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BCS 0100-680 |
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian I |
Neda Scepanovic-Uliano |
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MW 7:00 PM-8:29 PM |
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This course is the first in the series of first-year courses, intended for students with no previous background in Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian languages. The course develops competence in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding contemporary BCS. At the end of the course students will be comfortable using both Latin and Cyrillic versions of the alphabet and will be able to read simple texts, including signs, menus, short news articles, and short stories. Class work emphasizes development of communicative and cultural competence in real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, pair and group work and is conducted almost entirely in BCS. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in simple conversations in BSC on topics concerning your daily life. You will also be able to write short personalized messages in BCS. |
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HUNG 0100-680 |
Hungarian I |
Adrienn V. Mizsei |
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MW 7:00 PM-8:59 PM |
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This course is the first in a series of first-year courses, intended for students with no previous background in Hungarian. The course develops competence in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding contemporary Hungarian. It will also introduce you to Hungarian culture through exciting authentic materials, including songs, videos, and short stories. Class work emphasizes development of communicative competence in real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, pair and group work and is conducted almost entirely in Hungarian. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in simple conversations in Hungarian on topics concerning your daily life, likes and dislikes, school, work and family, Hungarian holidays and holiday traditions. You will also be able to write short personalized messages in Hungarian. |
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HUNG 0300-680 |
Hungarian III |
Adrienn V. Mizsei |
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TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM |
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This course is the first in a series of second-year courses, continuation of Hungarian II. The course will strengthen students' competence in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding contemporary Hungarian and will expand students' active and passive vocabulary on a variety of topics. We will continue the exploration of Hungarian culture through exciting authentic materials, including songs, videos, and short stories. Class work emphasizes development of communicative competence in real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, pair and group work and is conducted almost entirely in Hungarian. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in increasingly complex conversations in Hungarian on many topics in informal and formal contexts concerning your daily life, your interests and life on campus, travel and cultural experiences, Hungarian seasonal traditions and cultural events. You will also be able to write longer messages in a variety of informal and formal contexts. |
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HUNG 0300-681 |
Hungarian III |
Adrienn V. Mizsei |
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TR 7:15 PM-8:45 PM |
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This course is the first in a series of second-year courses, continuation of Hungarian II. The course will strengthen students' competence in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding contemporary Hungarian and will expand students' active and passive vocabulary on a variety of topics. We will continue the exploration of Hungarian culture through exciting authentic materials, including songs, videos, and short stories. Class work emphasizes development of communicative competence in real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, pair and group work and is conducted almost entirely in Hungarian. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in increasingly complex conversations in Hungarian on many topics in informal and formal contexts concerning your daily life, your interests and life on campus, travel and cultural experiences, Hungarian seasonal traditions and cultural events. You will also be able to write longer messages in a variety of informal and formal contexts. |
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PLSH 0100-680 |
Polish I |
Agnieszka Dziedzic |
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MW 5:15 PM-6:44 PM |
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This course is the first in a series of first-year courses, intended for students with no previous background in Polish. The course develops competence in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding contemporary Polish. It will also introduce you to Polish culture through exciting authentic materials, Polish films, history and contemporary affairs. Class work emphasizes development of communicative competence in real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, pair and group work and is conducted almost entirely in Polish. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in simple conversations in Polish on topics concerning your daily life. You will also be able to write short personalized messages in Polish. |
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PLSH 0201-680 |
Polish for Heritage Speakers I |
Agnieszka Dziedzic |
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MW 7:00 PM-8:29 PM |
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This is the first in the series of literacy courses for students who have spoken Polish at home and seek to improve literacy skills and language competence. The course aims to enhance linguistic accuracy in spelling, grammar, word choice and pronunciation, as well as fluency and narrative structure in both speaking and writing. We will also focus on developing effective reading and listening strategies and expanding students’ active and passive vocabulary through interpretation and analysis of various literary genres and a broad variety of cultural themes. |
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REES 0020-001 |
Russia and Eurasia: Histories, Cultures, Societies |
Olga Nechaeva |
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MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM |
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This course is designed as a broad introduction to the study of Russia and Eurasia that will offer students a multi-disciplinary overview of the cultures, histories and societies of this large and diverse region of the world. It is organized in units that illustrate the approaches of various disciplines to the study of the region, including history, literary studies, cinema studies, art history, and social scientific inquiry. At the conclusion of the course, students will be acquainted with these various disciplinary frameworks and the differences between them, with the modes of analysis and writing that pertain to them, and with fundamental knowledge of the region. |
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REES 0130-401 |
Portraits of Soviet Society: Literature, Film, Drama |
Siarhei Biareishyk |
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TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM |
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How can art and literature open a window on Russian lives lived over the course of the tumultuous twentieth century? This course adopts a unique approach to questions of cultural and social history. Each week-long unit is organized around a medium-length film, text or set of texts by some of the most important cultural figures of the era (novella, play, memoir, film, short stories) which opens up a single scene of social history: work, village, avant-garde, war, Gulag, and so on. Each cultural work is accompanied by a set of supplementary materials: historical readings, paintings, cultural-analytical readings, excerpts from other literary works, etc. We will read social history through culture and culture through history. |
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HIST0825401 |
Hum & Soc Sci Sector (new curriculum only) |
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REES 0131-001 |
Putin's Russia: Culture, Society and History |
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Winston Churchill famously said that Russia "is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma." Strikingly, today many informed Russians would agree: no one can provide definitive answers concerning what has driven Russian public life and politics over the past decade, as it ricochetted from the mass protests of 2011 and 2012, into the Pussy Riot scandal, then the intense patriotism that drove the Russian annexation of Crimea and intervention in Ukraine. In this course we will examine how Russians themselves communicate about and represent Russia and what this reveals about this complex society and its development. We will consider print journalism, novels, films, televised media, and the internet, paying close attention both to particular representations and to social institutions for their production, dissemination and consumption. Topics of special concern will include: conspiracy theories, representations of Russian history, collective identity and patriotism, intellectuals and elites, gender and sexuality, consumption and wealth. Putin's Russia is an introductory level course for which no prior knowledge of Russian history, culture or society is required. All readings and screenings will be in English. |
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REES 0410-001 |
Masterpieces of 19th-Century Russian Literature |
Olga Nechaeva |
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MW 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
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A bronze monument to an all-powerful emperor comes to life and pursues a poor everyman through the streets, driving him to his death. A studious young man kills an old woman as a philosophical experiment. A young woman at the height of aristocratic society abandons her husband and young son to devote herself to her lover. These and other tales from the classics of nineteenth-century Russian literature will touch and delight you, get under your skin, and even attempt to show you how to live. We will read these tales in order to understand how books can become events in their own right, how Russian literature gained such power and prestige, and what it can still teach us today. Authors include Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Pavlova, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and others. |
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REES 0478-401 |
Banned Books |
Aleksey Berg |
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MW 1:45 PM-3:14 PM |
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This course offers a broad survey of banned, censored, suppressed, and silenced literature in Eastern Europe and the USSR during the 20th century. While the totalitarian political regimes of the 20th century sought to control the public sphere and regulate artistic production, their efforts were never entirely successful. Inevitably, works appeared that either sought to directly challenge and confront ideology, “slipped through the cracks” and were banned or censored retroactively, or seemed palatable enough to censors but proved provocative to perceptive readers skilled in reading “between the lines.”
We will read and discuss banned, problematic, and controversial works written during the 20th century in contexts of political unfreedom, as we seek answers to a number of questions about the interconnection between the political and the aesthetic, such as: Do works banned for political reasons also pose aesthetic challenges to tyranny? Does suspect politics entail suspect aesthetics, or vice versa? Can radical aesthetics arise from ostensibly conformist politics? How does Sir Isaiah Berlin’s distinction between positive and negative liberty help us navigate the murky waters of art under despotism? Readings will include works by Hrabal, Kiš, Kross, Kundera, Shalamov, Voznesenskaia, Yohansen, and others. |
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REES 0481-401 |
Tolstoy |
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Leo Tolstoy is a figure who arguably needs little introduction, if only as an effigy for the kind of author who writes books like "War and Peace" — prime examples of what Henry James called the “large, loose, baggy monsters” of nineteenth-century Russian literature, the sprawling novels with several parallel plot lines and hundreds of characters who inhabit page numbers in the quadruple digits. In this seminar, we will grapple together with the intricacies of "War and Peace," learn about the social, cultural, and historical contexts not only of its depiction and genesis, but also of its wide-ranging reception, and consider the big questions that preoccupied Tolstoy throughout his lifetime. Working with a range of his texts including a wide spread of his shorter fiction and also a number of Tolstoy’s non-literary writings on topics such as aesthetics, religion, education, and social and political problems, we will work toward understanding Tolstoy’s work, how he became who he was, and the reverberations of his thought throughout the rest of the world. |
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COML2004401 |
Arts & Letters Sector (all classes) |
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REES 0482-401 |
Nabokov |
Molly Peeney |
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This course bridges the gap between the “Russian Nabokov” and the “American Nabokov.” All of the readings in this course are in English and no knowledge of Russian is required, but the majority of the readings are translations of Nabokov’s Russian-language works. Your study of Nabokov as a celebrated émigré novelist writing in Russian in the 1920s and 30s will contextualize his second career as an American author and enrich your further study of his English-language novels. Starting with the small yet significant task of learning to pronounce his name correctly (alas, The Police got it wrong in their 1980 hit “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”), your knowledge and reading of Nabokov will grow in increasing depth and complexity over the course of the semester. The climactic novel of the semester is Nabokov’s final Russian novel, The Gift, which is arguably his greatest novel ever (yes, even better than Lolita or Pale Fire). The final text for study, his American Pnin, written in tandem with Lolita, serves as our example of Nabokov’s prose after his transition to English. The central themes for this course are derived from the arc of inquiry in Nabokov scholarship, concerning Art (and artifice), Otherworldliness (termed, in Russian, “potustoronnost”), and Morality (an area of interest after years of claims that Nabokov’s works are amoral and/or immoral). These trends in scholarship occurred, more or less, successively, but we will consider all the themes simultaneously in each text. In addition to becoming a proficient reader of Nabokov’s challenging and fascinating fiction, you will develop and hone your critical reading skills, as well as gain competency in major areas of inquiry in literary studies, especially narrative strategies, inter-textuality, and metafiction. |
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REES 1172-401 |
Marx |
Siarhei Biareishyk |
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TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM |
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Capitalist society is the object of Karl Marx's analysis and critique—a society that is the product of history and may one day vanish. This course will trace Marx's critique by moving between the fields of philosophy, economics, and politics. We will locate key interventions of Marx's thought that transform modern conceptions of history, the relation between economics and politics, and the limits of struggle and emancipation in capitalist society. We will consider the historical conditions of Marx's writing and the development of his thought to discover many sides of Marx and many divergent Marxisms (humanist, post-structuralist, feminist, and others) that follow, often at odds with each other. Further, we will ask about what kind of horizons Marx's and Marxist interventions open up for critique and analysis of capitalist society with respect to gender, race, class, and nation. "Theory becomes a material force when it has seized the masses," argues the young Marx; indeed, his theories have fueled emancipatory movements and propped up tyrannical regimes, substantiated scientific theories and transformed philosophical debates. In examining Marx's legacy, we will focus on the elaborations and historical limitations of his ideas by examining the challenges of fascism, the communist experiment in the Soviet Union and its collapse, as well as the climate and other crises currently taking place. In conclusion, we will turn to the question of whether and to what extent Marx's ideas remain relevant today, and whether it is possible to be a Marxist in the contemporary world dominated by global capital. |
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COML1020401, GRMN1020401, PHIL1439401 |
Hum & Soc Sci Sector (new curriculum only) |
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REES 1173-401 |
Russian Modernism |
Djamilia Nazyrova |
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TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM |
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This course examines the history and core ideas behind major Russian modernist movements—including Symbolism, Futurism, Cubism, Cosmism, and abstract/non-figurative art—and explores how these movements differed from similar art styles and trends in other parts of the world. We will focus on understanding the Russian modernists’ relentless emphasis on the inner world, defiance of social and moral conventions, and drive to experiment in art and life.
In Russian modernism, art held spiritual power more profoundly than in comparable Western movements and was tasked with engineering social change. Russian Symbolists and avant-gardists engaged with abstract themes—such as eternal beauty and immortality—as well as urgent societal issues tied to modernization, including gender, sexuality, family structure, feminism, and socialist communities. While the ideas developed by modernist movements often prioritized intellectual ideals over practical solutions, they remain essential for interpreting modernist art and connecting with its enduring emotional resonance.
The readings include short literary works, philosophical fragments, and artistic manifestos. All materials and discussions are in English. |
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REES 1174-401 |
National Antiquities: Genealogies, Hagiographies, Holy Objects |
Julia Verkholantsev |
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TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM |
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Human societies have always wanted to know about their origins, the reasons for their customs, the foundations of their social institutions and religious beliefs, and the justification of their power structures. They have conceived of creation myths and of origins stories for their communities in order to position themselves within the past and present of the natural and human worlds. The newly Christianized kingdoms of Medieval Europe faced the challenge of securing a place in the new vision of universal Providential history, and they inscribed their own histories into the narratives they knew from the authoritative sources of the time - biblical genealogies and heroic stories inherited from the poets of classical antiquity. The deeds and virtues of saintly kings and church hierarchs provided a continuity of historical narrative on the sacred map of time and space. In the 19th century, while interest in medieval antiquity as a source of inspiration for political and cultural renewal brought about a critical study of evidence, it also effected reinterpretation and repurposing of this evidence vis-a-vis a new political concept - that of a nation. This seminar will focus on central, eastern and southeast European nations and explore three categories of "national antiquities" that have been prominent in the workings of their modern nationalisms: (1) stories of ethnogenesis (so-called, origo gentis) that narrate and explain the beginnings and genealogy of peoples and states, as they are recorded in medieval and early modern chronicles, (2) narratives about holy people, who are seen as national patron-saints, and (3) material objects of sacred significance (manuscripts, religious ceremony objects, crowns, icons) that act as symbols of political, cultural and national identities. Our approach will be two-fold: On the one hand, we will read medieval sources and ask the question of what they tell us about the mindset of the authors and societies that created them. We will think about how the knowledge of the past helped medieval societies legitimize the present and provide a model for the future. On the other hand, we will observe how medieval narratives and artifacts have been interpreted in modern times and how they became repurposed - first, during the "Romantic" stage of national awakening, then in the post-imperial era of independent nation-states, and, finally, in the post-Soviet context of reimagined Europe. We will observe how the study of nationalistic mentality enhances our understanding of how the past is represented and repurposed in scholarship and politics. |
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REES 1380-401 |
Tolstoy’s War and Peace and the Age of Napoleon |
Peter I. Holquist |
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TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM |
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In this course we will read what many consider to be the greatest book in world literature. This work, Tolstoy's War and Peace, is devoted to one of the most momentous periods in world history, the Napoleonic Era (1789-1815). We will study both the book and the era of the Napoleonic Wars: the military campaigns of Napoleon and his opponents, the grand strategies of the age, political intrigues and diplomatic betrayals, the ideologies and human dramas, the relationship between art and history. How does literature help us to understand this era? How does history help us to understand this great book? Because we will read War and Peace over the course of the entire semester, readings will be manageable and very enjoyable. |
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REES 1570-401 |
Russia & E Euro Int'l Affairs |
Mitchell Orenstein |
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MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM |
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Russia and the European Union (EU) are engaged in a battle for influence in Eastern Europe. EU foreign policy towards its Eastern neighbors is based on economic integration and the carrot of membership. With the application of this powerful incentive, Central and Southeastern European countries such as Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Croatia have progressed rapidly towards integration with the EU (and NATO). Yet, given Russia's opposition to the further enlargement, membership is off the table for the large semi-Western powers such as Russia itself and Turkey and the smaller countries inhabiting an emerging buffer zone between Russia and the EU, such as Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova, and Belarus. These in-between countries find themselves subject to intense competition for influence between Eastern and Western powers. In this context, EU countries must balance their energy dependence on Russia and need for new markets and geopolitical stability with concern for human rights, democratic governance, and self-determination. What are the trade-offs implicit in the foreign policies of Russia, EU member states, and Eastern Europe? What are the best policy approaches? What are the main opportunities and obstacles? |
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Society sector (all classes) |
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REES 1631-401 |
Anarchism: Theories and Ethnographies |
Kristen R Ghodsee |
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MW 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
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"That we are Utopians is well known. So Utopian are we that we go the length of believing that the Revolution can and ought to assure shelter, food, and clothes to all..." -Pyotr Kropotkin, The Conquest of Bread. Although born in the West through the works of William Godwin and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, anarchism as a political theory was subsequently developed by a variety of Russian and Ukrainian theorists and activists, including Mikhail Bakunin, Lev Tolstoy, Pyotr Kropotkin, Nestor Makhno, and Emma Goldman (in exile in the United States). Anarchism fundamentally questions the need for political power and authority, particularly as embodied in a state. As a political theory, anarchism makes moral claims about the importance of individual liberty and presents a positive theory of human flourishing that is based on ideals of non-coercive consensus building. This course investigates the 19th century theoretical foundations of Russian and Ukrainian anarchist theory through a close examination of key texts from the 19th and early 20th centuries and includes ethnographic explorations of anarchist practices in eastern Europe in the 21st century. All readings will be in English. |
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REES 2172-401 |
Global Landscapes: Russia in XXI Century |
Aleksey Berg |
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TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
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The goal of this course is to improve students' ability to engage in informed and articulate debate on a number of issues facing Russia and the world at large today, such as: political freedom, and the future of political protest, environmental problems and catastrophes and their aftermath (Chernobyl nuclear disaster), problems of social inequality and redistribution of wealth, national security, the economy, health care, international politics. This will be accomplished through intensive work on expanding lexical knowledge, increasing grammatical accuracy, and developing rhetorical skills. By the end of the course, students will be able to comprehend increasingly complex written and spoken texts on a range of topics and defend their own viewpoint in oral debate and persuasive essay formats. |
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REES 2183-401 |
Russian for Professions |
Maria Bourlatskaya |
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TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
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This advanced Russian-language course is designed for students interested in science, technology, and related fields who wish to strengthen their language skills in a professional context. The course is organized around three thematic modules: Pathways and Challenges in Professional Education, Biotechnologies and Society, and Cybersecurity and AI. Through readings, videos, discussions, and hands-on tasks, we explore a range of STEM topics that connect scientific and technological developments to real-world issues. The course integrates cross-cultural and historical perspectives on contemporary and past innovations, helping students examine their broader social, ethical, and global implications. Students also have the opportunity to design an independent course of study by selecting topics that align with their academic and professional interests for class presentations and major projects. They develop individualized research plans that lead to a midterm project focused on their career path and a final project culminating in a presentation and research paper. This structure allows each student to pursue questions that matter to them and to deepen their expertise in areas most relevant to their goals.
By the end of the course, students will expand their academic and professional vocabulary, strengthen their communication skills, and gain confidence using Russian in diverse professional contexts, including their own chosen fields.
The course is designed for students from varied language backgrounds who have achieved at least an Advanced Low level of proficiency, as determined by the Russian language program’s placement test. |
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REES 5172-401 |
Global Landscapes: Russia in XXI century |
Aleksey Berg |
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TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
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The goal of this course is to improve students' ability to engage in informed and articulate debate on a number of issues facing Russia and the world at large today, such as: political freedom, and the future of political protest, environmental problems and catastrophes and their aftermath (Chernobyl nuclear disaster), problems of social inequality and redistribution of wealth, national security, the economy, health care, international politics. This will be accomplished through intensive work on expanding lexical knowledge, increasing grammatical accuracy, and developing rhetorical skills. By the end of the course, students will be able to comprehend increasingly complex written and spoken texts on a range of topics and defend their own viewpoint in oral debate and persuasive essay formats. |
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REES 5183-401 |
Russian for Professions |
Maria Bourlatskaya |
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TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
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This course is for graduate students. This advanced Russian-language course is designed for students interested in science, technology, and related fields who wish to strengthen their language skills in a professional context. The course is organized around three thematic modules: Pathways and Challenges in Professional Education, Biotechnologies and Society, and Cybersecurity and AI. Through readings, videos, discussions, and hands-on tasks, we explore a range of STEM topics that connect scientific and technological developments to real-world issues. The course integrates cross-cultural and historical perspectives on contemporary and past innovations, helping students examine their broader social, ethical, and global implications. Students also have the opportunity to design an independent course of study by selecting topics that align with their academic and professional interests for class presentations and major projects. They develop individualized research plans that lead to a midterm project focused on their career path and a final project culminating in a presentation and research paper. This structure allows each student to pursue questions that matter to them and to deepen their expertise in areas most relevant to their goals.
By the end of the course, students will expand their academic and professional vocabulary, strengthen their communication skills, and gain confidence using Russian in diverse professional contexts, including their own chosen fields.
The course is designed for students from varied language backgrounds who have achieved at least an Advanced Low level of proficiency, as determined by the Russian language program’s placement test. |
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REES 6150-401 |
Russian and Soviet Cultural Institutions |
Kevin M.F. Platt |
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In this seminar, we will study Russian and Soviet culture through the history of its institutions, in the broader social-institutional context of land-based European empire and state socialism. The course will include material from the eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries, but attention will be focused disproportionately on the twentieth century. Each unit will focus on a specific social institution of culture, yet will also require the reading/viewing of canonical texts and films. Topics will include: reading publics and education; authorship and professionalization; cultural management of social, ethnic, gender and national diversity (including via institutions of translation); journals and publishing houses; genres; the Union of Soviet Writers; censorship and unofficial dissemination; the film industry; cultural history and memory (jubilee celebrations); the culture industry. |
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RUSS 0100-401 |
Elementary Russian I |
Maria Alley |
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MTWR 12:00 PM-12:59 PM |
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This course is the first in a series of first-year courses in Russian intended for students with no previous background in the language. The course develops foundational competence in listening, reading, speaking, and writing in Russian. It will also introduce you to Russian culture and Russian-speaking communities around the world through exciting authentic materials, including internet sites and cultural artifacts, songs, videos, short stories, as well as conversations with speakers of Russian. Class work emphasizes real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, and collaborative pair and group work. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in simple conversations and write short messages on several topics concerning your daily life. You will know greetings and everyday expressions, be able to talk about people and objects in your life, your hobbies, likes and dislikes, past activities, and place of residence. |
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RUSS 0100-402 |
Elementary Russian I |
Aleksey Berg |
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MW 3:30 PM-5:29 PM |
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This course is the first in a series of first-year courses in Russian intended for students with no previous background in the language. The course develops foundational competence in listening, reading, speaking, and writing in Russian. It will also introduce you to Russian culture and Russian-speaking communities around the world through exciting authentic materials, including internet sites and cultural artifacts, songs, videos, short stories, as well as conversations with speakers of Russian. Class work emphasizes real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, and collaborative pair and group work. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in simple conversations and write short messages on several topics concerning your daily life. You will know greetings and everyday expressions, be able to talk about people and objects in your life, your hobbies, likes and dislikes, past activities, and place of residence. |
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RUSS 0100-680 |
Elementary Russian I |
Lada Vassilieva |
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TR 5:15 PM-7:14 PM |
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This course is the first in a series of first-year courses in Russian intended for students with no previous background in the language. The course develops foundational competence in listening, reading, speaking, and writing in Russian. It will also introduce you to Russian culture and Russian-speaking communities around the world through exciting authentic materials, including internet sites and cultural artifacts, songs, videos, short stories, as well as conversations with speakers of Russian. Class work emphasizes real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, and collaborative pair and group work. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in simple conversations and write short messages on several topics concerning your daily life. You will know greetings and everyday expressions, be able to talk about people and objects in your life, your hobbies, likes and dislikes, past activities, and place of residence. |
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RUSS 0201-401 |
Russian for Heritage Spkrs I |
Djamilia Nazyrova |
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MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM |
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This course is the first in a series of literacy courses for heritage speakers, i.e., students who have spoken Russian at home. Students will learn cursive writing and reading in Cyrillic. Additionally, the course aims to enhance linguistic accuracy in spelling, grammar, and pronunciation, as well as fluency in speaking and reading. Through readings of classical and contemporary Russian literature and mass media articles, students will discuss daily life, customs and traditions, and the cultural history of Russian-speaking communities around the world. |
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RUSS 0300-401 |
Intermediate Russian I |
Maria Alley |
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MTWR 10:15 AM-11:14 AM |
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This course is the first in a series of second-year Russian courses, continuation of Elementary Russian II (RUSS 0200 or RUSS 0150). The course is designed to strengthen your competence in listening, reading, speaking, and writing in Russian and will expand your active and passive vocabulary on a variety of topics. We will continue the exploration of Russian culture and Russian-speaking communities around the world through exciting authentic materials, including internet sites and cultural artifacts, songs, videos, short stories, as well as conversations with speakers of Russian. Class work emphasizes real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, and collaborative pair and group work. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in increasingly complex conversations and write longer messages on many topics concerning your daily life, significant personal and cultural events and situations, and important cultural figures. |
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RUSS 0300-402 |
Intermediate Russian I |
Djamilia Nazyrova |
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MTWR 12:00 PM-12:59 PM |
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This course is the first in a series of second-year Russian courses, continuation of Elementary Russian II (RUSS 0200 or RUSS 0150). The course is designed to strengthen your competence in listening, reading, speaking, and writing in Russian and will expand your active and passive vocabulary on a variety of topics. We will continue the exploration of Russian culture and Russian-speaking communities around the world through exciting authentic materials, including internet sites and cultural artifacts, songs, videos, short stories, as well as conversations with speakers of Russian. Class work emphasizes real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, and collaborative pair and group work. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in increasingly complex conversations and write longer messages on many topics concerning your daily life, significant personal and cultural events and situations, and important cultural figures. |
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RUSS5300402 |
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RUSS 1100-401 |
High Intermediate Russian I |
Molly Peeney |
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TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM |
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This course is the first in a series of third-year Russian courses, continuation of Intermediate Russian II (RUSS 0400). Students will explore aspects of contemporary Russian society and everyday life, including education and employment, leisure practices, and contemporary family structures. The course reviews basic structures of Russian learned in previous courses and focuses on mastering more advanced grammatical concepts, including verbal aspect and complex syntax, and expanding formal and abstract vocabulary. Class work emphasizes discussion and collaborative group activities and is conducted almost entirely in Russian. By the end of the course, students will be able to engage in increasingly complex conversations in Russian in both informal and formal contexts. |
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RUSS5500401 |
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RUSS 5100-401 |
Elementary Russian I |
Maria Alley |
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MTWR 12:00 PM-12:59 PM |
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This course for graduate students is the first in a series of first-year courses in Russian intended for students with no previous background in the language. The course develops foundational competence in listening, reading, speaking, and writing in Russian. It will also introduce you to Russian culture and Russian-speaking communities around the world through exciting authentic materials, including internet sites and cultural artifacts, songs, videos, short stories, as well as conversations with speakers of Russian. Class work emphasizes real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, and collaborative pair and group work. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in simple conversations and write short messages on several topics concerning your daily life. You will know greetings and everyday expressions, be able to talk about people and objects in your life, your hobbies, likes and dislikes, past activities, and place of residence. |
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RUSS 5100-402 |
Elementary Russian I |
Aleksey Berg |
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MW 3:30 PM-5:29 PM |
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This course for graduate students is the first in a series of first-year courses in Russian intended for students with no previous background in the language. The course develops foundational competence in listening, reading, speaking, and writing in Russian. It will also introduce you to Russian culture and Russian-speaking communities around the world through exciting authentic materials, including internet sites and cultural artifacts, songs, videos, short stories, as well as conversations with speakers of Russian. Class work emphasizes real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, and collaborative pair and group work. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in simple conversations and write short messages on several topics concerning your daily life. You will know greetings and everyday expressions, be able to talk about people and objects in your life, your hobbies, likes and dislikes, past activities, and place of residence. |
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RUSS0100402 |
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RUSS 5100-680 |
Elementary Russian I |
Lada Vassilieva |
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TR 5:15 PM-7:14 PM |
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This course for graduate students is the first in a series of first-year courses in Russian intended for students with no previous background in the language. The course develops foundational competence in listening, reading, speaking, and writing in Russian. It will also introduce you to Russian culture and Russian-speaking communities around the world through exciting authentic materials, including internet sites and cultural artifacts, songs, videos, short stories, as well as conversations with speakers of Russian. Class work emphasizes real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, and collaborative pair and group work. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in simple conversations and write short messages on several topics concerning your daily life. You will know greetings and everyday expressions, be able to talk about people and objects in your life, your hobbies, likes and dislikes, past activities, and place of residence. |
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RUSS0100680 |
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RUSS 5201-401 |
Russian for Heritage Spkrs I |
Djamilia Nazyrova |
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MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM |
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This course for graduate students is the first in a series of literacy courses for heritage speakers, i.e., students who have spoken Russian at home. Students will learn cursive writing and reading in Cyrillic. Additionally, the course aims to enhance linguistic accuracy in spelling, grammar, and pronunciation, as well as fluency in speaking and reading. Through readings of classical and contemporary Russian literature and mass media articles, students will discuss daily life, customs and traditions, and the cultural history of Russian-speaking communities around the world. |
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RUSS0201401 |
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RUSS 5300-401 |
Intermediate Russian I |
Maria Alley |
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MTWR 10:15 AM-11:14 AM |
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This course for graduate students is the first in a series of second-year Russian courses, continuation of Elementary Russian II (RUSS 5200 or RUSS 5150). The course is designed to strengthen your competence in listening, reading, speaking, and writing in Russian and will expand your active and passive vocabulary on a variety of topics. We will continue the exploration of Russian culture and Russian-speaking communities around the world through exciting authentic materials, including internet sites and cultural artifacts, songs, videos, short stories, as well as conversations with speakers of Russian. Class work emphasizes real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, and collaborative pair and group work. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in increasingly complex conversations and write longer messages on many topics concerning your daily life, significant personal and cultural events and situations, and important cultural figures. |
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RUSS0300401 |
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RUSS 5300-402 |
Intermediate Russian I |
Djamilia Nazyrova |
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MTWR 12:00 PM-12:59 PM |
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This course for graduate students is the first in a series of second-year Russian courses, continuation of Elementary Russian II (RUSS 5200 or RUSS 5150). The course is designed to strengthen your competence in listening, reading, speaking, and writing in Russian and will expand your active and passive vocabulary on a variety of topics. We will continue the exploration of Russian culture and Russian-speaking communities around the world through exciting authentic materials, including internet sites and cultural artifacts, songs, videos, short stories, as well as conversations with speakers of Russian. Class work emphasizes real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, and collaborative pair and group work. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in increasingly complex conversations and write longer messages on many topics concerning your daily life, significant personal and cultural events and situations, and important cultural figures. |
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RUSS0300402 |
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RUSS 5500-401 |
High Intermediate Russian I |
Molly Peeney |
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TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM |
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This course for graduate students is the first in a series of third-year Russian courses, continuation of Intermediate Russian II (RUSS 5400). Students will explore aspects of contemporary Russian society and everyday life, including education and employment, leisure practices, and contemporary family structures. The course reviews basic structures of Russian learned in previous courses and focuses on mastering more advanced grammatical concepts, including verbal aspect and complex syntax, and expanding formal and abstract vocabulary. Class work emphasizes discussion and collaborative group activities and is conducted almost entirely in Russian. By the end of the course, students will be able to engage in increasingly complex conversations in Russian in both informal and formal contexts. |
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RUSS1100401 |
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UKRN 0100-680 |
Ukrainian I |
Kseniia Power |
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MW 5:15 PM-6:44 PM |
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This course is the first in a series of first-year courses, intended for students with no previous background in Ukrainian. The course develops competence in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding contemporary Ukrainian. It will also introduce you to Ukrainian culture through exciting authentic materials, including songs, videos, and short stories. Class work emphasizes development of communicative competence in real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, pair and group work and is conducted almost entirely in Ukrainian. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in simple conversations in Ukrainian on topics concerning your daily life. You will also be able to write short personalized messages in Ukrainian. |
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UKRN 0300-680 |
Ukrainian III |
Kseniia Power |
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MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM |
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This course is the first in a series of second-year courses, continuation of Ukrainian II. The course will strengthen students' competence in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding contemporary Ukrainian and will expand students' active and passive vocabulary on a variety of topics. We will continue the exploration of Ukrainian culture through exciting authentic materials, including Ukrainian newspaper articles on current events in business, education, politics, science, sports, and other topics. Class work emphasizes development of communicative competence in real-life situations, spontaneous interactions, pair and group work and is conducted almost entirely in Ukrainian. By the end of the course, you will be able to engage in increasingly complex conversations in Ukrainian on many topics in informal and formal contexts concerning your daily life, significant personal and cultural events and situations, important cultural figures. You will be able to write longer messages in a variety of informal and formal contexts. |
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Russian and East European Studies