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4.00 Credits
Since the 18th century to the recent wars with Chechnya, contradictory views of Russian empire building have been reflected in Russian literature. Students first explore recurring Russian ideas of empire, such as "Moscow the Third Rome," and "Eurasianism," as well as the constructs of East/West as factors in Russian identity thinkingThe course focuses on the Caucasus region, Russia's "Oriental" south, starting with a brief history of imperiaexpansion into the area and concentrating on its literary expression in travelogues, Classicist and Romantic poetry, Oriental tales, short stories, and novels. We will ponder general "orientalist" imagery and stereotyping(the noble savage, the brave tribesman, the free-spirited Cossack, the sensual woman, the imperial nobleman/peasant, the government functionary, and "virgin" territory) together with ideas of nation and identitybased on this specific region. We will read classics of Russian literature (Pushkin, Lermontov, Tolstoy, Tsvetaeva), but also lesser known authors, some justly and others unjustly forgotten by the canon (Osnobishin, Elena Gan, Iakubovich, Rostopchina). We will supplement our literary readings with a variety of critical and historical texts, as well as films. In English. Alternate years. Not offered 2008-2009. (4 credits)
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This course examines the relationship between cultural and political change during four very different revolutions: in France of 1789, in Russia of 1917, and the more recent events in Iran and South Africa. How do people change when governments are overturned How do revolutions shape the consciousness of their citizens Do people understand events as revolutionaries intend them to To answer these questions, we will examine symbols and political ideologies, mass media outreach, education and enlistment, changing social identities, the culture of violence, popular participation and resistance, as well as other issues. Readings will include such diverse sources as Voltaire and Rousseau, Marx and Lenin, Khomeini and the Koran. We will read contemporary accounts, both sympathetic and antagonistic, and look at popular culture to see how events were understood. Fashion and etiquette, comics and caricatures, movies and plays are among the materials used. Taught in English. Alternate years. Next offered Fall 2008. (4 credits)
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Dostoevsky has had a major impact on writers and thinkers from Nietzsche to Coetzee. He himself paid tribute to Gogol's fantastic imagination. Course readings will range from the absurdist ravings of Gogol's madmen to theexistential dilemmas of Dostoevsky's murderers. Discussions will cover the haunted and haunting city of Petersburg, saints, prostitutes, and infernal women, holy fools and Russian Orthodoxy, as well as critical views ranging from Russian Formalists to Freud to Bakhtin's ideas of dialogical speech. Students will explore major 19th century philosophical and cultural currents and a variety of literary movements and genres, and we will also see how our authors have been represented in other media, such as film and painting. From Gogol's Ukrainian and Petersburg tales and Dead Souls, the readings move to Dostoevsky's early humorous works, his major novels, and the course concludes with The Brothers Karamazov. In English. Alternate years. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Seminars on selected topics in Russian language, literature, or culture, designed to serve as an integrative capstone experience for majors. Recent topics are "Investigating Russian Web and Press" and "Pushkin's EugeOnegin." The Spring 2007 seminar will be announced at the time of registration for the term. Conducted in Russian. Prerequisite: Three years (204, followed by a semester abroad) of Russian or approval of instructor. Since the topic changes from year to year, we recommend that sufficiently advanced students repeat this course. Every spring. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Limit to be applied toward the major will be determined in consultation with the department. Every semester. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Limit to be applied toward the major will be determined in consultation with the department. Every semester. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Limit to be applied toward the major will be determined in consultation with the department. Every semester. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Limit to be applied toward the major will be determined in consultation with the department. Every semester . (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Every semester. (1-4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
The course provides an overview of the principal concepts that have informed sociological thought and theory. Class readings, discussions, and assignments also explore substantive issues that have served as longstanding concerns of sociological inquiry. Every year. (4 credits)
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