MLA 2011 roundtable: "Cultural Studies in Post-Socialist Spaces"

[Jessie Labov]

To SEELANGS:

There are still 1-2 spots available on the following roundtable proposed for
the 2011 MLA Convention in Los Angeles and sponsored by the Slavic Division:

"Cultural Studies in Post-Socialist Spaces" 

This roundtable will address the development and implementation of Cultural
Studies as a discipline *in* Eastern Europe since 1991, particularly against
the backdrop of ‘kuturologia’ and other histories of social criticism.
Please note that this discussion will concern more than how we might apply
the methods and approaches of Cultural Studies to the region (i.e., Cultural
Studies *of* post-socialist spaces). Rather, we will try to chart the
changes taking place in the region over the past 20 years in departments,
disciplines, and institutes previously associated with the study of
culture—‘kulturologia’ –and how the history and politics of the
loosely-defined field of Cultural Studies is being mapped on to these
institutions. What unique challenges are faced by the different generations
of scholars in the region, with varying levels of access to new media and
foreign languages? How are they affected by pan-European reforms in higher
education, such as Bologna accreditation and Erasmus exchanges? Or by
broader trends impacting universities in the rest of the world?

Please submit abstracts of 350-500 words to Jessie Labov by 15 March 2010
<labov.1 at osu.edu>.

Modern Language Convention
6-9 January 2011
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.mla.org/convention/

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