                181,889
   Miao, Hmong                         168,063
   Thai                                120,464
   Laotian                             149,303
   Vietnamese                        1,009,627
   Other Asian languages                      398,434
   Tagalog                           1,224,241
   Other Pacific Island languages      313,841

  Other languages                    1,872,489
   Navajo                              178,014
   Other Native N. Amer. languages     203,466
   Hungarian                           117,973
   Arabic                              614,582
   Hebrew                              195,374
   African languages                   418,505
   Other and unspecified languages     144,575

---------------------------------------------
Find detailed reports at:

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/lang_use.html

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From ejp10 at PSU.EDU  Mon Oct 13 18:00:58 2003
From: ejp10 at PSU.EDU (Elizabeth J. Pyatt)
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 14:00:58 -0400
Subject: Transliterated Windows Keyboard for Windows
In-Reply-To: <5.0.0.25.2.20031009165129.0251b688@mail.binghamton.edu>
Message-ID: <MON.13.OCT.2003.140058.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Thanks everyone who wrote back with recommendations on keyboards. I
think I have some good leads.

Elizabeth Pyatt
--
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Ph.D.
Instructional Designer
Education Technology Services, TLT
Penn State University
ejp10 at psu.edu, (814) 865-0805

210 Rider Building II
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From Bibb at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG  Mon Oct 13 18:25:55 2003
From: Bibb at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG (Alissa Bibb)
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 14:25:55 -0400
Subject: Attention American Councils/ACTR alumni!
Message-ID: <MON.13.OCT.2003.142555.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

American Councils for International Education [Outbound office] is in
the process of creating our own website.  We plan to have current
pictures and updates from our programs, but a large part of the site
that we hoped to set up is a "Where are they now?" alumni section.  We
think that this will be a great resource and inspiration for fellow
students of Russia and Eurasia.
     What we would like from you is your name, dates of the program you
participated in, your current situation (studying? job?), any recent
trips to Russia, etc....  Participation in this website is completely
voluntary, and feel free to include as much or as little information as
you'd like.  (For example, contact info is great to include, but in no
way necessary).
If you would like to add a posting, please email the information
directly to me.
We hope to have the website operational in January.  The more
participation we get, the better this site will be.  Thank you all in
advance!


Alissa Bibb
Program Assistant
Outbound Office
202-833-7522

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From Vladimir.Benko at FEDU.UNIBA.SK  Tue Oct 14 06:36:36 2003
From: Vladimir.Benko at FEDU.UNIBA.SK (Vladimir Benko)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 08:36:36 +0200
Subject: Russian obscenities
In-Reply-To: <a1.3f10acd1.2cbadad9@aol.com>
Message-ID: <TUE.14.OCT.2003.083636.0200.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Leslie,

> I understand this really is the case with German, but I don't speak
> it, so...can anyone who does enlighten us?

One of the greatest expert in this area is prof Lubomir Durovic from
University of Lund.  You may be able to get his last paper on the
topic:

Durovic, L.: Typology of Swearing in Slavonic and some Adjacent
Languages. -- In: Le mot, les mots, les bons mots (Word, Words,
Witty Words). Hommage a Igor A. Mel'cuk a l'occasion de son
soixantieme anniversaire. Red. A. Clas. Montreal, Les presses de
l'Universite de Montreal 1992, pp. 39-49.

Best regards,

Vlado B, 13oct03 18:15 dark time


-----------------------------------------
Vladimir Benko      <Benko at fedu.uniba.sk>

Comenius University, Faculty of Education
Computational Linguistics Laboratory
Moskovska 3, SK-81334 Bratislava
Tel +421-2-55576744         Fax -55572244

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From tassevak at GWM.SC.EDU  Tue Oct 14 12:49:57 2003
From: tassevak at GWM.SC.EDU (Mila Tasseva-Kurktchieva)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 08:49:57 -0400
Subject: Formal Approaches To Slavic Linguistics (FASL) 13: Second Call
 For Papers
Message-ID: <TUE.14.OCT.2003.084957.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Formal Approaches To Slavic Linguistics 13: The Columbia Meeting, SECOND
CALL FOR PAPERS

DATE: Feb. 27-29, 2004

ORGANIZED BY: Linguistics Program, University of South Carolina

WEBSITE: http://www.cla.sc.edu/LING/FASL13/

PLENARY SPEAKERS:

Leonard H. Babby (Princeton University)
How small can infinite complements be?: evidence from Russian

Christina Bethin (SUNY, Stony Brook)
Belorussian vowel reduction

Roumyana Slabakova (University of Iowa)
Perfective prefixes: What they are, what flavors they come in, and how
they are acquired.

ABSTRACT DEADLINE: November 7, 2003

ABSTRACT GUIDELINES:
Abstracts are invited for 20-minute presentations (plus 10 minutes
discussion) on topics dealing with formal aspects of any area of
theoretical Slavic linguistics (synchronic or diachronic), including
syntax, semantics, morphology, phonology, discourse analysis,
psycholinguistics, and L1 and L2 acquisition. Abstracts should be
anonymous and no longer than one page (an additional page for references
and examples can be included), with margins of at least 1 inch, letter
size 11. Submissions are limited to one singly authored and one jointly
authored abstract per author or two jointly authored abstracts.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:
Abstracts should be sent electronically to the conference e-mail address
(fasl13 at gwm.sc.edu) as attachments in PDF, RTF, .doc or .wpd format. If
non-standard fonts are required, use the ‘embed fonts’ option when you
save the file. The author’s information (name, affiliation, telephone and
fax numbers, e-mail address) together with the title of the paper should
be in a separate file or included as part of the body of the e-mail
message.


CONTACT:
fasl13 at gwm.sc.edu
phone: (803) 777-2063
fax: (803) 777-7514

ADDRESS:
FASL 13 Organizing Committee
c/o John Alderete
Linguistics Program
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
USA

The USC Linguistics Program acknowledges support for FASL 13 from:

College of Liberal Arts, University of South Carolina
Department of English Language and Literature, University of South Carolina
Department of Languages, Literature, and Culture, University of South
Carolina
Slavica Publishers at Indiana University
Princeton University Program in Linguistics
The Slavic and East European Language Resource Center (SEELRC), Duke
University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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From jrader at MERRIAM-WEBSTER.COM  Tue Oct 14 16:35:04 2003
From: jrader at MERRIAM-WEBSTER.COM (Jim Rader)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 12:35:04 -0400
Subject: language trends
In-Reply-To: <web-3725740@student.gc.maricopa.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.14.OCT.2003.123504.0400.>

Linguistically, the Census Bureau's assumption that Chinese is a single
language is fallacious, of course.  The difference between
Mandarin/"Modern Standard Chinese" and Cantonese (the speech of
Guangzhou and Hong Kong) is at least as great as the difference
between Polish and Russian, and certainly greater than the difference
between Thai and Lao.

Jim Rader


>   Asian and Pacific Island languages 6,960,065
>    Chinese                           2,022,143

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From jmdavis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU  Wed Oct 15 13:05:46 2003
From: jmdavis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (Jolanta Davis)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 09:05:46 -0400
Subject: Controlling Title VI Centers
In-Reply-To: <web-3725740@student.gc.maricopa.edu>
Message-ID: <WED.15.OCT.2003.090546.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Has anyone else noticed the following article in the last Chronicle of
Higher Education? What will it mean for title VI centers concentrating on
Russia? Or is it all about Middle Eastern Studies?

House Panel Approves Bills on Graduate and Area Studies
By STEPHEN BURD

Washington
A U.S. House of Representatives committee has unanimously approved a bill
that would give the federal government greater oversight over federally
financed international-studies programs at American colleges.

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce also approved
legislation that would renew several programs that provide aid for graduate
education.

The international bill (HR 3077), which was passed late last month, would
create a new advisory board that would monitor foreign-language and
area-studies programs, which are supported under Title VI of the Higher
Education Act. The lawmakers took the action after hearing complaints from
conservative scholars that some of the centers supported by these programs
have an "anti-American" bias.

Rep. Peter Hoekstra, the Michigan Republican who heads the House
subcommittee that drafted the bill, said that creating the advisory board
was necessary "to ensure the appropriate use of taxpayer funds." College
leaders and lobbyists, however, said the allegations of bias were
inaccurate, and they have worried that the new board would be used to
interfere with curricular decisions on their campuses.

The committee's Republican leaders tried to alleviate those concerns by
adding language to the bill restricting the advisory board from "mandating,
directing, or controlling" the curriculums of such college programs.

College lobbyists welcomed the change. "This is a significant improvement,"
said Terry W. Hartle, senior vice president for government and public
affairs at the American Council on Education. "The changes will help ensure
that the advisory committee is in fact an advisory committee, and not a
censorship committee."

College lobbyists were also pleased that the committee's leaders agreed to
pare back the activities that the board could undertake. For example, the
original bill gave the board the authority to "annually monitor, apprise,
and evaluate the activities of grant recipients," including conducting "an
evaluation of the performance of the grantees."

The bill that the committee approved late last month does not include that
language. Instead, it directs the board to "monitor, apprise, and evaluate
a sample of activities" supported by Title VI, with the goal of "providing
recommendations for improvement of the programs."

Despite the language changes, some college officials said they still feared
that the advisory board could be used to intimidate university scholars to
toe an ideological line. "The advisory board could easily be hijacked by
those who have a political ax to grind and become a vehicle for an
inquisition," said Gilbert W. Merkx, vice provost for international affairs
at Duke University.

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From vtsurikov at HTS.EDU  Wed Oct 15 13:38:37 2003
From: vtsurikov at HTS.EDU (Vladimir Tsurikov)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 09:38:37 -0400
Subject: FW: Readings in Russian Religious Culture
In-Reply-To: <004301c3931e$f38b4b00$6501a8c0@henryknew>
Message-ID: <WED.15.OCT.2003.093837.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Holy Trinity Seminary is pleased to announce the publication of the
proceedings of a conference on Philaret Drozdov, Metropolitan of Moscow,
held in November 2002 in Jordanville, NY at Holy Trinity Seminary.

The proceedings have been published as Volume 1 of a new series - "Readings
in Russian Religious Culture" - and include papers by Archbishop Mark
(Arndt), Alexander Iakovlev, Gregory Freeze, Robert Bird and Vadim
Liapunov.
Included are a foreword by Robert Nichols, an archival publication by A.
Petrov and an afterword by Nadieszda Kizenko.

To view the contents of this volume, please visit
<http://hts.edu/pages/news/filaretbook.html>.

Currently, under the guidance of its distinguished editorial board (Henryk
Baran, Robert Bird, Priscilla Hunt, Alexis Klimoff and Paul Valliere),
"Readings in Russian Religious Culture" is preparing Volume 2, which will be
dedicated to A. S. Khomiakov based on papers delivered at the second annual
Holy Trinity Seminary Colloquium.

The next colloquium at Holy Trinity Seminary is planned for October 2004 and
will be announced in early January.

V. Tsurikov
Holy Trinity Seminary - SUNY Albany

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From ggerhart at COMCAST.NET  Wed Oct 15 17:25:59 2003
From: ggerhart at COMCAST.NET (Genevra Gerhart)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:25:59 -0700
Subject: Controlling Title VI Centers
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20031015090326.03cb19f0@imap.fas.harvard.edu>
Message-ID: <WED.15.OCT.2003.102559.0700.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Jolanta,
Thanks for forwarding the CHE article to the list. It is chilling, indeed.
But I wonder about your question, "What will it mean for title VI centers
concentrating on Russia? Or is it all about Middle Eastern Studies?"

You mean if the advisory committees just chase after Middle Eastern Studies,
we don't have to worry?

The very last thing universities need is government control. Especially this
government.

Genevra Gerhart

http://www.GenevraGerhart.com

ggerhart at comcast.net
(206) 329-0053

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From sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU  Wed Oct 15 17:50:54 2003
From: sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU (Sibelan E S Forrester)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:50:54 -0400
Subject: Attention American Councils/ACTR alumni!
In-Reply-To: <sf8ab5fe.044@MAIL.ACTR.ORG>
Message-ID: <WED.15.OCT.2003.135054.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Alissa,

Okay, I'll bite:  I was in Moscow on the ACTR summer program as an
undergraduate in 1982.  Since then I've gotten a PhD in Russian lit
(from Indiana University, Bloomington), taught Russian for 5 years at
Oberlin College, and now teach Russian language and literature at
Swarthmore College.  I was last in Russia in March of this year (for
a week, in St. Petersburg).

I hope you hear from lots of more recent people as well!

all the best,

Sibelan


Sibelan Forrester
Russian/Modern Languages and Literatures
Swarthmore College
http://www.swarthmore.edu/Humanities/sforres1/

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From sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU  Wed Oct 15 17:51:38 2003
From: sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU (Sibelan E S Forrester)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:51:38 -0400
Subject: Attention American Councils/ACTR alumni!
Message-ID: <WED.15.OCT.2003.135138.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear everyone,

Sorry, sorry, sorry.

SF

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From fsciacca at HAMILTON.EDU  Thu Oct 16 13:37:57 2003
From: fsciacca at HAMILTON.EDU (Franklin Sciacca)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:37:57 -0400
Subject: "Comparative Literature"
In-Reply-To: <0HMU00M8B02JQY@mail.hamilton.edu>
Message-ID: <THU.16.OCT.2003.093757.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

What has been determined to be the best translation for "Comparative
Literature" in Russian?  Thanks!
--
Franklin Sciacca
Hamilton College
198 College Hill Road
Clinton, New York  13323
315-859-4773
fsciacca at hamilton.edu

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From jmdavis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU  Thu Oct 16 16:37:58 2003
From: jmdavis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (Jolanta Davis)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 12:37:58 -0400
Subject: Controlling Title VI Centers
In-Reply-To: <NDBBICAECLMOBBHNIGOOMEFMDHAA.ggerhart@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <THU.16.OCT.2003.123758.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Yes, it is chilling. If for now it's just about the Middle Eastern Studies,
the Russian and East European Centers may not need to worry FOR NOW,
although in the long run it might mean government control over all regional
studies, and the scholars of the Post-Communist know the best of all to
what it might lead.


At 10:25 AM 10/15/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Dear Jolanta,
>Thanks for forwarding the CHE article to the list. It is chilling, indeed.
>But I wonder about your question, "What will it mean for title VI centers
>concentrating on Russia? Or is it all about Middle Eastern Studies?"
>
>You mean if the advisory committees just chase after Middle Eastern Studies,
>we don't have to worry?
>
>The very last thing universities need is government control. Especially this
>government.
>
>Genevra Gerhart
>
>http://www.GenevraGerhart.com
>
>ggerhart at comcast.net
>(206) 329-0053
>
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From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU  Thu Oct 16 13:49:44 2003
From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:49:44 -0400
Subject: "Comparative Literature"
In-Reply-To: <a05210603bbb44f410ba4@[150.209.88.137]>
Message-ID: <THU.16.OCT.2003.094944.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

>What has been determined to be the best translation for "Comparative
>Literature" in Russian?  Thanks!

As in Kafedra sravnitel'nyx literatur?

www.rsuh.ru/md_news_arhiv.htm

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From sasha at STUDENT.UMASS.EDU  Thu Oct 16 14:03:06 2003
From: sasha at STUDENT.UMASS.EDU (Sasha Senderovich)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:03:06 -0400
Subject: "Comparative Literature"
Message-ID: <THU.16.OCT.2003.100306.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

The best translation for "Comparative Literature" in Russian that I've
encountered as "sravnitel'noe literaturovedenie." Hope it works!

Best,

Sasha Senderovich * Slavic Languages and Literatures, PhD student *
Harvard University

Sasha Senderovich
Harvard GSAS Mail Center
Perkins Hall, Room 115
35 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
phone: (617) 493-4883

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From russell-valentino at UIOWA.EDU  Thu Oct 16 18:01:56 2003
From: russell-valentino at UIOWA.EDU (Russell Valentino)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:01:56 -0500
Subject: Controlling Title VI Centers
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20031015090326.03cb19f0@imap.fas.harvard.edu>
Message-ID: <THU.16.OCT.2003.130156.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

What the Chronicle article failed to note was that two of the seven
positions on the proposed advisory board are mandated to come from national
security agencies.

This is indeed a startling development for all NRCs (not just those dealing
with the Middle East) and for all the other programs funded through Title
VI, of which there are many. The CIC institutions (the Big Ten universities
plus the University of Chicago and the U. of Illinois at Chicago) are in
the process of drafting a collective letter to our congressional
representatives, expressing support for the refunding of the International
Studies in Higher Education Act, but also strong concern over the advisory
board as currently proposed.

Here is a small sample from the proposed letter (by way of Bill Reisinger,
the University of Iowa's Associate Provost for International Studies):

"We believe the current legislation leaves open the possibility that the
Advisory Board could intrude into the academic conduct and content of
higher education and could impinge on institutional decisions about
curriculum and activities.  Indeed, the powers vested in the proposed
Advisory Board make it more of an investigative, rather than an
advisory, body."

The bill has passed the House and is on its way to the Senate, where we
hope it will encounter some sensible opposition from supporters of academic
freedom in higher education.

Other letters, therefore, collective and individual, still have a chance of
making a difference in the process.

Russell Valentino
Associate Professor
Director, Center for Russian, East Europe, and Eurasian Studies
http://www.uiowa.edu/~creees
University of Iowa
tel. (319) 353 2193



At 09:05 AM 10/15/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Has anyone else noticed the following article in the last Chronicle of
>Higher Education? What will it mean for title VI centers concentrating on
>Russia? Or is it all about Middle Eastern Studies?
>
>House Panel Approves Bills on Graduate and Area Studies
>By STEPHEN BURD
>
>Washington
>A U.S. House of Representatives committee has unanimously approved a bill
>that would give the federal government greater oversight over federally
>financed international-studies programs at American colleges.
>
>The House Committee on Education and the Workforce also approved
>legislation that would renew several programs that provide aid for graduate
>education.
>
>The international bill (HR 3077), which was passed late last month, would
>create a new advisory board that would monitor foreign-language and
>area-studies programs, which are supported under Title VI of the Higher
>Education Act. The lawmakers took the action after hearing complaints from
>conservative scholars that some of the centers supported by these programs
>have an "anti-American" bias.
>
>Rep. Peter Hoekstra, the Michigan Republican who heads the House
>subcommittee that drafted the bill, said that creating the advisory board
>was necessary "to ensure the appropriate use of taxpayer funds." College
>leaders and lobbyists, however, said the allegations of bias were
>inaccurate, and they have worried that the new board would be used to
>interfere with curricular decisions on their campuses.
>
>The committee's Republican leaders tried to alleviate those concerns by
>adding language to the bill restricting the advisory board from "mandating,
>directing, or controlling" the curriculums of such college programs.
>
>College lobbyists welcomed the change. "This is a significant improvement,"
>said Terry W. Hartle, senior vice president for government and public
>affairs at the American Council on Education. "The changes will help ensure
>that the advisory committee is in fact an advisory committee, and not a
>censorship committee."
>
>College lobbyists were also pleased that the committee's leaders agreed to
>pare back the activities that the board could undertake. For example, the
>original bill gave the board the authority to "annually monitor, apprise,
>and evaluate the activities of grant recipients," including conducting "an
>evaluation of the performance of the grantees."
>
>The bill that the committee approved late last month does not include that
>language. Instead, it directs the board to "monitor, apprise, and evaluate
>a sample of activities" supported by Title VI, with the goal of "providing
>recommendations for improvement of the programs."
>
>Despite the language changes, some college officials said they still feared
>that the advisory board could be used to intimidate university scholars to
>toe an ideological line. "The advisory board could easily be hijacked by
>those who have a political ax to grind and become a vehicle for an
>inquisition," said Gilbert W. Merkx, vice provost for international affairs
>at Duke University.
>
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From eblake1 at MEMPHIS.EDU  Fri Oct 17 06:08:02 2003
From: eblake1 at MEMPHIS.EDU (Elizabeth Blake)
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 02:08:02 -0400
Subject: U of Memphis Russian Program
Message-ID: <FRI.17.OCT.2003.020802.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear All:

I thought that those who wrote in support of the Russian program at The University of
Memphis might want an update on the situation.  The administration is still standing
firm on the cut of the program, but students concentrating in Russian have organized
to protest the decision.  They have formed a student organization called "Why
Russian" which will post general information/ progress reports at
www.whyrussian.org.

All the best,

Elizabeth Blake
Russian Section
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
The University of Memphis

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From jmdavis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU  Fri Oct 17 18:22:06 2003
From: jmdavis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (Jolanta Davis)
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 14:22:06 -0400
Subject: AAASS Summer Language Programs listing
In-Reply-To: <LISTSERV%2003101702080206@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Message-ID: <FRI.17.OCT.2003.142206.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

(please feel free to forward to interested parties such as department
administrators, chairs of programs, etc.)

The January 2004 issue of the AAASS newsletter NewsNet will carry an annual
listing of summer programs in languages of the former Soviet Union and
Eastern Europe, and other programs related to Slavic Studies. This listing
offers colleges, universities, and other institutions an excellent
opportunity to publicize such programs among a highly focused readership of
area studies specialists.

If your department or organization runs a summer language program, either
in the U.S. or abroad, and you would like to see it listed in our January
2004 issue, please send a brief description of your program (approximately
100 words) including a list of languages in which instruction is offered,
dates of the program, deadline for registration, and detailed contact
information to the NewsNet Editor via e-mail: newsnet at fas.harvard.edu.

Please specify in which of the following sections you would like to include
your listing:
--Language Programs offered in the United States and Canada
--Language Programs offered in Russia (including travel study programs)
--Language Programs offered in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
except Russia (including travel study programs)
--Study Tours and Other Programs (other summer programs related to Slavic
Studies  but not offering language study)

Although submissions in electronic format are preferred, hard copy sent via
fax or regular mail will also be accepted at the following address:
Summer Language Program Listing
AAASS
8 Story Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: 617-495-0679, Fax: 617-495-0680
E-mail for Summer Language Programs: newsnet at fas.harvard.edu


Deadline for Submissions:
1 November 2002

We will be pleased to include a brief announcement of your program at no
charge, as a service to the membership of the AAASS. In addition, we offer
paid display advertising, which many universities and programs choose as a
means of achieving greater visibility for their offerings. For more
information about ad rates and sizes, please contact the NewsNet Editor via
e-mail: newsnet at fas.harvard.edu.



Jolanta M. Davis
AAASS Publications Coordinator and NewsNet Editor

American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS)
8 Story Street
Cambridge, MA
tel.: 617-495-0679
fax: 617-495-0680
Web site: www.fas.harvard.edu/~aaass

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From vanya1v at YAHOO.COM  Sat Oct 18 15:46:07 2003
From: vanya1v at YAHOO.COM (J.W.)
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 11:46:07 -0400
Subject: U of Memphis Russian Program
Message-ID: <SAT.18.OCT.2003.114607.0400.>

Dear SEELANGers,

The whyrussian.org site is a worthy and commendable endeavour.  However,
the cause might carry a little more credibility if the webmasters had
not taken it upon themselves to invent a new three-syllable Russian
equivalent of 'Why' (that is to say, if the egregious typographical
error in the site's masthead were corrected).

John Woodsworth
Slavic Research Group at the University of Ottawa

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From ias052 at EARTHLINK.NET  Sun Oct 19 01:24:22 2003
From: ias052 at EARTHLINK.NET (Irina A. Sekerina)
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 21:24:22 -0400
Subject: The First Cognitive Science Conference in Russia (Kazan',
 Sept. 2004): Call for papers
Message-ID: <SAT.18.OCT.2003.212422.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

The First Russian Cognitive Science Conference
October 9-12 2004, City of Kazan'

Working languages: Russian and English

Those who would like to participate in the conference should submit a short statement of interest
(in Russian or English) to the organizers cogsci04 at s2s.msu.ru by January 15, 2004.
The statement should include:
the paper's title
authors' full names
affiliation
3-5 keywords

The actual abstract submission deadline is March 1, 2004, in MS WORD or LaTex format. The abstracts
(in Russian or English) should be submitted as an attachment to cogsci04 at s2s.msu.ru. The abstract
is limited to 2 pages (single-spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt) including the references and graphics.
The same author can submit no more than two abstracts.

The abstract should start with the following information:
the paper's title
auhtors' full names
affiliation
authors' status (undergraduate student, graduate student, Ph.D., etc.)
postal address
phone number
email address
3-5 keywords
preference (paper or poster presentation)

 The authors of the accepted abstracts will be notified by June 1, 2004 by email. The accepted
abstracts will be published by the beginning of the conference. Selected papers will be
published in the Proceedings of the Conference.

Organizing Committee:
Dr. B. M. Velichkovsky (Drezden University and the Federal Center of Speech Pathology
and Neurorehabilitation, Moscow)
Dr. A. A. Kibrik (Institute of Linguistics and Moscow State University, Moscow)
Dr. T. V. Chernigovskaya (St.Petersburg State University)
Dr. V. D. Solov'ev (Kazan' State University)
Dr. A. N. Gusev (Moscow State University)

Additional information is available at http://www.ksu.ru/cogsci04
Send your inquiries and questions to cogsci04 at s2s.msu.ru.

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From rocketvmpr at YAHOO.COM  Sun Oct 19 18:27:07 2003
From: rocketvmpr at YAHOO.COM (James Mallinson)
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 14:27:07 EDT
Subject: Belarusian Touring Theatre Company
Message-ID: <SUN.19.OCT.2003.142707.EDT.>

Greetings from Vitebsk!

My name is James Mallinson and I am a graduate student from Florida State
University in Theatre Management.  I am serving my internship at the
National Academic Dramatic Yakub Kolas Theatre in Vitebsk.  I was referred
to this listserv by Dr. Curt Woolhiser, President of the North American
Association for Belarusian Studies.

The Yakub Kolas Theatre is the second-largest theatre company in Belarus
and the premiere touring company.  The company has toured to the United
Kingdom for the East goes West Festival in London, has won the Scotsman's
prestigious "Fringe First" award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the
Grand Prix from the Goethe Institute at the Festival of Modern German
Drama, performed at the Espace Pierre Cardin in Paris, as well as touring
to Italy, Russia, Poland, and Moldova.  Currently, plans are underway to
take the theatre to Belgium, Germany, and possibly even Japan.

Sadly, however, this theatre company has never set foot on the North
American continent.

I came to Belarus to serve as their International Contact Manager, and I
have made it my personal mission to see that the Western hemisphere has
an opportunity to experience the excellence of their work.  I have already
begun compiling information for budgets, and I had a meeting with the
Public Affairs Office of the United States Embassy in Minsk two weeks ago,
where my idea was met with great enthusiasm.

Due to the varied repertoire and academic experience of this theatre, I
believe that it has a great deal to offer universities for not only
students of Theatre and Slavic Languages, but students of Art/Art History
and Jewish Studies.

If any of you are interested in hosting this remarkable company at your
respective universities, I am eager to share what plans I have already
formulated.

Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to corresponding with
you in the future.

Sincerely,

James Mallinson
International Contact Manager
The National Academic Dramatic Yakub Kolas Theatre
rocketvmpr at yahoo.com

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From harlo at MINDSPRING.COM  Sun Oct 19 20:22:58 2003
From: harlo at MINDSPRING.COM (Harlow Robinson)
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 16:22:58 -0400
Subject: new CD "Talking About Opera: 'Boris Godunov'"
Message-ID: <SUN.19.OCT.2003.162258.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

A new CD in the series "Talking about Opera" produced by the Metropolitan Opera Guild is now available on Boris Godunov, with my commentary and narration.    This CD has a running time of approximately 75 minutes, and explores the historical and cultural background of the opera, then proceeds with a musical analysis using numerous musical examples.  It is a good introduction to the opera for students of Russian language, literature, history, culture and music, as well as for music and opera-lovers of all kinds.

You can make orders through the Metropolitan Opera Guild.  Their website is www.metguild.org

many thanks

Harlow Robinson
Professor of Modern Languages and History
Northeastern University

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From holmsted at FAS.HARVARD.EDU  Sun Oct 19 23:02:26 2003
From: holmsted at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (Hugh Olmsted)
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 19:02:26 -0400
Subject: new CD "Talking About Opera: 'Boris Godunov'"
Message-ID: <SUN.19.OCT.2003.190226.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Harlow!
Molodets!  I'm looking forward to getting a copy.  But I went right to
the metguild site as soon as I received your message, and as far as I
could tell this new listing didn't seem to be posted yet.  I'll keep
looking...
And see you soon!
Hugh
------------------------

Harlow Robinson wrote:

>Dear Colleagues,
>
>A new CD in the series "Talking about Opera" produced by the Metropolitan Opera Guild is now available on Boris Godunov, with my commentary and narration.    This CD has a running time of approximately 75 minutes, and explores the historical and cultural background of the opera, then proceeds with a musical analysis using numerous musical examples.  It is a good introduction to the opera for students of Russian language, literature, history, culture and music, as well as for music and opera-lovers of all kinds.
>
>You can make orders through the Metropolitan Opera Guild.  Their website is www.metguild.org
>
>many thanks
>
>Harlow Robinson
>Professor of Modern Languages and History
>Northeastern University
>
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From eblake1 at MEMPHIS.EDU  Mon Oct 20 00:37:45 2003
From: eblake1 at MEMPHIS.EDU (Elizabeth Blake)
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 20:37:45 -0400
Subject: U of Memphis Russian Program
Message-ID: <SUN.19.OCT.2003.203745.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Yes, I informed the webmasters of the correction when I saw it on Thursday
this is a
website designed by first-year students so their enthusiasm for Russian may
outweigh their linguistic capabilities.

Thank you for visiting the site


Elizabeth Blake
U of Memphis

----- Original Message -----
From: "J.W." <vanya1v at yahoo.com>
Date: Saturday, October 18, 2003 10:46 am
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] U of Memphis Russian Program
> Dear SEELANGers,
>
> The whyrussian.org site is a worthy and commendable endeavour.
> However,the cause might carry a little more credibility if the
> webmasters had
> not taken it upon themselves to invent a new three-syllable Russian
> equivalent of 'Why' (that is to say, if the egregious typographical
> error in the site's masthead were corrected).
>
> John Woodsworth
> Slavic Research Group at the University of Ottawa

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From Subhash.Jaireth at GA.GOV.AU  Mon Oct 20 03:59:30 2003
From: Subhash.Jaireth at GA.GOV.AU (Subhash.Jaireth at GA.GOV.AU)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 13:59:30 +1000
Subject: Pylayuschii kontinent
Message-ID: <MON.20.OCT.2003.135930.1000.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Friends,

In 1972 Mosfilm released a documentary film about Latin America called
Pylayuschii continent. Would any one know who was the director? I thought it
was made by Mikhail Romm, but internet movie database don't list this film
under his name.

Thanks


Subhash


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From vbelyanin at MTU.RU  Mon Oct 20 03:15:19 2003
From: vbelyanin at MTU.RU (Valery Belyanin)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 07:15:19 +0400
Subject: Pylayuschii kontinent
In-Reply-To: <E97B4331B4C19943B69A80E15DE45C26A3B810@mail1.agso.gov.au>
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Hello Subhash.Jaireth at GA.GOV.AU,
Роман Лазаревич КАРМЕН = Roman Lazarevich Karmen

Best regards,
Valery Belyanin, Editor of the www.textology.ru

Monday, October 20, 2003, 7:59:30 AM, you wrote:
SJGGA> Friends,
SJGGA> In 1972 Mosfilm released a documentary film about Latin America called
SJGGA> Pylayuschii continent. Would any one know who was the director? I thought it
SJGGA> was made by Mikhail Romm, but internet movie database don't list this film
SJGGA> under his name.
SJGGA> Thanks, Subhash

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From mantic at WISC.EDU  Mon Oct 20 06:56:18 2003
From: mantic at WISC.EDU (Marina Antic)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 01:56:18 -0500
Subject: CFP: Western Perceptions of East European Identities
Message-ID: <MON.20.OCT.2003.015618.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Call for Papers: Western Perceptions of East European Identities
Deadline for abstracts: November 15, 2003

Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association 25 Annual
Conference
(meeting jointly with the National PCA/ACA)
San Antonio, Texas
April 7-10, 2004

Panels now forming on the topic of Western Perceptions of East European
Identities.  Papers and ready panels examining any aspect of the East-West
relationship in Eastern Europe through film, literature, popular culture,
history, art, photography, journalism, etc. are welcome.  Comparative and
interdisciplinary papers are especially encouraged.

Graduate students are also particularly welcome with award opportunities
for best graduate student papers.

Inquiries and/or 250-word abstracts may be sent to Marina Antic at the
e-mail or address below.  Please include a short biographical sketch with
your proposal.

Details about the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture
Association and its annual conference can be found at:
<http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/index.html>http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/index.html


Marina Antic
Department of Comparative Literature
University of Wisconsin - Madison
934 Van Hise Hall
1220 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
mantic at wisc.edu
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From jataubman at AMHERST.EDU  Mon Oct 20 12:33:03 2003
From: jataubman at AMHERST.EDU (Jane A. Taubman)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 08:33:03 -0400
Subject: Pylayuschii kontinent
Message-ID: <MON.20.OCT.2003.083303.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

It was Roman Karmen.  See Kino: Entsiklopedicheskii slovar' (Moscow
1986) p.172, where the year is given as 1973.

Subhash.Jaireth at GA.GOV.AU wrote:

>Friends,
>
>In 1972 Mosfilm released a documentary film about Latin America called
>Pylayuschii continent. Would any one know who was the director? I thought it
>was made by Mikhail Romm, but internet movie database don't list this film
>under his name.
>
>Thanks
>
>
>Subhash
>
>
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From jmdavis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU  Mon Oct 20 18:57:23 2003
From: jmdavis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (Jolanta Davis)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 14:57:23 -0400
Subject: Fwd: Fw: Russian and other Area Studies Programs (fwd)
Message-ID: <MON.20.OCT.2003.145723.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,
Please see the attached message. The only resource I can think of is the
AATSEEL site http://aatseel.org/departments.html but that one is very
incomplete. If you know of a better list, please write to Mr. Kelley
directly, although some SEELANGers, including me, would probably be
interested in knowing whether a better site does exist.
thanks
Jolanta

>----- Original Message -----
>From: Lawrence G. Kelley
>To: aaass at fas.harvard.edu
>Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 21:16
>Subject: Russian and other Area Studies Programs
>
>
>Gentlemen:
>
>I am working on a project concerning the availability of Russian (and
>other) Area Studies Programs at English-speaking colleges and
>universities.  Based on the University of Minnesota's CLARA Site
>(http://carla.acad.umn.edu/lctl/access.html), which lists the US and
>Canadian colleges that offer courses in the so-called "lesser-spoken
>languages," it has occurred to me that a similar resource may exist for
>area studies programs.  Unfortunately, I know of none.  Hence, my question
>to you: Does a directory (or handbook, website, list, etc.) of area
>studies programs exist -- either for a limited geographical area or for
>the whole spectrum of such programs?  I would be grateful, if you could
>point me in the right direction.
>
>Sincerely,
>Lawrence G. Kelley
>Tel: 011-49-8822-1266
>Fax: 011-49-8822-3772

Jolanta M. Davis
AAASS Publications Coordinator and NewsNet Editor

American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS)
8 Story Street
Cambridge, MA
tel.: 617-495-0679
fax: 617-495-0680
Web site: www.fas.harvard.edu/~aaass

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From sccampbe at UCHICAGO.EDU  Mon Oct 20 16:27:13 2003
From: sccampbe at UCHICAGO.EDU (Sharon Knox)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:27:13 -0500
Subject: Title VI
Message-ID: <MON.20.OCT.2003.112713.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

The primary purpose of Title VI of the
     National Defense Education Act
is to educate linguists for  _national defense_.

People who have been indoctrinated with the idea that the U.S. government
is an evil imperialistic giant are perhaps unlikely to make
positive contributions to the national defense.  It makes sense for the
government to want to have some oversight over what's done with money
earmarked for this specific purpose.

Why should taxpayers pay to train linguists who have no intention of using
their skills to serve in such a capacity?

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From vsem at RUSSIANEXPEDITION.NET  Mon Oct 20 16:43:28 2003
From: vsem at RUSSIANEXPEDITION.NET (Yelena)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 20:43:28 +0400
Subject: Russian Folklore Expedition project, 2004 season (winter)
Message-ID: <MON.20.OCT.2003.204328.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

We are glad to inform you about the new season of our program -
www.russianexpedition.net
We had very fruitful summer 2003 research trips and we are going to tell
about new collected rituals, songs and fairy-tales in our Newsletters (free
subscription). Special thank you for our summer results to SEELANGERS -
Genevra Gerhardt, Svetlana and Nicholas Grenier, Joan Chevalier and Charles
Roogle.

With all my respect,
Dr. Yelena Minyonok,
Curator of Folklore Archive, Major Researcher
Institute of World Literature
Russia, Moscow, 121069, Povarskaia, 25a
(095) 952-6583

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From stuart.goldberg at MODLANGS.GATECH.EDU  Mon Oct 20 17:02:29 2003
From: stuart.goldberg at MODLANGS.GATECH.EDU (Stuart Goldberg)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 13:02:29 -0400
Subject: Title VI
In-Reply-To: <1066667233.3f940ce1b938b@webmail.uchicago.edu>
Message-ID: <MON.20.OCT.2003.130229.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

In answer to Sharon Knox's posting:

One might note that the Bush administration has displayed a rather
narrow view of what constitute acceptable points of view on America's
place in the world.

Education demands dialogue, and the voices that say that "preemption" as
a national foreign policy is deeply flawed and will come back to haunt
us are just as valuable as those that say it is effective.  Or have we
already closed for all time the case on whether rhetorical bluster and
military intervention are a better formula for American safety in the
world than a nuanced understanding of other cultures and diplomacy (in
every sense of the term)?  Since when has national defence become
exclusively military?

Should we rally to our nation's defense in time of need?  Of course.
Should we want the Bush administration - OR ANY OTHER PRESIDENTIAL
ADMINISTRATION -- and its appointees OVERSEEING the education of the
next generation of internationally savy Americans, Americans who will
hopefully have an inordinate impact on the shaping of American foreign
policy in the next century?  I don't think so.

Stuart Goldberg
Georgia Tech



-----Original Message-----
From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Sharon Knox
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 12:27 PM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Title VI

The primary purpose of Title VI of the
     National Defense Education Act
is to educate linguists for  _national defense_.

People who have been indoctrinated with the idea that the U.S.
government
is an evil imperialistic giant are perhaps unlikely to make
positive contributions to the national defense.  It makes sense for the
government to want to have some oversight over what's done with money
earmarked for this specific purpose.

Why should taxpayers pay to train linguists who have no intention of
using
their skills to serve in such a capacity?

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From russell-valentino at UIOWA.EDU  Mon Oct 20 18:33:44 2003
From: russell-valentino at UIOWA.EDU (Russell Valentino)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 13:33:44 -0500
Subject: Fwd: eXchanges: a journal of literary translation
Message-ID: <MON.20.OCT.2003.133344.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear colleagues,

This is a revived translation journal that, to judge from its current
contents, could benefit from some submissions from Slavic languages. Please
pass on the word.

RV
--------------- Text of forwarded message ---------------
>Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 09:27:06 -0500
>Subject: eXchanges: a journal of literary translation
>From: nicky agate <toastedmarmite at yahoo.com>
>To:  Russell Valentino <russell-valentino at uiowa.edu>
>Status:  O
>
>Hey everyone,
>
>The first issue of eXchanges, the University of Iowa's e-journal of
>literary translation, goes live today at www.uiowa.edu/~xchanges. It
>features translations from the classical Chinese, Finnish, French, German,
>Hebrew, Latin, Romanian, and Spanish on the theme of CITY & COUNTRY.
>Please take a look and forward this message to any other people / lists
>taking an interest in writing and translation.
>
>www.uiowa.edu/~xchanges

Russell Valentino
Associate Professor
University of Iowa
Tel. (319) 353-2193
Fax (319) 353-2524

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From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU  Mon Oct 20 22:43:34 2003
From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 14:43:34 -0800
Subject: Title VI
In-Reply-To: <1066667233.3f940ce1b938b@webmail.uchicago.edu>
Message-ID: <MON.20.OCT.2003.144334.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

>The primary purpose of Title VI of the
>      National Defense Education Act
>is to educate linguists for  _national defense_.
>
...

>Why should taxpayers pay to train linguists who have no intention of using
>their skills to serve in such a capacity?

Considering that possibly every taxpayer objects to some spendings,
be it the Maplethorpe exhibit or the star wars (or in between), and
given the fact that a tax code is never created by a unanimous vote,
I suggest that professionals should decide this issue, just as they
should in the case of the arts and the military.

BTW, the winds of _national defense_ shifted in a way that some
Agencies of the US government are short of Russian translators
because DLI has reduced its numbers in this area in the recent years.
--
__________
Alina Israeli
LFS, American University
4400 Mass. Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20016

phone:  (202) 885-2387
fax:    (202) 885-1076

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From kalbj at GWM.SC.EDU  Mon Oct 20 20:25:06 2003
From: kalbj at GWM.SC.EDU (Judith Kalb)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 16:25:06 -0400
Subject: textbook, suggestions for Reading Russian course?
Message-ID: <MON.20.OCT.2003.162506.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear All,
I'm doing a new course next semester on Reading Russian.  I suspect I'll
have a range of students, some who know a bit of Russian, some who know
more, some who know none.  I'm wondering if you might have advice on books
and on techniques for helping students get the most possible out of the
course.  I'll be grateful for suggestions.  Many thanks!
Judith




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Dr. Judith E. Kalb
Assistant Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature
Director of the Russian Program
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone (803) 777-9615
Fax (803) 777-0454
jkalb at sc.edu

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From harlo at MINDSPRING.COM  Mon Oct 20 21:40:52 2003
From: harlo at MINDSPRING.COM (Harlow Robinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 17:40:52 -0400
Subject: new CD "Talking About Opera: 'Boris Godunov'"
Message-ID: <MON.20.OCT.2003.174052.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Hugh,

it is now on the website, as of today.

thanks, Harlow

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hugh Olmsted" <holmsted at FAS.HARVARD.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] new CD "Talking About Opera: 'Boris Godunov'"


> Harlow!
> Molodets!  I'm looking forward to getting a copy.  But I went right to
> the metguild site as soon as I received your message, and as far as I
> could tell this new listing didn't seem to be posted yet.  I'll keep
> looking...
> And see you soon!
> Hugh
> ------------------------
>
> Harlow Robinson wrote:
>
> >Dear Colleagues,
> >
> >A new CD in the series "Talking about Opera" produced by the Metropolitan
Opera Guild is now available on Boris Godunov, with my commentary and
narration.    This CD has a running time of approximately 75 minutes, and
explores the historical and cultural background of the opera, then proceeds
with a musical analysis using numerous musical examples.  It is a good
introduction to the opera for students of Russian language, literature,
history, culture and music, as well as for music and opera-lovers of all
kinds.
> >
> >You can make orders through the Metropolitan Opera Guild.  Their website
is www.metguild.org
> >
> >many thanks
> >
> >Harlow Robinson
> >Professor of Modern Languages and History
> >Northeastern University
> >
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From brifkin at WISC.EDU  Tue Oct 21 01:16:45 2003
From: brifkin at WISC.EDU (Benjamin Rifkin)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 20:16:45 -0500
Subject: Fwd: LCTL Position at University of Iowa
Message-ID: <MON.20.OCT.2003.201645.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

I post this as a service, please direct your queries to Diana Davies.

- Ben Rifkin


>
>
>The University of Iowa seeks a Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL)
>Lab Director/Outreach Coordinator for its Title VI-funded National
>Resource Center in International Studies.  This is a full-time,
>three-year term position.  Responsibilities include: develop, manage
>and coordinate outreach efforts for a new LCTL lab, serving
>students, faculty and staff; supervise student "cultural
>consultants"; develop, plan and manage the curriculum for a new
>Arabic Language Summer Institute for high school students; acquire
>materials in support of Swahili, Kannada and Arabic instruction, as
>well as other LCTLs.  Requirements include: an M.A. degree in a
>relevant field (Ph.D. strongly preferred); 1 to 2 years relevant
>work experience; excellent communication skills. Proficiency in at
>least one LCTL, teaching experience, and research and/or work
>experience in the field of Computer-Assisted Language Learning
>(CALL) desirable.  Send cover letter, resume/curriculum vitae, and
>list of three professional references to: Ms. Sheri Sojka, 226
>International Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
>(sheri-sojka at uiowa.edu).  Review of applications will begin on
>October 31, 2003 and continue until the position is filled. Proposed
>starting salary: $34,759. The University of Iowa is an equal
>opportunity affirmative action employer.  Women and minorities are
>encouraged to apply.
>
>Dr. Diana K. Davies
>Director, International Programs
>236 International Center
>University of Iowa, Iowa City IA 52242
>Fax 319-335-0280; Tel 319-335-0488
>diana-davies at uiowa.edu
>http://www.uiowa.edu/~intl/
>
>
>


--
=================
Benjamin Rifkin

Professor and Chair, Slavic Dept., UW-Madison
1432 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Dr.
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voice: 608/262-1623; fax: 608/265-2814
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From ameliede at EARTHLINK.NET  Tue Oct 21 07:52:16 2003
From: ameliede at EARTHLINK.NET (ameliede at EARTHLINK.NET)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 00:52:16 -0700
Subject: textbook, suggestions for Reading Russian course?
In-Reply-To: <l03010d00bbb9bd7e4d2b@[129.252.6.2]>
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2003.005216.0700.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

At 04:25 PM 10/20/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear All,
>I'm doing a new course next semester on Reading Russian.  I suspect I'll
>have a range of students, some who know a bit of Russian, some who know
>more, some who know none.  I'm wondering if you might have advice on books
>and on techniques for helping students get the most possible out of the
>course.  I'll be grateful for suggestions.  Many thanks!
>Judith
Reading Modern Russian, from Slavica, still retains some popularity for its
original methods of presentation, although the sample vocabulary is
somewhat outdated by the events of 1989-1991.   I definitely recommend it.
;-)
Jules Levin

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From annaplis at MAIL.RU  Tue Oct 21 12:23:48 2003
From: annaplis at MAIL.RU (Anna Plisetskaya)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:23:48 +0400
Subject: English Grammar: definite article: lakes
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2003.162348.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear English native speakers,

Could you please help me solve one problem concerning the usage of articles.
The respected Murphy Grammar tells us that we use THE with the names of
seas, rivers, oceans (e.g. the River Volga), but we do not use THE before
the word LAKE (e.g. lake Constance)., while many Russian textbooks add that
we should use THE with the names of lakes and omit it if the word LAKE is
present (e.g. lake Baikal, but the Baikal). I wonder if they are right:
shall I explain the students that we say the Baikal but Lake Baikal? To tell
the truth, I've always believed we shouldn't use THE in both cases. Could
you please put an end to my doubts?

Thanks in advance,

Anna Plisetskaya, Ph.D. (Moscow).

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From colkitto at SPRINT.CA  Tue Oct 21 12:52:30 2003
From: colkitto at SPRINT.CA (colkitto)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 08:52:30 -0400
Subject: English Grammar: definite article: lakes
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2003.085230.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Off the cuff, the Murphy grammar seems to be quite right.  I don't know what
source these Russian textbooks are using.
The only exception that comes to mind is The Lake of Menteith, which on its
own could hardly set a grammatical/syntactic chnage in motion.  Mountain
names are much more confusing in this context .....

This posting would be the first time I've heard or seen "The Baikal".

Robert Orr

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anna Plisetskaya" <annaplis at MAIL.RU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] English Grammar: definite article: lakes


> Dear English native speakers,
>
> Could you please help me solve one problem concerning the usage of
articles.
> The respected Murphy Grammar tells us that we use THE with the names of
> seas, rivers, oceans (e.g. the River Volga), but we do not use THE before
> the word LAKE (e.g. lake Constance)., while many Russian textbooks add
that
> we should use THE with the names of lakes and omit it if the word LAKE is
> present (e.g. lake Baikal, but the Baikal). I wonder if they are right:
> shall I explain the students that we say the Baikal but Lake Baikal? To
tell
> the truth, I've always believed we shouldn't use THE in both cases. Could
> you please put an end to my doubts?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Anna Plisetskaya, Ph.D. (Moscow).
>
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From paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM  Tue Oct 21 12:52:11 2003
From: paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM (Paul B. Gallagher)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 08:52:11 -0400
Subject: English Grammar: definite article: lakes
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2003.085211.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Anna Plisetskaya wrote:

 > Dear English native speakers,
 >
 > Could you please help me solve one problem concerning the usage of
 > articles. The respected Murphy Grammar tells us that we use THE with
 > the names of seas, rivers, oceans (e.g. the River Volga), but we do
 > not use THE before the word LAKE (e.g. lake Constance)., while many
 > Russian textbooks add that we should use THE with the names of lakes
 > and omit it if the word LAKE is present (e.g. lake Baikal, but the
 > Baikal). I wonder if they are right: shall I explain the students
 > that we say the Baikal but Lake Baikal? To tell the truth, I've
 > always believed we shouldn't use THE in both cases. Could you please
 > put an end to my doubts?

For simple named lakes in America (I don't claim to know the British
practice), the only options are forms like "Lake Huron" and "Huron" (you
can also say "the lake" without naming it if its identity is clear).

Compare "Mount Everest," "Everest," and "the mountain."

There are a few exceptions with complex names: "the Lake of the Woods,"
for example, where the modifier requires the article.

The practice is different with rivers: we say either "the Hudson River"
or "the Hudson." Americans will recognize "the River Hudson" as a
literary affectation, but they will not generally produce it.

--
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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From Bibb at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG  Tue Oct 21 13:19:52 2003
From: Bibb at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG (Alissa Bibb)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 09:19:52 -0400
Subject: English Grammar: definite article: lakes
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2003.091952.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

One should not use "the" in either case.  Just "Baikal"  and "Lake
Baikal"

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From renee at ALINGA.COM  Wed Oct 22 05:36:16 2003
From: renee at ALINGA.COM (Renee Stillings | Alinga)
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 01:36:16 -0400
Subject: English Grammar: definite article: lakes
Message-ID: <WED.22.OCT.2003.013616.0400.RENEE@ALINGA.COM>

I suspect what they meant is that you would use the article if the actual
name of the lake was not present - i.e. you would say "the lake" but
definitely not "the Baikal" ... an example of this would be "The Great
Lakes" or "we are going to the lake to swim", however one would not say "the
Erie" or "the Superior".

Renee

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anna Plisetskaya" <annaplis at MAIL.RU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] English Grammar: definite article: lakes


> Dear English native speakers,
>
> Could you please help me solve one problem concerning the usage of
articles.
> The respected Murphy Grammar tells us that we use THE with the names of
> seas, rivers, oceans (e.g. the River Volga), but we do not use THE before
> the word LAKE (e.g. lake Constance)., while many Russian textbooks add
that
> we should use THE with the names of lakes and omit it if the word LAKE is
> present (e.g. lake Baikal, but the Baikal). I wonder if they are right:
> shall I explain the students that we say the Baikal but Lake Baikal? To
tell
> the truth, I've always believed we shouldn't use THE in both cases. Could
> you please put an end to my doubts?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Anna Plisetskaya, Ph.D. (Moscow).
>
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From paulr at RISPUBS.COM  Tue Oct 21 14:15:31 2003
From: paulr at RISPUBS.COM (Paul Richardson)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 10:15:31 -0400
Subject: Database of Russian Area Studies
In-Reply-To: <200310202352109.SM01648@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2003.101531.0400.>

We are actually constantly compiling this type of information for our
online directory.

http://www.russianlife.net/yellow/firms.cfm

But, strangely, we did not have a Russian Area Studies Programs
classification, so we have just added that and welcome submissions of
data (via form at the address above).

Currently, we have over 60 listings for "Language Study - College
Level", but have more data that needs integrating and always want to add
more data (SEELANGers are welcome to add data on their institutions if
search turns up nothing -- listings are free). In fact, we have
classifications for:

Language Study -- Individual (aids to self-study)
Language Study -- College Level
Language Study -- Summer Programs
Language Study -- Heritage
Language Study -- in Russia
Summer Camps

As always, we have more data than we have time to put it in or update
it. But we always welcome additions and corrections!

Paul Richardson
Publisher
Russian Life
www.russianlife.net

> >
> >Gentlemen:
> >
> >I am working on a project concerning the availability of Russian (and
> >other) Area Studies Programs at English-speaking colleges and
> >universities.  Based on the University of Minnesota's CLARA Site
> >(http://carla.acad.umn.edu/lctl/access.html), which lists the US and
> >Canadian colleges that offer courses in the so-called "lesser-spoken
> >languages," it has occurred to me that a similar resource
> may exist for
> >area studies programs.  Unfortunately, I know of none.  Hence, my
> >question to you: Does a directory (or handbook, website,
> list, etc.) of
> >area studies programs exist -- either for a limited
> geographical area
> >or for the whole spectrum of such programs?  I would be grateful, if
> >you could point me in the right direction.
> >

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From collins.232 at OSU.EDU  Tue Oct 21 15:37:50 2003
From: collins.232 at OSU.EDU (Daniel Collins)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 11:37:50 -0400
Subject: Job: Assistant Professor of Russian Literature/Cultural Studies,
 Ohio State
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2003.113750.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

The Ohio State University

Assistant Professor of Russian Literature and Cultural Studies

The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures at The
Ohio State University is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor of
Russian Literature and Cultural Studies to begin in Autumn 2004.  The
preferred area of specialization is pre-20th century Russian; we are
especially interested in candidates with a strong interdisciplinary
orientation and demonstrated expertise not only in literature but also in a
field such as theater, drama, performance, religious studies, emigration
studies, folklore, or medieval studies.  Candidates must have native or
near-native skills in Russian and English and must demonstrate a strong
commitment to scholarship, to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate
levels, and a willingness to engage fully in department life.   North
American teaching experience is strongly preferred.

Applicants should submit a statement of interest and qualifications, current
curriculum vitae, three or four letters of reference, transcripts of
graduate work, a writing or publication sample, and any additional evidence
to:  Daniel Collins, Chair, Department of Slavic and East European Languages
and Literatures, The Ohio State University, 232 Cunz Hall, 1841 Millikin
Rd., Columbus, OH  43210.  Applications received after December 5, 2003,
cannot be guaranteed full consideration.  Interviews will take place at the
annual meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East
European Languages (AATSEEL) in December.  The Ohio State University is an
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  Qualified women, minorities,
Vietnam-era veterans, disabled veterans, and individuals with disabilities
are encouraged to apply.  For current information on the Department, please
see our web site, http://slavic.ohio-state.edu.

Daniel E. Collins, Chair
Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures
The Ohio State University
232 Cunz Hall
1841 Millikin Road
Columbus, OH 43210-1215


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From candide at MAIL.IO.COM  Tue Oct 21 16:54:13 2003
From: candide at MAIL.IO.COM (Pangloss Publishing)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 11:54:13 -0500
Subject: Title VI
In-Reply-To: <000001c3972b$f1ec77e0$4fa73d80@iac.gatech.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2003.115413.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

After reading Stuart Goldberg's excellent response to the posting
labeled Sharon Knox, I had another look at the original message. At
the top it says "X-Authentication-Warning: webmail.uchicago.edu:
nobody set sender to sccampbe at uchicago.edu using -f." Does anyone
know what that means?

Since this message is unsigned, it might be useful to seek
confirmation from Sharon Knox that this actually came from her.

Jane Chamberlain
Austin TX

>In answer to Sharon Knox's posting:
>
>One might note that the Bush administration has displayed a rather
>narrow view of what constitute acceptable points of view on America's
>place in the world.
>
>Education demands dialogue, and the voices that say that "preemption" as
>a national foreign policy is deeply flawed and will come back to haunt
>us are just as valuable as those that say it is effective.  Or have we
>already closed for all time the case on whether rhetorical bluster and
>military intervention are a better formula for American safety in the
>world than a nuanced understanding of other cultures and diplomacy (in
>every sense of the term)?  Since when has national defence become
>exclusively military?
>
>Should we rally to our nation's defense in time of need?  Of course.
>Should we want the Bush administration - OR ANY OTHER PRESIDENTIAL
>ADMINISTRATION -- and its appointees OVERSEEING the education of the
>next generation of internationally savy Americans, Americans who will
>hopefully have an inordinate impact on the shaping of American foreign
>policy in the next century?  I don't think so.
>
>Stuart Goldberg
>Georgia Tech
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
>[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Sharon Knox
>Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 12:27 PM
>To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
>Subject: [SEELANGS] Title VI
>
>The primary purpose of Title VI of the
>      National Defense Education Act
>is to educate linguists for  _national defense_.
>
>People who have been indoctrinated with the idea that the U.S.
>government
>is an evil imperialistic giant are perhaps unlikely to make
>positive contributions to the national defense.  It makes sense for the
>government to want to have some oversight over what's done with money
>earmarked for this specific purpose.
>
>Why should taxpayers pay to train linguists who have no intention of
>using
>their skills to serve in such a capacity?
>
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From sccampbe at UCHICAGO.EDU  Tue Oct 21 17:11:40 2003
From: sccampbe at UCHICAGO.EDU (Sharon Knox)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:11:40 -0500
Subject: Title VI
In-Reply-To: <000001c3972b$f1ec77e0$4fa73d80@iac.gatech.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2003.121140.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Quoting Alina Israeli:

>I suggest that professionals should decide this issue, just as they
>should in the case of the arts and the military.

This case is not exactly analogous to peer review in the arts,
because it is not funding language studies for its own sake
(the advancement of culture), but primarily for the specific
goal of producing  excellent and reliable translators, interpreters,
operatives, analysts, etc.  Thus the professionals involved in
allocation and selection might include representatives from the
relevant agencies (who are themselves talented linguists and
area specialists), as well as academicians.

I note too that Fulbright program has a supervisory board similar
to the one proposed for Title VI.



Quoting Stuart Goldberg:


> One might note that the Bush administration has displayed a rather
> narrow view of what constitute acceptable points of view on America's
> place in the world.

The same can be said of the proponents of post-Colonialism.

> Education demands dialogue,

Indeed! The contention of those calling for review of Title VI centers
is that the proponents of post-Colonialism, the dominant paradigm in area
studies, do not allow for dissent; and that because "The core
premise of post-colonial theory is that it is immoral for a scholar to
put his knowledge of foreign languages and cultures at the service
of American power," those institutes which subscribe to this theory
are fundamentally unable to supply personnel necessary for national security.
[Quotation from Howard Kurtz's Congressional testimony; see below]

> Since when has national defence become exclusively military?

The fundamental personnel of national defense (military and civilian),
are translators, interpreters,analysts and intelligence operatives.
If universities aren't generating enough of them, then the theoretical
discussions become moot.  Sure, the journalists and academics who
take up the questions of what constitutes the national defense
are important, but their relevance is more oblique.

>Should we want the Bush administration - OR ANY OTHER PRESIDENTIAL
>ADMINISTRATION -- and its appointees OVERSEEING the education of the
>next generation of internationally savy Americans, Americans who will
>hopefully have an inordinate impact on the shaping of American foreign
>policy in the next century? I don't think so.

The government (and at this point it's a congressional, not an executive,
discussion) isn't attempting to dictate, Soviet style, what scholars say.
If it were the case that Title VI were the only source of funding for
language / area studies nationwide, then their involvement would be
threatening indeed.  But in this case it is only a portion of funding,
allocated for a specific mandate, and questions have been raised as
to whether that mandate is being met adequately.  People are still free
to say whatever they want, and to find funding from other sources.


---

Here I append selections of the Congressional testimony of Howard Kurtz.


"The ruling intellectual paradigm in academic area studies (especially Middle
Eastern studies) is called "post-colonial theory.". . . In [Orientalism] Said
equated professors who support American foreign policy with the 19th-century
European intellectuals who propped up racist colonial empires. The core premise
of post-colonial theory is that it is immoral for a scholar to put his
knowledge of foreign languages and cultures at the service of American power.
...
"Let me state clearly, however, that I am not arguing that authors like Edward
Said ought to be banned from Title-VI-funded courses. My concern is that Title
VI-funded centers too seldom balance readings from Edward Said and his like-
minded colleagues with readings from authors who support American foreign
policy. Princeton historian and best-selling author Bernard Lewis, Harvard
University political scientist, Samuel P. Huntington, and Johns Hopkins
professor Fouad Ajami, all support American foreign policy, and all have very
different explanations than Edward Said and his colleagues of "why they hate
us." Yet these authors are generally excluded, or simply condemned, in
contemporary programs of Middle East studies.
...
"Of course, the reason NYU's Title VI-funded center is uniformly critical of
American foreign policy is that NYU's Middle East-studies faculty is itself
ideologically unbalanced. Naturally, it is right and proper that projects
funded by Title VI are governed according to standards of free speech and
academic freedom. Free speech, however, is not an entitlement to a government
subsidy. And unless steps are taken to balance university faculties with
members who both support and oppose American foreign policy, the very purpose
of free speech and academic freedom will have been defeated.
..
"The vigorous and open debate that is supposed to flourish at our colleges and
universities cannot exist without faculty members who can speak for divergent
points of view. Yet, by rewarding politically one-sided programs with gigantic
funding increases, Congress is actually removing any incentive for deans and
provosts to bring in faculty members with diverse perspectives. At this point,
Title VI-funding increases are only stifling free debate.
..
In the long run, it would be best for the country if we had a thriving set of
area-studies programs that were well balanced on policy views, and well funded
under Title VI. A major reformation of the American academy's area-studies
programs is necessary to bring about such a result. That reform will never
occur unless Congress signals deans and provosts that there is a serious
problem with the current system. The only way to do so is by a significant cut,
pending reforms, in funding to Title VI.

In the meantime, Congress can insure that our defense and intelligence agencies
have access to well-trained linguists by redirecting the twenty million dollar
post-9/11 increase in Title VI funding to the Defense Language Institute. The
Defense Language Institute would then be in a position to fund scholarships for
college graduates to do advanced language training, leading to full time jobs
in our defense and intelligence agencies. Under the umbrella of the Defense
Language Institute, students with a desire to serve their country would have no
fear of retaliation or ostracism from professors who view cooperation with the
American government as immoral.

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From tessone at POLYGLUT.NET  Tue Oct 21 17:25:23 2003
From: tessone at POLYGLUT.NET (Christopher Tessone)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:25:23 -0500
Subject: Title VI
In-Reply-To: <f05210602bbbb13826e49@[199.170.89.97]>
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2003.122523.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

>>>>> "Jane" == Pangloss Publishing <candide at MAIL.IO.COM> writes:

    Jane> After reading Stuart Goldberg's excellent response to the
    Jane> posting labeled Sharon Knox, I had another look at the
    Jane> original message. At the top it says
    Jane> "X-Authentication-Warning: webmail.uchicago.edu: nobody set
    Jane> sender to sccampbe at uchicago.edu using -f." Does anyone know
    Jane> what that means?

That header is added by a lot of mail software as a matter of
routine.  It doesn't mean this particular message is more suspect than
other email.

In general, however, it's good to remember that email, like many other
Internet services, is not a secure protocol.  Messages can be
intercepted, faked, and so forth.  There are ways of limiting such
problems (PGP, for instance), but most people don't bother.  If you
have good reason to suspect a message has been faked, it may be
worthwhile to double-check with the sender, but I doubt that was the
case here.

Cheers,
Chris

--
Christopher A. Tessone
Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois
BA Student, Russian and Mathematics
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From ANTHONY.QUALIN at TTU.EDU  Tue Oct 21 17:37:41 2003
From: ANTHONY.QUALIN at TTU.EDU (Qualin, Anthony)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:37:41 -0500
Subject: Postcolonial theory?
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2003.123741.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

One wonders if Howard Kurtz has even read Said's "Orientalism," let alone any other postcolonial theory.  To reduce postcolonial theory to a core premise that "it is immoral for a scholar to put his knowledge of foreign languages and cultures at the service of American power" is absurd.  If this is indicative of the ideological agenda of the proposed advisory board, we should indeed be very afraid.  

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Assistant Professor
Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas 79409-2071

Telephone: 806-742-3286
Fax: 806-742-3306
E-mail: anthony.qualin at ttu.edu
Web: www2.tltc.ttu.edu/qualin

 -----Original Message-----
From:   Sharon Knox [mailto:sccampbe at UCHICAGO.EDU] 
Sent:   Tuesday, October 21, 2003 12:12 PM
To:     SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject:        Re: [SEELANGS] Title VI

Quoting Alina Israeli:

>I suggest that professionals should decide this issue, just as they
>should in the case of the arts and the military.

This case is not exactly analogous to peer review in the arts,
because it is not funding language studies for its own sake
(the advancement of culture), but primarily for the specific
goal of producing  excellent and reliable translators, interpreters,
operatives, analysts, etc.  Thus the professionals involved in
allocation and selection might include representatives from the
relevant agencies (who are themselves talented linguists and
area specialists), as well as academicians.

I note too that Fulbright program has a supervisory board similar
to the one proposed for Title VI.



Quoting Stuart Goldberg:


> One might note that the Bush administration has displayed a rather
> narrow view of what constitute acceptable points of view on America's
> place in the world.

The same can be said of the proponents of post-Colonialism.

> Education demands dialogue,

Indeed! The contention of those calling for review of Title VI centers
is that the proponents of post-Colonialism, the dominant paradigm in area
studies, do not allow for dissent; and that because "The core
premise of post-colonial theory is that it is immoral for a scholar to
put his knowledge of foreign languages and cultures at the service
of American power," those institutes which subscribe to this theory
are fundamentally unable to supply personnel necessary for national security.
[Quotation from Howard Kurtz's Congressional testimony; see below]

> Since when has national defence become exclusively military?

The fundamental personnel of national defense (military and civilian),
are translators, interpreters,analysts and intelligence operatives.
If universities aren't generating enough of them, then the theoretical
discussions become moot.  Sure, the journalists and academics who
take up the questions of what constitutes the national defense
are important, but their relevance is more oblique.

>Should we want the Bush administration - OR ANY OTHER PRESIDENTIAL
>ADMINISTRATION -- and its appointees OVERSEEING the education of the
>next generation of internationally savy Americans, Americans who will
>hopefully have an inordinate impact on the shaping of American foreign
>policy in the next century? I don't think so.

The government (and at this point it's a congressional, not an executive,
discussion) isn't attempting to dictate, Soviet style, what scholars say.
If it were the case that Title VI were the only source of funding for
language / area studies nationwide, then their involvement would be
threatening indeed.  But in this case it is only a portion of funding,
allocated for a specific mandate, and questions have been raised as
to whether that mandate is being met adequately.  People are still free
to say whatever they want, and to find funding from other sources.


---

Here I append selections of the Congressional testimony of Howard Kurtz.


"The ruling intellectual paradigm in academic area studies (especially Middle
Eastern studies) is called "post-colonial theory.". . . In [Orientalism] Said
equated professors who support American foreign policy with the 19th-century
European intellectuals who propped up racist colonial empires. The core premise
of post-colonial theory is that it is immoral for a scholar to put his
knowledge of foreign languages and cultures at the service of American power.
...
"Let me state clearly, however, that I am not arguing that authors like Edward
Said ought to be banned from Title-VI-funded courses. My concern is that Title
VI-funded centers too seldom balance readings from Edward Said and his like-
minded colleagues with readings from authors who support American foreign
policy. Princeton historian and best-selling author Bernard Lewis, Harvard
University political scientist, Samuel P. Huntington, and Johns Hopkins
professor Fouad Ajami, all support American foreign policy, and all have very
different explanations than Edward Said and his colleagues of "why they hate
us." Yet these authors are generally excluded, or simply condemned, in
contemporary programs of Middle East studies.
...
"Of course, the reason NYU's Title VI-funded center is uniformly critical of
American foreign policy is that NYU's Middle East-studies faculty is itself
ideologically unbalanced. Naturally, it is right and proper that projects
funded by Title VI are governed according to standards of free speech and
academic freedom. Free speech, however, is not an entitlement to a government
subsidy. And unless steps are taken to balance university faculties with
members who both support and oppose American foreign policy, the very purpose
of free speech and academic freedom will have been defeated.
..
"The vigorous and open debate that is supposed to flourish at our colleges and
universities cannot exist without faculty members who can speak for divergent
points of view. Yet, by rewarding politically one-sided programs with gigantic
funding increases, Congress is actually removing any incentive for deans and
provosts to bring in faculty members with diverse perspectives. At this point,
Title VI-funding increases are only stifling free debate.
..
In the long run, it would be best for the country if we had a thriving set of
area-studies programs that were well balanced on policy views, and well funded
under Title VI. A major reformation of the American academy's area-studies
programs is necessary to bring about such a result. That reform will never
occur unless Congress signals deans and provosts that there is a serious
problem with the current system. The only way to do so is by a significant cut,
pending reforms, in funding to Title VI.

In the meantime, Congress can insure that our defense and intelligence agencies
have access to well-trained linguists by redirecting the twenty million dollar
post-9/11 increase in Title VI funding to the Defense Language Institute. The
Defense Language Institute would then be in a position to fund scholarships for
college graduates to do advanced language training, leading to full time jobs
in our defense and intelligence agencies. Under the umbrella of the Defense
Language Institute, students with a desire to serve their country would have no
fear of retaliation or ostracism from professors who view cooperation with the
American government as immoral.

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From kalbj at GWM.SC.EDU  Wed Oct 22 17:21:20 2003
From: kalbj at GWM.SC.EDU (Judith Kalb)
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:21:20 -0400
Subject: textbook, suggestions for Reading Russian course?
Message-ID: <WED.22.OCT.2003.132120.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Many thanks to all who replied to my query! I appreciate your help.
Judith Kalb




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Assistant Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature
Director of the Russian Program
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone (803) 777-9615
Fax (803) 777-0454
jkalb at sc.edu

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From aatseel at EARTHLINK.NET  Wed Oct 22 20:57:59 2003
From: aatseel at EARTHLINK.NET (Kathleen Dillon)
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 16:57:59 -0400
Subject: AATSEEL AWARDS - Nominations requested
Message-ID: <WED.22.OCT.2003.165759.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Attention all members of AATSEEL

The organization is seeking nominations for annual awards in the following
categories:

Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Post-Secondary Level
Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Secondary Level
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Scholarship
Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Profession
Award for Distinguished Service to AATSEEL

Please submit the name and a brief description of why the nominee is deserving of
the award to AATSEEL Past President  Sarah Pratt at pratt at usc.edu and AATSEEL
Executive Director Kathleen Dillon at aatseel at earthlink.net

Awards will be conferred and awardees celebrated at the December conference in
San Diego.

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From kalbj at GWM.SC.EDU  Thu Oct 23 03:33:48 2003
From: kalbj at GWM.SC.EDU (Judith E Kalb)
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 23:33:48 -0400
Subject: CFP: Southern Conference on Slavic Studies
Message-ID: <WED.22.OCT.2003.233348.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Panel and paper proposals for the forty-second annual Southern Conference
on Slavic Studies, to be held in Roanoke, VA, March 18-20, 2004, are due on
1 December 2003.  We prefer whole panel propsals (including chair, three
papers, and discussant), but definitely welcome individual paper proposals
as well! Please send your proposals to:
Prof. John Steinberg, Department of History, Georgia Southern University,
Statesboro, GA 30460
PHONE (912 681 5797)
EMAIL sohisjs at gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu

***Emailed proposals are particularly welcome!***

For more information, please see the SCSS homepage:
http://www.sewanee.edu/faculty/goldberg/scss/





Dr. Judith E. Kalb
Assistant Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature
Director of the Russian Program
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
phone: (803) 777-9615
fax: (803) 777-0454
e-mail: jkalb at sc.edu

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From laurengl at PTWI.NET  Thu Oct 23 14:32:45 2003
From: laurengl at PTWI.NET (Lauren Leighton)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 09:32:45 -0500
Subject: Attention American Councils/ACTR alumni!
In-Reply-To: <sf8ab5fe.044@MAIL.ACTR.ORG>
Message-ID: <THU.23.OCT.2003.093245.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

-----Original Message-----
From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of Alissa Bibb
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 1:26 PM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Attention American Councils/ACTR alumni!

Alissa: Please let me know if this is what you need, or if you need anything
else. With best wishes.



Dear Colleagues,

American Councils for International Education [Outbound office] is in
the process of creating our own website.  We plan to have current
pictures and updates from our programs, but a large part of the site
that we hoped to set up is a "Where are they now?" alumni section.  We
think that this will be a great resource and inspiration for fellow
students of Russia and Eurasia.
     What we would like from you is your name, dates of the program you
participated in, your current situation (studying? job?), any recent
trips to Russia, etc....  Participation in this website is completely
voluntary, and feel free to include as much or as little information as
you'd like.  (For example, contact info is great to include, but in no
way necessary).
If you would like to add a posting, please email the information
directly to me.
We hope to have the website operational in January.  The more
participation we get, the better this site will be.  Thank you all in
advance!


Lauren G. Leighton, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago
BIRTH:   21 June 1934
ADDRESS:
     12 Oak Grove Drive
      Madison, Wisconsin 53717-1145
      (608) 836-6947
      E-mail: laurengl at ptwi.net
EDUCATION:
University of Wisconsin  1957?60  Slavic Languages          B.A.
Indiana University       1960?62  Slavic Languages and  Literatures   M.A.
University of Wisconsin  1964?68  Slavic Languages          Ph.D
Indiana University: Russian Area Certificate, Russian and East European
Institute, 1963
Leningrad State University: Postgraduate Research, 1970
PARTICIPATION:
International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)/American Council of
Learned Societies (ACLS), Fall 1977, US?USSR Academic Exchange, for research
in Leningrad (Academy of Sciences of USSR, Institute of Russian Literature,
Pushkin House)
International Research and Exchanges Board/American Council on Learned
Societies, December 1989-April 1990, for research in Leningrad and Moscow,
US-USSR Academic Exchange (Academy of Sciences of USSR, Institute of Russian
Literature, Pushkin House, and Gorky Institute of World Literature)
TEACHING:
Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow, RSFSR (RF), Fulbright Exchange
Teacher, 1991-92; Department of Russian Literature, Department of English,
Department of Geography, English Language Section; direct exchange teacher,
fall 1993, Special Seminars. Since 1991 I have continued my relationship
with the Department of Russian, and I am welcome to teach there.
Moscow Institute of International Relations, (Ministry of Foreign Affairs),
Fulbright Exchange Teacher, 1991-92; Department of World Literature and
Culture
Moscow State Linguistics University, Department of Translation and
Interpretation, Fall 1998, Seminar on Translation
RECENT TRAVEL
Travel Grant, Campus Research Board, for travel to USSR to participate in
International Cultural Mission Istoki sponsored by Philanthropical Society
Lichnost', 6 July-23 September 1990.
Fulbright Teaching Award, Moscow, RF, 1991-92.
Travel Grant, International Research and Exchanges Board, for travel to USSR
to participate in First International Pushkin Conference, Academy of
Sciences, 26 May-1 June 1992, Pushkinskie gory.
Travel Grant, Graduate College, for travel to Russia to participate in
Second International Pushkin Conference, Academy of Sciences, 27 May-1 June
1993, Tver.
1991-present: my wife (Russian) and I live part-time in her apartment in
Moscow.





Alissa Bibb
Program Assistant
Outbound Office
202-833-7522

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From sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU  Thu Oct 23 17:26:10 2003
From: sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU (Sibelan E S Forrester)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 13:26:10 -0400
Subject: SSRC-EURASIA PROGRAM FELLOWSHIPS '03-'04
Message-ID: <THU.23.OCT.2003.132610.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Eurasia Program

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC), Eurasia Program reminds
all potential applicants that Fellowship Applications are due on
November 3, 2003.  Fellowships are available at the Predissertation,
Dissertation Write-up, and Postdoctoral levels.  Also, Teaching
Fellowships are available to university faculty seeking to develop a
new course on Eurasia.  For more information or for an application,
please visit the SSRC website at <file://www.ssrc.org>www.ssrc.org
<<http://www.ssrc.org>http://www.ssrc.org> and view the information
under fellowships/Eurasia.  Please feel free to contact a member of
the Eurasia Program staff by phone or e-mail: Eurasia at ssrc.org
<<mailto:Eurasia at ssrc.org>mailto:Eurasia at ssrc.org> or 212-377-2700.

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From laurengl at PTWI.NET  Thu Oct 23 18:17:51 2003
From: laurengl at PTWI.NET (Lauren Leighton)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 13:17:51 -0500
Subject: Boo-boo
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Dear Seelangers: Please accept my apology for returning the questionnaire to
the entire list. Lauren Leighton

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From mp at MIPCO.COM  Thu Oct 23 21:17:55 2003
From: mp at MIPCO.COM (Michael Peltsman)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 16:17:55 -0500
Subject: Essay on prostitution by Armalinsky
Message-ID: <THU.23.OCT.2003.161755.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Now available - English translation of Mikhail Armalinsky's essay on
prostitution "A She-Savior" that was published in Moscow edition of
his Selected Works
see: http://www.mipco.com/english/SheSavior.html

The main idea of the essay "A She-Savior" is that the legalization of
prostitution must be based on a return of its divine, sacred
character, so that prostitution will be considered the most honorable
profession, the one closest to God, the holiest.

Here are the chapters:

A Short History of Prostitution
A Comprehensive Definition of the Prostitute
Why Young Men Need Prostitutes
Why the Lonely Need Prostitutes
Why Married Men Need Prostitutes
Why the Poor Need Prostitutes
Why Old Men Need Prostitutes
Why the Sick and Deformed Need Prostitutes
Why Every Man Needs a Prostitute
The Prostitute and the "Proper" Woman
The Causes and Incentives of Prostitution
Hatred of Prostitutes
The Future of Prostitution

MS Word format available per request.

Alexander Sokolov
--
M.I.P. Company
POB 27484
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55427 U.S.A.
mp at mipco.com
http://www.mipco.com

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From ajconova at STUDENT.GC.MARICOPA.EDU  Sat Oct 25 04:47:39 2003
From: ajconova at STUDENT.GC.MARICOPA.EDU (Andrew John Conovaloff)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 21:47:39 -0700
Subject: Russian Language learning resources on the WWW?
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2003.214739.0700.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

I've recently found a few interesting Russian Language learning resources on
internet sites and am sure there are more out there to add to my list of
favorites.

The first "delivers a survey of the previous week's news in simplified
standard Russian. Listeners of Voice of America's "Special English"
broadcasts will recognize the slightly slower rate of speech and textual
redundancy which characterize these webcasts."

http://www.gwu.edu/~slavic/webcast/

Although of very poor sound quality, The Russian Language Mentor (RLM) is a
self-paced Language Maintenance and Development Curriculum intended for
intermediate to advanced Russian linguists.

http://russianmentor.net/tools2.htm

Thanks,

Jason Sartor             "jason sartor" <rotras1 at hotmail.com>
Tempe, Arizona

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From greniers at GEORGETOWN.EDU  Sat Oct 25 20:07:59 2003
From: greniers at GEORGETOWN.EDU (Svetlana Grenier)
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 16:07:59 -0400
Subject: Sienkiewicz Short Stories in English?
Message-ID: <SAT.25.OCT.2003.160759.0400.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,

Could anyone direct me to English translations of any of Henryk Sienkiewicz's
novellas/short stories, such as Latarnik, Za chlebem, etc.

Many, many thanks!

Svetlana Grenier
--
Svetlana Slavskaya Grenier
Associate Professor, Slavic Languages
PO Box 571050
Georgetown University
Washington, DC 20057-1050
202-687-6108, fax 687-2408

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From a_strat at KHARKOV.COM  Sun Oct 26 04:13:09 2003
From: a_strat at KHARKOV.COM (Alex)
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 06:13:09 +0200
Subject: Adam Wisniewski-Snerg
Message-ID: <SUN.26.OCT.2003.061309.0200.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Hello, Seelangers!

Could you tell me if there are traslations into Russian
of the novels by Adam Wisniewski-Snerg
(Robot, Wedlug Lotra, Nagi Cel - any?)

Thank you

Alexander

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From sher07 at MINDSPRING.COM  Sun Oct 26 09:39:28 2003
From: sher07 at MINDSPRING.COM (Benjamin Sher)
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 03:39:28 -0600
Subject: SEELANGS Digest - 23 Oct 2003 to 25 Oct 2003 (#2003-80)
In-Reply-To: <200310252352.1adBXj2gk3Nl3pw0@timothy.mail.atl.earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <SUN.26.OCT.2003.033928.0600.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear friends:

Those of you who are looking for Russian language
resources on the Web might wish to consult my Index under
Language --Tutorials. The list includes well over two dozen
sites.

Enjoy!

Benjamin



On 26 Oct 2003 at 0:00, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> There are 2 messages totalling 68 lines in this issue.
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> Topics of the day:
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>   1. Russian Language learning resources on the WWW?
>   2. Sienkiewicz Short Stories in English?
>
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> Date:    Fri, 24 Oct 2003 21:47:39 -0700
> From:    Andrew John Conovaloff <ajconova at STUDENT.GC.MARICOPA.EDU>
> Subject: Russian Language learning resources on the WWW?
>
> I've recently found a few interesting Russian Language learning resources on
> internet sites and am sure there are more out there to add to my list of
> favorites.
>
> The first "delivers a survey of the previous week's news in simplified
> standard Russian. Listeners of Voice of America's "Special English"
> broadcasts will recognize the slightly slower rate of speech and textual
> redundancy which characterize these webcasts."
>
> http://www.gwu.edu/~slavic/webcast/
>
> Although of very poor sound quality, The Russian Language Mentor (RLM) is a
> self-paced Language Maintenance and Development Curriculum intended for
> intermediate to advanced Russian linguists.
>
> http://russianmentor.net/tools2.htm
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jason Sartor             "jason sartor" <rotras1 at hotmail.com>
> Tempe, Arizona
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Sat, 25 Oct 2003 16:07:59 -0400
> From:    Svetlana Grenier <greniers at GEORGETOWN.EDU>
> Subject: Sienkiewicz Short Stories in English?
>
> Dear SEELANGers,
>
> Could anyone direct me to English translations of any of Henryk Sienkiewicz's
> novellas/short stories, such as Latarnik, Za chlebem, etc.
>
> Many, many thanks!
>
> Svetlana Grenier
> --
> Svetlana Slavskaya Grenier
> Associate Professor, Slavic Languages
> PO Box 571050
> Georgetown University
> Washington, DC 20057-1050
> 202-687-6108, fax 687-2408
>
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> End of SEELANGS Digest - 23 Oct 2003 to 25 Oct 2003 (#2003-80)
> **************************************************************

Benjamin Sher
sher07 at mindspring.com
Sher's Russian Web
http://www.websher.net
Benjamin and Anna Sher
sher07 at mindspring.com

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From romy at PETUHOV.COM  Sun Oct 26 21:44:37 2003
From: romy at PETUHOV.COM (Romy Taylor)
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 13:44:37 -0800
Subject: internship/study abroad q?
Message-ID: <SUN.26.OCT.2003.134437.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,

One of our students is interested in "an international governmental internship in Russia or a Russian speaking country."
We have been recommended Boston U. and U. of MA at Amherst.  Do you recommend these, and/or others?  The student is interested in a summer internship, but it would be good to know about academic year programs as well.  Two of our students over the years have participated in the Boston U. program.
Also, is there a particular Russian studies website that we can suggest to him?

Yours gratefully
Romy Taylor

Dept. of German & Russian
Franklin & Marshall College

romy.taylor at fandm.edu

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From gribble.3 at OSU.EDU  Mon Oct 27 03:03:56 2003
From: gribble.3 at OSU.EDU (Charles Gribble)
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 22:03:56 -0500
Subject: Graduate study
Message-ID: <SUN.26.OCT.2003.220356.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures at The
Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, which offers the M.A. and Ph.D
degrees with specialization in Russian Literature or Slavic Linguistics,
announces the availability of financial support for new graduate students
in the 2004-2005 academic year.

We offer Graduate Teaching Associateships, University Fellowships, Foreign
Language and Area Studies Title VI fellowships, and several other kinds of
financial aid.  GTA and UF awards are open to students from all countries.
Graduate Teaching Associates regularly teach courses in the Russian, Czech,
Polish, Romanian, and Serbo-Croatian languages, Russian literature and
Russian culture on the undergraduate level, and occasionally teach other
courses, such as Polish literature and film for undergraduates, and
Bulgarian and Ukrainian languages.  All GTAs take a two-week training
seminar before classes begin and receive further teacher training and
education throughout the school year. In 2002 our Department's GTAs won two
of the ten total Graduate Teaching Awards given throughout the entire
University (which has 3,400 GTAs). Another GTA won one of ten Graduate
Student Leadership Awards. A Departmental atmosphere of mutual respect and
assistance between faculty and graduate students contributes to the
teaching success of our GTAs.

The application deadline for foreign students who wish to be considered for
University Fellowships is November 28, 2003, and for GTA consideration it
is January 15, 2004.  The deadline for US students is Jan. 15 for all
awards.  Applications for GTA awards which arrive after Jan. 15 will be
considered if money remains. Electronic applications are strongly
encouraged; go to http://www.gradapply.osu.edu. For a paper application,
contact: Ms. Karen Nielsen, Graduate Studies Coordinator, Dept. of Slavic &
EE L&L, The Ohio State University, 1841 Millikin Rd., #232, Columbus OH
43210; e-mail: nielsen.57 at osu.edu.

   For additional information on applying, see
http://www.gradsch.ohio-state.edu and our Departmental web site
http://www.slavic.ohio-state.edu.  Note that applicants must either take or
have taken and passed the TOEFL exam before they can be admitted to the
Graduate School.

 For more information on the Department, our academic programs, faculty,
current students, application procedures and deadlines, go to our web site:
http://www.slavic.ohio-state.edu.  The Graduate Student Handbook (on that
web site) contains detailed information.

In case of questions write to:
Professor Charles E. Gribble
Graduate Studies Committee Chair
Dept. of Slavic & EE L&L
The Ohio State University, Columbus
1841 Millikin Rd., #232
Columbus OH 43210
e-mail: gribble.3 at osu.edu

or to:
Ms. Karen Nielsen
Graduate Studies Coordinator
Dept. of Slavic & EE L&L
The Ohio State University, Columbus
1841 Millikin Rd., #232
Columbus OH 43210
e-mail: nielsen.57 at osu.edu

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From sccampbe at UCHICAGO.EDU  Mon Oct 27 16:35:42 2003
From: sccampbe at UCHICAGO.EDU (Sharon Knox)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 10:35:42 -0600
Subject: Fwd: Re: Title VI Reform - S. Kurtz replies
Message-ID: <MON.27.OCT.2003.103542.0600.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

I forwarded Prof. Qualin's comment to Stanley Kurtz and received
this reply (my apologies for misidentifying him as Howard Kurtz!):


----- Forwarded message from Stanley Kurtz <comments.kurtz at nationalreview.com> -
----
    Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:44:10 -0400
    From: Stanley Kurtz <comments.kurtz at nationalreview.com>
Reply-To: Stanley Kurtz <comments.kurtz at nationalreview.com>
 Subject: Re: Title VI Reform
      To: sccampbe at uchicago.edu

I'll try to look at this whole exchange later.  Too busy just now.  But yes,
I have read Orientalism, and other post-colonial theory as well.  I've also
read and taught Foucault.  Like any paradigm, post-colonial theory is a
complex beast.  My testimony fairly connects Chapter 3 of Orientalism with
the boycotts leveled by Title VI centers and various area studies
associations against the NSEP.  The spirit of that chapter pervades
postcolonial theory, although of course any paradigm is complex and
difficult to summarize.  The point of my testimony was to show the
connection between the premises of post-colonial theory and the actions of
many area studies centers and associations.  That connection stands.  So
far, the only attempts to refute it I've seen are either denials that
post-colonial theory is influential (as in Hartle's hearing testimony) or
this quick claim that postcolonial theory is complicated.  It would be
interesting to see a complex and lengthy take, from a postcolonial
perspective, on the relationship between Title VI funding, the NSEP boycott,
academic knowledge, and American power.  Somehow I doubt that an honest
treatment of those issues from a post-colonial perspective would come to
different conclusions than I offered in my testimony.  I suggest that this
is why you have never seen such an analysis.


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From yuko at HEARTHEWORLD.ORG  Mon Oct 27 20:00:29 2003
From: yuko at HEARTHEWORLD.ORG (YUKO YAMAMOTO)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 12:00:29 -0800
Subject: SVETILEN - Direct from Russia to NYC,
 11/22/03 - Concert of Ancient Orthodox Music of Russia
Message-ID: <MON.27.OCT.2003.120029.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

To all SEELANGS subscribers:

Below, please find information on the World Music Institute's upcoming
concert "Ancient Music of Russia" featuring Svetilen.  Please forward this
information to the interested members of your community.  There are student
tickets and group rates available.  Please contact me at the information
below.

We rely on your support in increasing cultural participation among diverse
communities.

Thank you for your support!
Yuko Yamamoto

Outreach Coordinator
World Music Institute
49 West 27th Street Suite #930
New York, NY 10001
T: 212-545-7536
F: 212-889-2771
www.WorldMusicInstitute.org
************************************************
U.S. debut of celebrated Russian ensemble

SONGS OF ANCIENT RUSSIA

SVETILEN

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2003   8:00 PM

Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, NYC

$35, $25; students $15; group rates available

Box office (212) 840-2824
TicketMaster (212) 307-4100
Info/charges (212) 545-7536             worldmusicinstitute.org

Svetilen, the celebrated ensemble under the direction of Dmitri Garkavi,
brings their hauntingly beautiful choral music of Russia to the American
stage for the first time. The group performs original arrangements of
regional folk songs, some of which date back more than a thousand years, as
well as liturgical music of the Russian Orthodox Church and contemporary
compositions.  While most songs are performed a cappella, some are
accompanied by ancient Russian strings such as gusli (zither) and koloisnaya
lira (hurdy-gurdy). The ensemble is composed of Alena Maksimova (soprano),
Tatiana Vagatcheva (soprano), Loubov Shagalova (alto), Dmitri Garkavi
(tenor, director), Serey Kondratiev (tenor), Roman Kholodov (bass), Dmitri
Loushnikov (bass) and Loubov Shagalova (choirmaster).

Svetilen was formed in 1989 to research and promote the old Russian choral
tradition. The word "Svetilen" is part of the church vocabulary, and means a
short prayer for soul enlightenment. (The prayer was performed during candle
lighting in ancient churches.) Under the leadership of Dmitri Garkavi, the
group has spent considerable time in the research of sacred choral music and
regional folk styles, studying harmonic structure and rhythmic patterns.
Svetilen’s singing style is characteristic of old Russia, long before the
introduction of Western academic choral traditions. The ensemble is
dedicated to reviving and restoring this cultural heritage for the Russian
people and exposing it to the rest of the world.

The group has built a solid following in Russia, having performed in many
festivals, including the International Festival of Orthodox Music in Moscow
(1997, 19981999) and the Nevskeiye Assembly in St. Petersburg (1998), as
well as major concert halls throughout Russia.  In addition Svetilen has
performed throughout Europe, winning prizes at festivals and competitions in
Hungary, Austria, Germany, and Sweden. Its recordings include From Christmas
to Easter, Popular Traditional Songs of Russia, and From East to West.

This program is made possible in part with funding provided by the Trust for
Mutual Understanding. Public support is provided by the New York State
Council on the Arts, a State agency. Additional funding is provided by the
Howard Bayne Fund and the Concordia Foundation.

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From tsmorodi at MIDDLEBURY.EDU  Mon Oct 27 22:46:47 2003
From: tsmorodi at MIDDLEBURY.EDU (Smorodinskaya, Tatiana)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:46:47 -0500
Subject: Sluchevsky conference
Message-ID: <MON.27.OCT.2003.174647.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

This message is for those familiar and interested in the creative work of
Konstantin Sluchevsky.  There will be a conference in Narva (Estoniia) in
the summer of 2004 (100th anniversary of poet's death).  Please, get in
touch with me if you'd like to participate.  The formal announcement yet to
come, but the organizers would like to know whether there is any possible
interest among American slavists.

Please, REPLY OFF THE LIST.

Sincerely,
Tatiana Smorodinska
Middlebury College
tsmorodi at middlebury.edu

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From eric.laursen at M.CC.UTAH.EDU  Mon Oct 27 23:29:21 2003
From: eric.laursen at M.CC.UTAH.EDU (Eric Laursen)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:29:21 -0700
Subject: Fort / krepost'
Message-ID: <MON.27.OCT.2003.162921.0700.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Can someone tell me the difference between "fort" and "krepost'"?



Dr. Eric Laursen
Associate Professor, Russian
Dept of Languages and Literatures
University of Utah
255 S Central Campus Dr, Room 1400
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0490
eric.laursen at m.cc.utah.edu
www.cc.utah.edu/~erl4739/index.html
Phone: (801) 581-6013
Fax: (801) 581-7581

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From mrojavin at TEMPLE.EDU  Tue Oct 28 01:53:00 2003
From: mrojavin at TEMPLE.EDU (Marina Rojavin)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 20:53:00 -0500
Subject: Fort / krepost'
Message-ID: <MON.27.OCT.2003.205300.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Erik,

According to Ozhegov, fort is a small separate fortified
unit within krepost', which is a larger fortified structure
with long-term defence features.

M.
____________________________________________________________
Marina Rojavin, Ph.D.
College of Liberal Arts, Temple University
Department of French, Italian, German, and Slavic Languages
Anderson Hall, Rm. 531
Phone: (215) 204-6986

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From paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM  Tue Oct 28 02:33:40 2003
From: paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM (Paul B. Gallagher)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 21:33:40 -0500
Subject: Fort / krepost'
Message-ID: <MON.27.OCT.2003.213340.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Marina Rojavin wrote:
> Erik,
> 
> According to Ozhegov, fort is a small separate fortified
> unit within krepost', which is a larger fortified structure
> with long-term defence features.
> 
> M.

Mm-hm. Jives with the entry in Военный энциклопедический словарь 
[Encyclopedic Military Dictionary], ed. by S. F. Akhromeyev. Moscow: 
Voyenizdat, 1986. 863 pp.:

ФОРТ (от лат. fortis -- сильный), отд. укрепление, состоящее из одного 
или неск. фортификац. сооружений открытого или закрытого типа. Ф. 
создавались как часть /крепости/ или полевой укрепл. позиции. Ф. 
открытого типа имели 1-2 земляных вала, перед к-рыми отрывались рвы и 
устраивались др. препятствия. За валами размещались арт. орудия и 
пехота. Ф. закрытого типа в 18 в. строились в виде каменных многоярус. 
башен с амбразурами для орудий, позднее сооружались из бетона 
(железобетона) и стальных конструкций для арт. башен. После 1 мир. войны 
Ф. применялись как часть УР. Во время Вел. Отеч. войны Ф. крепости 
Кронштадт сыграли важную роль в обороне Ленинграда.

Then there's a diagram of "Форт Во (крепость Верден, Франция, кон. 19 -- 
нач. 20 в.)."

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com




From vbelyanin at MTU.RU  Tue Oct 28 10:03:38 2003
From: vbelyanin at MTU.RU (Valery Belyanin)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 06:03:38 -0400
Subject: Fort / krepost'
In-Reply-To: <000b01c39ce2$269d70a0$1f98639b@humanities>
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2003.060338.0400.VBELYANIN@MTU.RU>

Hello Eric,
fort is something on the border with the enemy and is a small
fortification, besides it sounds foreign; krepost is around the castle
and is large and strong (krepkij).
--
Best regards,
Valery Belyanin, Editor of the www.textology.ru

Monday, October 27, 2003, 7:29:21 PM, you wrote:
EL> Can someone tell me the difference between "fort" and "krepost'"?

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From kalbouss at MAC.COM  Tue Oct 28 11:34:03 2003
From: kalbouss at MAC.COM (George Kalbouss)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 06:34:03 -0500
Subject: Fwd: SOS
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2003.063403.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers:

        I just received this self-explanatory e-mail.  Any assistance would
be helpful;  please send your info to Mr. Imerman directly to his 
e-address,
since he's not a Seelanger.

Spasibochko,

George Kalbouss

Begin forwarded message:

> From: DANE IMERMAN <imerman.2 at osu.edu>
> Date: Mon Oct 27, 2003  11:49:09  PM America/Detroit
> To: kalbouss.1 at osu.edu
> Subject: SOS
>
> Professor Kalbouss,
>
> I apologize for the inconvenience but I am desperate for advice.  I am 
> a (first year!) political science grad student doing research for 
> Professor Ted Hopf (who is in Russia this quarter) and, even with his 
> suggestions, I have been running into brick walls.  Any quick 
> suggestions or direction you could lend on the following would be 
> immensely helpful and appreciated!
>
> My Task:
> Find out what the most popular novels and films were in Russia for 
> every year since 1945.  I am not looking for publication data, as it 
> would be skewed towards Marx and Lenin.  Nor am I looking for the 
> modern Russian classics and masterpieces.  Rather, I am attempting to 
> find out what average Russians were reading and watching each year as 
> reported by ‘unbiased’ observers (presumably writers/academics rather 
> than official Soviet documentation).  The tragic twist – I do not know 
> Russian and therefore must find all my information in English (either 
> in translation or secondary texts).
>
> Any suggestions on texts, sources, or even references to other 
> scholars/institutions (I’ve already contacted the EES office in the 
> library) would be phenomenal!  As this is my first assignment as a GA 
> I’m loathe to report to Professor Hopf that I’m coming up empty 
> handed.  If you have anything that would help you can contact me at 
> this e-mail or at 688-9485, or we could arrange a time for me to come 
> by your office.  Thank you in advance for any help you can provide!
>
> Sincerely,
> Dane Imerman
>
>

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From harlo at MINDSPRING.COM  Tue Oct 28 16:39:37 2003
From: harlo at MINDSPRING.COM (Harlow Robinson)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 11:39:37 -0500
Subject: "Dancing Through Time: The Kirov,
 St.Petersburg and Ballet into the 21st Century" in Boston
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2003.113937.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,


The Kirov Ballet of St.Petersburg with the Kirov Orchestra will be performing in Boston at the Wang Theatre Nov.13-16, presenting a special program of ballets in celebration of the 300th anniversary of the founding of St.Petersburg.  The program includes three ballets choreographed by Mikhail Fokine: Scheherazade, Chopiniana and Firebird.

In connection with these performances, on Monday Nov.10 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Shubert Theatre at 265 Tremont Street in Boston (across the street from the Wang Theater), the FleetBoston Celebrity Series is also presenting a panel discussion "Dancing Through Time: The Kirov, St.Petersburg and Ballet into the 21st Century."
Participants in this discussion include Makhar Vaziev, Director of the Kirov Ballet; Mikko Nissinen, Artistic Director of the Boston Ballet; Prof.Julie Buckler from the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University; and Harlow Robinson, Prof.of History and Modern Languages at Northeastern University.  Among the topics to be discussed are the international influence of the Kirov/Mariinsky ballet tradition, the state of the performing arts in post-Soviet Russia, and the current and future plans of the Kirov Ballet.  Admission is free and open to the public.  Students and professors are especially welcome!

Please tell your friends, colleagues and students.


many thanks


Harlow Robinson
Prof.of History and Modern Languages
Northeastern University





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From svitlana at 411.CA  Tue Oct 28 19:06:18 2003
From: svitlana at 411.CA (Svitlana Kobets)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 14:06:18 -0500
Subject: MLA Job list
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2003.140618.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Galochka privet.

Nadeius' u tebia vse khorosho i v zhizni i v rabote.
U menia k tebe pros'ba-vopros: ty ne mogla by so mnoi podelit'sia vxodnymi
dannymi
v MLA job list? Oni obychno est' na kazhdom fakul'tete iazyka/literatury.
Ia ran'she brala log in /password u nashei sekretarshi slavianskogo
fakul'teta
s Urbany. V etom godu tam kto-to novyi. A pokupat' samoi--dorogo, da mozhet
i
net tam nichego. :-) Ia vse-taki khochu podat' khot' neskol'ko zaiavok na
rabotu.

Vsego khoroshego,
Sveta

Svitlana Kobets, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies
59 Queen's Park Crescent East,
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C4
Office: 416 926-7142
Home: 905-457-3155
Fax: 416-926-7292

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From russell-valentino at UIOWA.EDU  Tue Oct 28 19:11:26 2003
From: russell-valentino at UIOWA.EDU (Russell Valentino)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 13:11:26 -0600
Subject: Greek-Russian
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2003.131126.0600.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

Dostoevsky uses the term "nadryvy" extensively in Part Two of the Brothers
K. It is not glossed in the 30-volume Nauka edition. I'm wondering whether
his usage might not be equivalent to the Ancient Greek term "ponos" (I
realize this might sound funny to Russian ears).

Please send thoughts or suggestions to me off-list.

Thank you.

Russell Valentino

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From babbylh at PRINCETON.EDU  Tue Oct 28 22:07:33 2003
From: babbylh at PRINCETON.EDU (Leonard Babby)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 17:07:33 -0500
Subject: Graduate Fellowships for Slavic Linguistics at Princeton
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2003.170733.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

The Slavic Department and the Program in Linguistics at Princeton
University are happy to invite applications to its joint Ph.D. Program
in Slavic and Theoretical Linguistics  for the 2004-2005 academic year.
The program is designed to train students  in the framework of
generative grammar, focusing on the Slavic languages. Students typically
do course work in theoretical linguistics, Slavic linguistics
(synchronic and diachronic), and the Slavic languages (Russian,  Czech,
Polish, and Croatian/Serbian are offered on a regular basis). Candidates
are admitted to the Slavic Department, but members of both the Program
in Linguistics and the Slavic Department  participate in all aspects of
the program. The core faculty is: L. Babby and M. Fried in Slavic, M.
Browning,  R. Freidin, J. Katz, and E. Williams in linguistics.

All students admitted to the Princeton joint Ph.D. program receive a
five-year fellowship, which covers tuition and provides a generous
living stipend (including summer support) each year and other benefits.
The Ph.D. general examinations are typically administered after the
second year of study. The core courses in Slavic and theoretical
linguistics are given in a two-year, four semester cycle (= 16 courses),
which leaves three years of support for dissertation writing. Students
are encouraged to become teaching assistants in both linguistics and
Slavic language courses after they pass the Ph.D. examinations.

Applicants should have either an undergraduate or graduate background in
Slavic languages and/or theoretical linguistics. Preference will be
given to applicants who know at least one Slavic language (including
native speakers) and have done course work in theoretical (general)
linguistics. All applicants must know Russian. Students who know one or
more Slavic languages but have no formal training in theoretical
linguistics may apply if they are interested in studying the Slavic
languages in a generative framework.

For additional information, contact Professor Leonard H. Babby, director
of the Linguistics Program, at  babbylh at princeton.edu; for questions
about the application procedure, contact Chris Alito, the office manager
at 609-258-4726 (cpalito at princeton.edu). For additional information
regarding admission to Princeton University, please visit  the Graduate
School's website at  http:// webware.princeton.edu/GSO/  You can request
an application at this site.

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From Irene.Zohrab at VUW.AC.NZ  Tue Oct 28 23:16:30 2003
From: Irene.Zohrab at VUW.AC.NZ (Irene Zohrab)
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 12:16:30 +1300
Subject: Illustration
Message-ID: <WED.29.OCT.2003.121630.1300.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGERS,

Perhaps someone could help: we are looking for a photograph or picture of Crown Prince Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov (1843-1865), the eldest son of Alexander II.

We expect it will be somewhere on the web, but so far haven't come up with anything. 

Any thoughts or suggestions will be gratefully followed up.

Thank you.

Irene Zohrab
Editor, New Zealand Slavonic Journal. Journal of the Australia and New Zealand Slavists' Association
School of Asian and European Languages and Cultures
Victoria University
Wellington, New Zealand
E-mail: irene.zohrab at vuw.ac.nz
Fax: (64) (4) 463 5419



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From kpking at MTHOLYOKE.EDU  Wed Oct 29 20:22:04 2003
From: kpking at MTHOLYOKE.EDU (Katerina P. King)
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 15:22:04 -0500
Subject: Czech translator sought
Message-ID: <WED.29.OCT.2003.152204.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Miriam Sajkovic, the wife of a deceased Mount Holyoke professor emeritus
seeks a person to complete her husband's translation of  a biography of
Jesus Christ, written by Czech theologian Frantisek Zilka. The remaining
part consists of 42 pages, and she will pay "the going rate," as she
told me. Please respond to me directly and I will forward your contact
information to her.
All the best,
Katya King

--
Katerina P. King, Ph.D.
Mount Holyoke College
50 College Street
South Hadley, MA 01075-1456

***
There is not much danger that real talent or goodness
will be overlooked long.
- Louisa May Alcott

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From jbeinek at YAHOO.COM  Wed Oct 29 22:26:17 2003
From: jbeinek at YAHOO.COM (Justyna Beinek)
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:26:17 -0800
Subject: AAASS panel seeks last-minute panelists
Message-ID: <WED.29.OCT.2003.142617.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,

Our AAASS (Toronto 2003) panel "Nations and Genres"
has had a number of cancellations, and we are looking
for one or two panelists who would be interested in
delivering papers on topics such as the relationship
between the choice of genre and the expression of
national identity; generic evolution and national
literary traditions; literary genres and politics (all
Slavic literatures considered).  The panel is
scheduled to take place on Friday 11/21 at 2 p.m.  If
you'd like to join the panel, please contact Justyna
Beinek off-list at justyna.beinek at utoronto.ca.  Thank
you.

Best,
Justyna Beinek

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From dhristov at MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU  Thu Oct 30 02:02:16 2003
From: dhristov at MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU (Daniela S. Hristova)
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 21:02:16 -0500
Subject: Graduate Study and Financial Aid at the U. of C
Message-ID: <WED.29.OCT.2003.210216.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of
Chicago invites applications to its graduate programs, which offer the M.A.
and Ph. D. with specializations in Russian, Polish, and Czech literatures,
Slavic, Baltic, and Balkan linguistics, as well as our new track in
Interdisciplinary Studies. The main thrust of the new track is the study of
the history and criticism of interdisciplinary approaches to literature and
the visual arts.  The Slavic Department also has a joint degree program with
the Department of Linguistics which has been producing successful graduates
for over 25 years.  The Department sponsors the annual Slavic Forum, a
student-organized conference with national and international participation.
 The Department teaches Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Polish, Old Church
Slavonic, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Macedonian, and Bulgarian regularly
while Albanian, Georgian, Lak, Lithuanian, and Romani are also available at
varying intervals. Other Slavic, Balkan, and Baltic languages are also
covered in our linguistics courses.

Financial aid is available in various forms. Century Fellowships provide
full tuition and a generous stipend for four years.  University Fellowships
provide tuition and a more modest stipend for four years; Century
Scholarships provide full tuition for four years. The Department also has
access to Foreign Language Area Studies Title VI Fellowships, which provide
generous aid packages and are renewable on a yearly basis pending funding.
In addition, all students who complete the first year successfully are
guaranteed full tuition for the next three years and are eligible for
various stipends.  After the first year, students who have taken the
department's course in second language acquisition are also eligible to work
as drill instructors and lecturers in language courses.  Students can also
participate in the University's Little Red Schoolhouse writing program,
which qualifies them to teach in the Humanities Core.  Advanced graduate
students also have the opportunity to teach Russian Culture and to act as
course assistants in various literature courses. Tave Fellowships enable
those students who compete successfully to design their own courses. The
Humanities Division offers travel stipends to students giving papers at
conferences, and support for Czech and Slovak language study is provided by
annual awards from the Department's Procházka Funds.  The Division also has
Harper, Whiting, and Mellon fellowships to support students at the
dissertation stage.

Applications must be received by 28 December in order to be guaranteed
consideration for financial aid. Prospective applicants can get more
information and apply on-line at

http://humanities.uchicago.edu/admissions/.

For additional information about the Slavic Department, please visit our web
site <http://humanities.uchicago.edu/depts/slavic/>

or contact the Department via
e-mail < slavic-department at uchicago.edu >,
telephone (773-702-8033)

or write to
Graduate Studies
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
The University of Chicago
1130 E. 59th St.
Foster 406
Chicago, IL 60637

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From d344630 at ER.UQAM.CA  Thu Oct 30 04:41:57 2003
From: d344630 at ER.UQAM.CA (Saskia)
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 23:41:57 -0500
Subject: Romanov and Modigliani
Message-ID: <WED.29.OCT.2003.234157.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear collegues,

I'm looking for the last name of a family that is supposed to be linked with
the Romanov and that will be seeling a Modigliani soon in Montreal. If ever
anyone heard about this story, thank you for telling where and what.

Please reply off-line: saskia at fra.net

Thank you very much !

Saskia

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From jrouhie at POP.UKY.EDU  Thu Oct 30 17:12:39 2003
From: jrouhie at POP.UKY.EDU (J. Rouhier-Willoughby)
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 12:12:39 -0500
Subject: advice on Bosnia
Message-ID: <THU.30.OCT.2003.121239.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

I am the advisor of a thesis on Bosnia and changes in
family/gender/sexual roles among Muslim women from the Bihac pocket
who immigrate to the U.S. Would anyone be able to recommend sources
on family life in Bosnia pre-war and/or on the Bihac area?

Thanks in advance.  JRW
--
****************************************************
Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby
Associate Professor
Russian and Eastern Studies and Linguistics
1055 Patterson Office Tower
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0027
Office: (859) 257-1756
Fax: (859) 257-3743
Russian and Eastern Studies: (859) 257-3761
jrouhie at uky.edu
http://www.uky.edu/~jrouhie/
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From colkitto at SPRINT.CA  Fri Oct 31 04:31:28 2003
From: colkitto at SPRINT.CA (colkitto)
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 23:31:28 -0500
Subject: advice on Bosnia
Message-ID: <THU.30.OCT.2003.233128.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

hi  Jeanmarie

tyr "women for women in bosnia" (do a seacrh)

they should have plenty of leads

sincerely,

Robert

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From ees at WWIC.SI.EDU  Fri Oct 31 19:14:20 2003
From: ees at WWIC.SI.EDU (EES)
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 14:14:20 -0500
Subject: East European Studies Grant Opportunities: Deadline December 1,
 2003
Message-ID: <FRI.31.OCT.2003.141420.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

The East European Studies (EES) program of the Woodrow Wilson Center would
like to bring your attention to two available grant opportunities.  The
deadline for both is December 1, 2003.  Please read below or look at our
website for more details:  www.wilsoncenter.org/ees.  Completed
applications should be mailed to the following address:

East European Studies
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-3027

Research Scholar Grants
Eligibility
EES research scholarships are available to American citizens or permanent
residents in the early stages of their academic careers (generally before
tenure but after Ph.D.) or to scholars whose careers have been interrupted
or delayed. For non-academics, an equivalent degree of professional
achievement is expected. Research scholarships will be awarded for 2-4
months of research in Washington, DC. Office space at the Wilson Center and
a research assistant will be provided whenever possible.

This is a residential program requiring visiting scholars to remain in the
Washington, DC area and to forego other academic and professional
obligations for the duration of the grant.

Project Scope
Projects concerning East European or Baltic studies should focus on fields
in the social sciences and humanities including, but not limited to:
Anthropology, History, Political Science, Slavic Languages and Literatures,
and Sociology.

Russia and the Soviet successor states, as well as the former East Germany,
are excluded from consideration. All projects should aim to highlight their
potential policy relevance.

Application Information
To apply for a Research Scholarship, the applicant must submit the
following:
- a completed application form (download from our website at
www.wilsoncenter.org/ees);
- a concise description of the research project;
- a curriculum vitae;
- three letters of recommendation in support of the research to be
conducted at the Wilson Center.


Short-Term Grants
Eligibility
These grants are available to American academic experts and practitioners,
including advanced graduate students, engaged in specialized research
requiring access to Washington, DC and its research institutions. Grants
are for one month research missions to Washington and a work space may be
provided at the Wilson Center.

Project Scope
Projects concerning East European or Baltic studies should focus on fields
in the social sciences and humanities including, but not limited to:
Anthropology, History, Political Science, Slavic Languages and Literatures,
and Sociology.

Russia and the Soviet successor states, as well as the former East Germany,
are excluded from consideration. All projects should aim to highlight their
potential policy relevance.

Application Information
To apply for a Short-Term award, the applicant must submit the following:
- a concise description of his/her research project;
- a curriculum vitae;
- a statement of preferred and alternate dates of residence in Washington,
DC;
- two letters or recommendation in support of the research to be conducted
at the Center.

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From Marshall at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG  Fri Oct 31 21:44:07 2003
From: Marshall at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG (Camelot Marshall)
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 16:44:07 -0500
Subject: ACTR/College Board Teacher Training Workshop  Summer 2004
Message-ID: <FRI.31.OCT.2003.164407.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

ACTR/College Board Teacher Training Workshop  Summer 2004

ACTR and Bryn Mawr College, in cooperation with the College Board, will
offer a faculty development workshop for high school teachers interested
in starting an Advanced Placement Russian Program in their school in the
fall of 2004.  Participants will become familiarized with the AP
practices in general as well as with the Russian web-based curriculum
and teacher authoring tools for use in their pilot Russian AP course.
Teachers will also be apprised of the newly developed pilot Russian AP
examination, typically administered at the end of an AP course.  Upon
completion of the workshop, participants will be given a certificate in
recognition of their training.

The workshop is scheduled for July 10-17, 2004 which overlaps Bryn
Mawr's summer Russian Language Institute, thus providing teachers
opportunities to practice Russian outside of the workshop sessions.
Workshop participants will receive travel, room and board, as well as a
small stipend for attending the workshop.  The Russian workshop is
supported by a grant to Bryn Mawr College and ACTR from the National
Security Education Program (NSEP).

Interested high school teachers should contact:
Maria Lekic (lekic at americancouncils.org) or
Camelot Marshall (marshall at americancouncils.org)
Application Deadline: January 31, 2004
Space is limited.

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