Ulbandus 11
High/Low: The Arts, Literature
& Popular Culture
DEADLINE: MAY 30, 2007
The deadline for receipt of abstracts is May 30, 2007. Final submissions must be received by September 30 to be considered for publication.
The eleventh issue of Ulbandus, The Slavic Review of Columbia University, will be dedicated to theorizing and
analyzing the relationships between the arts, literature, and
popular culture in Russia, the former Soviet Union, and Central and
Eastern Europe. Submissions should address some aspect of how art
and literature relate to popular culture in this part of the world.
Examples of possible topics for exploration include:
- What does ‘popular’ mean in relation to literature and culture? In
what ways do artistic, literary
and popular cultures relate to and/or depend on one another?
- How have the divisions and relations between ‘high’ and ‘low’
culture functioned over time?
At what periods and historical moments has their status or
relationship to one another changed?
- How have artistic, literary and popular cultures been defined or
complicated by form, media,
technological progress, etc?
- How have the cultural, political, and historical legacies of
Russia, the Soviet Union, and Central and
Eastern Europe affected the interactions between ‘high’ and ‘low’
art forms in this area of the world?
- How have earlier literary and other art forms been redefined or
reconfigured as a result of shifts
towards mass modes of production, distribution, or consumption?
- How have changes in notions of culture and literacy affected the
relationship between art,
literature, and popular culture?
Popular culture could include any area of culture related to the
daily life and practices of a broad spectrum of the public,
including but not limited to:
- the domestic sphere (cooking), clothing (fashion), and means of
consumption (shopping);
- popular literature (popular/pulp fiction, comics, children’s lit.,
women’s lit., etc.);
- current events and the mass media (film, television, magazines,
newspapers, radio, the Internet);
- entertainment and ‘popular’ art forms (gambling, sports, jokes,
cabaret, street theatre, graffiti);
- observance of holidays and other practices of commemoration.
As always, Ulbandus welcomes non-traditional and / or experimental
pieces. Submissions from outside of the Slavic field are warmly
invited. The submission deadline for abstracts is May 30, 2007. Final submissions must be received by September 30 to be
considered for publication.
Papers should be double-spaced and should not exceed 25 pages in
length. Electronic submissions are encouraged. Artwork should be submitted in TIFF format at a resolution
of at least 600 dpi. Electronic submissions are strongly
encouraged. Interested applicants may also submit hard copies of
papers to:
ULBANDUS
Columbia University
1130 Amsterdam Avenue, Mail code 2839
New York, NY, 10027
USA
For posted submissions, please include (2) two print copies as well
as a copy in rich text file on CD-R.
See "How to Submit Work" link (at upper right) for further details, including a style guide.