Winter Quarter
| Dept | Course No and Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| RUSSIAN (W25) | 1B FUNDAMENTALS | MJOLSNESS, L. |
| No detailed description available. | ||
| RUSSIAN (W25) | 1B FUNDAMENTALS | MJOLSNESS, L. |
| No detailed description available. | ||
| RUSSIAN (W25) | 2B INTERMEDIATE | MJOLSNESS, L. |
| No detailed description available. | ||
| RUSSIAN (W25) | 50 RUSSIAN FOLKLORE | MJOLSNESS, L. |
| This course will equip students with the skills to interpret Russian folklore from a variety of perspectives, enhancing their understanding of its cultural influence in literature, art, and film. Readings will include a wide selection of Russian fairytales and folktales, as well as the stylized tales of Russian literary figures such as Pushkin, Gogol, and more contemporary Russian writers Petrushevskaya and Tolstaya. In addition, the course will cover both yearly and life cycle rituals, including birth, death, marriage, Easter, New Year's, etc. We will also study the patterns and socio-cultural functions of folk architecture, clothing and other crafts in Russia. This introduction to the study of folklore will present a variety of approaches to its interpretation, including psychoanalysis, sociology, structuralism, and feminism. Course requirements include two in-class midterm exams and a final paper. | ||
| RUSSIAN (W25) | 99 SPECIAL STUDIES RUS | STAFF |
| No detailed description available. | ||
| RUSSIAN (W25) | 150 GOLDEN AGE RUSS LIT | SANDALSKA, Z. |
| The Golden Age of Russian Literature: 19th Century This course offers a survey of major works of Russian 19th-century fiction from Pushkin, the “father” of modern Russian literature, through Dostoevsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Chekhov. We will trace the ways in which 19th-century Russian literature—literature of The Golden Age—developed into a distinct national literature, i.e., acquired its own style, developed along its own trajectory, and engaged with local social and political topics. | ||
| RUSSIAN (W25) | 199 INDEPENDENT STUDY | STAFF |
| No detailed description available. | ||