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Apr 27, 2024
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RUST075 PO - From Pushkin to Pussy Riot: Modern Russian Culture and SocietyWhen Offered: Last offered spring 2017.
Instructor(s): A. Dwyer
Credit: 1
An introduction to the highlights of modern Russian culture from the nineteenth century to the present day. Explores Russia’s contribution to our understanding of problems central to modern life: revolution, capitalism, social justice, the individual in society. We will sample the visual arts (from realism to the revolutionary avant-garde to actionist Petr Pavlensky); film (Vertov, Eisenstein, Tarkovsky); literature (short works by Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Bulgakov, Nabokov, Pelevin); music and dance (from Swan Lake to Pussy Riot’s punk performances). In English. For majors and non-majors alike. Students will give oral presentations, lead discussion, and write midterm and final exams. No papers.
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 1 ; Speaking Intensive
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