National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

24.05.2023

On May 26, a round table Russian and Belarusian Literary Canon: Similarities and Differences to be held

On May 26, 2023 at 11:00 a.m., the Yakub Kolas Central Scientific Library of the NAS of Belarus will host a round table Russian and Belarusian Literary Canon: Similarities and Differences.

Event organizers: Yanka Kupala Institute of Literary Studies of the Center for the Belarusian Culture, Language and Literature Researches of the NAS of Belarus, St. Petersburg State University, Yakub Kolas Central Scientific Library of the NAS of Belarus. The problem field of the event: the literary canon: the history of formation and establishment; the literary canon in the cultural and educational space of the Soviet era; the depth of the literary canon, the list of authors and works; the school version of the canon and the classical literary canon: boundaries and intersections; canon – classics – modern literature.

During the discussion of the problem field, the solution of the following questions is predicted: how is the formation of the canon in the national literature? Where does the history of literature end today and modernity begin? Is it possible to write in another language while remaining a national author? The round table will be held in offline and online format.