SLAVIC 142 - Engineering the Mind in Soviet Culture

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

Examines cultural, political, social and scientific perceptions of human psychology in the Soviet period. Topics include representations and manifestations of the New Soviet Man; the interaction of literature and psychology; and strategies of control, resistance and self-definition. Works by Mandelshtam, Vygotsky, Bulgakov, Pavlov, Platonov, Sinyavsky, Brodsky, Tarkovsky, Erofeev and others.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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