Make It... Foreign? The Cosmopolitan Aesthetics of Jaakooff Prelookers The Anglo-Russian

Published: April 5, 2016, 3:48 p.m.

b"Martina Ciceri explores the cosmopolitan aesthetics of Jaakoff Prelooker\\u2019s magazine 'The Anglo-Russian' in Late-Victorian England. At the turn of the 20th century, Russian emigration to Britain fostered cross-cultural encounters, offering an unprecedented opportunity for cosmopolitanism. This paper examines the importance Anglo-Russian exchanges had in Jaakoff Prelooker\\u2019s English career. By posing a challenge to hegemonic discourses and traditional narrative, such encounters triggered the negotiation of the cosmopolitan aesthetics of 'The Anglo-Russian' magazine."