ASEEES Panel: "Cultures of Non-Monogamy in Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia"

[Olga Livshin]

Dear All,

We are interested in forming a panel for the 2012 ASEEES Conference on the topic of "Cultures of Non-Monogamy in Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia." We are open to see what kinds of papers might arise.  However, the general idea would be an exploration of changing ideas of monogamy and non-monogamy over time.  Topics might include: the unconventional relationships of Silver Age writers, Slavic marriage rituals, Muslim polygamy and the Russian Empire, Soviet practices of infidelity, post-Soviet polyamory.  The focus is not sex or sexuality as such, but rather how societies have defined and related to non-monogamy.  Ideally, we would form a roundtable with scholars from a variety of disciplines, regional expertise and range of historical periods.

If you are interested in participating or know someone who might be, please write to Andrew Janco <apjanco at uchicago.edu> or Olga Livshin <afol at uaa.alaska.edu>.

Best,
      Andy Janco
      Ph.D. cand., University of Chicago (History)
      Lecturer, University of Alaska Anchorage

      Olga Livshin, Ph.D.
      Term Assistant Professor, University of Alaska Anchorage (Languages, Russian section)

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