Posted on behalf of Zoe Knox.
SJY
'Visions of the Future: Religion, Apocalypse and Dystopia in Slavic
History and Culture': Symposium, University of Sheffield, Saturday 8
October 2011
The convenors of the BASEES Study Group on Religion and Spirituality in
Russia and Eastern Europe are organising a one-day symposium to be held
in Sheffield on Saturday 8 October. We hope this event will provide an
opportunity for postgraduate students and established researchers
working on religion from a range of different disciplines to come
together and share ideas.
The symposium will explore apocalypticism in Slavic history and culture
and, in particular, the interplay between literary texts, theological
doctrines, and folkloric traditions in shaping visions of the end of the
world. We are interested in the relationship between the religious and
the secular, church tradition and popular belief, the Orthodox and the
non-Orthodox. The workshop hopes to consider why visions of the 'end'
become particularly powerful at certain historical moments and how the
language and form of apocalyptic fears has evolved over time.
We are very pleased to confirm that Professor Steve Smith (European
University Institute, Florence) will be speaking about his research on
'Apocalyptic Narratives in Soviet Russia, 1917-30s'.
If you would like to give a paper, please send the following to
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. a provisional title
. a short abstract (3-4 sentences) of the paper
. an estimate of the expenses you would need covered to come to
Sheffield (there is a possibility we may be able to cover travel
expenses for speakers but this is dependent on securing further
funding). Speakers from different disciplines - history, religious
studies, Slavic studies, literature, anthropology - are all very welcome.
If you are interested in coming to the symposium, please let us know. We
hope that this will be an informal but stimulating occasion, so please
don't hesitate to get in touch. There will be no charge for attendance
and lunch will be provided.
Zoe Knox and Miriam Dobson
Convenors
BASEES Study Group on Religion and Spirituality in Russia and Eastern Europe
http://www.basees.org.uk/sgrsree.shtml
Dr Sarah J. Young
Lecturer in Russian
SSEES, UCL
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
http://www.sarahjyoung.com
http://www.mappingpetersburg.org
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