what texts or film should I assign to address queer identities in Russia?

[Cecilia Leugers]

Another interesting film to explore would be *Serp i Molot *(Hammer and
Sickle).  It deals more with gender identity than sexual identity, but the
plot revolves around a Soviet citizen who undergoes a state-sponsored sex
change operation, a fate that befell some known homosexuals as well during
the Soviet era.  Cinematographically, it's a very intriguing movie!
 Another suggestion I've got is a film called *Veselchaki *(Jolly Fellows),
essentially a Russian take on *The Birdcage*, with a much more pessimistic
ending.  The film itself is not fantastic, but brings up worthwhile
discussion points.  Hope this helps!

Take care,
Cecilia

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Olia Prokopenko <oprokop at temple.edu>wrote:

> In addition to what was mentioned before I would recommend Nadezhda
> Durova's *Cavalry Maiden *(excerpts); Marina Tsvetaeva's early poems, to
> complement Parnok's poetry and biography;  Mikhail Kuzmin's poems; Simon
> Karlinsky's *Sexual Labirynth of Nikolai Gogol*; Valery Todorovsky's 1998
> film *The Land of the Deaf*.
>
>
> Olia Prokopenko,
> Instructor, Russian Program Adviser
>
> Anderson Hall 551
> FGIS, Temple University,
> 1114 W.Berks St.
> Philadelphia, PA 19122
> tel. (215)-204-1768
> oprokop at temple.edu
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Gabriella Safran <gsafran at stanford.edu>wrote:
>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>> For a class next year on Russian identity and alterity as explored in
>> literature and film over time, I'd like to include a week of discussion of
>> queer identity.  I'd like to assign something under 200 pages of reading
>> available in English translation, perhaps some stories, poems, a novella,
>> from any period (or a mix from various periods - Imperial, Soviet,
>> post-Soviet) as well as a film.  Any suggestions?
>> take care,
>> Gabriella
>>
>> --
>> Gabriella Safran
>> Professor and Director, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
>> Chair, Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
>> Stanford University
>> Stanford, CA 94305
>>
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>> fax 650-725-0011
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