Russian Workshop: “Tolstoy in Different Contexts”
The event is free but booking is essential (lunch is provided). Please visit our Eventbrite booking page to register:
Programme
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30-10am | Welcome | Dr Alexandra Smith and Dr Eleoma Bodammer (University of Edinburgh) |
| 10am-12noon | Tolstoy in different contexts | |
| The Influence of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's ideas on Tolstoy and Dostoevsky | John King-Salter (University of Edinburgh) | |
| Tolstoy's story Lucerne and 19th-c. tourism | Dr Susan Layton (CERCEC) | |
| The Revival of Tolstoy's Christian Ideals during Gorbachev's Perestroika: Mikhail Shveitser's 1987 Film Adaptation of Tolstoy's Story “The Kreutzer Sonata” | Dr Alexandra Smith (University of Edinburgh) | |
| 12noon-1pm | Lunch break | |
| 1.30-2.30pm | A new translation of Anna Karenina: challenges and rewards (Dr Bartlett's talk about her 2014 translation of the novel will be followed by questions and a discussion) | Dr Rosamund Bartlett (University of Sydney) |
| 2.30-3pm | "War and Peace" takes on different meanings in Russia and the West | Dr Sarah Hudspith (Leeds University) |
| 3-4pm | Conversation with Dr Rosamund Bartlett about her biography of Tolstoy: Tolstoy: A Russian Life (2013) | Dr Andrea Gullotta (University of Glasgow) |
| 4-4.30pm | A general discussion about new directions in Tolstoy studies and concluding remarks | |
| 4.30-6pm | Reception |
The event is sponsored by CRCEES (University of Glasgow) and is part of the DELC research strand/network “Cultural Encounters/Cultural Dialogues”.
Russian Workshop: “Tolstoy in Different Contexts”
This one day mini-conference will focus on new work in Tolstoy studies.
The Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities
The University of Edinburgh
2 Hope Park Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9NW