Between Comparative and Postcolonial Studies: the Past and Future of Italian Approaches to East Slavic Literary Intersections
This contribution reflects on the state of comparative studies devoted to East Slavic literatures in Italy. Between the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century, Italian scholars of Slavic studies and the editors of Italian journals have made a number of interesting proposals on the subjec...
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This contribution reflects on the state of comparative studies devoted to East Slavic literatures in Italy. Between the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century, Italian scholars of Slavic studies and the editors of Italian journals have made a number of interesting proposals on the subject. However, hyper-specialization has often hampered efforts to put theory into practice. I foreground some of these important methodological contributions by Italian scholars on comparative Slavic studies and discuss them both in the international context and with reference to other methodologies and research fields, most notably postcolonial studies. After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation in February 2022, comparative studies at the crossroads of Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian cultures have become a thorny issue. Scholars should seek to strike a balance between a philological approach and the ethical need to respect the different cultural orientations of East Slavic nations.
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| spelling | doaj.art-9cfd858a434747d9b477946d1e2d90a92024-01-30T14:57:03ZengFirenze University PressStudi Slavistici1824-761X1824-76012024-01-0120210.36253/Studi_Slavis-14925Between Comparative and Postcolonial Studies: the Past and Future of Italian Approaches to East Slavic Literary IntersectionsAlessandro Achilli0University of Cagliari This contribution reflects on the state of comparative studies devoted to East Slavic literatures in Italy. Between the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century, Italian scholars of Slavic studies and the editors of Italian journals have made a number of interesting proposals on the subject. However, hyper-specialization has often hampered efforts to put theory into practice. I foreground some of these important methodological contributions by Italian scholars on comparative Slavic studies and discuss them both in the international context and with reference to other methodologies and research fields, most notably postcolonial studies. After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation in February 2022, comparative studies at the crossroads of Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian cultures have become a thorny issue. Scholars should seek to strike a balance between a philological approach and the ethical need to respect the different cultural orientations of East Slavic nations. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ss/article/view/14925Italian Slavic StudiesBelarusian LiteratureRussian LiteratureUkrainian LiteratureComparative LiteraturePostcolonial Studies |
| spellingShingle | Alessandro Achilli Between Comparative and Postcolonial Studies: the Past and Future of Italian Approaches to East Slavic Literary Intersections Studi Slavistici Italian Slavic Studies Belarusian Literature Russian Literature Ukrainian Literature Comparative Literature Postcolonial Studies |
| title | Between Comparative and Postcolonial Studies: the Past and Future of Italian Approaches to East Slavic Literary Intersections |
| title_full | Between Comparative and Postcolonial Studies: the Past and Future of Italian Approaches to East Slavic Literary Intersections |
| title_fullStr | Between Comparative and Postcolonial Studies: the Past and Future of Italian Approaches to East Slavic Literary Intersections |
| title_full_unstemmed | Between Comparative and Postcolonial Studies: the Past and Future of Italian Approaches to East Slavic Literary Intersections |
| title_short | Between Comparative and Postcolonial Studies: the Past and Future of Italian Approaches to East Slavic Literary Intersections |
| title_sort | between comparative and postcolonial studies the past and future of italian approaches to east slavic literary intersections |
| topic | Italian Slavic Studies Belarusian Literature Russian Literature Ukrainian Literature Comparative Literature Postcolonial Studies |
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