Georgian Memory and Identity: Linguistics, Cinema, Spirituality

Session Submission Type: Panel

Brief Description

In this panel, we will look forward to a robust discussion of how Georgians keep alive the elements of their cultural identity in face of past and current turbulence and aggressions. How does the study of Georgian linguistics help bolster the memory of the country’s unique history and culture? How has Georgian cinema, and the individuals who produced it, offered a mode of resistance to the various waves of aggression, and helped its citizens hold on to memories and the reality of Georgian culture and identity? How, over the centuries, has the Georgian Orthodox Church, through its efforts to maintain its administrative independence and the distinctive religious architecture, also strengthened the depth of spirituality that has given Georgians such strong commitment to resilience?

Sub Unit

• Linguistics/Language Pedagogy/Translation

Chair

• Michael Long, Baylor U

Papers

• Autocephaly of the Georgian Orthodox Church - Paul Crego, Library of Congress

• Georgian Cinema and Resistance through the Lens of Identity and Memory - Julie Ann Christensen, George Mason U

• First Wave Georgian Emigration: Observations on the Language Based on Printed Materials - Tinatin Bolkvadze, Tbilisi State U (Georgia)

• Aspects of Georgian Spirituality as Expressed in Church Architecture - Michael Long, Baylor U

Discussant

• Mary Evelynne Childs, U of Washington