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Wednesday, 9 May 2012
CONF: Gartenkultur in Russland (Hannover, 9-11 May 12)
CONF: Gartenkultur in Russland (Hannover, 9 - 11 May 12)
Hannover, 09. - 11.05.2012
Internationales Symposium "Gartenkultur in Russland"
Veranstalter: Dr. Anna Ananieva (Universität Tübingen / JGU Mainz),
Prof. Dr. rer. hort. habil. Gert Gröning (CGL Leibniz Universität
Hannover / Universität der Künste Berlin) und Dr. Alexandra Veselova
(Institut für Russische Literatur der Russischen Akademie für
Wissenschaften St. Petersburg) für das Zentrum für Gartenkunst und
Landschaftsarchitektur (CGL), Leibniz Universität Hannover.
Das Symposium widmet sich der Gartenkultur in Russland und bietet
erstmals ein fächerübergreifendes Forum für deutsch-russischen
wissenschaftlichen Austausch zu dieser Thematik. Die Veranstaltung will
aktuelle Forschungen einzelner Disziplinen wie Architektur- und
Kunstgeschichte, Garten-, Literatur-, Theater-, Musikwissenschaften
sowie Ethnografie bündeln und die bisherige sowie zukünftige Reichweite
des interdisziplinären Zugriffs auf die Gartenkultur in Russland
ausloten.
Inhaltlich fokussiert die Veranstaltung auf die Themen „Der Garten und
seine Lebenswelten“, „Der Garten und andere Künste“ und „Der Garten und
seine Personen“. Im ersten Schwerpunkt geht es um repräsentative
höfische Gartenkultur, Gärten der russischen Landgüter und die Datscha
als Phänomen im russischen Alltag sowie um urbane Freizeitanlagen aus
der sowjetischen Zeit. Der zweite Schwerpunkt setzt sich mit den
Landgütern als Orten der Sehnsucht und der Flucht auseinander. Dabei
wird nicht nur nach der Konstituierung eines Mythos in der Literatur
gefragt, sondern auch die Ikonografie der Gärten in der Buchkunst, der
bildenden Kunst und der Architektur der Moderne reflektiert. Hinzu
kommt die Untersuchung der Rolle des Theaters auf den adligen
Landgütern. Schließlich werden hier auch die Bedeutung der Musik in den
Parkanlagen und Gärten der Landsitze sowie die künstlerische Wiedergabe
der Gärten auf Porzellan angesprochen. Im dritten Schwerpunkt stehen
die Gutsbesitzer, Schriftsteller, Maler, Musiker, Gartenarchitekten und
Politiker als Akteure der Gartenkultur im Mittelpunkt. Die spezifischen
Themen in diesem Kontext haben Gärten und russische Folklore, die neue
Gartenästhetik in der russischen Provinz, die Popularisierung der
Gartenkultur durch Poetisieren und Bauen sowie die Gärten der Literaten
zum Gegenstand.
Das Symposium findet im Rahmen der Russland-Wochen an deutschen
Hochschulen 2012 anlässlich des Deutsch-Russischen Jahres der Bildung,
Wissenschaft und Innovation 2011/2012 statt und wird von dem
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) und von der Stiftung
Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK) gefördert.
Arbeitssprachen des Symposiums sind Deutsch und Russisch mit
Synchronübersetzung.
Programm
Mittwoch, 09.05.2012
Ort: Leibnizhaus, Holzmarkt 4-6, 30159 Hannover, Leibnizsaal
9.00-9.15
Begrüßung der Tagungsteilnehmer: Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn
(Vorstandsvorsitzender des CGL)
Grußwort des Präsidenten der Leibniz Universität Hannover, Erich Barke
9.15-9.45
Einführung in die Tagung
Gert Gröning (CGL / Universität der Künste Berlin)
Alexandra Veselova (Institut für russische Literatur der Russischen
Akademie der Wissenschaften, St. Petersburg)
Anna Ananieva (Institut für Osteuropäische Geschichte, Tübingen /
Institut für Kunstgeschichte, JGU Mainz)
1. Garten und seine Lebenswelten
Moderation: Anna Ananieva
10.30-11.15
Valeria Kolosova (St. Peterburg, Institut für Linguistik der Russischen
Akademie der Wissenschaften)
Darstellungen der Gärten und Symbolik der Gartenblumen in russischen
Volksliedern vor dem Hintergrund der slavischen Folklore
11.15-11.45
Marcus Köhler (Hochschule Neubrandenburg)
Der Garten als ‚Geburtsort’ des russischen Nationalstils
Moderation: Joachim Schnitter
11.45-12.30
Ekaterina Dmitrieva (Moskau, Institut für Weltliteratur der Russischen
Akademie der Wissenschaften)
Das russische Landgut als Mythentopos und Ursprung für Mythen
12.30-13.15
Sigrid Thielking (CGL / Leibniz Universität Hannover)
Gartenkultur, Muße und Hospitalität: Vom russischen Landhaussommer als
literarischer Lebensform
Moderation: Alexandra Veselova
15.00-15.45
Andrej Rejman (St. Peterburg, Staatliche Denkmalschutzbehörde)
Die Gärten des Anichkov Palais im 18. bis 19. Jahrhundert: Vom Garten
des kaiserlichen Landhauses von Elizaveta Petrovna bis hin zum Palast
der Jungen Künste
15.45-16.30
Katharina Kucher (Universität Tübingen)
Der Prototyp des sozialistischen Gartens: Der Moskauer Gorki-Park
1928-1941
Moderation: Anna Ananieva
17.00-17.45
Boris Sokolov (Moskau, Russische Staatliche Geisteswissenschaftliche
Universität)
Gärten des „Silbernen Zeitalters“: Artifizielles Leben und
künstlerisches Umfeld
19:30 – 20:30
Musikalisches Rahmenprogramm
„Von Wien nach St. Petersburg. Violinsonaten von Haydn, Mozart und Titz“
Ulla Bundies – Violine
Assen Boyadjiev – Hammerklavier
Moderation: Klaus Harer (Deutsches Kulturforum Östliches Europa Potsdam)
Ort: Kreuzkirche (Kreuzkirchhof 1, 30159 Hannover)
Eintritt: 10 Euro, erm. 5 Euro
Donnerstag, 10.05.2012
Ort: Senatssitzungssaal, Hauptgebäude der Leibniz Universität Hannover,
Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hannover, Raum F 335
2. Garten und andere Künste
Moderation: Marcus Köhler
09.30-10.15
Alexandra Ippolitova (Moskau, Staatliches Zentrum der russischen
Folklore)
Landschaftsdarstellungen in Kräuterbüchern (Herbarien) am Ende des 18.
Jahrhunderts
10.15-11.00
Gert Gröning (CGL / UdK Berlin)
Kireevskij im Himmel. Schablykino, eine bemerkenswerte Parkanlage aus
dem frühen 19. Jahrhundert im Gouvernement Orel
Moderation: Sigrid Thielking
11.30-12.15
Klara Šarafadina (St. Petersburg, Staatliche Universität für
Technologie und Design)
Gartenbauprojekte und imaginäre Gärten der Romanfiguren in der
russischen klassischen Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts
12.15-13.00
Joachim Schnitter (CGL / Hamburg)
„letters from terra“ Gärten als Kristallisationspunkte von Zeit und
Verlust bei Anton Tschechov und Vladimir Nabokov
Moderation: Susanne Fontaine
15.00-15.45
Christoph Flamm (UdK Berlin)
Musik in den Gärten der Petersburger Sommerresidenzen im 18. Jahrhundert
15.45-16.30
Olga Kupcova (Moskau, Staatliche Lomonosov Universität / Russische
Staatliche Gerasimov Universität)
Theater-Spiele in Garten- und Parklandschaften der russischen Landsitze
um 1800 - Eine Typologie
17.00-17.45
Irina Pašinskaja (GMZ Peterhof)
Festliche Illuminationen im Unteren Garten von Peterhof in der ersten
Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts
Freitag, 11.05.2012
Ort: Senatssitzungssaal, Hauptgebäude der Leibniz Universität Hannover,
Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hannover, Raum F 335
3. Der Garten und seine Personen: Wahrnehmung, Beschreibung, Deutung
Moderation: Anna Ananieva
09.30-10.15
Alexandra Veselova (St. Petersburg, Institut für russische Literatur
der Russischen Akademie der Wissenschaften)
Zur Herausbildung von gartenkünstlerischer Begrifflichkeit in Russland
um 1800
10.15-11.00
Margrethe Floryan (Kopenhagen, Thorvaldsens Museum)
Hortikulturelle Lehrstücke: Zur Hirschfeld-Rezeption in Russland
Moderation: Gert Gröning
11.30-12.15
Maria Našokina (Moskau, Forschungsinstitut für Theorie und Praxis der
Architektur und des Städtebaus)
Gartenprojekte von Georg Kuphaldt im Kontext der russischen
Landsitzarchitektur des „Silbernen Zeitalters“
12.15-13.00
Stanislav Savickij (Institut der freien Künste, Staatliche Universität
St. Petersburg)
Der Garten der Reflexion: Lidija Ginzburg und der Park Petrodvorec
13.00-14.30
Andreas Schönle (London, Queen Mary University)
Die Modernität der Gärten: Das politische Ringen und die Identität der
Elite
Die Teilnahme an dem Symposium ist kostenfrei. Wegen der
eingeschränkten Raumverhältnisse wird es um eine Anmeldung bei der
Geschäftsstelle des CGL gebeten:
Dr. Sabine Albersmeier
Zentrum für Gartenkunst und Landschaftsarchitektur (CGL)
Leibniz Universität Hannover
Herrenhäuser Straße 8
30 419 Hannover
Fon +49 (0) 511/762-5789
Fax +49 (0) 511/762-5693
Mail cgl@uni-hannover.de
Weitere Informationen zum Symposium, das zweisprachige,
deutsch-russische Programm sowie das Konzertprogramm befinden sich hier:
http://www.cgl.uni-hannover.de/de/tagungen/gartenkultur/index.php
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Wednesday, 4 April 2012
CFP: On the Spiritual in Art, Cambridge University
Cambridge Courtauld Russian Art Centre (CCRAC) Conference: ‘On the Spiritual in Russian Art’
when Sep 07, 2012
from 09:00 AM to 07:00 PM
where Pembroke College, Cambridge, CB2 1RF
Keynote Speakers:
Professor Wendy R. Salmond
(Chapman University)
Dr Oleg Tarasov
(Russian Academy of Sciences)
Call For Papers
The Cambridge Courtauld Russian Art Centre (CCRAC) was founded in May 2011 on the joint initiative of Dr Rosalind Blakesley of the Department of History of Art, University of Cambridge and Professor John Milner of The Courtauld Institute of Art, London. Arising from significant research over many years among faculty and graduate students in both institutions, it aims to stimulate debate, support collaborative work, and generate and disseminate research on all aspects of the visual arts, architecture, design, and exhibitions in Russia and the Soviet Union.
This conference, CCRAC’s first in Cambridge, takes as its theme the concept of the ‘spiritual tradition’ in Russian art, in celebration of the centenary of Vasilii Kandinskii’s seminal text, Über das Geistige in der Kunst (On the Spiritual in Art) (1910-12) – arguably one of the most influential works of Russian artistic thought in the context of international modernism. We propose this banner as a stimulus for a broader discussion of the intersection between spirituality and Russian art, which ranges beyond the extensive and enduring impact of Kandinskii’s well-known manifesto for new directions in art. Through such exploration, we aim to highlight the current diversity and depth of Russian and Soviet art scholarship in Britain and overseas, while also providing a forum for the reassessment of one of its most frequently recurring and critical themes.
We invite papers on a wide range of subjects, periods, artists and media which engage with the subject of religiosity or spirituality in Russian and Soviet art. These could include topics such as:
- the icon tradition and its ongoing significance;
- the intersection of religious art and the secular tradition in Russian painting;
- the twentieth-century resurgence of interest in icons and the engagement with the icon tradition in avant-garde art;
- the religious tradition and the decorative arts, including folk art and the revival of interest in pagan Russia
- religiosity and Soviet art;
- artists for whom the religious or spiritual aspects of their art assumed particular significance (e.g. Ivan Kramskoi, Nikolai Ge, Mikhail Nesterov, Nikolai Rerikh, Nataliia Goncharova, Vasilii Kandinskii)
- new perspectives on significant works of Russian religious art (e.g. Andrei Rublev’s Holy Trinity, Alexander Ivanov’s The Appearance of Christ to the People);
- religiosity in contemporary Russian art (e.g. religion and spirituality in Soviet non-conformist art; Mikhail Epstein’s concept of the “religious unconscious” in Russian post-modernism);
- the relevance of the spiritual tradition to the reception of Russian art, e.g. the Western perception of, and/or responses to, religiosity in Russian art.
We invite submissions for 20 minute papers from established scholars, independent researchers and postgraduate students in all disciplines relating to the theme of the conference. Papers will be grouped into panels, organised thematically.
Abstracts of up to 300 words should be sent to Louise Hardiman (lah45@cam.ac.uk) and Nicola Kozicharow (nlek2@cam.ac.uk) by 15 April 2012. Please include the title of your proposed paper, your name, institutional affiliation and full contact information (address, phone number, and email).
http://www.hoart.cam.ac.uk/events/spiritualinrussianart
Convenors:
Louise A. Hardiman (lah45@cam.ac.uk)
Nicola Kozicharow (nlek2@cam.ac.uk)
Supported by:
British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (BASEES)
Department of History of Art, University of Cambridge
when Sep 07, 2012
from 09:00 AM to 07:00 PM
where Pembroke College, Cambridge, CB2 1RF
Keynote Speakers:
Professor Wendy R. Salmond
(Chapman University)
Dr Oleg Tarasov
(Russian Academy of Sciences)
Call For Papers
The Cambridge Courtauld Russian Art Centre (CCRAC) was founded in May 2011 on the joint initiative of Dr Rosalind Blakesley of the Department of History of Art, University of Cambridge and Professor John Milner of The Courtauld Institute of Art, London. Arising from significant research over many years among faculty and graduate students in both institutions, it aims to stimulate debate, support collaborative work, and generate and disseminate research on all aspects of the visual arts, architecture, design, and exhibitions in Russia and the Soviet Union.
This conference, CCRAC’s first in Cambridge, takes as its theme the concept of the ‘spiritual tradition’ in Russian art, in celebration of the centenary of Vasilii Kandinskii’s seminal text, Über das Geistige in der Kunst (On the Spiritual in Art) (1910-12) – arguably one of the most influential works of Russian artistic thought in the context of international modernism. We propose this banner as a stimulus for a broader discussion of the intersection between spirituality and Russian art, which ranges beyond the extensive and enduring impact of Kandinskii’s well-known manifesto for new directions in art. Through such exploration, we aim to highlight the current diversity and depth of Russian and Soviet art scholarship in Britain and overseas, while also providing a forum for the reassessment of one of its most frequently recurring and critical themes.
We invite papers on a wide range of subjects, periods, artists and media which engage with the subject of religiosity or spirituality in Russian and Soviet art. These could include topics such as:
- the icon tradition and its ongoing significance;
- the intersection of religious art and the secular tradition in Russian painting;
- the twentieth-century resurgence of interest in icons and the engagement with the icon tradition in avant-garde art;
- the religious tradition and the decorative arts, including folk art and the revival of interest in pagan Russia
- religiosity and Soviet art;
- artists for whom the religious or spiritual aspects of their art assumed particular significance (e.g. Ivan Kramskoi, Nikolai Ge, Mikhail Nesterov, Nikolai Rerikh, Nataliia Goncharova, Vasilii Kandinskii)
- new perspectives on significant works of Russian religious art (e.g. Andrei Rublev’s Holy Trinity, Alexander Ivanov’s The Appearance of Christ to the People);
- religiosity in contemporary Russian art (e.g. religion and spirituality in Soviet non-conformist art; Mikhail Epstein’s concept of the “religious unconscious” in Russian post-modernism);
- the relevance of the spiritual tradition to the reception of Russian art, e.g. the Western perception of, and/or responses to, religiosity in Russian art.
We invite submissions for 20 minute papers from established scholars, independent researchers and postgraduate students in all disciplines relating to the theme of the conference. Papers will be grouped into panels, organised thematically.
Abstracts of up to 300 words should be sent to Louise Hardiman (lah45@cam.ac.uk) and Nicola Kozicharow (nlek2@cam.ac.uk) by 15 April 2012. Please include the title of your proposed paper, your name, institutional affiliation and full contact information (address, phone number, and email).
http://www.hoart.cam.ac.uk/events/spiritualinrussianart
Convenors:
Louise A. Hardiman (lah45@cam.ac.uk)
Nicola Kozicharow (nlek2@cam.ac.uk)
Supported by:
British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (BASEES)
Department of History of Art, University of Cambridge
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CONF: Europe meets Russia, April 24-27, Berlin
Conference: Europe meets Russia April 24th-27th, Berlin
The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is pleased to host the following speakers for the upcoming EMR Conference:
The Hon. Kristiina Ojuland (MEP), Former Foreign Minister of Estonia
The Hon. Mikhail Kasyanov, Former Prime Minister of Russia (2000 – 2004)
"Europe Meets Russia" has been designed with the intention of bringing together young individuals (mid-to-later stage students and young professionals with 1-2 years experience). The program has been developed in recognition of the importance of the relationship between Russia, Europe, and the global political system. Participants will gain insight into cultural diplomacy, exchange ideas and experiences, and learn from influential figures in the given field. Participants will be able to network and develop contacts on social and professional levels through the participation of lectures, challenging workshops, and discussions. The weeklong seminar will include lectures, seminars, and workshops led by experts from the fields of politics, academia, and civil society, as well as cultural and social activities. In addition to raising awareness amongst the participants on the field of cultural diplomacy and salient issues concerning European-Russian relations, the week provides an opportunity to network and experience Berlin.
Further information about "Europe Meets Russia" can be found at:
The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is now accepting applications for participants with an active interest in the issue.
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Monday, 27 February 2012
CONF: Design without Frontiers: Interdisciplinarity & Collaboration in Soviet Art, Architecture & Design at Cambridge Uni, 20-21 Sept
Design without Frontiers: Interdisciplinarity and Collaboration in Soviet Art, Architecture and Design
Thursday, 20 September 2012 to Friday, 21 September 2012Location: CRASSH and Cambridge University Library
Conveners
Dr Rosalind P Blakesley (History of Art/Pembroke College)Dr Emma Widdis (Slavonic Studies/Trinity College)
Mel Bach (Cambridge University Library)
Conference Summary
Creative practice in Soviet Russia was marked by unprecedented emphasis on collaborative endeavour, reaching across disciplinary boundaries. Architects, poets, painters and designers were united in formal and informal collaborative networks, leading to innovative design collectives, and to a unique erosion of any lasting divisions between architectural, graphic, textile, theatre, and urban design. This conference - a collaboration between Cambridge University Library and the departments of History of Art and Slavonic Studies - will investigate the roots and legacies of these collaborative networks in order to shed light on the circulations, interconnections, and dialogue between different designers and modes of design. This is a vital part of the history of the Soviet avant-garde, and of its legacy; it has the potential to offer new perspectives on the history of 20th-century design.
The conference complements a major exhibition at Cambridge University Library of items from the Catherine Cooke Collection, a world-class assemblage of books, periodicals, posters, plans, photographs, and ephemera relating to Russian and Soviet art, architecture, urban planning, and design. With presentations on individual items in the Cooke collection, as well as papers from an international and interdisciplinary line-up of speakers, it will explore the actual conditions that created and supported collaboration by looking back to the Silver Age and forward to the late Soviet and post-Soviet period, as well as re-examining the Soviet avant-garde.
Please note: Speakers for the conference will be invited, so there is no call for papers.

The conveners are grateful for the support of The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) and Pembroke College, University of Cambridge.
For further information please see:
http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/1683/
Sponsors
The conveners are grateful for the support of The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) and Pembroke College, University of Cambridge.
For further information please see:
http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/1683/
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Thursday, 13 October 2011
Call for posters: BASEES conference in Cambridge, 2012
Next year's annual conference of the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies, held in Cambridge from Saturday 31st March-Monday 2nd April 2012, will offer postgraduate students in the humanities and the social sciences related to the former Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern Europe the opportunity to present posters on their research project to an international audience of more than 300 scholars in the field.
The poster will be displayed throughout the conference and can also be uploaded to the BASEES website afterwards. Don't miss this chance to chat with scholars about your research in a friendly and informal atmosphere, get early feedback on your work, make helpful contacts and get tips on archival sources.
If you are interested in presenting a poster, please contact the BASEES postgraduate
representative, Dr Matthias Neumann on m.neumann@uea.ac.uk or the postgraduate
students' representative, Andy Willimott on a.willimott@uea.ac.uk.
Call for Postgraduate Posters BASEES Annual Conference, Fitzwilliam College,
Cambridge, 2012:
http://www.basees.org.uk/conference.shtml
The poster will be displayed throughout the conference and can also be uploaded to the BASEES website afterwards. Don't miss this chance to chat with scholars about your research in a friendly and informal atmosphere, get early feedback on your work, make helpful contacts and get tips on archival sources.
If you are interested in presenting a poster, please contact the BASEES postgraduate
representative, Dr Matthias Neumann on m.neumann@uea.ac.uk or the postgraduate
students' representative, Andy Willimott on a.willimott@uea.ac.uk.
Call for Postgraduate Posters BASEES Annual Conference, Fitzwilliam College,
Cambridge, 2012:
http://www.basees.org.uk/conference.shtml
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Soviet art,
Soviet painting
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
British Library discusses Science Fiction & Modern Utopia
On Friday September 16th the British Library hosted a one day study day on Science Fiction. The first round table discussion concerned 'Modern Utopia: what is ideal?'. Speakers included Maya Oppenheimer (London Consortium), Dan Smith (Chelsea College of Art), Natalia Budanova (The Courtauld Institute of Art), Matthew Beaumont (UCL) and was chaired by the Professor of Russian Art at the Courtauld, Dr. John Milner.
The event was held to support the library's 'Out of this World' exhibition and to explore the ways in which science fiction has inspired and impacted research and study across a wide range of disciplines.
Full programme details here:
http://www.bl.uk/whatson/events/sciencefictionstudydayprogramme.pdf
The event was held to support the library's 'Out of this World' exhibition and to explore the ways in which science fiction has inspired and impacted research and study across a wide range of disciplines.
Full programme details here:
http://www.bl.uk/whatson/events/sciencefictionstudydayprogramme.pdf
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John Milner,
Russian art,
Soviet art,
Utopia
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