Topic 1: Gypsy Language and Culture. Linguistic introduction to Romani; relationship to languages of India; history from 280 BC; modern dialects and international standard language; history and culture as reflected in the language. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 372 (Topic 13: Gypsy Language and Culture); Linguistics 322; Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 1).

Topic 2: Living a Catastrophe: Chernobyl. Examine different ways of narrating the Chernobyl disaster and general disasters through history, environmental history, sociology, art, film, fiction, and science. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 347 (Topic 57), History 362I, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Living a Catastro/Chernobyl), 325 (Topic 2). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 347.57, HIS 362I Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 3: Readings in Russian Literature I. Prose and poetry of the first half of the nineteenth century. Additional prerequisite: Russian 612, 312L, or the equivalent.

Topic 4: Readings in Russian Literature II. Prose and poetry of the second half of the nineteenth century. Additional prerequisite: Russian 612, 312L, or the equivalent.

Topic 5: The Polish Experience. A historical, sociopolitical picture of Poland's complex cultural history. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 6: Survey of Twentieth-Century Russian Literature I. Short prose, poetry, and drama, 1890 to 1930. Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division coursework in Russian or consent of instructor.

Topic 7: Survey of Twentieth-Century Russian Literature II. Short prose, poetry, and drama, 1930 to the present. Additional prerequisite: Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 6).

Topic 8: Yiddish Drama and Film in Translation. Jewish life in Poland and Russia before the Holocaust, and the transition to American Jewish life, as revealed in plays and films produced in Eastern Europe and in the United States. No knowledge of Yiddish is required. English 322 (Topic 34: Yiddish Drama and Film in Translation) and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 8) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 9: The Russian Novel. A survey of classic Russian authors as well as experimental works from the nineteenth through the twenty-first century. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 29), Core Texts and Ideas 345 (Topic 6), 347, English 322 (Topic 37), European Studies 347 (Topic 22), Russian 356 (Topic 1), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 9). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.29, CTI 347 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 10: The Major Works of Dostoevsky. Explores the dilemmas of homicide, suicide, patricide, and redemption in the novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 30), Core Texts and Ideas 345 (Topic 5), 346, European Studies 347 (Topic 10), Russian 360 (Topic 1), Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 10). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.30, CTI 346 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 11: Contemporary Russian Cinema. Uses contemporary Russian film both as a means of exploring the confusion that resulted from the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the search for a new sense of identity in Russia throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. Only one of the following may be counted: Russian 326 (Topic 4), 330 (Topic: Contemporary Russian Cinema), 330 (Topic 4), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 11). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 12: Visions of the Apocalypse in Russian Literature and Culture. Explores and analyzes apocalyptic consciousness in Russian literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the present. Emphasis will be on such themes as the expectation of the end of the world, identification of the Antichrist, messianic prophecy, and visions of an afterlife. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: The Apocalypse in Russian Literature and Culture), 323 (Topic 25), Russian 330 (Topic 5), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: The Apocalypse in Russian Literature and Culture), 325 (Topic 12). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 13: Medieval Russian Literature and Culture. Medieval and early modern Russian literature and culture, including literary texts from Kievan and Muscovite Russia. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: The Icon and the Sword: An Introduction to Old Russian Literature and Culture), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: The Icon and the Sword: An Introduction to Old Russian Literature and Culture), 325 (Topic 13), Russian 330 (Topic: The Icon and the Sword: An Introduction to Old Russian Literature and Culture), 330 (Topic 6). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 14: Twentieth-Century Russian Culture. Survey of the political, social, and cultural history of Russia during the Soviet period, from the revolutionary events of 1917 until the dissolution of the Soviet government and political system in December 1991. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Twentieth-Century Russian Culture), 323 (Topic 22), Humanities 350 (Topic: Twentieth-Century Russian Culture), 350 (Topic 12), Russian 330 (Topic: Twentieth-Century Russian Culture), 330 (Topic 7), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Twentieth-Century Russian Culture), 325 (Topic 14). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 15: Slavs in the Western Imagination. Examines representations of Eastern, Western, and Southern Slavs in Western Europe and North America. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Slavs in the Western Imagination), 323 (Topic 28), European Studies 347 (Topic: Slavs in the Western Imagination), 347 (Topic 11), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Slavs in the Western Imagination), 325 (Topic 15), Slavic 324 (Topic: Slavs in the Western Imagination), 324 (Topic 4). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 16: The Major Works of Tolstoy. Explores Russian writer Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy, particularly his progression from idealizing family life and the Russian state to renouncing sexual love and national allegiances. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: The Major Works of Tolstoy), 323 (Topic 27), Russian 360 (Topic: Majors Works of Tolstoy), 360 (Topic 2), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: The Major Works of Tolstoy), 325 (Topic 16). Same as: C L 323.27 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 17: Political Terror in Russian Literature. Explores works dealing with political terror and oppression by Dostoevsky, Bely, Babel, Akhmatova, and Solzhenitsyn. Only one of the following may be counted: Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Terror in Russia: Method, Madness, Murder), 325 (Topic 17), Russian 356 (Topic: Terror in Russia: Method, Madness, Murder), 356 (Topic 2). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 18: War and Revolution in Russian Literature and Culture. Examines Russian narratives of war and revolution as represented in fiction, cinema, and journalism. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 31), Core Texts and Ideas 345 (Topic 8), 348, Russian 356 (Topic 3), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 18). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.31, CTI 348 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 19: Russian Youth Culture, Late Soviet to Present. Examines the history and cultural products (films, music, writings) of Russia's youth, and their impact on contemporary society and politics. Only one of the following may be counted: Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Russian Youth Culture, Gorbachev to Present), 325 (Topic 19), Russian 330 (Topic: Russian Youth Culture, Gorbachev to Present), 330 (Topic 8). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 20: Historical Survey of Russian Music. Focus on the role of Russian music in its social and historical context. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Historical Survey of Russian Music), 323 (Topic 7), Humanities 350 (Topic: Historical Survey of Russian Music), 350 (Topic 9), Music 376G (Topic: Historical Survey of Russian Music), 376G (Topic 1), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Historical Survey of Russian Music), 325 (Topic 20), Russian 330 (Topic: Historical Survey of Russian Music), 330 (Topic 3). Additional prerequisite: For music majors, upper-division standing and consent of instructor; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 21: Russia and Its World. Survey of the political, cultural, and social history of Russia, from its prehistoric origins to the installation of communist rule in 1917. Emphasis on the arts and on enduring themes of cultural identity, imagination, and conflict with neighboring peoples and within Russia. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Russia and Its World), 323 (Topic 21), Humanities 350 (Topic: Russia and Its World), 350 (Topic 11), Russian 330 (Topic: Russia and Its World), 330 (Topic 11), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Russia and Its World), 325 (Topic 21). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 22: Russian Myths and Folktales. Examination of the Russian folktale, its roots in ancient, pre-Christian Slavic religious tradition, its connections with other forms of folklore such as myth and legend, and its transformation in modern Russian literature. Subjects include the continuing influence of folklore explored through various aspects of Russian culture, including literature, music, ballet, film, and popular culture. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 322T, 325L (Topic 12), Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 34), Russian 330 (Topic 9), Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 22). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 322T, C L 323.34 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 23: Leo Tolstoy's Early Works. A survey of Tolstoy's early works, including his pedagogical essays. Study of his evolution as a writer and the birth and formation of his literary genius. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Leo Tolstoy's Early Works), 323 (Topic 35), Core Texts and Ideas 345 (Topic: Leo Tolstoy's Early Works), 345 (Topic 7), Russian 360 (Topic: Leo Tolstoy's Early Works), 360 (Topic 4), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Leo Tolstoy's Early Works), 325 (Topic 23). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 24: Rebels and Revolutionaries in Russian History and Literature. Study of fictional and real rebels and revolutionaries across almost a century of Russian literature. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 20), History 361E, 362G (Topic 15), Russian 356 (Topic 4), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 24). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.20, HIS 361E Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 25: Literature and Art of Russian Modernism and Avant-Garde. Focusing on literary and artistic expressions of Russian modernist and avant-garde esthetics, this course explores various responses to Russian cultural modernity between 1890s, when Russian Symbolists first published their works, and the Party decree of 1932 that established the Writers' Union and outlawed all other literary organizations. Only one of the following may be counted: Russian 330 (Topic: Literature and Art of Russian Modernism and Avant-Garde), 330 (Topic 10), Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Literature and Art of Russian Modernism and Avant-Garde), 325 (Topic 25). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 26: Paranoid Fictions: Conspiracy in Contemporary American and Russian Examination of the growing body of conspiracist expression, from historical texts such as "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" to the fictional worlds of Phillip K. Dick, Thomas Pynchon, Viktor Pelevin, and others. Only one of the following may be counted: Russian 356 (Topic: Conspiracy in Contemporary American/Russian Culture), 356 (Topic 5), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Conspiracy in Contemporary American/Russian Culture), 325 (Topic 26). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 27: Polish Literature and Culture in Film: Nineteenth Century to Study of the cultural and intellectual history represented in the major works of Polish literature in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: 19th-Century-Contemporary Polish Literature and Culture in Film), 323 (Topic 32), European Studies 347 (Topic: 19th-Century-Contemporary Polish Literature and Culture in Film), 347 (Topic 8), Polish 324 (Topic: 19th-Century-Contemporary Polish Literature and Culture in Film), 324 (Topic 2), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: 19th-Century-Contemporary Polish Literature and Culture in Film), 325 (Topic 27). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 28: Heretics and Freedom Fighters, 1350-1650. Explores the theologies, politics, and personal identities that emerged and passed away in this era. Only one of the following may be counted: Czech 324 (Topic: Heretics and Freedom Fighters, 1350-1650), 324 (Topic 4), European Studies 346 (Topic: Heretics and Freedom Fighters, 1350-1650), 346 (Topic 8), Germanic Civilization 327E (Topic: Heretics and Freedom Fighters, 1350-1650), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic 3), History 362G (Topic: Heretics and Freedom Fighters, 1350-1650), 362G (Topic 12), Religious Studies 357 (Topic: Heretics and Freedom Fighters, 1350-1650), 357 (Topic 12), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Heretics and Freedom Fighters, 1350-1650), 325 (Topic 28).

Topic 29: Bulgakov's Master and Margarita. Explores the novel in the context of other literary works by Bulgakov and its varied sources in world literature, music, and the visual arts. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Bulgakov's Master and Margarita), 323 (Topic 8), Russian 360 (Topic: Bulgakov's Master and Margarita), 360 (Topic 3), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Bulgakov's Master and Margarita), 325 (Topic 29). Same as: C L 323.8 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 30: Modern Czech Literature. A study of Czech literature from the 1860s to the present; course is conducted in English. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Modern Czech Literature), 323 (Topic 9), Czech 330, European Studies 347 (Topic: Modern Czech Literature), 347 (Topic 9), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Modern Czech Literature), 325 (Topic 30). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 31: Chechnya: the Politics, Power, and People. History, culture, religions, and recent upheaval of the region of the northern Caucasus called Chechnya. Only one of the following may be counted: Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 31), 345 (Topic: Chechnya: the Politics, Power, and People), 345 (Topic 5), Slavic 324 (Topic: Chechnya: the Politics, Power, and People), 324 (Topic 3). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 32: Bad Language: Race, Class, and Gender. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic: Bad Language: Race, Class, and Gender), Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Bad Language: Race, Class, and Gender), 323 (Topic 52), Linguistics 350 (Topic: Bad Language: Race, Class, and Gender), Mexican American Studies 363R, 374 (Topic: Bad Language: Race, Class, and Gender), Russian 369 (Topic: Bad Language: Race, Class, and Gender), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Bad Language: Race, Class, and Gender), 325 (Topic 32), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Bad Language: Race, Class, and Gender), 340 (Topic 74). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.52, MAS 363R, WGS 340.74 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 33: Russia's Soul: Spiritual Traditions. Explore complex history of Orthodox Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism in Russia. Examine important worship sites, including monasteries and pilgrimage destinations. Have discussions with Russian scholars of religion and practitioners of different faiths. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 79), History 361O, Religious Studies 325C, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 33). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.79, HIS 361O, R S 325C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 34: Russian Cinema From Potemkin to Putin. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Russian Cinema From Potemkin to Putin), 323 (Topic 54), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Russian Cinema From Potemkin to Putin), 325 (Topic 34). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.54 Additional prerequisite: Upper division standing.

Topic 35: Russian Fairytales. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Russian Fairytales), 323 (Topic 55), Slavic 324 (Topic: Russian Fairytales), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Russian Fairytales), 325 (Topic 35). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.55 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 36: Women and Resistance in Contemporary Eastern Europe. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 347 (Topic: Women and Resistance in Contemporary Eastern Europe), 347 (Topic 44), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Women and Resistance in Contemporary Eastern Europe), 325 (Topic 36), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Women and Resistance in Contemporary Eastern Europe), 340 (Topic 60). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 347.44, WGS 340.60 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 37: Soviet Romance in Film. Examine the construction of the ideology of love, intimate relations, and gender roles, deemed appropriate for a Soviet citizen, as it is demonstrated in a selection of films. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323C, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Soviet Romance in Film), 325 (Topic 37). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 38: Punks and Divas in Southeast Europe. Examine popular music and its role in political struggle and collective identity formation in the Balkans. Analyze music genres in this region in the context of the historical changes it underwent in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including the fall of Communism and -- in the case of former Yugoslavia -- the formation of seven new nation-states through a series of bloody and brutal wars. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 347 (Topic 47), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 38), Women's and Gender Studies 345D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 347.47, WGS 345D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 39: Memory and Place After the Holocaust. Examine the literature of Eastern European Jewish Holocaust survivors and their artistic successors. Engage novels, short stories, memoirs, essays, and even song lyrics with questions of memory and of place. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 362N, German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 362N, Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 35), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 39). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 362N, GSD 362N, J S 363.35 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 40: Russian and Mexican Men in Popular Culture. Study representations of masculinity in products of Mexican and Russian popular culture at the end of the twentieth and the beginning of the twenty-first centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Russian/Mexican Men in Pop Cul), 323 (Topic 58), Mexican American Studies 337D, 374 (Topic: Russian/Mexican Men in Pop Cul), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Russian/Mexican Men in Pop Cul), 325 (Topic 40), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Russian/Mexican Men in Pop Cul). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.58, MAS 337D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 41: Russian Orthodox Religion and Culture. Examine the role and force of the Orthodox Church in Russian history, from the Christianization of the pagan Slavs in the 10th century, through the Russian Revolution into the Soviet era, and up to the present, while considering the prescriptive tenets of the Orthodox faith (religion) alongside descriptive experiences of life within and under Russian Orthodoxy (religiosity). Only one of the following may be counted: History 325Q, 366N (Topic: Rus Orthodox Religion/Cultr), Religious Studies 357 (Topic: Rus Orthodox Religion/Cultr), 357W, Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Rus Orthodox Religion/Cultr), 325 (Topic 41). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 325Q, R S 357W Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 42: Youth and Violence in the Middle East and Eurasia. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Youth/Violence Mid East/Eur), 323 (Topic 65), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Youth/Violence Mid East/Eur), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Youth/Violence Mid East/Eur), 342 (Topic 64), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Youth/Violence Mid East/Eur), 325 (Topic 42). Same as: C L 323.65, MES 342.64 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 43: Traveling Culture. Examine mobility as a point of inquiry into questions of identity, community, belonging, place and landscape, art, representation, cultural difference, experience, and history. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 325L (Topic 14), 326I, Russian, East European, Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 43) Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 326I Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 45: Russia Through American Eyes. Examine a wide array of American attitudes towards Russia and Russians. Using a variety of political, social, and cultural events and encounters, analyze the ways in which nationalism, imperialism, and geopolitics informed American narratives about Russia and Russians, assessments that range from enthusiasm and curiosity to condemnation and outright hostility. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 325M, Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 71), History 326D, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Russia Thru American Eyes), 325 (Topic 45). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 325M, C L 323.71, HIS 326D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 46: Queer Eastern Europe. Explore LGBTQI stories and political struggles in Eastern Europe with a focus on the region's queer culture: literature, cinema, and the arts. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 74), European Studies 347 (Topic 55), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Queer Narr Eastern Europe), 325 (Topic 46), Women's and Gender Studies 335 (Topic 26). Same as: C L 323.74, EUS 347.55, WGS 335.26 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 47: Cultural Translation. Examine theoretical readings and concrete examples of how translation politics, translation-induced reconstruction of literary systems, censorship, manipulation, and market dynamics affect the production, distribution, and reception of translated products in the realm of arts and entertainment, news media and politics, and various academic disciplines in the Middle East, United States, and beyond. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 77), European Studies 347 (Topic 53), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Cultural Translation), 342 (Topic 69), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 47). Same as: C L 323.77, EUS 347.53, MES 342.69 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 48: Identity, Codes, and Culture. Explore how to read identities as patterns in literary texts, linguistic and cultural corpora with digital methods, and come to a deeper understanding of individual texts and textual phenomena. Examine digital research methods, tools, and use cases. Work hands-on with literary and linguistic sources. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 75), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 351D, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 48). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.75, GSD 351D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.