CZCH

• Introductory Czech

  Introduces the performance of basic tasks in Standard Czech, highlights of Czech culture, and a worldview of a nation uniquely located on the threshold of western and eastern Europe. Emphasis on oral communication. Five meetings per week and use of audio/visual materials. Enrollment limited to 18.

  CZCH 0100 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Fidler

PLSH

No courses were found in this department.

RUSS

• Introductory Russian

  Introduction to Russian language and culture. Oral and written communication in Russian; emphasis on the literary and everyday 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. Enrollment limited to 18.

  RUSS 0100 S01

  Primary Instructor

  deBenedette

  RUSS 0100 S02

  Primary Instructor

  deBenedette

  RUSS 0100 S03

  Primary Instructor

  deBenedette

• Intermediate Russian

  Continues development of language proficiency while broadening understanding of contemporary Russian culture via readings in literature and history. 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 0110 or RUSS 0200 or RUSS 0250 or placement by exam. Enrollment limited to 18.

  RUSS 0300 S01

  Primary Instructor

  deBenedette

  RUSS 0300 S02

  Primary Instructor

  deBenedette

• Demons and Angels in Russian Literature

  The literary images of fallen angels, as well as various poetic demonologies in Russian literature extend from the medieval apocrypha, up to famous works of the twentieth-century literature, like, for example, Bulgakov's Master and Margarita or Dostoevsky's Demons. Although, the Russian literary angels are in many respects related to their Western counterparts, the apocalyptic character of Russian spiritual culture makes them in many respects unique. Examining these images, the course addresses the important questions concerning the human condition in general. Angels as one critic said, "represent something that was ours and that we have the potential to become again"; their essence is otherness. Consequently, their literary representations explore the possibilities of human existence as well as its central paradigms like, love, rebirth, mortality, or 'fallenness.' The course will analyze the images of angels and fallen angels (devils) in the works of the nineteenth and the twentieth-century Russian prose, visual art, and film - from romanticism to 'postmodernism' - in the context of the world literature and culture. Authors to be studied: Byron, Lermontov, Balzac, Dostoevskii, Sologub, Bulgakov, Nabokov, Erofeev. We will also discuss films by Tarkovskii and Wenders, Russian icons, and paintings by Vrubel. In English. Enrollment limited to 19 first year students.

  RUSS 0320C S01

  Primary Instructor

  Oklot

• 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. Five class meetings per week. Prerequisites: RUSS 0350 or RUSS 0400 or placement. Enrollment limited to 18.

  RUSS 0500 S01

  Primary Instructor

  deBenedette

  RUSS 0500 S03

  Primary Instructor

  deBenedette

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

  An advanced course recommended for students who are either planning to go or are returning from abroad. Focus on Russian culture as seen through the prism of Russian poetry. Extensive classroom discussion and frequent writing assignments. Prerequisite: RUSS 0600 or written permission. May be repeated once with permission from the instructor. Enrollment limited to 18.

  RUSS 1110 S01

  Primary Instructor

  deBenedette

• Russian Literature in Translation I: Pushkin to Dostoevsky

  Survey of major works of Russian literature of the early and mid-19th century. Authors to be studied include Karamzin, Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, Leskov, and Dostoevsky. Lectures and discussion. No knowledge of Russian required. Discussion sections to be arranged.

  RUSS 1290 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Levitsky

• 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

• Dostoevsky

  An examination of Dostoevsky's major texts tracing his development as an artist, thinker, and religious visionary. The texts will be considered against the background of literary and cultural history of Dostoevsky's period. No knowledge of Russian required.

  RUSS 1820 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Golstein

• Nabokov

  The course examines Vladimir Nabokov's (1899-1977) major achievements in prose in both Russian and American periods, paying particular attention to their cultural context (Russian émigré culture of the 1920s and 30s); the questions of his aesthetics, ethics, and metaphysics, as well as his engagement in the dialogue with other European modernist writers, especially with the existentialists. Readings include Nabokov's selected short stories and novels, such as The Defense, Invitation to a Beheading, Despair, The Eye The Gift, Pnin, or Lolita. In English.

  RUSS 1840 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Oklot

• Russian Postmodernism and Cold War Narratives

  The course explores dystopian imagination, post-apocalyptic narratives, and the idea of the end of history in Russian postmodernist fiction. It will include discussion of some of the major Western theories on postmodernity, as well as comparisons with major American postmodern novels in connection with Cold War culture and sensibility. By looking at artistic and philosophical deconstructions of socialism and capitalism, the two main political regimes of the 20th century, we will study postmodernism as an art and literary current and as a cultural paradigm, pervading every aspect of contemporary culture and everyday life.

  RUSS 1880 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Fenghi

• Communism and Soviet Literature

  The purpose of the course is to objectively study Marxist thought and its implementation by Soviet Literary practitioners. Clichés of the Cold War – presenting Soviet artistic experience as either a Big Truth or Big Lie -- will be stripped in favor of a fresh evaluation. We will consider salient writings of the Marxist canon, then examine Soviet creative output as it strove to embody Marxist ideals within artistic idiom. While the empty slogans, downright lies, and delusions of Soviet Communism are by now obvious, its aspirations and genuine feelings need to be re-examined. Enrollment limited to 20.

  RUSS 1917 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Mihailovic

• 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

  Schedule Code

  I: Independent Study/Research

• Movements and Genres in Russian Literary Culture

  Seminar. Critical reading of selected texts from the Baroque period through the first half of the 19th century. Analysis is based on a study of the infrastructure of each work and the external influences of the period. Conducted mainly in Russian, with a focus on Russian critical terminology and approaches.

  RUSS 2410 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Levitsky

• 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

• 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

  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

• Old Church Slavonic

  Introduction to Church Slavonic philology. Structural analysis of Old Church Slavonic. Readings in Old Church Slavonic texts.

  SLAV 2210 S01

  Primary Instructor

  Fidler

• 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