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EDITOR's NOTE. The Saint- Petersburg Nabokov Museum, located in the old
family home on Bol'shaya Morskaya St, is again offering its annual summer
study program. The classes, taught in English by two of the world's leading
Russian and American Nabokov specialists, Alexander Dolinin and Julian
Connolly, provide a unique opportunity to learn the latest in Nabokov
scholarship as well as experience the city that shaped his world view. (It
is, by the way, the 300th anniversary of founding of the former capital and
there will be numerous special events.)
I have been both professor and attendee at the museum program and can attest
to its value to all concerned. Not only do students (and not merely
"traditional" students but any serious Nabokov admirer) benefit from the
lectures and discussions but get to know what is happening in Nabokov
studies around the world. I recall that my students were not merely from
Russia, the US, and the UK but Japan, Germany, Italy, etc. You will be
joining the international Nabokov community.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "vnabokov" <vnabokov@mail.wplus.net>
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Vladimir Nabokov Museum in St.Petersburg is beginning to accept
applications for its fourth annual Nabokov 101 summer school. This year the
Nabokov 101 summer school will run from August 4 to
August 12.Two distinquished Nabokov scholars - Prof.Julian Connolly,
University of Virginia and Prof.Alexander Dolinin, University of
Wisconsin-Madison will be our teachers this year. Quite a few of the list
members have participated in our summer courses before, either as teachers
or as students.Several of the students who were with us last year signed
up for the new course but there're still openings left. Please find
attached a detailed description of the program and an application form. All
those who are interested in attending the program are welcome to contact
Tatyana Ponomareva at the Nabokov Museum at vnabokov@mail.wplus.net . All
the prospective students will receive
detailed information on visa procedure, on guided tours and all on other
arrangements.
More details about the past programs with photos will be found on our new
website www.nabokovinrussia.org that we're hoping to launch soon (we
apologize for the delay).
mailto:vnabokov@mail.wplus.net
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Nabokov 101
International Summer School for Nabokov Students
August 4-12, 2003
GENERAL INFORMATION
On August 4-12, 2003, the Nabokov Museum in St.Petersburg will hold its
fourth International Summer School for Nabokov students. It will be
conducted at the Nabokov Museum which is located at 47 Bolshaya Morskaya
Street in St.Petersburg, the place Vladimir Nabokov described as "the only
house in the world". Our teachers this year will be Prof. Julian Connolly
and Prof. Alexander Dolinin.
Julian W. Connolly is Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the
University of Virginia, where he specializes in nineteenth- and
twentieth-century Russian literature. He is the author of Nabokov's Early
Fiction: Patterns of Self and Other (1992), the editor of Nabokov and His
Fiction: New Perspectives (1999) and Invitation to a Beheading: A Critical
Companion (1997), and he has published over thirty articles on various
aspects of Nabokov's work. He is also the author of The Intimate Stranger:
Meetings with the Devil in Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature (2001) and
Ivan Bunin (1982).
Alexander Dolinin holds a PhD from Leningrad State University (1977) and is
Professor of Russian Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
where he specializes in Nabokov, Pushkin, and poetics of 19th and 20th
century Russian literature. He has written extensively on Nabokov in English
and Russian and prepared annotated editions for the Symposium edition of
Nabokov's Russian writings.
Alexander Dolinin's publications on Zembla
List of Alexander Dolinin's publications on the website of University of
Wisconsin-Madison
Alexander Dolinin's publications in Zvezda magazine (in Russian)
The purpose of the Nabokov Summer School is to provide students from all
over the world with the opportunity to study various aspects Vladimir
Nabokov's art with internationally known Nabokov scholars. The atmosphere of
the Nabokov House, which appears in many of Nabokov novels and is lovingly
described in "Speak, Memory", turns these scholarly sessions into an
unforgettable personal experience for both students and teachers.
LANGUAGE English is the main language of the program. All classes and
guided tours will be conducted in English.
TUITION Students are required to pay their own tuition, travel
costs, and living expenses (food and lodging). The Nabokov 101 tuition cost
is $400, which will cover participation in seminars, coffee-breaks,
handouts, use of museum computers and Internet access at the Nabokov Museum,
use of museum library.
GRADES AND CERTIFICATES After completing the program, the students will
receive a Nabokov 101 Certificate and, if required, a personal letter of
recommendation from the professor.
TIME AND CURRICULUM Seminars will begin on August 4 (Tuesday) and
continue through August 12 (Wednesday). There will be 8 days of seminars in
all, with two 1 陆 hour seminars every day. In addition, guided tours of
Nabokov sites and other literary points of interest in St.Petersburg, trips
to museums and galleries, and other sightseeing activities will be offered
every day. On Saturday, August 8, students and teachers will have a chance
to go on a day-long guided tour to the Nabokov Estates in the Gatchina
Region near St.Petersburg.
The curriculum will include lectures and seminars on various Nabokov
subjects, with a strong emphasis on applying modern methods of literary
criticism to the study of Nabokov's work. Close reading of Nabokov's novels
and short stories, commented upon by the teacher and students together, will
be another important element of the curriculum.
SCHEDULE
9:30-10:00 Students gather at the Nabokov Museum.
10:00-11:30 Prof. Connolly's seminar.
11:30-12:00 Coffee-break
12:00-13:30Prof. Dolinin's seminar.
13:30-14:30 Lunch(optional)
14:30-18:00 Guided tour (optional). Work at the library, homework,
individual research.
PROGRAM COSTS
路 Tuition
$ 400
路 Visa invitation processing
$35
路 Accommodation in St.Petersburg *
Private apartment or pension
$15-60 a day
Hotel
$60-100 a day
路 Housing registration (applicable for private
apartments and small hotels)
$20
路 Lunches (optional)
$3-8 a day
路 Guided tours (optional)
$5-30 per tour
*Accomodation will be arranged by the Museum at the student's request.
APPLICATION AND PAYMENT
Students can apply by filling in the application form.
The payment can be made in cash or in traveler's checks on student's
arrival in St.Petersburg. No advance payment is required but the students
who cancel their participation after the visa invitation has been issued for
them will have to reimburse the museum for its cost ($35).
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Nabokov 101
Application Form
1. Name (First, Middle, Last):
2. Institution of affiliation, if applicable:
3. Contact information:
q E-mail:
q Telephone:
q Fax (the one you have access to):
q Mailing address:
4.Will you need us to provide a Russian visa invitation for you ?
If yes, please answer the following questions:
路 Your birthdate and birthplace
路 Your citizenship
路 The Russian embassy or consulate in your country where you plan to
apply for the Russian visa.
路 What other Russian cities, apart from St.Petersburg, you plan to
visit.
5. Would you need us to arrange accomodation for you?
6. Would you need an airport transfer on arrival?
family home on Bol'shaya Morskaya St, is again offering its annual summer
study program. The classes, taught in English by two of the world's leading
Russian and American Nabokov specialists, Alexander Dolinin and Julian
Connolly, provide a unique opportunity to learn the latest in Nabokov
scholarship as well as experience the city that shaped his world view. (It
is, by the way, the 300th anniversary of founding of the former capital and
there will be numerous special events.)
I have been both professor and attendee at the museum program and can attest
to its value to all concerned. Not only do students (and not merely
"traditional" students but any serious Nabokov admirer) benefit from the
lectures and discussions but get to know what is happening in Nabokov
studies around the world. I recall that my students were not merely from
Russia, the US, and the UK but Japan, Germany, Italy, etc. You will be
joining the international Nabokov community.
----------------------------------------------
----- Original Message -----
From: "vnabokov" <vnabokov@mail.wplus.net>
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Vladimir Nabokov Museum in St.Petersburg is beginning to accept
applications for its fourth annual Nabokov 101 summer school. This year the
Nabokov 101 summer school will run from August 4 to
August 12.Two distinquished Nabokov scholars - Prof.Julian Connolly,
University of Virginia and Prof.Alexander Dolinin, University of
Wisconsin-Madison will be our teachers this year. Quite a few of the list
members have participated in our summer courses before, either as teachers
or as students.Several of the students who were with us last year signed
up for the new course but there're still openings left. Please find
attached a detailed description of the program and an application form. All
those who are interested in attending the program are welcome to contact
Tatyana Ponomareva at the Nabokov Museum at vnabokov@mail.wplus.net . All
the prospective students will receive
detailed information on visa procedure, on guided tours and all on other
arrangements.
More details about the past programs with photos will be found on our new
website www.nabokovinrussia.org that we're hoping to launch soon (we
apologize for the delay).
mailto:vnabokov@mail.wplus.net
------------------------------------------------------------------
Nabokov 101
International Summer School for Nabokov Students
August 4-12, 2003
GENERAL INFORMATION
On August 4-12, 2003, the Nabokov Museum in St.Petersburg will hold its
fourth International Summer School for Nabokov students. It will be
conducted at the Nabokov Museum which is located at 47 Bolshaya Morskaya
Street in St.Petersburg, the place Vladimir Nabokov described as "the only
house in the world". Our teachers this year will be Prof. Julian Connolly
and Prof. Alexander Dolinin.
Julian W. Connolly is Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the
University of Virginia, where he specializes in nineteenth- and
twentieth-century Russian literature. He is the author of Nabokov's Early
Fiction: Patterns of Self and Other (1992), the editor of Nabokov and His
Fiction: New Perspectives (1999) and Invitation to a Beheading: A Critical
Companion (1997), and he has published over thirty articles on various
aspects of Nabokov's work. He is also the author of The Intimate Stranger:
Meetings with the Devil in Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature (2001) and
Ivan Bunin (1982).
Alexander Dolinin holds a PhD from Leningrad State University (1977) and is
Professor of Russian Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
where he specializes in Nabokov, Pushkin, and poetics of 19th and 20th
century Russian literature. He has written extensively on Nabokov in English
and Russian and prepared annotated editions for the Symposium edition of
Nabokov's Russian writings.
Alexander Dolinin's publications on Zembla
List of Alexander Dolinin's publications on the website of University of
Wisconsin-Madison
Alexander Dolinin's publications in Zvezda magazine (in Russian)
The purpose of the Nabokov Summer School is to provide students from all
over the world with the opportunity to study various aspects Vladimir
Nabokov's art with internationally known Nabokov scholars. The atmosphere of
the Nabokov House, which appears in many of Nabokov novels and is lovingly
described in "Speak, Memory", turns these scholarly sessions into an
unforgettable personal experience for both students and teachers.
LANGUAGE English is the main language of the program. All classes and
guided tours will be conducted in English.
TUITION Students are required to pay their own tuition, travel
costs, and living expenses (food and lodging). The Nabokov 101 tuition cost
is $400, which will cover participation in seminars, coffee-breaks,
handouts, use of museum computers and Internet access at the Nabokov Museum,
use of museum library.
GRADES AND CERTIFICATES After completing the program, the students will
receive a Nabokov 101 Certificate and, if required, a personal letter of
recommendation from the professor.
TIME AND CURRICULUM Seminars will begin on August 4 (Tuesday) and
continue through August 12 (Wednesday). There will be 8 days of seminars in
all, with two 1 陆 hour seminars every day. In addition, guided tours of
Nabokov sites and other literary points of interest in St.Petersburg, trips
to museums and galleries, and other sightseeing activities will be offered
every day. On Saturday, August 8, students and teachers will have a chance
to go on a day-long guided tour to the Nabokov Estates in the Gatchina
Region near St.Petersburg.
The curriculum will include lectures and seminars on various Nabokov
subjects, with a strong emphasis on applying modern methods of literary
criticism to the study of Nabokov's work. Close reading of Nabokov's novels
and short stories, commented upon by the teacher and students together, will
be another important element of the curriculum.
SCHEDULE
9:30-10:00 Students gather at the Nabokov Museum.
10:00-11:30 Prof. Connolly's seminar.
11:30-12:00 Coffee-break
12:00-13:30Prof. Dolinin's seminar.
13:30-14:30 Lunch(optional)
14:30-18:00 Guided tour (optional). Work at the library, homework,
individual research.
PROGRAM COSTS
路 Tuition
$ 400
路 Visa invitation processing
$35
路 Accommodation in St.Petersburg *
Private apartment or pension
$15-60 a day
Hotel
$60-100 a day
路 Housing registration (applicable for private
apartments and small hotels)
$20
路 Lunches (optional)
$3-8 a day
路 Guided tours (optional)
$5-30 per tour
*Accomodation will be arranged by the Museum at the student's request.
APPLICATION AND PAYMENT
Students can apply by filling in the application form.
The payment can be made in cash or in traveler's checks on student's
arrival in St.Petersburg. No advance payment is required but the students
who cancel their participation after the visa invitation has been issued for
them will have to reimburse the museum for its cost ($35).
-------------------------------------------------------------
Nabokov 101
Application Form
1. Name (First, Middle, Last):
2. Institution of affiliation, if applicable:
3. Contact information:
q E-mail:
q Telephone:
q Fax (the one you have access to):
q Mailing address:
4.Will you need us to provide a Russian visa invitation for you ?
If yes, please answer the following questions:
路 Your birthdate and birthplace
路 Your citizenship
路 The Russian embassy or consulate in your country where you plan to
apply for the Russian visa.
路 What other Russian cities, apart from St.Petersburg, you plan to
visit.
5. Would you need us to arrange accomodation for you?
6. Would you need an airport transfer on arrival?