Светопись: Photography in the Russian Poetic Imagination
Monday, Feb 28, 2022 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location:
Globus Books YouTube Channel
Globus Books is honored to host Dr. Molly Blasing presenting her new book "Snapshots of the Soul: Photo-Poetic Encounters in Modern Russian Culture" (Cornell UP, 2021). This event is in English and will take place on February 28, 1 pm PST, 4 pm EST. There will be a limited number of seats; please contact Globus Books via FB messenger to register.
We will also be live streaming the event on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/GlobusBooksSF/videos) and later will share the edited version of the program.
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Dr. Molly Blasing (U. of Kentucky) will present material from her recent book, Snapshots of the Soul: Photo-Poetic Encounters in Modern Russian Culture (Cornell UP, 2021). This book considers how photography has shaped Russian poetry from the early twentieth century to the present day. In this talk, we will consider examples of photo-poetic writing by Pasternak, Tsvetaeva, Brodsky, and other 20th and 21st century poets, to explore how interactions with photographs and photography shaped their poetic writing. Join us to learn about how the camera transformed the visual language, representational power, and metaphorical possibilities available for poetic writing in Russian.
Molly T. Blasing is Associate Professor of Russian Studies in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Kentucky. She received her PhD in Slavic Languages and Literatures from UW-Madison in 2014. Her research interests include modern and contemporary Russian poetry, 20th century cultural history, film, theater and political performance, and language pedagogy.
https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/.../snapshots-of-the...
https://mcl.as.uky.edu/users/mtbl226
Follow her on Twitter: @mtblasing
https://mcl.as.uky.edu/users/mtbl226
Follow her on Twitter: @mtblasing
GLOBUS BOOKS YOUTUBE CHANNEL features several series of literary and cultural events on its YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/GlobusBooksSF), including Literary Translation Round Table, History/Anthropology, Playtime and Storytime for children, and more. The programs are produced by Zarina Zabrisky.
ZARINA ZABRISKY is the author of three short story collections and a novel "We, Monsters" (Numina Press, 2014). Zabrisky's work appeared in literary magazines and anthologies, including The Nervous Breakdown, A Capella Zoo, The Rumpus, Guernica, and received nominations and awards, including the 2013 Acker Award for Avant-Garde Excellence.