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The Slavic Literature Pod

The Slavic Literature Pod is your guide to the literary traditions in and around the Slavic world. On each episode, Cameron Lallana sits down with scholars, translators and other experts to dive deep into big books, short stories, film, and everything in between. You’ll get an approachable introduction to the scholarship and big ideas surrounding these canons roughly two Fridays per month.

  1. 3 DE JAN.

    The Talnikov Family by Avdotya Panaeva (w/ translator Fiona Bell)

    Pick up a copy of The Talnikov Family from Columbia University Press! Show Notes: This week, Cameron gets into Avdotya Panaeva’s The Talnikov Family with its translator Fiona Bell. The novel, set in 1820s St. Petersburg, follows Natasha Talnikova’s life in an abusive household, setting readers into some of the lesser-read side of Imperial Russian life.  Bell is a writer and scholar from St. Petersburg, Florida. She has published English-language translations of the Russian filmmaker Nataliya Meshchaninova, the Belarusian writer Tatsiana Zamirovskaya, and other Russophone authors. She is completing a Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures at Yale University, where studies the Russian racial imaginary as it was elaborated in the nineteenth-century literary canon, in works by writers like Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. Major themes: Defamiliarization, Russian racial imaginary, Purported universality 18:11 - Check out our episode on Nikolai Cherneshevsky’s What Is To Be Done?  30:04 - Some books on family abolition – Family Abolition: Capitalism and the Communizing of Care by M. E. O’Brien; Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation by Sophie Lewis 33:35 - As I’m editing this, I think it’s worthwhile to point to contemporary examples: the term “parent’s rights,” which so often really means “a parent’s unabridged sovereignty over a child,” has been deployed extensively throughout the U.S. (as well as other places) to justify cutting off a minor’s ability to choose what books they can read (if they’re legally allowed to go into a library at all), what music they can listen to, what friends they can or cannot have. This is a complicated subject because adults have more experience — frankly, because they probably got to make those mistakes themselves — which they can and do use to guide children well.  Yet this belief is also deployed in service of forcing children into a mold. Going back to the wave of restrictions on what books minors are allowed to read, you see parental (or non-parent activist) opposition to topics relating to sexuality, race, class, etc. because, well, they perceive it as an outside influence which will “turn” their child into something else. This perspective makes children into little more than objects to be shaped, not humans to be respectfully guided as they grow into the person they become.  01:07:21 - The First Russian by Jennifer Wilson;  The music used in this episode was “Старое Кино / Staroye Kino,” by Перемотка / Peremotka. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube.  Our links: Website | ⁠Discord⁠  Socials: Instagram⁠ | BlueSky | Twitter⁠ | Facebook Questions, comments, want to hear your voice on a bonus episode? Send us an email at slaviclitpod@gmail.com or call our voicemail at 209.800.3944 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

    1h14min

  2. 20/12/2024

    A Hiatus, Kind of

    Show Notes: Our Christmas gift to you is a non-clickbait title. Unusual for December, huh? TL;DR: Matt is going to be stepping back from the podcast for the time being. Cameron will be continuing to produce episodes going forward, shifting the focus toward interviewing translators and authors about their work. Will the boys ride again? It's an open question. Listen to the podcast for the full story. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

    34min

  3. 06/12/2024

    December Break: The Performance by Sergei Dovlatov

    Show Notes: This week, Matt and Cameron dive into the short story “The Performance,” from Sergei Dovlatov’s book The Zone. Get ready to dive into the most underrepresented point-of-view in the Soviet camp system: the guards. Well, kind of. Get ready to get stagnant and talk a bit about the state of the Soviet Union in the 1970s, but mostly about a play in a prison camp where all the old Bolsheviks are played by prisoners. Ideological confusion abounds.  Major themes: The real no-termers, dirty reality & brilliant falsehood, theater of absurdity 06:29 - The Russians by Hedgewick Smith 06:39 - Antiheroes in a Post-Heroic Age: Sergei Dovlatov, Vladimir Makanin, and Cold War Malaise by Angela Brintlinger 08:12 - Part 1 of our two-part series on Zuleikha by Guzel Yakhina (I won’t link the second part here, because Part 2 has more listens than Part 1. Who are you people listening to just Part 2? Show yourselves. Explain.) 8:15 - Our episode on Varlam Shalamov’s Kolyma Tales.  27:43 - Unfortunately it’s only available in Russian, but check out the Prep Guide for the episode on our website for a relevant except 32:50 - Philosophy experts please don’t come for my neck. Also, for laypeople: you should be aware that this idea was not specifically applied to the progression of history, but was rather applied to gaining knowledge. The idea, however, later came to be applied more broadly by others.  The music used in this episode was “Старое Кино / Staroye Kino,” by Перемотка / Peremotka. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube.  Check out the work of Shae McMullin, who did our wonderful podcast art.  Our links: Website | ⁠Discord⁠ Socials: Instagram⁠ | Twitter⁠ | Facebook | Threads Questions, comments, want to hear your voice on a bonus episode? Send us an email at slaviclitpod@gmail.com or call our voicemail at 209.800.3944 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

    52min

  4. 22/11/2024

    Office Hours - Is Tolstoy still relevant?

    Show Notes: This week, Matt and Cameron get into their last Office Hours of the year, tackling the future of literature, whether or not Tolstoy is still relevant, which Russian literature icon would win in a rap battle and — most importantly — the tale of John Moritsugu, a man who tricked PBS into funding filth. God bless public broadcasting.  Major themes: Raskolnikov the rap god, The future of art, Tricking PBS 05:41 - That publisher being Spuyten Duyvil, whose fantastic website you should visit.  06:31 - The Talnikov Family by Avdotya Panaeva, translated by Fiona Bell 06:56- Lucky Breaks by Yevgenia Belorusets 07:11 - Alindarka’s Children by Alhierd Bacharevic 31:09 - Super secret show notes link 49:20 - Terminal USA dir. John Moritsugu The music used in this episode was “Старое Кино / Staroye Kino,” by Перемотка / Peremotka. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube.  Our links: Website | ⁠Discord⁠  Socials: Instagram⁠ | BlueSky | Twitter⁠ | Facebook Questions, comments, want to hear your voice on a bonus episode? Send us an email at slaviclitpod@gmail.com or call our voicemail at 209.800.3944 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

    55min

  5. 15/11/2024

    The UnSimple by Taras Prokhasko

    Heads up: This episode will contain conversation about incest throughout. Take that into consideration as you head into it. Also sorry about the kitchen noises in the background of some portions. Show Notes: This week, Matt and Cameron learn about narrative-causes and narrative-effects in The UnSimple, a novella by Ukrainian writer Taras Prokhasko and translated by Uilliam Blacker. Set in the Carpathians through the first half of the 20th century, the story follows Anna, Franz, Anna, Sebastian, Anna, and Anna — no, that’s not a typo — as their picaresque lives overlap with the earthly gods known as the UnSimple. Grab your glass of gin, and get ready to get really confused.  Major themes: We can never escape Benedict Anderson, Bai-narrative, Quasi-history 02:13 - Ukrainian Literature, volume 2 05:25 - Here are the interviews I’ll be referencing throughout the episode: Taras Prokhasko: “Literature is a Lonely Business” Taras Prokhasko: The Ukrainian idea is connected with gentle sitting Taras Prokhasko, writer: Ukrainian literature is still at the level of domestic literature Talking at the shelter about what matters. Taras Prokhasko.  06:02 - Taras Prokhasko’s bio on the White Chalk of Days website 08:48 - Uilliam Blacker’s website 09:09 - Earth Gods: Writings from before the war The music used in this episode was “Старое Кино / Staroye Kino,” by Перемотка / Peremotka. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube.  Buy this book with our affiliate links on ⁠Bookshop⁠ or ⁠Amazon⁠! Our links: Website | ⁠Discord⁠  Socials: Instagram⁠ | BlueSky | Twitter⁠ | Facebook Questions, comments, want to hear your voice on a bonus episode? Send us an email at slaviclitpod@gmail.com or call our voicemail at 209.800.3944 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

    1h2min

  6. 08/11/2024

    To Hell with Poets by Baqytgul Sarmekova

    Show Notes: This week, Matt and Cameron dig into the short story collection To Hell WIth Poets, authored by Kazakh writer Baqytgul Sarmekova and translated by Mirgul Kali. The collection, published in English by Tilted Axis Press in 2024, explores rural-urban divides (with a focus on the dissatisfaction life doles out on both sides), troubled people, sexual exploitation, and the indulgence of nostalgia. Although the entire collection is worthwhile, they’ll be covering the stories “The Night the Rose Wept,” “To Hell with Poets” parts 1 and 2, as well as “The Taming of Aqtory.” Grab your qurt and tune in!  Major themes: Aul literature, Looking for satisfaction, Having two faces 01:49 - To Hell With Poets was actually published earlier this year, not last. I think I got this mixed up with the collection’s English PEN Translates award, which it did receive in 2023. 05:28 - Turkoslavia’s website. 06:34 - Baqytgul Sarmekova speaking on Tilted Axis Press’ Instagram. 10:37 - Mirgul Kali on the Harshaneeyam podcast 20:12 - An interview with Mirgul Kali and Baqytgul Sarmekova by Alma Review Buy this book with our affiliate links on ⁠Amazon⁠! The music used in this episode was “Старое Кино / Staroye Kino,” by Перемотка / Peremotka. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube.  Our links: Website | ⁠Discord⁠  Socials: Instagram⁠ | BlueSky | Twitter⁠ | Facebook Questions, comments, want to hear your voice on a bonus episode? Send us an email at slaviclitpod@gmail.com or call our voicemail at 209.800.3944 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

    1h3min

  7. 18/10/2024

    Office Hours - Why don't straight men read novels?

    Show Notes: This week, Matt and Cameron host Office Hours, speaking about the wider state of reading as well as some non-Slavic lit they’ve been getting in to. Tune in to find their opinions about Lament for Julia by Susan Taubes and Z by Vassilis Vassilikos, whether or not literary analysis has any meaning at all, and whether we’re too concerned with what straight men are reading. Grab your extra credit and tune in!  Major themes: A.I. bait, straight men and novels, TikTok killed the author-star 15:06 - As an example of what I’m talking about here: Playing Cops: Militia Member Aids Police in Arresting Protester at Portland Alt-Right Rally by Arun Gupta 36:06 - Piss Christ 53:06 - “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books” 01:08:08 - The Combahee River Collective “This focusing upon our own oppression is embodied in the concept of identity politics. We believe that the most profound and potentially most radical politics come directly out of our own identity, as opposed to working to end somebody else’s oppression. In the case of Black women this is a particularly repugnant, dangerous, threatening, and therefore revolutionary concept because it is obvious from looking at all the political movements that have preceded us that anyone is more worthy of liberation than ourselves. We reject pedestals, queenhood, and walking ten paces behind. To be recognized as human, levelly human, is enough.” The music used in this episode was “Старое Кино / Staroye Kino,” by Перемотка / Peremotka. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube.  Our links: Website | ⁠Discord⁠  Socials: Instagram⁠ | BlueSky | Twitter⁠ | Facebook Questions, comments, want to hear your voice on a bonus episode? Send us an email at slaviclitpod@gmail.com or call our voicemail at 209.800.3944 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

    1h19min

  8. 11/10/2024

    Strike! (1925) by Sergei Eisenstein

    Show Notes: This week, Matt and Cameron dive into Sergei Eisenstein’s landmark film Strike! (1925) to get a better look into his foundational ideas around montage and film composition amidst a tragic tale of a failed strike. Yes, they will be talking about the cow scene for most of the episode. Not sure what we’re talking about? You’ll have to tune in to find out.  Major themes: Cow slaughter, Influencing the audience, Everything is montage 01:30 - Mosfilm’s youtube channel actually does not have Strike!, but it does have many of Eisenstein’s other works. You can find decent versions of Strike! posted by other Youtube channels, though.   03:21 - Film Form: Essays in Film Theory by Sergei Eistenstein, ed. and trans. by Jay Leyda The music used in this episode was “Старое Кино / Staroye Kino,” by Перемотка / Peremotka. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube.  Our links: Website | ⁠Discord⁠  Socials: Instagram⁠ | BlueSky | Twitter⁠ | Facebook Questions, comments, want to hear your voice on a bonus episode? Send us an email at slaviclitpod@gmail.com or call our voicemail at 209.800.3944 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

    1h2min
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The Slavic Literature Pod is your guide to the literary traditions in and around the Slavic world. On each episode, Cameron Lallana sits down with scholars, translators and other experts to dive deep into big books, short stories, film, and everything in between. You’ll get an approachable introduction to the scholarship and big ideas surrounding these canons roughly two Fridays per month.

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    The Slavic Literature Pod
  • Anos de atividade
    2020 - 2025
  • Episódios
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