lslavic12 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Is anyone applying for Slavic Languages and Literatures this go around? Seems like there are always few in the pool- but it's be interesting to see who's out there this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armadilla Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 yep (but I am applying only to one program in Russian lit, all my other applications are in a different field)?what is your concentration?Literature or linguistics?Russian or Polish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lslavic12 Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 I'm Polish literature- with a healthy side of Russian and an increasing interest in Ukrainian Which is your one Russian lit program? I think doing just Russian is more competitive than Polish, Czech, or Ukrainian... but what do I know?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armadilla Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Well, I don't know if you know this very prevalent feature of Russians (and some other Slavs, too)-- we are very superstitious so we don't ever say where exactly we are applying or what exactly we are trying to achieve until after the results are announced, otherwise you are gonna attract a 'bad luck' (and there is a long anthropological explanation of why we act like that, it's complicated ) But my concentration is anthropological linguistics, so just basically looking at some pieces of Russian literature through the lenses of anthropology and comparative linguistics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armadilla Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 How did you get interested in Russian and Slavic studies?It's always so cool to meet people who are genuinely interested in my culture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lslavic12 Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 I didn't know that- because everyone in the field always shares that kind of information with me! My grandfather is Polish- and I grew up in a very international-enthusiastic household, plus traveling/studying there and round abouts made it quite appealing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlkwih2 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I'm applying for historical linguistics, but Balto-Slavic languages are in my area of expertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coonskee Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I have nothing to do with the field, but both my parents are Polish and lived there for a few years! </not really helpful response > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lslavic12 Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Hey- enthusiasm for all things Slavic is certainly welcome, here! Especially Polish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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