Svetlana Boym (Russian: Светла́на Ю́рьевна Бо́йм; 1959[1] – August 5, 2015)[2] was a Russian-American cultural theorist, visual and media artist, playwright and novelist. She was the Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic and Comparative Literatures at Harvard University.[3] She was an associate of the Graduate School of Design and Architecture at Harvard University. Much of her work focused on developing the new theoretical concept of the off-modern.
Boym was born in Leningrad, USSR. She studied Spanish at the Herzen Pedagogical Institute in Leningrad.[4] At the age of 19, she emigrated to Boston, after spending time at a refugee transit camp in Simmering, a district of Vienna. Her father subsequently lost his position as an engineer, and her parents were denied the right to leave the USSR for six years.[5]
She received an M.A. from Boston University and a Ph.D. from Harvard in 1988.[6] Boym died on August 5, 2015, aged 56, in Boston, Massachusetts, from cancer. She was survived by her partner, the political theorist Dana Villa.[6][7]
Writingedit
Boym's written work explored relationships between utopia and kitsch, memory and modernity, and homesickness and the sickness of home.[8] Her research interests included 20th-century Russian literature, cultural studies, comparative literature and literary studies. In addition to teaching and writing, Boym also sat on the Editorial Collective of the interdisciplinary scholarly journal Public Culture. Boym was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Cabot Award for Research in Humanities, and an award from the American Council of Learned Societies. She won a Gilette Company Fellowship which provided her half a year study at the American Academy in Berlin.[9]
Artistic practiceedit
In 2006, an exhibition showing Boym's media art opened in Factory Rog-Metelkovo, an art space in Ljubljana during the City of Women Festival. After that, she exhibited her work in various spaces including the Center for Book Arts in New York in 2008, and Galerija 101 in Kaunas in 2009.
She also curated the exhibit "Territories of Terror: Memories and Mythologies of Gulag in Contemporary Russian-American Art" at Boston's University Art Gallery in 2006.[10] The exhibition featured works by Vitaly Komar, Alexander Melamid, Leonid Sokov, Grisha Bruskin, Eugene Yelchin, Irina Nakhova and Vadim Zakharov. The exhibition tackled the dual imperative of Gulag history and mythology, map and territory.[11] Boym also edited the exhibition catalogue that accompanied the exhibition.[11] In 2016, Boym's short film Remembering Forgetting[12] about her emigration debuted posthumously in Vienna.[13]
Selected bibliographyedit
Booksedit
Another Freedom: The Alternative History of an Idea (University of Chicago Press, 2010) ISBN978-0-226-06973-9
Ninotchka: A Novel (SUNY Press, 2003)
Kosmos: Remembrances of the Future - photographs by Adam Bartos, text by Svetlana Boym (Princeton Architectural Press, 2001)
The Future of Nostalgia (Basic Books, 2001)
Common Places: Mythologies of Everyday Life in Russia (Harvard University Press, 1994)
Death in Quotation Marks: Cultural Myths of the Modern Poet (Harvard University Press, 1991)
Articlesedit
The Off-Modern Mirror, E-flux, no. 19, October 2010.[1]
Scenography of Friendship, Cabinet Magazine, Issue 36: Friendship, Winter 2009/10.[2]
Poetics and Politics of Estrangement: Victor Shklovsky and Hannah Arendt, Poetics Today, Vol. 26, no. 4, 2005, pp. 581–611.[3]
Nostalgia and Its Discontents, The Hedgehog Review, Summer 2007.[4]
Conspiracy Theories and Literary Ethics: Umberto Eco, Danilo Kiš and the Protocols of Zion, Comparative Literature, Vol. 51, no. 2, Spring 1999, pp. 97–122.[5]
On Diasporic Intimacy: Ilya Kabakov's Installations and Immigrant Homes, Critical Inquiry, Vol. 24, no. 2, Winter 1998, pp. 498–524.[6]
Estrangement as a Lifestyle: Shklovsky and Brodsky, Poetics Today, Vol. 17, No. 14, Winter 1996, pp. 511–530.[7]
From the Russian Soul to Post-Communist Nostalgia, Representations, Vol. 49, Winter 1995, pp. 133–166.[8]
The archeology of Banality: The Soviet Home, Public Culture, Vol. 6, no. 2, 1994, pp. 263–292.[9]
Notes and referencesedit
^Fox, Margalit (2015-08-22). "Svetlana Boym, 56, Scholar of Myth and Memory, Dies". The New York Times.
^Obituary, newyorker.com; accessed August 8, 2015.
^Frank Wilczek. "The Future of Nostalgia". powells.com.
^. eurozine.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
^. American Academy in Berlin. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
^Profile, fas.harvard.edu; accessed August 8, 2015.
^ abBoym, Svetlana (2006). Territories of terror : mythologies and memories of the Gulag in contemporary Russian-American art. Boston, Mass.: Boston University Art Gallery. ISBN1881450252. OCLC 122930060.
^"Filmpremiere: "Remembering Forgetting". In Memoriam Svetlana Boym". ERINNERN: NATIONALSOZIALISMUS UND HOLOCAUST (in German). Retrieved 2021-12-01.
External linksedit
Boym's page at the Department of Comparative Literature, Harvard University
an article by Boym for ARTMARGINS 1999
Article about Boym's exhibition, Nostalgic Technologies by Ken Gewertz for Harvard University Gazette, March 2007.
Nostalgic Technology: Notes for an Off-modern Manifesto by Svetlana Boym
December 15, 2023
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Svetlana Boym Russian Svetla na Yu revna Bo jm 1959 1 August 5 2015 2 was a Russian American cultural theorist visual and media artist playwright and novelist She was the Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic and Comparative Literatures at Harvard University 3 She was an associate of the Graduate School of Design and Architecture at Harvard University Much of her work focused on developing the new theoretical concept of the off modern Svetlana BoymBorn1959 LeningradDied5 August 2015 aged 55 56 Boston OccupationWriter literary theorist linguist playwright artist AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship 1998 Berlin Prize 2003 Contents 1 Biography 2 Writing 3 Artistic practice 4 Selected bibliography 4 1 Books 4 2 Articles 5 Notes and references 6 External linksBiography editBoym was born in Leningrad USSR She studied Spanish at the Herzen Pedagogical Institute in Leningrad 4 At the age of 19 she emigrated to Boston after spending time at a refugee transit camp in Simmering a district of Vienna Her father subsequently lost his position as an engineer and her parents were denied the right to leave the USSR for six years 5 She received an M A from Boston University and a Ph D from Harvard in 1988 6 Boym died on August 5 2015 aged 56 in Boston Massachusetts from cancer She was survived by her partner the political theorist Dana Villa 6 7 Writing editBoym s written work explored relationships between utopia and kitsch memory and modernity and homesickness and the sickness of home 8 Her research interests included 20th century Russian literature cultural studies comparative literature and literary studies In addition to teaching and writing Boym also sat on the Editorial Collective of the interdisciplinary scholarly journal Public Culture Boym was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship the Cabot Award for Research in Humanities and an award from the American Council of Learned Societies She won a Gilette Company Fellowship which provided her half a year study at the American Academy in Berlin 9 Artistic practice editIn 2006 an exhibition showing Boym s media art opened in Factory Rog Metelkovo an art space in Ljubljana during the City of Women Festival After that she exhibited her work in various spaces including the Center for Book Arts in New York in 2008 and Galerija 101 in Kaunas in 2009 She also curated the exhibit Territories of Terror Memories and Mythologies of Gulag in Contemporary Russian American Art at Boston s University Art Gallery in 2006 10 The exhibition featured works by Vitaly Komar Alexander Melamid Leonid Sokov Grisha Bruskin Eugene Yelchin Irina Nakhova and Vadim Zakharov The exhibition tackled the dual imperative of Gulag history and mythology map and territory 11 Boym also edited the exhibition catalogue that accompanied the exhibition 11 In 2016 Boym s short film Remembering Forgetting 12 about her emigration debuted posthumously in Vienna 13 Selected bibliography editBooks edit Another Freedom The Alternative History of an Idea University of Chicago Press 2010 ISBN 978 0 226 06973 9 Ninotchka A Novel SUNY Press 2003 Kosmos Remembrances of the Future photographs by Adam Bartos text by Svetlana Boym Princeton Architectural Press 2001 The Future of Nostalgia Basic Books 2001 Common Places Mythologies of Everyday Life in Russia Harvard University Press 1994 Death in Quotation Marks Cultural Myths of the Modern Poet Harvard University Press 1991 Articles edit The Off Modern Mirror E flux no 19 October 2010 1 Scenography of Friendship Cabinet Magazine Issue 36 Friendship Winter 2009 10 2 Poetics and Politics of Estrangement Victor Shklovsky and Hannah Arendt Poetics Today Vol 26 no 4 2005 pp 581 611 3 Nostalgia and Its Discontents The Hedgehog Review Summer 2007 4 Conspiracy Theories and Literary Ethics Umberto Eco Danilo Kis and the Protocols of Zion Comparative Literature Vol 51 no 2 Spring 1999 pp 97 122 5 On Diasporic Intimacy Ilya Kabakov s Installations and Immigrant Homes Critical Inquiry Vol 24 no 2 Winter 1998 pp 498 524 6 Estrangement as a Lifestyle Shklovsky and Brodsky Poetics Today Vol 17 No 14 Winter 1996 pp 511 530 7 From the Russian Soul to Post Communist Nostalgia Representations Vol 49 Winter 1995 pp 133 166 8 The archeology of Banality The Soviet Home Public Culture Vol 6 no 2 1994 pp 263 292 9 Notes and references edit Fox Margalit 2015 08 22 Svetlana Boym 56 Scholar of Myth and Memory Dies The New York Times Obituary newyorker com accessed August 8 2015 Frank Wilczek The Future of Nostalgia powells com Eurozine Svetlana Boym eurozine com Archived from the original on 2013 04 04 Retrieved 2008 04 28 A Soviet Drop Out s Journey to Freedom Tablet Magazine 2014 07 03 Retrieved 2021 11 26 a b In Memoriam Professor Svetlana Boym harvard edu Gessen Masha 2015 08 07 Postcript Svetlana Boym 1959 2015 ISSN 0028 792X Retrieved 2019 05 19 Profile FriezeFoundation org accessed August 8 2015 Svetlana Boym Gillette Company Fellow Class of Fall 2003 American Academy in Berlin Archived from the original on August 30 2012 Retrieved March 10 2012 Profile fas harvard edu accessed August 8 2015 a b Boym Svetlana 2006 Territories of terror mythologies and memories of the Gulag in contemporary Russian American art Boston Mass Boston University Art Gallery ISBN 1881450252 OCLC 122930060 Remembering Forgetting Janna Kyllastinen Retrieved 2023 06 03 Filmpremiere Remembering Forgetting In Memoriam Svetlana Boym ERINNERN NATIONALSOZIALISMUS UND HOLOCAUST in German Retrieved 2021 12 01 External links editBoym s page at the Department of Comparative Literature Harvard University Boym s page at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University Ilya Kabakov The Soviet Toilet and the Palace of Utopias an article by Boym for ARTMARGINS 1999 Article about Boym s exhibition Nostalgic Technologies by Ken Gewertz for Harvard University Gazette March 2007 Nostalgic Technology Notes for an Off modern Manifesto by Svetlana Boym Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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