REEES | Zenithism (1921–1927): A Yugoslav Avant-Garde Anthology with Aleksandar Bošković and Steven Teref

A Presentation and Discussion on Zenithism (1921–1927): A Yugoslav Avant-Garde Anthology Zenithism was an avant-garde literary movement unique to the Yugoslav region, distinct from other early twentieth century European movements in its centering of hybrid writing: the juxtaposition of visual and written elements to convey messages impossible through text alone. In celebration of the publication of Zenithism (1921–1927): A Yugoslav Avant-Garde Anthology, the first English language anthology on this important but neglected art movement, join us for a lecture and discussion with editors Aleksandar Bošković and Steven Teref.

Aleksandar Bošković teaches in the Slavic Department at Columbia University and specializes in avant-garde literature and experimental art practices explored through the lenses of comparative media. He is the author of The Poetic Humor in Vasko Pope’s Oeuvre (2008), and co-editor of The Fine Feats of ‘Five Cockerel’s Gang’ with Ainsley Morse (Brill, 2022) and Zenithism: A Yugoslav Avant-Garde Anthology with Steven Teref (forthcoming at Academic Studies Press). His articles have appeared in scholarly journals (Apparatus, Cultural Critique, Digital Icons, Književna istorija, Russian Review, SEEJ, Slavic Review) as well as in various edited collections. He is the recipient of several grants and fellowships, including Collegium de Lyon Fellowship (2019-2020) and fellowship at the American Academy in Rome (2023-2024)

Steven Teref is a literary translator and the Companions to Slavic Literature Series Editor for Academic Studies Press. He is the coeditor with Alekandar Bošković of Zenithism (1921–1927): A Yugoslav Avant-Garde Anthology. His latest book is Milena Marković's sympathy for the salami, a collection of translated poetry with Maja Teref.

Event is co-sponsored by Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies and the Translation Initiative.