ELEMENTARY SPECIAL TOPICS IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE & CULTURE

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