WS 240 - Women and Russia

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Bates College

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How did Russian women leave their mark on the twentieth century and how has it shaped their lives Why are contemporary Russian women inheritors of a complicated legacy of Soviet "emancipation" so resistant to Western feminism What sources of nourishment and challenge do Russian women find in their own cultural traditions This course examines some of the great works of twentieth-century Russian writing (autobiography, poetry, novellas, and short fiction) and considers central representations of women in film, in order to understand how women have lived through the upheavals of what Anna Akhmatova called the "true twentieth century." Conducted in English. Not open to students who have received credit for Russian 240. Open to first-year students. J. Costlow.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bates.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 786-6000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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