Professional Affiliation

Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences

Wilson Center Project

Conflict Resolution as Social Practice: Hadramawt (South Arabia), Power and Poet

Project Summary

Folk poetry as a local cultural practice, comparing elements in Arabic, Russian and North American cultures. An interdisciplinary study that explores local cultural practices with reference to folk poetry, discussing the role of the poet. Provides a comparative analysis of the status and social functionsof poetry in Arabic, Russian and North American cultures.