2022-2023 Catalog

RUSN 395 Special Topics in Russian

Topics vary semester to semester. Specific topics may satisfy different Core Program requirements.

To be: Ukranian

Ukraine’s rich poetic and revolutionary culture helps one trace routes of escape from oppressive imperial structures. Philosophical and literary texts written by and about Ukrainians will allow us to gain an understanding of this culture, and the works by contemporary historians will help us develop an understanding of Ukraine’s tumultuous history. Philosophers, writers, and historians could include Svetlana Alexievich, Anne Appelbaum, Ivan Kotlyarevsky, Alexander Potebnja, Mykola Riabchuk, Timothy Snyder, Lesia Ukrainka, Oksana Zabuzhko, Serhiy Zhadan, and others. No previous knowledge of the Ukrainian language or literature is required. Russian 330 will meet twice a week with CSLC 130, and for one additional 85 minute session per week to develop Russian students’ language skills. Students will have an opportunity to translate and discuss selections from literary and philosophical texts in the original Russian. Students completing the final paper in this course with a grade of C or higher can use this work to satisfy the Second Stage Writing requirement. Core Requirement Met: Regional Focus.

Credits

4 or 5 units

Prerequisite

RUSN 202 or by instructor permission