American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC) invites you to a Reading Group in Tbilisi!
Topic of Discussion: Making the Georgian Nation
Reading: Ilia Chavchavadze: “Notes of a Journey from Vladikavkaz to Tiflis” AND “Is That a Man?!”
(Text available at : http://www.nplg.gov.ge/dlibrary/collect/0001/000099/Ilia%20works.pdf)
Date: 17:00 Friday, April 12 2013
Venue: literature café “Ligamus”, Ilia State University, 32 Chavchavadze Avenue.
- Additional sources:
Illustrations of Chavhcavadze’s work by Henryk Hryniewski: http://burusi.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/henryk-hryniewski/#jp-carousel-24434
Oliver Reisner “Traveling between Two Worlds: the Tergdaleulebi, Their Identity, Conflict and National Life”. http://identitystudies.iliauni.edu.ge/wp-content/uploads/17-113-1-PB.pdf
A hymn according to Chavchavadze’s rhyme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-6hnsPTW3aM#
*This event is free and open to the public. If you are interested to join, please email: Georgia “at” arisc.org
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