Call for Papers: “Magic, Russi an Modernism, and the Av ant-garde”

[Tony Anemone]

Let me get this straight:  today is August 18, proposals are due in  
less than a month and the conference is less than a month after that?

Am I alone in thinking that this is the academic equivalent of  
inviting someone for dinner for the same evening?

In any case, thanks for the invitation.

Tony Anemone


On Aug 16, 2007, at 12:28 PM, Tim Portice wrote:

> Call for Papers: “Magic, Russian Modernism, and the Avant-garde”  
> October 12, 2007   Palmer House, Princeton University, Princeton,  
> NJ. Organizers: Olga Peters Hasty (Slavic Languages and  
> Literatures, Princeton University), Christine Dunbar (Slavic  
> Languages and Literatures, Princeton University), Tora Lane (Slavic  
> Languages, Stockholm University), and Timothy Portice (Slavic  
> Languages and Literatures, Princeton University)
>
> Russian Literature has always had a close relationship with  
> folkloric culture. In Russian Modernism this interest in folklore  
> took a new and intensified turn when Russian Modernists recognized  
> in folklore an alternative creative paradigm that could revitalize  
> their artistic means.  Folklore presented a dynamic artistic  
> universe and generated potential for new styles. Prominent Russian  
> Modernist poets, including A. Blok, A. Bely, K. Balmont, M.  
> Tsvetaeva, and V. Khlebnikov became interested in the magic  
> properties of ritual language, the composer I. Stravinsky in the  
> rhythm of folk songs, and the painter and sculptor N. Goncharova in  
> the motifs of folk art.  This conference serves to explore this  
> definitive aspect of Russian Modernism, which has continued to  
> energize artists throughout the 20th century.
>
> For this conference, we are currently accepting proposals that  
> explore the connections between folklore, magic and Modernism.  The  
> deadline for conference proposals is September 14, 2007.  Papers  
> will be shared among conference participants a week before the  
> conference to facilitate informed discussion and commentary.   
> Transportation and accommodation will be provided for all  
> participants.  Paper proposals (maximum 500 words) and any  
> questions should be addressed to cdunbar at princeton.edu.
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