ELEMENTARY SPECIAL TOPICS IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE & CULTURE
Exploration of various topics - periods, genres, individual writers, themes, problems, etc. in Russian and Eastern European literature.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Gain basic knowledge of Russia’s history, literature, performance arts, and films. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop an ability to interpret politics through a cultural lens Audience: Undergraduate 3. Improve academic writing skills beyond the elementary level Audience: Undergraduate 4. Place works of literature in their social, historical, and political context Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze literary texts in their historical and cultural context Audience: Undergraduate 6. Integrate information from primary and secondary sources Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Gain basic knowledge of Russia’s history, literature, performance arts, and films. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop an ability to interpret politics through a cultural lens Audience: Undergraduate 3. Improve academic writing skills beyond the elementary level Audience: Undergraduate 4. Place works of literature in their social, historical, and political context Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze literary texts in their historical and cultural context Audience: Undergraduate 6. Integrate information from primary and secondary sources Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
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Catalogue variants
- ELEMENTARY SPECIAL TOPICS IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE & CULTURE · 1-3 credits.