{"id":86,"date":"2021-07-20T15:24:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T14:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/slavicmaternitystudies\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2021-07-20T15:24:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T14:24:09","slug":"soviet-milk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/slavicmaternitystudies\/public-seminars\/soviet-milk\/","title":{"rendered":"Soviet Milk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_59\" style=\"width: 264px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59\" class=\"wp-image-59 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/slavicmaternitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/587\/2021\/07\/\u0418\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432-\u0412\u0438\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440-\u0418\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447-\u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f-1924-\u0427\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a-\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043b\u0441\u044f.-1969-264x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/slavicmaternitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/587\/2021\/07\/\u0418\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432-\u0412\u0438\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440-\u0418\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447-\u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f-1924-\u0427\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a-\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043b\u0441\u044f.-1969-264x300.jpeg 264w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/slavicmaternitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/587\/2021\/07\/\u0418\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432-\u0412\u0438\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440-\u0418\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447-\u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f-1924-\u0427\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a-\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043b\u0441\u044f.-1969.jpeg 749w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>\u00a0V.I. Ivanov, <em>A Person Is Born<\/em>, 1924<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Soviet Milk is an online seminar <strong>on Tuesday, November 16th, 2022 (at 6pm GMT\/UK time)<\/strong> celebrating, and exploring, the symbolism of breastfeeding in literature &#8211; not just in the former Soviet nations, but internationally. We will also discuss the importance of preserving breastfeeding as a cultural practice in order to preserve bonds between different generations of mothers and daughters.<\/p>\n<p>Our guest of honour is award-winning Latvian author, Nora Ikstena, whose 2015 novel <em>M\u0101tes piens<\/em> (published by Peirene Press in the UK as <em>Soviet Milk<\/em>) is about exactly this: three generations of Latvian women connected by mothers\u2019 milk. Joining us in this discussion will be B.J. Epstein (University of East Anglia), a scholar, translator, IBCLC, and author of <em>Portrayals of Breasts and Breastfeeding in Literature<\/em> (forthcoming 2022, Anthem Press); Maddie Rogers, the publishing assistant at Peirene and the host of the Borderless Book Club for new translated fiction; and Meike Zeirvogel, founding editor of Peirene Press and author of several novels with motherhood themes, including her acclaimed <em>Magda<\/em> (2013) and most recently <em>Flotsam<\/em> (2019).<\/p>\n<p>All welcome; please register <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/x\/soviet-milk-translating-motherhood-in-contemporary-literature-tickets-181674893497\">here<\/a> for free to receive the Zoom link on the day of the event.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_146\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146\" class=\"wp-image-146 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/slavicmaternitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/587\/2021\/07\/Nora-Ikstena-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Nora Ikstena<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-147\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/slavicmaternitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/587\/2021\/07\/soviet_2018._cream_web-568x900-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soviet Milk is an online seminar on Tuesday, November 16th, 2022 (at 6pm GMT\/UK time) celebrating, and exploring, the symbolism of breastfeeding in literature &#8211; not just in the former Soviet nations, but internationally. 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