No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in REES 397. An interdisciplinary survey of the people, history, politics, government, economy, social institutions, literature, and arts of the communist and post-communist states of Eastern Europe and their relations with the rest of the world. Lectures and discussions. Central European Literature in the Twentieth Century. Focus on selected Czech authors of the post-1945 era as examples of Central European writing.
All work is based on English translations.
Slavic Languages for Heritage Speakers. Native or near-native speaker. Does not satisfy the language requirement. May be repeated for a total of six credits. Improvement of oral and written language skills of heritage speakers, emphasizing correct and diversified use of language and addressing individual grammatical difficulties.