Fall 2017
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September 5, 6-8 pm, Faculty Lounge, 8th Floor, HW.
Poetry of the Moscow Lianozovo Group: Vsevolod Nekrasov & Igor Kholin (with Ugly Duckling Presse). Poetry reading and book talk by Ainsley Morse and Bela Shayevich.
October 5, 5:30-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
Tomas Venclova. Poetry reading, in Lithuanian and Russian with English translations (with the Consulate General of Lithuania in New York).
October 12, 6-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
Narine Abgaryan. A reading and book talk, in Russian with English translations. Moderated by Margarit Ordukhanyan.
October 17, 5:30-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
Alexei Tsvetkov. Poetry reading and conversation on literature and politics.
October 22, 1-8 pm. Ida K. Lang Recital Hall.
7th Russian-Israeli Diaspora Film Festival (with Russian-American Cultural Center, RACC).
October 24, 5:30-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
Varlam Shalamov. Several of My Lives. A documentary by Alexandra Sviridova and Andrei Erastov, with Q&A.
November 2, 5:30-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
Yelena Minyonok. "Who Was My Grandmother? How Collective Memory Works in Folklore."
October 26, 4:30-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
They Chose Freedom and Nemtsov, two documentaries by Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., with Q&A.
November 7, 5:30-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
Barbara Harshav. “Translation: Text, Subtext, Context.” A lecture and translation reading (with the Division of Hebrew and Hebraic Studies).
November 14, 5:30-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
Tadeusz Dabrowski. Posts. A poetry reading (in Polish, with English translations).
November 16, 5:30-7:30 pm, Elizabeth Hemmerdinger Screening Center, Room 706 (Library), Hunter East Building.
Irina Prokhorova. A talk on book publishing, freedom of speech and the humanities in Russia from 1990s to the present.
November 30, 5:30-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
Elizabeth K. Beaujour. "People Who Live in Glass Houses: Transparency in Early Soviet Architecture."
December 7, 5:30-7:30 pm, Elizabeth Hemmerdinger Screening Center, Room 706 (Library), Hunter East Building.
Perm-36: Reflexion. A documentary by Sergei Kachkin, followed by Q&A (via Skype).
Poetry of the Moscow Lianozovo Group: Vsevolod Nekrasov & Igor Kholin (with Ugly Duckling Presse). Poetry reading and book talk by Ainsley Morse and Bela Shayevich.
October 5, 5:30-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
Tomas Venclova. Poetry reading, in Lithuanian and Russian with English translations (with the Consulate General of Lithuania in New York).
October 12, 6-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
Narine Abgaryan. A reading and book talk, in Russian with English translations. Moderated by Margarit Ordukhanyan.
October 17, 5:30-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
Alexei Tsvetkov. Poetry reading and conversation on literature and politics.
October 22, 1-8 pm. Ida K. Lang Recital Hall.
7th Russian-Israeli Diaspora Film Festival (with Russian-American Cultural Center, RACC).
October 24, 5:30-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
Varlam Shalamov. Several of My Lives. A documentary by Alexandra Sviridova and Andrei Erastov, with Q&A.
November 2, 5:30-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
Yelena Minyonok. "Who Was My Grandmother? How Collective Memory Works in Folklore."
October 26, 4:30-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
They Chose Freedom and Nemtsov, two documentaries by Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., with Q&A.
November 7, 5:30-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
Barbara Harshav. “Translation: Text, Subtext, Context.” A lecture and translation reading (with the Division of Hebrew and Hebraic Studies).
November 14, 5:30-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
Tadeusz Dabrowski. Posts. A poetry reading (in Polish, with English translations).
November 16, 5:30-7:30 pm, Elizabeth Hemmerdinger Screening Center, Room 706 (Library), Hunter East Building.
Irina Prokhorova. A talk on book publishing, freedom of speech and the humanities in Russia from 1990s to the present.
November 30, 5:30-7:30 pm, B126, HW.
Elizabeth K. Beaujour. "People Who Live in Glass Houses: Transparency in Early Soviet Architecture."
December 7, 5:30-7:30 pm, Elizabeth Hemmerdinger Screening Center, Room 706 (Library), Hunter East Building.
Perm-36: Reflexion. A documentary by Sergei Kachkin, followed by Q&A (via Skype).
