Polina Dimova

Comparative literature scholar and professor specializing in European modernism, literature, music, visual art, and science; author of At the Crossroads of the Senses (Penn State UP, 2024).

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Feb 6, 2026 • 1h 3min

Polina Dimova, "At the Crossroads of the Senses: The Synaesthetic Metaphor Across the Arts in European Modernism" (Penn State UP, 2024)

Polina Dimova, comparative literature scholar of Russian and European modernism, explores synaesthesia as a cultural phenomenon. She traces its rise in fin-de-siècle Europe, links Wagner and multimedia experiments to abstract art, and discusses Scriabin’s color-organ and modern neuroscience. Conversations range from archival research to a digital companion that mixes music, images, and sensory visualizations.

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