seeking discussant for ASEEES aesthetic theory panel

[Sarah Ruth Lorenz]

Dear SEELANGers,

We are seeking a discussant for a panel that examines instances in which Russian culture has addressed central questions of aesthetic theory. We have one paper that examines how Tolstoy rejects certain principles of Schopenhauer's aesthetics and in doing so grapples with Kant's "antinomy of taste," i.e. the problem of the simultaneously objective and subjective nature of taste. Another paper looks at Nabokov's aesthetic critique of mathematics in Invitation to a Beheading. A third paper discusses how Dostoevsky manipulates the concept of verisimilitude in Diary of a Writer and The Brothers Karamazov.  

We would welcome the participation of anyone who shares a general interest in aesthetic theory within Russian culture. Please reply to Ruth Lorenz at srlorenz at berkeley.edu or Tatyana Gershkovich at  gershkov at fas.harvard.edu .


Sarah Ruth Lorenz, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of California, Berkeley
srlorenz at berkeley.edu


> My paper will take up the question of aesthetic judgment. I will argue that Tolstoy, in rejecting certain principles of Schopenhauer’s aesthetics, came to grapple with Kant’s Antinomy of Taste. Constanine Muravnik will examine Nabokov's aesthetic critique of mathematics in Invitation to a Beheading.
and I'll likely present on manipulations of verisimilitude in Dostoevsky.
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