From September 20, 2023, the cycle of guest lectures “Contemporary Contexts and Debates: 21st Century Literatures and Cultures in English” began on the basis of the Faculty of Philology, Psychology and Pedagogy of the National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”.
On Wednesday, October 25, at 13:30 in Auditorium 318 C, the lecture “The Devil’s in the Details: the Everyday in Contemporary American Poetry” will be held in a mixed format, which will be delivered by Isaac Pickell – a poet, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, teacher in Detroit, graduate of the master’s program in creative writing at the University of Miami, author of two collections of poetry “Everything saved will be last” (Black Lawrence Press, 2021) and “It’s not over once you figure it out” (Black Ocean, 2023).
Students and academic workers of various structural subdivisions of the Poltava Polytechnic are invited offline and online (to get a Zoom link contact the Department of Germanic Philology and Translation in room 310 C).
The first lecture was “More than Rust: Narrating Post-Industrial America” by Dr. Julia Sattler from the Technical University of Dortmund (September 20, 2023).
The second lecture – “US Myths and Politics on the 21st-Century Stage: Hamilton: An American Musical” – was delivered by Hannah Schoch, researcher from the University of Zurich (September 27, 2023).
The third lecture – “Is It Alright if I Don’t Sing Tonight? Romance, Romanticism, and Climate Grief in Contemporary Popular Music” was presented by Andrin Albrecht, a researcher at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (October 4, 2023).
The fourth lecture – “Haunting US: 21st Century American Gothic” was delivered by Hannah Schoch, a researcher from the University of Zurich.
The fifth lecture – “David Lynch Does not Take Acid, Acid Takes David Lynch: Fan Culture as Meme Culture” was presented by an English teacher and of American studies at the University of Siegen, Dr. Marcel Hartwig.
Brief synopsis of the lecture contents:
Under the pressure of neoliberalism and climate change, the 21st century is increasingly becoming an era of catastrophes, and much of contemporary poetry deals with these and related crises. Yet part of the genius of poetry has always been its ability to make magic out of the everyday experiences we all have, often using everyday details as a tool to speak louder about the issues of our time. In this lecture, Isaac Pickell will focus on how poetry can be used to make our impossible realities understandable and find meaning in disasters.
For reference: Isaac Pickell is a poet, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, teacher in Detroit, graduate of the master’s program in creative writing at the University of Miami, author of two collections of poetry “Everything saved will be last” (Black Lawrence Press, 2021) and “It’s not over once you figure it out” (Black Ocean, 2023).
Earlier, Polytechnic scientists shared effective cases of teaching in the conditions of pandemic and under the martial law with Romanian partners.
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