Russian Language
RUSS 101 Prof. Miltcheva, MWF 10-10:50am
RUSS 101 (LC with Cybersecurity) – Prof. Erman, MWF 11-11:50am
RUSS 101 Prof. Ingle, MWF 12-12:50pm
RUSS 101C Prof Miltcheva, T 3:05-4pm
RUSS 101C Prof. Ingle, W 4-4:50pm
RUSS 201 Prof. Miltcheva, MWF 11-11:50am
RUSS 201C Prof. Ingle, W 5-5:50pm
RUSS 313 Russian Composition and Conversation Prof. Ingle, MW 2:00-3:15pm
This course completes the concepts and themes introduced in RUSS 202 and provides students with additional practice in the spoken and written language to prepare them for advancement into higher level Russian language courses.
RUSS 331 Business Russian Prof. Miltcheva, TR 12:15-1:30pm
A course to develop the communicative skills for doing business in a Russian-speaking environment; it provides the linguistic tools for performing typical business functions in actual business contexts. Focus is on practical applications of Russian to business including individual and group projects on awareness of social, political, cultural issues, as they differ in Russia, enhanced by selected readings, written documents, simulated real-life situations.
RUSS 390 Russian Cinema in the Original Prof. Gomer, TR 1:40-2:55pm
This course introduces students to the art and language of Post-Soviet Russian Cinema. It introduces and discusses some of the most important films produced in the last two decades. As the course is taught in Russian, it is open to upper-level Russian students who have a good working knowledge of the Russian grammar and vocabulary.
Literature & Culture in Translation
LTRS 110 Russian Folktales
Prof. Miltcheva, TR 10:50am-12:05pm
This course is an overview of the Russian folktale tradition as it has formed with the influence of history, mythology, religion, and community life in Russia over thousands of years. While pointing out the similarities between the Russian and other folktale traditions (from both Western and Eastern civilizations), the course will explore the uniqueness and charm of the Russian folktale and provide insight into Russian culture and traditions.
Taught entirely in English. No previous knowledge of Russian culture is required.
LTRS 250 Vampires
Dr. Erman, MWF 1:00-1:50pm
In this class we will examine the figure of the vampire, as well as the use of vampirism as a metaphor in folklore, literature, journalistic texts, theater and film. Some vampires, as we will come to learn, do not even drink blood. Many don’t fear the sun. So what do these varied monsters have in common? Their “otherness” and their focalization of cultural desires and anxieties. By studying vampirism through a historical perspective, we will learn that vampires – although they may not have reflections – reflect our anxieties about alterity, particularly in regard to such charged subjects as gender, sexuality, race, religion and nationality.
Taught entirely in English. No previous knowledge of Russian literature is necessary.