Empathy and Form: The Bakhtin Circle and the Perspective of Architectonics Zachary King, University of Chicago This paper is the first chapter of my dissertation, in which I examine conceptions of empathy in critical and cultural production in the first… Continue Reading →

The Collective Memory of WWII and Legitimacy in Putin’s Russia Evgenia Olimpieva, University of Chicago   Paper description/abstract:   The paper argues that in the attempt to rework its failing legitimacy formula in the face of the perceived threats of… Continue Reading →

Please join us this Friday, 4/14 for the Interdisciplinary Approaches to Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia (REECA) workshop! This week’s paper is: Symbolist Poetics of Correspondence Monica Felix, University of Chicago Paper description/abstract: This paper is the fourth chapter… Continue Reading →

This quarter we are pleased to inaugurate the workshop for Interdisciplinary Approaches to Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia (REECA)! Our workshop aims to provide a forum for graduate students, post-docs, and faculty from a broad array of disciplines to share works-in-progress on research… Continue Reading →