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From: ESRCs East West Programme [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Serguei A. Oushakine
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Subject: CFP: Cultural Exchange: Russia and the West (Bristol, 11 Apr 11)

CALL FOR PAPERS: Cultural Exchange: Russia and the West

April 11th 2011

Hosted by the Graduate School of Arts & Humanities and sponsored by the 
Bristol Institute for Research in the Humanities and Arts

The University of Bristol is pleased to announce a one-day postgraduate 
conference which aims to explore the nature of cultural exchanges 
between Russia and the West. This unique conference is an opportunity 
to re-examine artistic creativity during the twentieth century, a time 
of revolutionary and ideological change, and to look at cultural 
connections between Russia, Europe and the United States.

Russian history is marked by key moments of contact and exchange which 
have shaped and transformed its cultural heritage. Our aim is to trace 
the history of cultural production during a period of artistic and 
political evolution within and outside of Russia. The development of 
Russian culture within national and international contexts will be 
considered with a focus on art, literature and music. We aim to 
challenge the idea that Russia was isolated by geography and politics.

A primary focus will be to examine key moments of contact between 
Russian artists, writers and composers in different contexts and to 
explore emigration and moments of cultural interaction. These contacts 
across geographic, political and cultural boundaries are essential to 
our understanding of the development of Russian art and culture.

Current postgraduate researchers or recent PhD recipients working on 
areas of Russian scholarship from a range of academic fields are 
invited to apply. Our aim is to allow the cross-pollination of ideas 
and foster debate across a number of different disciplines. We 
encourage postgraduates from a range of different disciplines including 
art history, history, literature, politics, film, music and cultural 
studies to apply.

Confirmed speaker: Dr Mike O’Mahony (University of Bristol)

Abstracts of 300 words are invited from research students in all 
disciplines to attend. Please email [log in to unmask] including your 
name, institutional affiliation and the title of your proposed twenty 
minute paper and full contact information (address, phone number, and 
email).
Participation in the conference is £10 and includes lunch and 
refreshments. Some help may also be available to assist speakers with 
the conference fee and/or travel expenses. Please indicate your 
interest in financial assistance when submitting your abstract.

Deadline for the submission of paper proposals is November 30th.
Organised by Theodora Clarke (University of Bristol).