Spring 2023 Course Offerings
Language Courses
(4 credits unless otherwise noted)
BCS 1102: ELEMENTARY BOSNIAN-CROATIAN-SERBIAN II
TWRF 3:00PM-3:55PM, Instructor: Matthew Boyd
GE Foreign Language
CZECH 1102: ELEMENTARY CZECH II
MTWR 1:50PM-2:40PM, Instructor: BTAA CourseShare
GE Foreign Language
CZECH 2104: INTERMEDIATE CZECH II
MWF 12:40PM-1:30PM, Instructor: BTAA CourseShare
POLISH 1102: ELEMENTARY POLISH II
TWRF 10:20AM-11:15AM, Instructor: Diana Sacilowski
GE Foreign Language
POLISH 2104: INTERMEDIATE POLISH II
TWR 2:20PM-3:40PM, Instructor: Diana Sacilowski
ROMANIAN 2104: INTERMEDIATE ROMANIAN II
TWF 9:35AM-10:55AM, Instructor: Adela Lechintan-Siefer
RUSSIAN 1101.01: ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN I
Section 0010, TWRF 9:10AM-10:05AM, Instructor: Lilia Caserta
Section 0030, TWRF 11:30AM-12:25PM, Instructor: Lilia Caserta
GE Foreign Language
RUSSIAN 1101.51: ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN I (SELF-PACED)
Instructor: Andrei Cretu
GE Foreign Language
RUSSIAN 1101.61: ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN I (SELF-PACED) (ONLINE)
Instructor: Andrei Cretu
GE Foreign Language
RUSSIAN 1102.01: ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN II
Section 0010, TWRF, 9:10AM-10:05AM, Instructor: Sofia Bachman
Section 0030, TWRF, 11:30AM-12:25PM, Instructor: Lejla Veskovic
GE Foreign Language
RUSSIAN 1102.51: ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN II (SELF-PACED)
Instructor: Andrei Cretu
GE Foreign Language
RUSSIAN 1102.61: ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN II (SELF-PACED) (ONLINE)
Instructor: Andrei Cretu
GE Foreign Language
RUSSIAN 1103.01: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN I
TWRF, 9:10AM-10:05, Instructor: Natalia Sletova
GE Foreign Language
RUSSIAN 1103.51: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN I (SELF-PACED)
Instructor: Andrei Cretu
GE Foreign Language
RUSSIAN 1103.61: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN I (SELF-PACED) (ONLINE)
Instructor: Andrei Cretu
GE Foreign Language
RUSSIAN 2104.01: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN II
Section 0010, TWRF, 10:20AM-11:15AM, Instructor: Mykyta Tyshchenko
Section 0020, TWRF, 11:30AM-12:25PM, Instructor: Lilia Caserta
RUSSIAN 2104.51: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN II (SELF-PACED)
Instructor: Andrei Cretu
RUSSIAN 2104.61: INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN II (SELF-PACED) (ONLINE)
Instructor: Andrei Cretu
RUSSIAN 3102: THIRD-YEAR RUSSIAN II
TWR 9:35AM-10:55AM, Instructor: Viktoriia Kim
Prereq: 3101, or permission of instructor.
RUSSIAN 3121: ADVANCED READING RUSSIAN I (SELF-PACED) -- 3 credits
Instructor: Andrei Cretu
Developing reading skills and strategies from a variety of authentic Russian sources, with special emphasis on contemporary materials
Prereq: 2104.01or 2104.51, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 3 cr hrs.
RUSSIAN 3122: ADVANCED READING RUSSIAN II (SELF-PACED) -- 3 credits
Instructor: Andrei Cretu
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, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 3 cr hrs.
RUSSIAN 3140: RUSSIAN CONVERSATION -- 1 credit
T 11:30AM-12:25PM, 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 or 2104.51, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 2 cr hrs.
RUSSIAN 4102: ADVANCED RUSSIAN II -- 3 credits
TR 9:35AM-10:55AM, Instructor: Helen Myers
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, or permission of instructor.
RUSSIAN 5102: ADVANCED RUSSIAN IV-- 3 credits
WF 9:35AM-10:55AM, Instructor: Helen Myers
Prereq: 5101, or permission of instructor.
RUSSIAN 5104: ADVANCED RUSSIAN VI-- 3 credits
WF 2:20PM-3:40PM, Instructor: Viktoriia Kim
Prereq: 5103, or permission of instructor.
RUSSIAN 6171: BASIC READING RUSSIAN FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS (SELF-PACED) -- 3 credits
Instructor: Andrei Cretu
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: Graduate standing.
RUSSIAN 6172: READING RUSSIAN FOR RESEARCH (SELF-PACED) -- 3 credits
Instructor: Andrei Cretu
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, and Graduate standing.
EAST EUROPEAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES (EEURLL) 5627
MW 2:20PM-3:40PM, Instructor: Brian Joseph
Topics to be covered include Albanian's external and internal history, the structure of the language (phonology, morphology, and syntax), the sociolinguistics of the language, and Albanian dialectology. There will also be some practical Albanian instruction as well, involving simple conversation (greetings, basic structures for requests and questions, etc.) and readings from beginning- level materials. Also, a special feature of the class will be the opportunity for some work eliciting Albanian data from native speakers of the language.
Some familiarity with linguistics and with the principles of linguistic analysis is helpful, but not essential as long as students are willing to learn certain basic elements; no knowledge of Albanian itself is assumed.
POLISH 5230: POLISH LITERATURE
TR 3:55PM-5:15PM, Instructor: Wojciech Lewandowski
The course is aimed at presenting Polish and European politics as well as its representation in popular culture. Specific social and political problems of contemporary Poland and Europe will be presented and discussed in class along with the analysis of their coverage in selected pieces of popular culture. The course will mostly focus on contemporary social, political and cultural issues, however necessary historical context will be provided.
Taught in English.
RUSSIAN 2250.01: MASTERPIECES OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE
TR 11:10AM-12:30PM, Instructor: Alexander Burry
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 or 2250.99
New GE - Foundation: Literary, Visual & Performing Arts course
Legacy GE - Literature/Diversity Global Studies course
RUSSIAN 2250.99: MASTERPIECES OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE (100% Online)
Online Section, Instructor: Helen Myers
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. 100% Online.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 2250H or 2250.99
New GE - Foundation: Literary, Visual & Performing Arts course
Legacy GE - Literature/Diversity Global Studies course
RUSSIAN 2335.99: MAGNIFICENCE, MAYHEM, AND MAFIA - RUSSIAN CULTURE (100% ONLINE)
Online Section, Instructor: Jennifer Suchland
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 2335.01.
New GE - Foundation: Historical and Cultural Studies
Legacy GE - Cultures and Ideas/Diversity Global Studies course
RUSSIAN 3355.99: VODKA IN RUSSIAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE: DECONSTRUCTING MYTHS (100% ONLINE)
Online Section, Instructor: Matthew Boyd
Vodka in Russia is important to virtually all social functions, is used as a home remedy for ailments, and is a frequent theme of jokes, folk songs, films, and literature. It also has an important political history, having long been used by the Russian (and Soviet) state as a form of social control. This course explores Russian culture and history through its most famous drink.
GE Cultures and Ideas and GE Diversity Global Studies course
RUSSIAN 3460.01: THE MODERN RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE THROUGH FILM
- Section 0010: TR 12:45PM-2:05PM, Instructor: Alisa Lin
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.
New GE - Foundation: Literary, Visual & Performing Arts
Legacy GE - Visual and Performing Arts/Diversity Global Studies course
RUSSIAN 3460.99: THE MODERN RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE THROUGH FILM (100% ONLINE)
Online Section, Instructor: Lilia Caserta
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.
New GE - Foundation: Literary, Visual & Performing Arts course
Legacy GE - Visual and Performing Arts/Diversity Global Studies course
RUSSIAN 3480.01: THE RUSSIAN SPY: CULTURES OF SURVEILLANCE, SECRET AGENTS, & HACKING FROM THE COLD WAR THROUGH TODAY
WF 11:10AM-12:30PM, Instructor: Matthew Boyd
This course explores the concept of the spy in the cultural imaginations of both Russia and the West from the early-20th century through the present. Topics will include stereotyping in popular culture, the relationship between fiction and the political imagination, Western (especially American) and Russian views of each other, the Cold War, privacy, security, fear, and war.
GE Legacy - Visual and Performing Arts/Diversity Global Studies course
RUSSIAN 3480.99: THE RUSSIAN SPY: CULTURES OF SURVEILLANCE, SECRET AGENTS, & HACKING FROM THE COLD WAR THROUGH TODAY (100% ONLINE)
Online Section, Instructor: Alisa Lin
This course explores the concept of the spy in the cultural imaginations of both Russia and the West from the early-20th century through the present. Topics will include stereotyping in popular culture, the relationship between fiction and the political imagination, Western (especially American) and Russian views of each other, the Cold War, privacy, security, fear, and war.
GE Legacy - Visual and Performing Arts/Diversity Global Studies course
RUSSIAN 4575: CAPSTONE COURSE FOR RUSSIAN MAJORS
WF 12:45PM-2:05PM, 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 equivalent Writing and Communication: Level 2 course. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs.
RUSSIAN 5194: GROUP STUDIES - INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN OPEN SOURCE RESEARCH
MW 5:30PM-6:50PM, Instructors: Andrei Cretu & Ken Hensley
This course is designed to introduce students to the open-source intelligence (OSINT) process and develop the specialized Russian language skills required for successful work in the OSINT field. This course includes an information technology component and a Russian language component.
This course is part of the Advanced Language Institute.
Prereqs: Undergraduates must have at least a 3.0 GPA in their language major/minor courses; undergraduates must be of at least sophomore status; Russian 3102 or Russian 3122; or permission of instructor.
RUSSIAN 5701: HISTORY OF RUSSIAN I
TR 2:20PM-3:40PM, Instructor: Daniel Collins
Survey of the most important developments in the Russian writing system, phonology, morphology, and syntax from Old East Slavic to modern times; Russian among the Slavic languages; main methodologies in historical linguistics.
Prereq: 3102, graduate standing, or permission of instructor.
RUSSIAN 6253: ISSUES IN 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE
M 9:00AM-11:45AM, Instructor: Philip Gleissner
Silver Age, Soviet, emigre, or post-Soviet literature in cultural and political context. Good reading ability in Russian recommended.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor.
SLAVIC 2230.01: VAMPIRES, MONSTROSITY, AND EVIL: FROM SLAVIC MYTH TO TWILIGHT
TR 11:10AM-12:30PM, Instructor: Daniel Collins
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.
New GE - Foundation: Historical and Cultural Studies course
Legacy GE - Cultures and Ideas/Diversity Global Studies course
SLAVIC 2230.99: VAMPIRES, MONSTROSITY, AND EVIL: FROM SLAVIC MYTH TO TWILIGHT (100% ONLINE)
Online Section, Instructor: Diana Sacilowski
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.
New GE - Foundation: Historical and Cultural Studies course
Legacy GE - Cultures and Ideas/Diversity Global Studies course
SLAVIC 2345: INTRODUCTION TO SLAVIC AND EAST EUROPEAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE
TR 9:35AM-10:55AM, Instructor: Sunnie Rucker-Chang
Where “the Balkans” begin and end is debatable. What is clear, however, is that the cultures frequently considered “Balkan” (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia) have histories and cultures that have been interconnected for centuries. In this class we will study Balkan literature and film (classic and popular), history, politics, and culture. In addition, you will learn the cultural and subjectivity in nuance of being defined as “Balkan” from war to peace, the socialist to postsocialist periods, Europeanization and beyond. Finally, we will learn why the countries of the Balkans, as the crossroads of Europe, continue to have significance.
New GE - Foundation: Literary, Visual & Performing Arts
Legacy GE - Literature/Diversity Global Studies course
SLAVIC 2365.99: SPORTS, SOCIALISTS, AND SOCIETY IN RUSSIA AND EASTERN EUROPE (100% ONLINE)
Online Section, Instructor: Andrei Cretu
This course looks at the development of sports as a substitute and arena for battle between countries, as well as the rise of sports culture more generally in Central and Eastern Europe in terms of nationhood, politics, and corporeality. In this course, students will learn about the history and culture of sports, spectatorship, fandom, the Cold War, and Central and Eastern Europe.
Legacy GE - Cultures and Ideas/Diversity Global Studies course
SLAVIC 2367: THE EAST EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA
TR 12:45PM-2:05PM, Instructor: Diana Sacilowski
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.
Legacy GE - Writing and Communication: Level 2/Diversity: Social Diversity in the US course
SLAVIC 3310: SCIENCE FICTION EAST VS WEST
TR 2:20PM-3:40PM, Instructor: Alexander Burry
Slavic, American, and British Sci-fi on page and screen as reflection of major cultural concerns: progress, utopia, human perfectibility, limits of science and knowledge, gender, identity. Taught in English.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for Slavic 3320 or WGSS 3310.
Legacy GE - Visual and Performing Arts/Diversity Global Studies course. Cross-listed in WGSS.
SLAVIC 3320: QUEER COMRADES: SEXUAL CITIZENSHIP & LGBTQ LIVES IN EASTERN EUROPE
TR 9:35AM-10:55AM, Instructor: Philip Gleissner
Through the lens of film, literature, theater, and art, this course explores what it means to be a queer citizen of Eastern Europe. Countering ideas of inherent backwardness, which tend to erase the existence of a diverse group of people, we will get to know works of art that bear witness to the wealth of queer experiences in 20th century Eastern Europe.
New GE - Theme: Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World
SLAVIC 3333: THE SOVIET SPACE AGE (100% ONLINE)
Online Section, Instructor: Andrei Cretu
Exploration of Space Age as a technological/cultural phenomenon, focusing on the Soviet period and the Space Race, in historical context and in a comparative perspective. Taught in English.
New GE - Foundation: Historical and Cultural Studies course
Legacy GE - Cultures & Ideas/Diversity: Global Studies course