The course traces Slavic, Uralic, Altaic, and other peoples from prehistoric tribal migrations through the events of the post-communist era. Russian cinema studied against the background of the artistic and political revolutions which helped shape it. Films by all of the above directors and others are viewed, analyzed, and discussed both with respect to their intrinsic aesthetic structure and with respect to the cultural trends and socio-political events of the period and country. An historical survey of Polish literature from its origin to 1900. This course is designed as an introduction for the non-specialist with a serious interest in Polish culture and literature.
All readings are in English.
An Introduction , Maiorova, MWF 10-11. Interdisciplinary course spanning many periods and areas of Russian culture, from medieval times to the present day, covering art, music, literature, architecture, popular culture, and cinema. Upper-level Writing Requirement, Humanities distribution. Russian literature 1820-1870, with emphasis on Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy. Lectures, assigned reading, and discussions.