The discussion platform ‘Foundations of Historicising Readings’ focuses on theoretical framework of interpretation that lies beyond the literature in broader social and cultural context. Below are some of the questions we consider throughout the conference: is the issue about whether there are some features belonging and relating uniquely to fiction still appropriate to the current time and contemporary scholarly interests or is it more desirable and expected to adopt an approach to equalize history and imagery about the ‘historicity of texts and textuality of history’? Where is the border between literary, event, and cultural contexts in interpretation? Does the interpretation of a particular text calls for broader conceptions of the history of literature and history of society? What are the reasons for adopting/rejecting an approach? All these issues as well as many others will be in the focus of the reports and discussions on the platform?

Guest Speakers:
Nikolay Vladimirovich Poselyagin, Candidate of Philology, Head of the department of the theory, magazine ‘New Literary Review’, Moscow
Sergey Ivanovic Nikolayev, Doctor of Philology, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg
Ilya Alexandrovich Kalinin, Candidate of Philology, Editor-in-Chief of the "NZ: Debates on politics and culture" journal, St. Petersburg