Written by Ani Abrahamyan, PhD student in Slavic & East European Languages and Cultures Each semester the graduate students of the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures get the opportunity to invite a scholar for a guest lecture. As each student has a distinct academic research interest, the process of choosing the… Read more »
Tag: Literary studies
“Creating the Image of Russia: Language, Ideology, and Political Propaganda in Eighteenth Century Europe” with Vladislav Rjeoutski
Written by Megan Burnham, graduate student in REEI. It’s an open secret that Russia is flooding the information space with propaganda to manipulate the image of itself and other nations. Close followers of RT, one of Russia’s international broadcasting arms, have noted the outlet’s attempts to stir provocations since its inaugural debut in 2005. RT’s scope has grown… Read more »