We're from Jazz: Festschrift in Honor of Nicholas V. Galichenko

ISBN-13: 9780982386774 / Wielojęzykowe / Miękka / 2010 / 214 str.

Megan Swift; Serhy Yekelchyk

Opis

This collection of essays offers new research insights on a wide range of scholarly topics, from movie audiences in Stalins time to womens writing in turn-of-the-century Vienna.This book is a collection of essays by specialists in Russian, Ukrainian, German, Austrian and Croatian culture, literature, language and film. The book offers new research insights on a wide range of scholarly topics, including the cultural mythology of St. Petersburg, movie audiences in Stalins time, womens writing in turn-of-the-century Vienna, musical and literary intertexts in Schubert and Goethe, linguistic features of contemporary Russian word-formation, Jewish themes in Russian poetry and prose, vampire imagery in German and Swiss literature and film, the Croatian emigration in Canada, new perspectives on foreign language acquisition and theatrical elements in Tolstoys short fiction. Jazz is an eclectic medium and Were from Jazz, likewise, offers samples from a broad selection of fascinating cultural material. The collection comes in honor of Nicholas V. Galichenko, a much-respected and beloved teacher of Russian language, literature and film at the University of Victoria. These essays are offered by colleagues and former students of the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at the University of Victoria in recognition of Nicks many contributions to teaching, scholarship and community."A lively and informative collection that reflects Galichenkos wide-ranging interests. Everyone who loves central and east European culture should find something of value here."?Denise J. Youngblood, Professor of History, University of Vermont"The title of this nicely assembled collection, through its allusion to the well-known Soviet musical comedy, wonderfully captures Professor Galichenkos true passions: jazz and cinema. "?Bohdan Y. Nebesio, Film Studies, Brock University