CZCH

• Czech Cultural Icons, Emblems, and National Identity

  The "most famous Czech" Jára Cimrman and his most active period, namely the late 19th to early 20th-century Bohemia. Highlights of Czech cultural icons and emblems, and discussions on what constitutes Czech national identity reflected in the Cimrman phenomenon. Readings on several Czech cultural icons. Two different sets of requirements for students of two language proficiency levels. The course is for students who have completed CZCH 0410 or the equivalent. Enrollment limited to 18.

  CZCH 0610C S01

  Primary Instructor

  Fidler

PLSH

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RUSS

• Intensive Russian

  Intensively-paced introduction to Russian culture and language; completes one year of study in one semester (RUSS 0110 = RUSS 0100-0200). Comprehension and use of contemporary Russian; fundamentals of Russian grammar; vocabulary acquisition; focus on oral communication. Introduces aspects of everyday culture of Russia and the former U.S.S.R. Ten to fifteen hours weekly work outside the classroom. Enrollment limited to 18.

  RUSS 0110 S01

  Primary Instructor

  deBenedette

• Introductory Russian

  Introduction to Russian language and culture. Oral and written communication in Russian; emphasis on the culture of Russia and the former U.S.S.R., including the changes that have reshaped everyday life for citizens of Russia. Five meetings per week, plus use of audio, video, and Web materials. Prerequisite: RUSS 0100 or RUSS 0250. Enrollment limited to 18.

  RUSS 0200 S01

  Primary Instructor

  deBenedette

  RUSS 0200 S02

  Primary Instructor

  deBenedette

• Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" - The Art of the Novel

  An in depth analysis of Dostoevsky's last novel as the culmination of his art and thought. Central religious and philosophical themes of the novel, such as the relations of faith to morality, modes of transgression, retribution, and epiphany, the question of theodicy, and the nature of authority. Discussion of Dostoevsky's poetics and of his contribution to the genre of the novel. Readings from literary criticism and from other pertinent literary texts, such as the Bible, Schiller, and Voltaire will also be discussed. In English. Enrollment limited to 19 first year students.

  RUSS 0320A S01

  Primary Instructor

  Evdokimova

• Intermediate Russian

  Continues development of language proficiency while broadening understanding of Russian culture via readings in literature and history. Includes expansion of vocabulary for dealing with conversational topics and review of Russian grammar. Features literary and nonliterary readings in Russian, as well as video and computer resources. Five class meetings per week. Prerequisite: RUSS 0300 or placement by exam. Enrollment limited to 18.

  RUSS 0400 S01

  Primary Instructor

  deBenedette

  RUSS 0400 S02

  Primary Instructor

  deBenedette

• Advanced Russian

  Examines selected topics in Russian culture and history as depicted in readings, the media, and Russian and Soviet films. Language work emphasizes increasing facility with spoken Russian and developing writing skills. Includes work on advanced grammar and syntax. Four class meetings per week. Prerequisites: RUSS 0500 or placement. Enrollment limited to 18.

  RUSS 0600 S01

  Primary Instructor

  deBenedette

• Special Topics in Russian Studies II: Advanced Reading and Conversation

  A continuation of Russian 1110. Examines aspects of Russian culture as manifested in Russian literature. Readings range from fairy tales to contemporary works. Extensive classroom discussion and frequent writing assignments. Prerequisite: RUSS 1110, 1700, or written permission. May be repeated once with permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 18.

  RUSS 1120 S01

  Primary Instructor

  deBenedette

• Russian Fantasy and Science Fiction

  Survey of Russian literature, from fairy tales, utopias, and dream sequences to science fiction, which depict altered states of reality. Readings in English, supplemented with films in March and April. Seminar with emphasis on discussion. Russian concentrators and graduate students expected to cover most of the readings in Russian. Familiarity with Russian literary history is not required.

  RUSS 1200 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Levitsky

• Russian Literature in Translation II: Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn

  Survey of major works of Russian literature of the late 19th and 20th centuries. Traces the development of Russian literature from realism to symbolism and decadence, from revolutionary experiments to socialist realism and dissent. Authors to be studied include Tolstoy, Chekhov, Sologub, Blok, Mayakovsky, Babel, Olesha, Zamiatin, Bulgakov, and Solzhenitsyn. Lectures and discussion. No knowledge of Russian required.

  RUSS 1300 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Golstein

• Soviet Culture: Propaganda, Dissidence, Underground

  After the October Revolution of 1917, Soviet society became gradually split into official culture, dissidence, and the underground. Authors who did not conform to the limitations imposed by Soviet institutions often circulated their works illegally or published them abroad. Some of them were forced to emigrate. This course explores the complex intersections of propaganda, dissidence, and underground in Soviet literature, art, and film.

  RUSS 1330 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Fenghi

• Imagining Moscow: Utopia and Urban Spaces in 20th-Century Russian Culture

  The course explores the role of Moscow in the Russian collective imagery throughout the 20th century. We will study how different utopian visions of the city in art, literature, film, and architecture affected the radical transformations of its urban landscape from the October Revolution to the present. We will start with the 1920s and 1930s, when the image of a new Moscow became closely associated with the creation of new socialist ways of life, and conclude with the neoliberal facelift of the city in the post-Soviet period, retracing a history of 20th-century Russian culture through its urban imagination.

  RUSS 1440 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Fenghi

• Between Heresy and Orthodoxy: A Survey of Russian Religious Thought

  This course focuses on Russian religious thought and its impact on culture, literature, and art. Beginning with a historical overview, it will examine the first engagements of 19th century thinkers including Fyodor Dostoevsky with Russian theology and with members of the clergy. The central unit will focus on the late 19th-early 20th century, particularly the works of Vladimir Soloviev, Pavel Florensky, and Leo Tolstoy. We will examine the impact of leading figures’ writings and faith practices on the transformation of discourse around the Russian Orthodox Church as well as on key debates surrounding corporeality, sexual and platonic love, and salvation.

  RUSS 1520 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Dukhanova

• Independent Study

  Independent research project on topics related to Russian culture. Enrollment permitted only after the written proposal (instructions in the department office) is submitted to the Concentration Advisor and Chair of the department (deadline: the last day of Add a course without fee period during the semester when the project is undertaken). Please check Banner for the correct section number and CRN to use when registering for this course. Each section limited to 10 students; instructor permission required.

  RUSS 1960 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Fenghi

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  RUSS 1960 S02

  Primary Instructor

  deBenedette

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  RUSS 1960 S03

  Primary Instructor

  Fidler

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  RUSS 1960 S04

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  RUSS 1960 S05

  Primary Instructor

  Golstein

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  RUSS 1960 S06

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  RUSS 1960 S07

  Primary Instructor

  Levitsky

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  RUSS 1960 S08

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  RUSS 1960 S09

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  RUSS 1960 S10

  Primary Instructor

  Oklot

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

• Preliminary Examination Preparation

  For graduate students who have met the tuition requirement and are paying the registration fee to continue active enrollment while preparing for a preliminary examination.

  RUSS 2970 S01

  Schedule Code

  E: Grad Enrollment Fee/Dist Prep

• Advanced Reading and Research

  Only for graduate students. Independent research project on topics related to Russian culture. Enrollment permitted only after the written proposal (instructions in the department office) is submitted to the DGS and Chair of the department (deadline: the last day of Add a course without fee period during the semester when the project is undertaken). Please check Banner for the correct section number and CRN to use when registering for this course. Each section limited to 10 students; instructor permission required.

  RUSS 2980 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Golstein

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  RUSS 2980 S02

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  RUSS 2980 S03

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  RUSS 2980 S04

  Primary Instructor

  Levitsky

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  RUSS 2980 S05

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

• Thesis Preparation

  For graduate students who have met the residency requirement and are continuing research on a full time basis.

  RUSS 2990 S01

  Schedule Code

  E: Grad Enrollment Fee/Dist Prep

SLAV

• Sociolinguistics (with Case Studies on the Former USSR and Eastern Europe)

  This seminar course examines the relationship between language and society: e.g. gender and language, politeness, terms of address, conversational analysis, dialects and language, language variation and social class, language policies and their consequences, language and national/ethnic identity. Case-study readings cover (but are not limited to) linguistic situations in East Europe, Russia, and the former republics of the USSR. Knowledge of Slavic languages not required. Open to advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Freshmen and sophomores who demonstrate their knowledge of the basic notions in linguistics or their familiarity with the former USSR and East Europe may enroll with the instructor’s written permission. Enrollment limited to 20.

  SLAV 1300 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Fidler

• Independent Study

  Independent research project on topics in Slavic Studies. Enrollment permitted only after the written proposal (instructions in the department office) is submitted to the Concentration Advisor and Chair of the department (deadline: the last day of Add a course without fee period during the semester when the project is undertaken). Please check Banner for the correct section number and CRN to use when registering for this course. Each section limited to 10 students; instructor permission required.

  SLAV 1950 S01

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1950 S02

  Primary Instructor

  Golstein

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1950 S03

  Primary Instructor

  Evdokimova

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1950 S04

  Primary Instructor

  Fidler

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1950 S05

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1950 S06

  Primary Instructor

  Cook

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1950 S07

  Primary Instructor

  Levitsky

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1950 S08

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1950 S09

  Primary Instructor

  Oklot

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

• Independent Research in the Slavic Language(s)

  Independent research on various topics in Slavic cultures. Reading, discussion, research must be done in the chosen Slavic language (Czech/Russian). Close work with faculty on project is expected. Prerequisites: minimum RUSS0600/CZCH 0610 (3rd year-level) or placement evaluation by Russian or Czech language coordinator. Enrollment permitted only after the written proposal (instructions in the department office) is submitted to the Concentration Advisor and Chair of the department (deadline: the last day of Add a course without fee period during the semester when the project is undertaken). Each section limited to 10 students; instructor permission required.

  SLAV 1981 S01

  Primary Instructor

  deBenedette

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1981 S02

  Primary Instructor

  Fidler

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1981 S03

  Primary Instructor

  Oklot

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1981 S04

  Primary Instructor

  Golstein

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1981 S05

  Primary Instructor

  Pollock

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

• Senior Thesis

  Only for Slavic concentrators writing their senior theses. For requirements and schedule, contact the department. Each section limited to 10 senior Slavic Studies concentrators.

  SLAV 1990 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Fidler

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1990 S02

  Primary Instructor

  Evdokimova

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1990 S03

  Primary Instructor

  Levitsky

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1990 S04

  Primary Instructor

  Golstein

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1990 S05

  Primary Instructor

  Oklot

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1990 S06

  Primary Instructor

  Cook

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 1990 S07

  Primary Instructor

  Fenghi

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

• Preliminary Examination Preparation

  For graduate students who have met the tuition requirement and are paying the registration fee to continue active enrollment while preparing for a preliminary examination.

  SLAV 2970 S01

  Schedule Code

  E: Grad Enrollment Fee/Dist Prep

• Advanced Reading and Research

  Only for graduate students. Independent research project on topics in Slavic Studies. Enrollment permitted only after the written proposal (instructions in the department office) is submitted to the DGS and Chair of the department (deadline: the last day of Add a course without fee period during the semester when the project is undertaken). Please check Banner for the correct section number and CRN to use when registering for this course. Each section limited to 10 students; instructor permission required.

  SLAV 2980 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Oklot

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 2980 S02

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 2980 S03

  Primary Instructor

  Fidler

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 2980 S04

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 2980 S05

  Primary Instructor

  Levitsky

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 2980 S06

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

  SLAV 2980 S07

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

• Thesis Preparation

  For graduate students who have met the residency requirement and are continuing research on a full time basis.

  SLAV 2990 S01

  Schedule Code

  E: Grad Enrollment Fee/Dist Prep