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Brad DamareAssistant Professor of Slavic Languages and LiteraturesContact Information E-mail: damare@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-2735 Office: THH 255 |
Education
- Ph.D. Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Michigan, 2008
- M.A. Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Michigan, 2004
- B.A. Russian Studies, Rhodes College, 2001
Description of Research
Summary Statement of Research Interests
Brad Damaré studies the interactions between musical and literary culture in Russia, especially the heritage of musical philosophy from Western Europe and its influence on the development of Russian literary aesthetics. His research has explored the formal strategies employed by artists who worked in both media, as well as those artists’ reception and impact. In addition Professor Damaré studies Czech literature, with a particular interest in the novels of Karel Capek.
Conferences and Other Presentations
Conference Presentations
- ""From Arias to Cakewalks: Music in the Satirical Journals, 1906-7" ", ASEEES, Roundtable/Panel, New Orleans, Fall 2012
- ""Music and Musicality in Silver Age Poetry"", ASEEES, Roundtable/Panel, Washington, DC, Fall 2011
- "Roundtable: "Approaches to Music and Literature: Influences, Transpositions, Settings"", Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Roundtable/Panel, Los Angeles, Invited, Fall 2010
- "Sologub's 'New, Modern' Art: 'i Pojdet uzh Muzyka ne ta"", American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, Roundtable/Panel, Boston, Invited, Fall 2009
- "Poetry versus Music: Queer Tensions in Kuzmin's 'Alexandrian Songs'", American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, Roundtable/Panel, Philadelphia, Fall 2008
Publications
Book Chapter
- Damaré, B. M. (2011). "Meaning Between Media: Structural Concerns in the Alexandrian Songs". The Many Facets of Mikhail Kuzmin: a Miscellany pp. pp. 143-163. Los Angeles, CA: Slavica (UCLA Slavic Studies).
Honors and Awards
- USC or School/Dept Award for Teaching, General Education Teaching Award, 2009-2010