FALL 2024 LANGUAGE COURSES:
Four levels of Russian language, from beginning (FULFILL YOUR LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT!) to advanced: Russian 121, Russian 201, Russian 301, Russian 401 (for placement contact
Dr. Kalb, kalbj@mailbox.sc.edu). Honors section available for 121! One online asynchronous section!
FALL 2024 CULTURE COURSES:
RUSSIAN 280: INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN CIVILIZATION: FULFILL YOUR AIU REQUIREMENT!
ONLINE ASYNCHRONOUS.
This course offers an introduction to the rich and complex culture of Russia, the
world's largest country. Topics for class meetings and assignments are deliberately
interdisciplinary. They range from medieval Russian art to twentieth-century Socialist
Realism, from the music of Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky to folk songs and the ballads
of the 1970s, from the poetry of Pushkin and the soul-searching of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky
to works by contemporary, post-Soviet writers.
Prerequisites: None. All readings in English. Satisfies requirements in AIU, General Humanities. COUNTS FOR RUSS MINOR CREDIT AND AS A PREREQUISITE FOR THE RUSS MAJOR!
RUSSIAN 320: TWENTIETH-CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
Dr. Kalb MW 2:20-3:35
Prerequisites: None. All readings in English. Satisfies requirements in AIU, General Humanities. COUNTS FOR RUSS MINOR CREDIT AND AS A PREREQUISITE FOR THE RUSS MAJOR!
RUSSIAN 320: TWENTIETH-CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
Dr. Kalb MW 2:20-3:35
From revolutions and communism to gulags, glasnost, and beyond, modern Russian history
has been marked by a series of explosions. This course examines the major upheavals
of twentieth-century Russia through a spectacular literary prism. Authors under discussion
include Chekhov, Nabokov, Bulgakov, and Solzhenitsyn.
Prerequisites: None. All readings in English. Satisfies requirements in General
AIU for College of Arts and Sciences, GLD: Global Learning and INT Integrative.
Honors section available!
COUNTS FOR RUSSIAN MINOR OR MAJOR CREDIT!!!
Note: All Russian majors must take RUSS 319 or RUSS 320, offered alternately every
fall.
RUSS 320L: TWENTIETH-CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE IN RUSSIAN (1 credit)
(time TBA) Come practice your Russian as you discuss some great works of literature in Russian!
RUSS 320L: TWENTIETH-CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE IN RUSSIAN (1 credit)
(time TBA) Come practice your Russian as you discuss some great works of literature in Russian!
Prerequisite: RUSS 202 or equivalent. COUNTS FOR RUSSIAN MINOR OR MAJOR CREDIT!!!
RUSSIAN 598: RUSSIAN FOOD AND FOODWAYS
Dr. Kisselev T Th 11:40-12:55
Dr. Kisselev T Th 11:40-12:55
This course explores Russian cuisine and the intricate connection of culinary traditions
to the history, politics, and cultures of the vast region that encompasses Slavic,
Eurasian, and many indigenous cultures. We will examine Russian food and foodways
through the lens of classical and contemporary literature, popular culture, film,
oral histories, cookbooks, and other media.
Prerequisites: None. All readings in English. Satisfies requirements in General
Humanities for College of Arts and Sciences. Available for undergraduate and graduate
credit. Honors section available!
COUNTS FOR RUSSIAN MINOR OR MAJOR CREDIT!!!
For further information, please contact Dr. Kalb, Russian Program Director, at kalbj@mailbox.sc.edu.