Presented by the Department of Comparative Literature, this weeklong series of events includes the following public programs:
- Nov. 7, Revolution Day! Join us for the screening of “Man with a Movie Camera,” directed by Dziga Vertov and ranked the 8th greatest film ever made. “In this 1929 documentary,” IMDb states, “a man travels around a city with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling invention.” Beeghly Library Media Center @ 7 p.m. Seating is limited to the first 30 people.
- Nov. 8, Guest Lecture! “The Revolution Before the Revolution: The Art Bureau of Nadezhda Dobychina,” presented by Mimi Ginsberg, doctoral candidate at the University of Maryland. This event is co-sponsored by the Fine Arts and Comparative Literature Departments. Merrick 301 @ 4:15 p.m.
- Nov. 9, Faculty Discussion Panel! “The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917: What Was Good? What Was Bad? Is It Over?” Featuring Professors Mark Gingerich (Russian History), Sean Kay (Soviet and Russian Politics and Government), and Stephanie Merkel (Russian Language and Literature). Bayley Room in Beeghly Library @ noon.
- Nov. 10, Chat with the Chair! George Sokolsky and the Bolsheviks: “Writing the Revolution: A Granddaughter’s Tale,” presented by Professor Anne Sokolsky. George Sokolsky was a journalist in China during the turbulent decades of the 1920s and 1930s, says Professor Sokolsky, and he later became a syndicated columnist in over 200 newspapers in the United States during the heyday of print journalism. Merrick Room 203 @ noon.
Source: Professor Stephanie Merkel.
Contact: slmerkel@owu.edu.