Middlebury

RUSS 6729

Writers & Contemporary Russia

Writers & Contemporary Russia
The objective of this course is to analyze the contemporary political situation in its relation to literature and culture as a whole. We will examine texts by authors who have been criticized by the authorities or directly classified as “foreign agents” (B. Akunin, D. Bykov, L. Ulitskaya, V. Pelevin, V Sorokin, and others). Students will discuss current trends in Russian politics, highly significant events of cultural life (e.g., bans on the sale of books and screening of films), and the rise of patriotic education and formation of ideology (e.g., in new history textbooks). Counts as a course in literature.
Subject:
Russian
Department:
Russian
Division:
Language School
Requirements Fulfilled:
Literature

Sections

Summer 2024 Language Schools, LS 6 Week Session

RUSS6729A-L24 Lecture (Proskurin)