After V谩clav Havel: From Theater to Social Activism in Eastern Europe and Russia
New Drama (袧芯胁邪褟 写褉邪屑邪), an artistic movement that uses theater to speak about social problems, first gained traction in Russia鈥檚 regional centers in the early 1990s before storming Moscow鈥檚 theater scene. In this lecture, Title VIII Early Career Scholar Susanna Weygandt will discuss some of the findings from her forthcoming book, From Metaphor to Direct Speech: Contemporary Russophone Drama and Performance Theory (University of Wisconsin Press). She will also present an early version of her digital archive project which showcases activist Russian documentary drama within the broader context of theater for social change in Belarus and Ukraine. Preview the digital archive here:
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian, Sewanee: The University of the South聽
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Kennan Institute
The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the surrounding region through research and exchange. Read more