FUNDED PROJECTS
SUBVERSIVE VOICES
Subversive Voices: Women, Identity, and Resistance in East European and Baltic Literature and Culture. This seminar addresses gender and identity through literature and culture in Eastern Europe and the Baltic region, spotlighting subversive strategies used by women-identifying creators.
Category: Incubator Grant
University:
Ghent University, University of Göttingen, University of Tartu
Period:
2025-2027
This seminar addresses gender and identity through literature and culture in Eastern Europe and the Baltic region, spotlighting subversive strategies used by women-identifying creators. Through weekly modules, students will engage with literature, film, and digital media, gaining both theoretical insights and practical research skills.
Personal highlight:
SUBVERSIVE VOICES stands out for its innovative blend of literary analysis, gender studies, and digital humanities across a transnational academic network. By foregrounding women’s voices and subversive creative practices in Eastern Europe and the Baltic region, the project empowers students to question dominant narratives and explore alternative modes of cultural resistance. Collaborative teaching, digital outputs, and open-access resources strengthen the project’s impact beyond the classroom, while small-group instruction ensures meaningful interaction and individual mentoring. The course functions as both a research incubator and a model for future cross-institutional, public-facing humanities initiatives.
Participants and Stakeholders
- Coordinator: Dr. Miglena Dikova-Milanova, Department of Languages and Cultures, Ghent University
- Other Partner Institutions: University of Göttingen, University of Tartu
- Team Composition (Include key personnel, their roles)
University of Göttingen: Dr. Ksenia Kuzminykh
University of Tartu: Dr. Eret Talviste
Objectives
This course is designed to empower a select group of 20 Master's-level students from diverse disciplinary and cultural backgrounds to critically engage with literature, identity, and resistance in Eastern European and Baltic contexts. While the cohort size is intentionally limited to ensure high-quality interaction, individualized feedback, and effective cross-institutional collaboration, the course aims to amplify its reach through several measures:
- Transnational teams and collaborative digital projects will promote intercultural competence and real-world collaboration skills.
- Select student outputs (e.g., digital exhibits, podcasts, or essays) will be published on an open-access platform, contributing to public humanities and extending the course's influence beyond enrolled participants.
- Faculty and teaching resources developed during the course will be shared through an open platform to support re-use and broader academic engagement.
- The seminar will serve as a pilot model for future iterations with expanded capacity, potentially evolving into a microcredential track or Blended Intensive Programme (BIP).
Contact
Dr. Miglena Dikova-Milanova,
Additional information
As part of the course preparation, the teaching team is developing a curated bundle of open-access scholarly articles that introduce students to the key thematic axes of the seminar—women’s voices, identity formation, and subversive narrative strategies in Eastern European and Baltic cultural contexts. These publications will offer accessible yet theoretically robust entry points into the field, ensuring that participants begin the programme with a shared conceptual framework and an enriched understanding of the course’s intellectual foundations