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).
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