SCRSS
Advanced Russian Language Seminar: Contemporary Russian Literature
| Overview: |
A one-day online seminar in Russian,
covering contemporary Russian prose, poetry, and literature
for children and young adults. Presented by Dr Svetlana Bukreeva,
live from St Petersburg via Zoom. Aimed at everyone with an
advanced-level comprehension of spoken Russian and an interest
in Russian language and culture. |
| Date: |
Saturday 6 November 2021,
09.00 - 14.30 |
| Fees: |
£25.00 (standard rate); £20.00
(discounted rate for SCRSS members) |
| Booking: |
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Online Seminar Programme, November 2021
The lecture programme focuses on contemporary Russian prose,
poetry, and literature for children and young adults.
There are three online lecture sessions, each session consisting
of a 45-minute lecture, followed by discussion. Lectures and discussion
are entirely in Russian. Participants receive the following supporting
materials: lecture handouts (emailed in advance), Dr Bukreeva's
presentations (emailed after the event) and lecture recordings
(links emailed after the event and available to view for up to
30 days from 6 November).
The seminar is open to everyone with an advanced comprehension
of spoken Russian and an interest in Russian language and culture.
Lecture
titles and short outlines in Russian and English (pdf)
Lecture
timetable (pdf)
- Lecture 1: Prose - The language of contemporary Russian
literature as a reflection of the 21st-century Russian mentality
Authors covered: Evgeny Vodolazkin, Aleksandr Kabakov, Aleksandr
Ilichevsky, Mikhail Shishkin, Pavel Krusanov, Elena Chizhova,
V. Savitsky, Dmitri Bykov and others
- Lecture 2: Poetry - The language of contemporary Russian
literature as a reflection of the 21st-century Russian mentality
Authors covered: Inna Lisnyanskaya, Oleg Chuprov, Elena
Shvarts, Dmitri Prigov, Timur Kibirov, Olga Sedakova, Maksim
Amelin, Vladimir Retsenter and others
- Lecture 3: Contemporary Russian literature
for children and young adults: Authors, topics, characters,
poetics
Authors covered: A. Likhanov, V. Voskoboynikov, Mikhail
Yasnov, Renata Mukha, V. Levin, Artur Givargizov, N. Dashevskaya,
G. Knizhnik, M. Loginov, Yu. Kuznetsova and others
Booking is via Eventbrite - see further below.
Lecturer Biography
Dr Svetlana Bukreeva, Associate Professor, Department of
Philological Education, Leningrad Regional Institute of Education
Development
Dr Bukreeva trained as a teacher of Russian language and literature,
before gaining her PhD on Romantic Traditions in American Literature
1850-80 in 2004. She joined the Leningrad Regional Institute
of Education Development in 2011 and has taught Russian as a Foreign
Language there since 2017. She is also a member of the Special Commission
of the Federal Migration Service for St Petersburg and the Leningrad
Region that assesses the Russian language competency of individuals
applying for Russian citizenship. Her academic interests include
teaching Russian literature; methodology of teaching Russian as
a Foreign Language; theory and methodology of teaching world literature;
cultural dialogue; comparative literature; the synthesis of arts;
and contemporary fiction. She is the author of two monographs and
over 35 research papers.
Fees
Standard rate: £25.00
Discounted rate for SCRSS members: £20.00
Booking
Book
and pay online via Eventbrite
Booking opens: Tuesday 28 September 2021
Booking closes: 17.00, Thursday 4 November
2021
If you are not free to attend on 6 November, but still book
a place, you will automatically receive all the materials by email
(handouts, presentations, recordings) and can experience the seminar
programme in your own time later.
Note: Places are limited to a maximum of 50 participants.
Refunds Policy
Fees will be non-refundable except where:
- Participants cancel their booking by close of day on Monday
1 November 2021. The SCRSS will retain a £3.00 administration
fee.
- A major technical hitch with Zoom occurs on the part of the
SCRSS (as host) or the lecturer, preventing continuation of
part or all of the day. The SCRSS will attempt to reschedule
the event within 8 weeks of the original date. If this is not
possible, we will refund participant fees.
- The SCRSS cancels the seminar.
Note: If participants are unable to attend on
the day, due to sickness or other reason, they will receive links
to the recorded lectures after the event (recordings will be available
for up to 30 days). Handouts will have been circulated in advance
of the event.
The seminar is organised by the Society for Co-operation
in Russian & Soviet Studies in partnership with the St Petersburg
Association for International Co-operation
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