Russian 1st RUssian Studies Research Undergrad SymposiumRussian

The Interdisciplinary Program in Russian Studies, Departments of Foreign Languages & Literatures, Economics, Political Sciences, and the Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences

Tuesday | 4-16-2019 | 2409 Joyner | 5:00-7:00pm

Interdisciplinary research presentations:

• Chekhov & Shakespeare on the Modern Stage: Two Plays in One Show, Katie Collins
• Linking Tsiokovsky’s Rocket Science to Humanities, Chase Neese
• Vertov’s Man with the Movie Camera (1929): A Formula for Modern Filmmakers, Grayce Mosier
• The Impact of the Contemporary Russian Hybrid Warfare Initiative on the U.S. and its Allies, Jason Port
• Christian Symbolism and Imagery in Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment (1866), Brian Austin Thaxton
• U.S. Russian Foreign Relations: Strategic Nuclear Forces and Arms Control Agreements, Christa Gordon
• “Reading” Fashion in A. Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin: ‘Word’ as ‘Image’ in 1820s Imperial Russia, Elizabeth LaFave

Faculty Mentors: Dr. Elena Murenina, Dr. Justin Wilmes, Dr. Richard Ericson