Topics in Russian Literature and Culture (WI)

In this course we explore Russia's experiment with communism (1917-1991) and its aftermath through the lens of one literary genre: the novel. Works we read might include Zamyatin's We, Olesha's Envy, Bulgakov's The Heart of a Dog, Platonov's The Foundation Pit, and Ulitskaya's The Funeral Party. We will end by questioning the limits of the novel as genre through a reading of a few of Svetlana Alexievich's works of oral history, probably Chernobyl Prayer and excerpts from Second-Hand Time. All readings are in English translation. No prerequisites. All students welcome.
Course Attributes: EN H; BU IS; AS HUM; AS LCD; AS WI I; FA HUM; AR HUM

Topics in Russian Literature and Culture (WI)

GLOBAL STUDIES 3750

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