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A Great Russian Poet assigns his students the impossible
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What is a catalogue? Why study it? What do we really study when we study post-modernism? And most importantly, why would a Great Russian Poet assign his students an impossible task on the first day of class?
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What is a catalogue? Why study it? What do we really study when we study post-modernism? And most importantly, why would a Great Russian Poet assign his students an impossible task on the first day of class?
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Posted on November 26, 2005 at 01:51 PM | Permalink
Review of Catalogue of Ships: Episode 1 - Ilya Kutik
That was quite a listening experience!
An accomplished Russian poet teaching a class on Catalogue of Ships, partially narrated by a comparative literature student, all the while driven by modern nearly-techno music. The professor's voice is part Russian and part alien and unfortunately not always understandable. A cool radio listening experience that leaves one wondering what just happened and what it all means.
Sounds like college to me!