Language Courses
(4 credits unless otherwise noted)
BCS 1102: ELEMENTARY BOSNIAN-CROATIAN-SERBIAN II
MTWR 1:50-2:45PM, Dulles Hall 020, Instructor: Lejla Bilal
BCS 2104: INTERMEDIATE BOSNIAN-CROATIAN-SERBIAN II
TR 11:10AM-1:10PM, Enarson Classrooms 218, Instructor: Lejla Bilal
BCS 3102: ADVANCED BOSNIAN-CROATIAN-SERBIAN II -- 3 credits
TR 11:15AM-12:30PM, Hagerty Hall 120, Instructor: Distance Learning
POLISH 1102: ELEMENTARY POLISH II
TWRF 12:40-1:35PM, Derby Hall 038, Instructor: Izolda Wolski-Moskoff
POLISH 2104: INTERMEDIATE POLISH II
TWRF 4:10-5:05PM, Derby Hall 024, Instructor: Izolda Wolski-Moskoff
ROMANIAN 1111: INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE ROMANIAN -- 8 credits
TWRF 3:00-5:05, University Hall 024, Instructor: Adela Lechintan-Siefer
RUSSIAN 1101.01: ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN I
- Section 0010, TWRF, 10:20-11:15AM, Enarson Classrooms 211, Instructor: Ana Kabakova
- Section 0020, TWRF, 3:00-3:55PM, Dulles Hall 016, Instructor: Anastasiia Gordiienko
RUSSIAN 1101.51: ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN I (SELF-PACED)
TBA, TBA, Instructor: Marina Pashkova
RUSSIAN 1102.01: ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN II
- Section 0020, TWRF, 10:20AM-11:15AM, Hagerty Hall 056, Instructor: Gregory Ormiston
- Section 0040, TWRF, 3:00PM-3:55PM, University Hall 043, Instructor: Ceilidh Orr
- Section 0050, TWRF, 9:10AM-10:05AM, Baker Systems 184, Instructor: Katherine Lane
- Section 0060, TWRF, 8:00AM-8:55AM, Dulles 012, Instructor: Rebecca Bostock-Holtzman
RUSSIAN 1102.51: ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN II (SELF-PACED)
TBA, TBA, Instructor: Marina Pashkova
RUSSIAN 1103.01: ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN II
Section 0010, TWRF, 9:10AM-10:05AM, Dulles Hall 016, Instructor: Micheal Furman
RUSSIAN 1103.51: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN I (SELF-PACED)
TBA, TBA, Instructor: Marina Pashkova
RUSSIAN 2104.01: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN II
- Section 0010, TWRF, 8:00AM-8:55AM, Hagerty Hall 045, Instructor: Katya Rouzina
- Section 0020, TWRF, 11:30AM-12:25PM, Journalism Building 353, Instructor: Ceilidh Orr
- Section 0030, TWRF, 12:40PM-1:35PM, Derby Hall 30, Instructor: Ceilidh Orr
RUSSIAN 2104.51: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN II (SELF-PACED)
TBA, TBA, Instructor: Marina Pashkova
RUSSIAN 3102: THIRD-YEAR RUSSIAN II
TWRF 10:20AM-11:15AM, Pomerene Hall 206, Instructor: Marina Pashkova
Prereq: 3101 (501 and 502), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 503 or 562.
RUSSIAN 3121: ADVANCED READING RUSSIAN I (SELF-PACED) -- 3 credits
TBA, TBA, Instructor: Marina Pashkova
Developing reading skills and strategies from a variety of authentic Russian sources, with special emphasis on contemporary materials Prereq: 2104.01 (407.01 or 402.01) or 2104.51 (407.51 or 402.51), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 580.51 or 581.51. Repeatable to a maximum of 3 cr hrs.
RUSSIAN 3122: ADVANCED READING RUSSIAN II (SELF-PACED) -- 3 credits
TBA, TBA, Instructor: Marina Pashkova
Further development of reading skills & strategies from authentic Russian sources, with emphasis on contemporary materials. Students register for 1-3 cr hrs during sem. Progress is sequential from one cr hr to next; 80% is required to advance. Prereq: 3121 (581.51), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 582.51. Repeatable to a maximum of 3 cr hrs.
RUSSIAN 3140: RUSSIAN CONVERSATION -- 1 credit
M 3:00PM-3:55PM, Hagerty Hall 045, Instructor: Larysa Stepanova
Maintaining and further developing conversational skills in Russian at the intermediate level. Taught in Russian as round-table discussion. Prereq: 2104.01 (402.01) or 2104.51 (402.51), or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 2 cr hrs.
RUSSIAN 4102: ADVANCED RUSSIAN II -- 3 credits
MWF 1:50PM-2:45PM, Hagerty Hall 071, Instructor: Marina Pashkova
Continuation of Russian 4101: speaking, listening, reading, and writing practice in Russian at the advanced level, with a focus on Russian culture and national identity.
Prereq: 4101 (601) or 609, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 610.
RUSSIAN 5102: FIFTH YEAR RUSSIAN I-- 3 credits
TR 11:10AM-12:30PM, Enarson Classrooms 312, Instructor: Helen Myers
RUSSIAN 6171: BASIC READING RUSSIAN FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS (SELF-PACED) -- 3 credits
TBA, TBA, Instructor: Staff
Russian alphabet, basic vocabulary, and basic elements of grammar for graduate students who need to develop reading skills for professional research. Taught in self-paced format. Continued by Russian 6172. Prereq: Grad standing. Not open to students with credit for 571.
RUSSIAN 6172: READING RUSSIAN FOR RESEARCH (SELF-PACED) -- 3 credits
TBA, TBA, Instructor: Staff
Continuation of Russian 6171: further development of reading skills, vocabulary, and grammar for graduate students who need to read Russian for professional research. Taught in self-paced format.
Prereq: 6171 (571), and Grad standing. Not open to students with credit for 572 or 573.
Linguistics, Literature, Culture, and Film Courses
(3 credits unless otherwise noted)
EAST EUROPEAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES 5627
Section 0010, M 1:00PM-3:00PM, Hagerty Hall 251, Instructor: Brian Joseph
RUSSIAN 2250: MASTERPIECES OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE
Section 0010, TR 2:20PM-3:40PM, Psychology Building 014, Instructor: Ali Potvin
Section 0020, WF 12:45PM-2:05PM, Hagerty Hall 062, Instructor: Ray Alston
Reading and analysis of great works of Russian literature from the 19th century to the present by authors such as Pushkin, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Akhmatova, Bulgakov, Solzhenitsyn, and Ulitskaya. Taught in English.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 2250H (250H and 251H), 250, or 251.
GE Literature and GE Diversity Global Studies course
RUSSIAN 2335: RUSSIAN CULTURE
Section 0030, TR 9:35AM-10:55AM, Mendenhall Lab 125, Instructor: Sara Orr
Section 0010, TR 5:30PM-6:50PM, Hagerty Hall 046, Instructor: Ali Potvin
Russia has always been a fascinating place, with its mixture of globe-shaking politics and world-class culture. The future -- whatever it holds -- promises nothing less. Through an analysis of literature, films, and the visual arts, we will learn about Russia and the USSR in the twentieth century and its impact on the world; try to understand the present of post-Soviet Russia; and imagine Russia in the future. In an attempt to comprehend the Western puzzlement in dealing with unique Russian contradictions, we will discuss the magnificence of Russian culture as well as look into the dark side of the Russian tradition, the destructive impulses of Stalinism and most recently of the return of Soviet Style politics with Vladimir Putin and the Russian Mafia. Taught in English. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 135 or 235.
GE Cultures and Ideas and GE Diversity Global Studies course
RUSSIAN 2345: RUSSIAN FAIRY TALES AND FOLKLORE
TR 12:45PM-2:05PM, Mendenhall Lab 191, Instructor: Helena Goscilo
Examines four categories of texts, both verbal and visual: (1) a survey of Russian demonology; (2) a large selection of the best-known Russian fairy tales,; (3) scholarly articles analyzing the differences between folklore and literature; and (4) visual materials (film, paintings, graphics, and handicrafts) and music inspired by Russian fairy tales. Taught in English.
GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course
RUSSIAN 3460: THE MODERN RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE THROUGH FILM
- Section 0010, TR 3:55PM-5:15PM, University Hall 086, Instructor: Helen Myers
- Section 0020, WF 12:45PM-2:05PM, Jennings Hall 060 Instructor: Yana Hashamova
- Section 0030, WF 9:35AM-10:55AM, Campbell Hall 213, Instructor: Helen Myers
Exploration of some of the most revealing hopes and disappointments of Russian people presented in internationally acclaimed Russian films. Taught in English. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 360.
GE Visual and Performing Arts and GE Diversity Global Studies course
RUSSIAN 3530: RUSSIAN CUISINE IN HISTORY, LITERATURE AND CULTURE
WF 11:10AM-12:30PM, Mendenhall Lab 125, Instructor: Angela Brintlinger
Explores Russian cuisine: its history and its role in Russian literature and culture. We will use a variety of cookbooks and cultural histories as our textbooks, and we will read selections from classical Russian literature to see how writers incorporate ideas of food and cuisine into their works. We will also read critical articles about the relationship between food and culture.
GE cultures and ideas course
RUSSIAN 4575: CAPSTONE COURSE FOR RUSSIAN MAJORS
MWF 9:10AM-10:05AM, Journalism Building 295, Instructor: Angela Brintlinger
Junior-senior seminar explores issues of Russian language and literature, focusing on reading in Russian and on honing Russian and English oral and writing skills. Required for Russian major.
Prereq: English 2367 or equiv. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs.
RUSSIAN 5250: THE RUSSIAN WRITER (DOSTOEVSKY)
TR 3:55PM-5:15PM, Mendenhall Lab 129, Instructor: Alexander Burry
Close analysis of the major works of Fyodor Dostoevsky. Taught in English.
Prereq: Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs.
Have you ever wondered why жить 'live' is pronounced as if it were spelled жыть? Why the conjugation of спать 'sleep' is сплю, спишь, спит (etc.), not спаю, спаешь, спает (etc.)? Why the genitive plural of товарищ 'comrade' is товарищей, not товарищев, and the genitive plural of ружьё 'rifle' is ружей? Why the instrumental singular of путь 'path, way' is путём, but the dative is пути? Why the number 'two' (два) has different inflected forms than the number 'five' (пять)? Have you ever wanted to be able to predict these "exceptions"?
This course provides a linguistic introduction to the structure of the contemporary Russian language, with emphasis on its phonological and morphological systems. It will explore challenges that the Russian language creates for linguistic analysis, illustrating the systematicity (and idiosyncrasy) of the language's inner workings. Students will get hands-on practice in linguistic analysis, and by the end of the course will be able to discuss Russian as a linguistic system in a sophisticated way.
The course is taught entirely in English. It is designed for students who have either a background in Russian or a background in linguistics. A background in both areas will be an advantage, but is not required. The course is open to both undergraduate and graduate students.
Prereq: Russian 3102, or any 4000-level (or higher) course in linguistics, or permission of instructor.
SLAVIC 2230: VAMPIRES, MONSTROSITY, AND EVIL: FROM SLAVIC MYTH TO TWILIGHT
- Section 0010: WF 2:20PM-3:40PM, Hopkins Hall 250, Instructor: Daniel Collins
- Section 0020: TR 2:20PM-3:40PM, Mendenhall Lab 131, Instructor: Hope Wilson
- Section 0030: MWF 4:10PM-5:05PM, Dulles Hall 016, Instructor: Elizabeth Angerman
Changing approaches to evil as embodied in vampires in East European folk belief & European & American pop culture; function of vampire & monster tales in cultural context, including peasant world & West from Enlightenment to now. Taught in English.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 130.
GE cultures and ideas course, GE diversity global studies course
SLAVIC 2345: INTRODUCTION TO EASTERN EUROPEAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE
TR 12:45PM-2:05PM, Hagerty Hall 251, Instructor: Daniel Pratt
Literature of a selected Slavic or East European country or countries in cultural and historical context; may include film, drama, art, music, and other media. Taught in English. May be repeated with topic change. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 245 except by permission of instructor.
Repeatable to a maximum of 9 credit hours.
GE Literature; GE Diversity Global Studies course
SLAVIC 2367: THE EAST EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA
- Section 0010, TR 11:10AM-12:30PM, Mendenhall Lab 173, Instructor: Alexander Burry
- Section 0020, TR 2:20PM-3:40PM, Mendenhall Lab 174, Instructor: Ludmila Isurin
Experiences of East European immigrants; assimilation vs. multiculturalism, American Dream, stereotypes, identity formation; development of written & oral communication skills. Taught in English.
Prereq: Level 1 writing course (1110), or English 110 or 111 with permission of instructor; Not open to students with credit for 367.
GE Writing and Communication: Level 2, and GE Diversity Social Diversity in the US course
SLAVIC 3360: SCREENING MINORITIES: REPRESENTATION OF THE OTHER IN SLAVIC FILM
WF 2:20PM-3:40PM, Hagerty Hall 042, Instructor: Izolda Wolski-Moskoff
Film representations of ethnic and religious others in East European cinema. Taught in English.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 360.
GE Visual and Performing Arts course
SLAVIC 4520H: SLAVIC AND EAST EUROPEAN CITIES
TR 9:35AM-10:55AM, Enarson Classrooms 202, Instructor: Daniel Pratt
Literary and cultural analysis of a city in East Central, Southeastern, or Eastern Europe (e.g., Sarajevo, Budapest, Prague, Krakow) as an urban space, using sources from many periods and cultures. Repeatable with change of topic. Taught in English.
Prereq: Honors standing, and English 1110 or equiv, or permission of the instructor. Not open to students with credit for 520.01H, except by permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.
WF 11:10AM-12:30PM, University Hall 074, Instructor: Andrea Sims
In an increasingly global world, language is a key to the articulation of ethnicity and the struggle for power. This course looks at the social and political import of language in Southeast Europe (i.e. the Balkan countries + a few neighbors). Students will explore how linguistic histories and structures have been foundational to the formation of modern Balkan ethnic and religious identities, and how language has been and continues to be manipulated to shape political and social structure. Taught in English.
GE Diversity: Global Studies and Cross-disciplinary Seminar
SLAVIC 4800: BILINGUALISM: LIFE IN TWO WORLDS
TR 11:10AM-12:30PM, Caldwell Lab 183, Instructor: Ludmila Isurin
Exploration of multifaceted aspects of bilingual individuals: reasons to become bilingual, cognitive & social advantages of bilingualism, attitudes to people with accents, personality & bilingualism. No prior knowledge of linguistics is required.
Prereq: Jr or Sr standing, or permission of instructor. GE soc sci indivs and groups course.
SLAVIC 6000: SLAVIC LITERATURE, FILM, AND CULTURAL STUDIES PROFESSIONALIZATION FORUM -- 1 credit
F 4:15-5:35PM, Hagerty Hall 046, Instructor: TBA
Biweekly colloquium for presentations and discussion of research by graduate students, faculty, and visiting scholars. Required for M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Slavic Linguistics.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 8 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.
SLAVIC 6600: SLAVIC LINGUISTICS PROFESSIONALIZATION FORUM -- 1 credit
W 3:55PM-5:15PM, Hagerty Hall 0406, Instructor: Andrea Sims
Biweekly colloquium for presentations and discussion of research by graduate students, faculty, and visiting scholars. Required for M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Slavic Linguistics. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 8 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.
SLAVIC 7480: SLAVIC FILM DIRECTORS -- 3 credits
M 2:15PM-5:00PM, Hagerty Hall 359, Instructor: Helena Goscilo
This course will explore the works of Roman Polanski. Also listed as Film Studies 4580.