shtirlits again

[N. Condee]

<<a good academic take on this phenomenon somewhere out there?>>

Seth Graham (our University of Pittsburgh PhD) wrote an excellent
dissertation on Soviet anekdoty, including the Shtirlits series.  He is at
University College London and can be reached at sethbgraham at gmail.com.

Prof. Nancy Condee, Director
Graduate Program for Cultural Studies
2204 Posvar Hall
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
412-624-7232
 


-----Original Message-----
From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Nina Shevchuk
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:29 AM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] shtirlits again


Dear Seelang'ers:
  I am writing a paper on translatability of humor (or lack thereof) and,
inevitably, I ended up discussing Shtirlitz jokes. A while ago on this
listserv there was a reference to these jokes and possible plans of making a
website dedicated to them. If Dr. Allison, the author of the post, is still
interested, perhaps we could discuss this topic off list? Also, is there a
good academic take on this phenomenon somewhere out there? In English or
Russian? Connected to the topic of humor translation I found a curious
article: 
  Christina Marinetti, "The Limits of the Play Text: Translating Comedy",
New Voices in Translation Studies 1 (2005).
   
  Best regards,
  Nina Shevchuk-Murray

 
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