Courses
Fall 2006 Courses
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- 101. Elementary Russian I
- Jane Knox-Voina M 9:30 - 10:25, W 9:30 - 10:25, F 9:30 - 10:25
- Emphasis on the acquisition of language skills through imitation and repetition of basic language patterns; the development of facility in speaking and understanding simple Russian. Conversation hour with a native speaker.
- 203. Intermediate Russian I
- Jane Knox-Voina M 11:30 - 12:25, W 11:30 - 12:25, F 11:30 - 12:25
- A continuation of Russian 101, 102. Emphasis on maintaining and improving the student’s facility in speaking and understanding normal conversational Russian. Writing and reading skills are also stressed. Conversation hour with native speaker.
- 220. Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature
- Raymond Miller T 1:00 - 2:25, TH 1:00 - 2:25
- Traces the development of Russian realism and the Russian novel in the context of contemporary intellectual history. Specific topics include the Russian response to Romanticism; the rejection of Romanticism in favor of the “realistic” exposure of Russia’s social ills; Russian nationalism and literary Orientalism; the portrayal of women and their role in Russian society; the reflection of contemporary political controversies in Russian writing. Authors include Pushkin, Gogal’, Lermontov, Belinsky, Turgenev, Dostovsky, and Tolstoy. Russian majors are required to do some reading in Russian.
- 251. Central Asia Through Film and Literature
- Jane Knox-Voina T 10:00 - 11:25, TH 10:00 - 11:25
- Examination of little known Central Asian peoples of the former Soviet Union and their role in solving cultural, economic, and geopolitical issues facing the twenty-first century. Focus on changes in the socio-economic status of women in the former Soviet Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tadjikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Mongolia. Discussion of the history and culture of this transit zone linking West to East, Christianity and Islam, Europe to Asia, for a better understanding of important geopolitical processes occurring in the border regions of the modern world. Examples of Central Asian literature and cinema. Questions include 1) how do politicization and industrialization affect belief systems of indigenous ethnic groups and their attitude toward the environment, and rural or subsistence economies, and 2) what is the significance of this vast area, rich in oil and gas, for the twenty-first century? Films shed light on the culture, history, spirituality (Shamanism), environment, and sociopolitical and gender issues of these ethnic groups.
- 305. Advanced Reading and Composition in Russian
- Raymond Miller M 1:30 - 2:25, W 1:30 - 2:25, F 1:30 - 2:25
- Intended to develop the ability to read Russian at a sophisticated level by combining selected language and literature readings, grammar review, and study of Russian word formation. Discussion and reports in Russian. Conversation hour with native speaker.
- 316. Russian Poetry
- Raymond Miller
- Examines various nineteenth- and twentieth-century Russian poets, including Pushkin, Lermontov, Blok, and Mayakovsky. Earlier history of Russian verse is also discussed. Includes study of Russian poetics and the cultural-historical context of each poet’s work. Reading and discussion are in Russian. Short term papers.
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