Call for Papers: “Magic, Russian Modern ism, and the Av ant-garde”

[jeff brooks]

Dear Tim Portice, Good luck with your conference. Cheers, Jeff Brooks

On 8/20/07, Tim Portice <tportice at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear SEELANGERS,
>
>
> This is to announce that the "Magic, Russian Modernism, and the
> Avant-garde" conference is limited to graduate student participants.  We
> apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
>
> -Christine Dunbar and Tim Portice
> Princeton University
>
> 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 from graduate
> students 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.
>
> > Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:28:09 -0400> From: tportice at HOTMAIL.COM>
> Subject: [SEELANGS] Call for Papers: "Magic, Russian Modernism, and the Av
> ant-garde"> To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU> > 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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