|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Course Criteria
Add courses to your favorites to save, share, and find your best transfer school.
-
3.00 Credits
I. Helfant Written largely by an educated elite, eerily self-conscious because of czarist censorship and political repression, Russian literature of the 19th century nevertheless confronts many of the crucial concerns of human existence. In this course, students read a combination of short stories and novels, concentrating upon the canonical "greats" (Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Chekhov) but also adding a sampling of writers one might otherwise never encounter, including neglected female authors. By examining literary depictions of such social institutions as dueling and gambling, courtship and marriage, adultery and spousal abuse, work and leisure, the course emphasizes the relationship between literary text and cultural context. Particular attention is paid to the cultural construction of gender, as well as the relationship between humans and nature. A range of theoretical and critical texts informs discussions, as do film adaptations of certain works. All works are read in translation, but a FLAC section of the course may be offered for advanced Russian language students, with a primary emphasis on the development of advanced language skills.
-
3.00 Credits
Staff Outstanding students may, with the approval of the instructors, pursue investigations of topics relating to Russia or the Soviet Union. The use of primary sources in Russian is stressed.
-
3.00 Credits
Staff This course has two aims: (1) to strengthen the students' command of written and spoken Russian and (2) to read and discuss some important works of Russian fiction. One half of the coursework is devoted to advanced Russian grammar, including modal verbs, aspectual usage, and prefixation. The reading topic varies from year to year. The course is conducted primarily in Russian. Prerequisite: RUSS 202 or permission of instructor.
-
3.00 Credits
M. Salazkina, Staff Grammar, discussion, and writing in Russian. Texts include fiction, essays, newspaper articles, and film, and center around a topic of contemporary or historical interest, which varies from year to year. Prerequisite: RUSS 202 or permission of instructor.
-
3.00 Credits
I. Helfant Reading Dostoevsky's novels is tiring, exhilarating, exasperating, and unsettling. One of the greatest writers of the 19th century, Dostoevsky was obsessed both with the social injustice he saw in czarist Russia and with humanity's eternal struggle between good and evil, religious faith and atheism, rationality and irrationality, sexual lust and purity. One of the characters in The Brothers Karamazov exclaims, "God and Satan are at war and the battleground is the human soul," and Dostoevsky seems to have shared this conviction. In this course students read a variety of Dostoevsky's fictional works, as well as selections from his diaries and journalism in a shared quest to unravel his complexity as a man and as a writer. All works will be read in translation, but a FLAC section may be offered for advanced Russian language students with a primary emphasis on the development of advanced language skill
-
3.00 Credits
This course is crosslisted as SOAN 335. For full description, please see "Sociology and Anthropology: Course Offerings."
-
3.00 Credits
This course is crosslisted as HIST 343. For full description, please see "History: Course Offerings."
-
3.00 Credits
This course is crosslisted as HIST 344. For full description, please see "History: Course Offerings."
-
3.00 Credits
A.S. Nakhimovsky This course looks at 20th-century Russian literature as it confronts the intense pressures of the Russian historical experience. Readings include outstanding works by Chekhov, Bely, Babel, Bulgakov, Grossman, Nabokov, Erofeev, and others. The course concentrates on a close textual analysis of individual works with an eye to their place in a trying political climate. It is open to qualified first-year students with permission. All works are read in translation, but a FLAC section of the course may be offered for advanced Russian language students with a primary emphasis on the development of advanced language skills.
-
3.00 Credits
This course is crosslisted as POSC 359. For full description, please see "Political Science: Course Offerings" in the Political Science section.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Privacy Statement
|
Terms of Use
|
Institutional Membership Information
|
About AcademyOne
Copyright 2006 - 2025 AcademyOne, Inc.
|
|
|