REE X85 REE 385 Topics in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
Topic 1: Chechnya: Politics, Power, and People. The history, culture, religions, and recent upheaval of Chechnya.
Topic 2: Bulgakov's Master and Margarita. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 385 (Topic: Bulgakov's Master and Margarita) and 385 (Topic 2: Bulgakov's Master and Margarita) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Topic 3: Russian Literature and the Devil. Examines Russian literature's extensive reflection on the nature and place of evil in human existence. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 385 (Topic: Russian Literature and the Devil) and 385 (Topic 3: Russian Literature and the Devil) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Topic 4: Medieval Slavic Manuscripts. Explores the selective study of historical texts forming the Old Church Slavonic canon. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 385 (Topic: Medieval Slavic Manuscripts) and 385 (Topic 4: Medieval Slavic Manuscripts) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Topic 5: War and Peace in Russian Literature and Culture. Explores Russian literary and cinematic responses to the ravages of war and revolution, heroic and bloody conflicts that repeatedly devastated the country throughout its long and tumultuous history. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 385 (Topic: War and Peace in Russian Literature and Culture) and 385 (Topic 5: War and Peace in Russian Literature and Culture) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Topic 6: The History of Russian Cinema. Survey of Russian Cinema from 1910 to 1980. Provides an overview of the historical, political, and cultural contexts that produced some of the most important films of the twentieth century. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 385 (Topic: History of Russian Cinema) and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 385 (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Topic 7: Cultural Geography of Russia. Focuses on culture, history, and traditions of diverse people and ethnic groups of Russia from a geographical perspective. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 385 (Topic: Cultural Geography of Russia) and 385 (Topic 7) may not both be counted.