Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 10:22:45 -0600 (CST) From: heikki emil lempa <helempa@midway.uchicago.edu> To: H-verkko <H-VERKKO@sara.cc.utu.fi> Subject: FYI: NEW LIST (NOT H-NET) ON CATHERINE THE GREAT (fwd)
EKATERINA-L
ANNOUNCING A NEW LISTSERV (e-mail discussion list) on Catherine the Great of Russia
in this the bicentennial of her death
This listserv discussion (EKATERINA-L) will be devoted to scholarly consultation about the life and times and impact of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1729-96). We welcome participation from scholars in many fields and accept contributions in English as well as Catherine's main modern Western languages: Russian, German, and French.
Our hope is to conduct the discussion in this one year, 1996. Therefore we invite your active participation in EKATERINA-L over the next eleven months, addressing questions such as these:
-- What does the reception of Catherine the Great in her day and now tell us about women and power? -- What are the issues (cultural, political, ethnic, national, literary) that are raised when a German princess becomes the Russian Empress? -- What is Catherine's importance as a collector and preserver of art and arts? -- What are important aspects of the cultural period in multi-cultural Russia and what were her contributions to it? -- How is Catherine, or is she not, a Russian? -- How is she, or is she not, an Enlightenment figure?
We invite more questions and as many answers and parts of answers as any of us can come up with.
By subscribing to the list, you let other scholars know of your interest in the issues Catherine raises, in Catherine as historical or cultural figure, in this time period, and in professional and scholarly events related to Catherine the Great.
We seek scholars in many fields, such as eighteenth-century studies, Russian studies, women's studies, history, literature, theater, music, art. Please let your colleagues know!
How to subscribe:
Send an email message to this address: LISTSERV@UHCCVM.ITS.HAWAII.EDU (Or if you need to, send it to LISTSERV@UHCCVM.BITNET)
The message itself should contain one line:
SUBSCRIBE EKATERINA-L <your name>
In my case, for example, the message would look like this:
SUBSCRIBE EKATERINA-L Ruth P. Dawson
Within a day of getting your message (unless we, the "list owners" get really tied up away from our computers), you will receive confirmation that you are signed on. We look forward to a lively and informative year.
Ruth Dawson Lurana Donnels O'Malley Assoc. Prof. of Women's Studies Assist. Prof. of Theatre and Dance University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Hawaii at Manoa Women's Studies Program Dept. of Theatre and Dance 2424 Maile Way, Porteus 722 1770 East-West Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Tel. 808 956-8669 Tel. 808 956-9609 Fax 808 956-9616 Fax 808 956-4234
e-mail: dawson@hawaii.edu e-mail: omalley@hawaii.edu