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CHAUTAUQUA TONIGHT: Helena Goscilo, "Contrary Imperatives: Culture and Society under Putin"

  
Ohio State professor Helena Goscilo will present the annual Distinguished Lecture in International Studies, “Contrary Imperatives: Culture and Society under Putin,” TONIGHT at 7:30 p.m. in O'Donnell Hall. Attendance slips will be provided.

Goscilo specializes in Russian visual culture (art, graphic ideology and film), novels, folklore and gender issues. She has written, co-authored and co-edited a dozen collections in the field of contemporary Russian cultural studies over the past decade alone. Recent publications include “Fade from Red: The Cold War Ex-Enemy in Russian and American Film, 1990-2005,” from 2014; “Lives in Transit: Contemporary Russian Women’s Writing,” from 2013; and “Putin as Celebrity and Cultural Icon,” from 2012.

Sponsored by the Intelligence Studies Program, Office of Diversity, Department of Languages, Cultures & Humanities and the Honors Program.

Event Date: September 17  7:30PM  Location: O'Donnell Hall, Whitlock Building  Cost: Free