102. First-Year Russian, Continued. Russian 101 or equivalent.
No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 103, 111,
or 112. (4). (LR).
In this course, the sequel to Russian 101, students complete their survey
of Russian grammar, expand their vocabulary and learn to express themselves
in Russian about topics of interest including Russian history and culture.
The class is conducted entirely in Russian and is supplemented by video
shows and slide shows. Students are expected to spend at least two hours
a week listening to tapes in the language lab and to complete 1-1.5 hours
of written homework every night.
103/RC Core 193. Intensive First-Year Russian. No credit granted
to those who have completed or are enrolled in 101, 102, 111, or 112. (8).
(LR).
This course covers in one term what is ordinarily covered in two terms
in Russian 101 and 102. The course carries eight credit hours which is over
half the average underclass academic load and is designed for highly motivated
students who wish to acquire rapid mastery of Russian. This course is especially
recommended for students intending to choose a concentration in Russian
language and literature or Russian and East European Studies. Students are
expected to complete approximately 16 to 20 hours of homework per week,
including four to five hours in the language laboratory. Cost:2 WL:4
105. Spoken Russian I. Russian 101 or equivalent; student must
be concurrently enrolled in Russian 102. (1). (Excl).
Russian 105, 106, and 107 are designed for students who wish to supplement
their work in Russian grammar classes with more conversation practice. The
courses meet for one hour per week, and are one credit hour. Students are
expected to be prepared to converse on assigned topics. The conversation
courses are recommended for those students considering a concentration in
Russian, or for students from the Center for Russian and East European Studies.
These courses are calibrated to move together with the regular Russian grammar
courses, and are limited in size to 15 students, assuring all those interested
have the opportunity to speak up in Russian. Generally 105 is appropriate
for students in Russian 102, 106 for students in Russian 201, and 107 for
students in 202 or even 301. An individual oral evaluation at the beginning
of the course, and again at the completion, serves to provide a basis for
the final grade. Participation is heavily considered in the final grade.
Cost:1 WL:3 (Shishkoff)
106. Spoken Russian II. Russian 102 or equivalent; student must
be concurrently enrolled in Russian 201. (1). (Excl).
Conversation practice course for students in Russian 201. See description
for Russian 105.
107. Spoken Russian III. Russian 201 or equivalent; student must
be concurrently enrolled in Russian 202. (1). (Excl).
Conversation practice course for students in Russian 202. See description
for Russian 105.
201. Second-Year Russian. Russian 102 or 103 or equivalent. No
credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 203. (4).
(LR).
This course reviews and expands grammatical concepts first covered during
the First-Year Russian (101 and 102) courses, focusing on verbal aspect,
declension, and the verbs of placement. The course also emphasizes speaking
and listening skills. Students are expected to complete 8-12 hours of homework
per week. Cost:3 WL:4
202. Second-Year Russian, Continued. Russian 201 or equivalent.
No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 203. (4).
(LR).
This course assumes students' knowledge of the fundamentals of Russian
grammar, and involves a comprehensive study of the declension of numbers,
the use of verbs of motion (with and without special prefixes), the formation
and usage of participles and gerunds. Students read and write texts of increasing
complexity, discussing Russian and Soviet history, culture, and other topics
of interest. The course requires 8-12 hours of homework per week. Cost:3
WL:4
Literature
231/UC 174. Russian Culture and Society:
An Introduction. (3). (HU).
This interdisciplinary course seeks to acquaint students with the major
achievements of Russian art, music, literature, architecture and cinema,
and is taught with the aid of multimedia visual and audio presentations.
As we examine the evolution of Russian culture from the 10th century to
the present day, we will be exploring everything from Russian icons to the
architecture of St. Petersburg, the prose of Dostoevsky and the music of
Shostakovich, the exquisite Easter eggs designed by the jeweller Carl Fabergé
for the last Russian tsars, and classics of Russian cinema such as Eisenstein's
great film Ivan the Terrible, in whose production Stalin played a
direct role. Despite the raising of the Iron Curtain at the end of the 1980s,
Russia continues to remain "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an
enigma," and this course provides an opportunity to explore in detail
the paradoxes of a society which has produced some of the world's most barbaric
rulers and some of its finest artists, writers, and musicians. The course
is designed to appeal to students with no background in Russian studies,
and to those thinking about becoming Russian concentrators. No knowledge
of Russian is required. Cost:3 (Bartlett)
151. First Year Seminar. (4). (Introductory
Composition). Laboratory fee ($35) required.
Section 001 - Russian Film, Russian Life. In this seminar we will explore
the competition between differing social and cultural values in 20th century
Russian life by examining how these values have been represented in Russian
film. All of the films to be seen and discussed in the seminar involved
events in Russian history (from life in the medieval period to the collapse
of the USSR) and in contemporary Russian society. Even what the "historical"
films have to say about art, politics, religion, gender, ethnicity, and
social issues is always targeted toward the debates of the periods in which
the films were made. Thus, two time periods are always relevant: the era
the film depicts and the era in which it was produced. Film in Russia was
subject to varying degrees of ideological control. But visual film language
proved in many ways difficult to censor completely, so that in many periods
ingenious film directors were able to work within the system, balancing
the Communist Party's preferred views on issues with their own, more or
less dissident, views. The end of censorship in the mid-1980s brought a
new, more frank, treatment of many themes: nationalism, religion, youth
culture (rock and roll, punk), women's issues, the role of the artist in
society. In all cases, we will have an eye not only on issues as they were
relevant in the past, but also on their effects on perceptions and debates
within Russia today. (Eagle)
225/UC 173. Arts and Cultures of Central Europe.
(3). (HU).
The course is an introduction to the rich cultures of the peoples of
Central Europe (Croats, Czech, Hungarians, Jews, Poles, Serbs, and Slovaks)
seen against the background of two world wars, communism, and its recent
disintegration. Culturally vibrant, Central Europe reveals the tragic destiny
of twentieth-century civilization which gave rise to two totalitarian systems:
fascism and communism. The course will outline the ethnic complexities of
the region, with special attention to Jewish culture and its tragic destruction
during the Holocaust. The trauma of the war on the civilian population will
be documented by contemporary films. The course will examine the fate of
culture under totalitarianism, and study subterfuges used by novelists,
dramatists, and artists to circumvent political control and censorship.
Students will read works by Kafka, Milosz, Kundera and Havel, see movies
by Wajda and others, become acquainted with Czech and Polish avant-garde
art and music, and the unique cultural atmosphere of Central European cities:
Vienna, Prague, Budapest, and Warsaw. (Carpenter, Toman, Eagle)