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Comparative Studies: The Next Generation

October 14, 2011

Poetry, subjectivity and political violence in the neoliberal age. Italian artists books in conceptual arts. House, library, field — the aesthetic of saturation. In the new Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture… more>

categories: graduate, graduate research

tags: comparative literature, comparative studies in literature and culture, french and italian, humanities, slavic languages and literatures, social sciences, spanish and portuguese

Two Russian satirical journal covers from the Institute of Modern Russian Culture’s vast collection. A selection of journals will be featured in the new USC Libraries exhibition “Demonocracy: All Hell Breaks Loose in 1905 Russia,” held in the library’s Treasure Room through Dec. 16, 2011.

Illustrated Evils

September 23, 2011

A winged vampire feeds on a girl’s lifeless body. A skeleton dressed in a black cape and epaulettes juggles a knife, two pistols and a cannon ball. A woman holding a red flag emblazoned with the word svoboda… more>

categories: research, faculty research

tags: event, exhibition, history, humanities, imrc, institute of modern russian culture, journal, library, marcus levitt, politics, russia, satire, slavic languages and literatures, social sciences

Institute of Modern Russian Culture Director John Bowlt stands next to a phonograph collection and original sound recordings of music and historic voices of Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin and Leo Tolstoy. Bowlt has been awarded the Russian Federation Order of Friendship for his considerable contributions to disseminate Russian cultural accomplishments. Photo credit Taylor Foust.

President Medvedev Awards John Bowlt Friendship Order

October 5, 2010

John Bowlt, professor of Slavic languages and literatures in USC College, has been awarded the prestigious Russian Federation Order of Friendship. Bowlt received the official certificate signed by Russian Federation President… more>

categories: research, faculty research

tags: award, history, humanities, imrc, institute of modern russian culture, john bowlt, language, russia, slavic languages and literatures

The Institute for Modern Russian Culture’s rare collections were recently opened to undergraduates. Students, faculty and researchers include (top row, from left) Adele Di Ruoco, Sarah Mogen, Marc McKinnon, Mark Konecny, Tiffany Schallert, Melissa Choi, Philip Meyer, Haley Reed, Oleg Minin, John E. Bowlt, (bottom row, from left) Nicholas Davis, Richard Kitterman and Nicoeta Misle. Photo credit Emily Cavalcanti.

Undergrads Open a Window to Russia's Past

February 26, 2010

The rare collections of Soviet-era artifacts, Russian literature, phonograph recordings, and Perestroika kitsch possessed by the Institute for Modern Russian Culture (IMRC) were only available for study to graduate students… more>

categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research

tags: artifacts, collection, imrc, institute for modern russian culture, john bowlt, museum, russia, slavic languages and literatures, soar, student opportunities for academic research