Claude Carey
Associate Professor:
Slavic Languages
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Claude Carey has research interests in 19th and 20th century Russian Literature, and Russian Language.
Interests
My current research interests include orientalism in Russian and Soviet literature. I am pursuing research on Russian and Soviet writers' perception of the East (particularly the Caucasus and Central Asia). In this regard, I have substantially contributed towards the publication of a book on narratives dealing with the conquest of the Caucasus by Russia during the 1850s, edited by Claudine Hermann. I also plan to write an extensive introduction to and annotate Tolstoy's Hadji Murat. This text treats the war of conquest against Imam Shamyl by Tsar Nicholas I. Related to this, a chapter in my forthcoming book on Louis Aragon is dedicated to writers from Central Asian and the Caucasus.
I am furthermore interested in the area of the literatures of the former Soviet Central Asian Republics. I am particularly interested in the influence of Russian and Western literature, as well as of the Koran and oral epics, as well as on non-Russian writers from the Islamic republics of the former Soviet Union writing in Russian. I am particularly interested in the works of Aitmatov (Kyrgyzstan) and Iskander (Abkhazia)—two prominent examples of successful bilingual writers.
In addition, I am focusing on the works of African-American authors who have traveled and lived in the Soviet Union and their influence on the civil rights movement in the United States. I have given emphasis on the influence of Communism during the Depression in Harlem and the role of African Americans in the American Communist Party as expressed in their writings.
I have nearly completed a grammar on Russian verbs for fourth-year students. As yet there is no comprehensive treatment of Russian verbs for advanced students of Russian.
Awards
Third place in the 2002 Hazeltine Citation for outstanding support, guidance, and teaching (Sheila Bloomstein and Anthony Bogues were first and second).
My student Rachel Wilson received an Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award (UTRA) to assist in my RU99 course (The Black Experience in Russia)
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