‘Sex, Power, Love and Money’:
Media and Sexualisation of Everyday in the Post-Soviet spaces’
15 June 2017
University of Leicester, UK
The workshop will deal with the topical issue of mediation of sexuality and its utilisation for various ends in the Russian Federation and the neighbouring
states. This is particularly important in the context of recent legislative (e.g. 2013’s ‘anti-gay law’ in Russia) and societal changes triggered by an ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis (e.g. a reinforced ideology of patriotism and the militarised narrative within the New
Cold War rhetoric (Hartmann, 2014)). By looking at recent TV series, talk shows, films, online narratives the workshop addresses the increasing mediatisation of the sex/uality in the region. The key note will be given by Professor of Cultural Studies, Communication
and Media Feona Atwood and the discussion will be chaired by Professor of Russian Studies Stephen Hutchings.
The June workshop participants will be asked to compress their thoughts into 10-minute talks that would showcase a topic, challenge an issue, or develop
a theoretical framework related to the workshop theme. The event will also be used to brainstorm other themes, centres, potential networks, funding sources and the scope for collaboration. The workshop will be a one-day event. Those interested in taking part
in the workshop should send the organisers an abstract (150-200 words) and a short bio (100-150 words) before this Friday 07 April 2017. The organisers will be able to make a small contribution to travel expenses. Submissions from doctoral
students are particularly welcome.
Contact: Galina Miazhevich (University of Leicester, [log in to unmask])
and Vlad Strukov (University of Leeds, [log in to unmask]).
For overseas scholars, please note that there will be a conference on Russian Transnational Communities (the University of Edinburgh,16-17 June 2017) and a major conference on Soft Power, Film and Media
(the University of Leeds, 19-21 June 2017).