SLAVLIT 129: Poetry as System: Introduction to Theory and Practice of Russian Verse (SLAVLIT 229)
The history and theory of Russian versification from the 17th to the 20th century. Prerequisite: reading knowledge of Russian.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Fleishman, L. (PI)
SLAVLIT 167: Introduction to Russian Cultural Studies
The fundamentals of literary analysis of poetics and rhetoric, as well as concepts and topics in Russian intellectual history. Goal is to improve students' comprehension and expression in Russian while building a conceptual vocabulary for understanding Russian literature and historical thought. In Russian. Prerequisite: third-year Russian or equivalent.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Skakov, N. (PI)
SLAVLIT 169: Advanced Russian Seminar: Reading Pushkin's Evgenii Onegin
A close reading of Pushkin's masterpiece in the context of the changes that were taking place in literary life of his times.
Eugene Onegin and the birth of modern Russian novel. The evolution of Pushkin's literary style and narrative techniques. Final paper. In Russian. Prerequisites: three years of Russian or consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2-4
Instructors:
Fleishman, L. (PI)
SLAVLIT 183: Readings in the Russian Press (SLAVLIT 283)
For students at the fifth-year Russian level. Advanced language training based on Russian newspapers and magazines. Discussion of issues regarding the Russian media and reading articles of a typical Russian press format.
Last offered: Spring 2002
SLAVLIT 184: The History of the Russian Literary Language (SLAVLIT 284)
Major structural and semantic changes from the 10th to the 19th centuries. Recommended: 211, 212.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
Instructors:
Schupbach, R. (PI)
SLAVLIT 188: From Alexander Blok to Joseph Brodsky: Russian Poetry of the 20th Century (SLAVLIT 288)
Required of majors in Russian literature. Developments in 20th-century Russian poetry including symbolism, acmeism, futurism, and literature of the absurd. Emphasis is on close readings of individual poems. Discussions in Russian.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Fleishman, L. (PI)
SLAVLIT 189A: Honors Research
Senior honors students enroll for 5 units in Winter while writing the honors thesis, and may enroll in 189B for 2 units in Spring while revising the thesis. Prerequisite:
DLCL 189.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| Repeatable
for credit
SLAVLIT 189B: Honors Research
Open to juniors with consent of adviser while drafting honors proposal. Open to senior honors students while revising honors thesis. Prerequisites for seniors: 189A,
DLCL 189.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Greenleaf, M. (PI)
SLAVLIT 199: Individual Work for Undergraduates
Open to Russian majors or students working on special projects. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
SLAVLIT 200A: Introduction to Russian Literary Scholarship: Russian Formalism and Structuralism
Required of first-year Slavic graduate students and honors students. Elements of literary work and principles of literary history. 20th-century Russian literary scholarship emphasizing Russian formalism and structuralism. The relationship of literary studies with the other areas of humanistic research such as linguistics, history, art criticism, semiotics, and cultural studies. Bibliographic and archival research.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Fleishman, L. (PI)
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