Contemporary Russian Literature
REES 276
Spring 2023
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01
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| Crosslisting:
RULE 276, WLIT 266, RUSS 276 |
The course offers a survey of contemporary Russian literature, with a focus on the post-Soviet period. We will discuss how Russian literature relates, aesthetically and anthropologically, to the dynamic historical period roughly starting in 1985: perestroika, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the liberal 1990s and the emerging market economy, ethnic conflicts, and the era of Putinism. We will read works written in different aesthetic modes: documentary genre (Svetlana Alexievich, Maria Stepanova), Russian postmodern prose (Liudmila Petrushevskaya, Viktor Pelevin, Vladimir Sorokin), realist writers (German Sadulaev), as well as the most recent popular best-sellers and movies.
The course is taught in English. No knowledge of Russian is required. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS REES |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (REES-Lang/Lit/C) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
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Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Prose will include:
Svetlana Alexievich, SECONDHAND TIME.
Victor Pelevin, OMON RA.
Victor Pelevin, GENERATION ¿P¿
Tatyana Tolstaya, THE SLYNX
Vladimir Sorokin, DAY OF THE OPRICHNIK
German Sadulaev, I AM A CHECHEN!
Films will include:
BROTHER, dir. Aleksei Balabanov
THE GEOGRAPHER DRANK HIS GLOBE AWAY, dir. Aleksandr Veledinskiy
LEVIATHAN, dir. Andrey Zvyagintsev
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two papers, in-class presentation, reading responses |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
None |
| Instructor(s): Karageorgos,Natasha Times: .M.W... 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: BOGH115; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 20 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 10 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 4 | FR: 4 |
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