SOCI 431 - The Making and Unmaking of Communist Ideals

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 SS

This seminar explores the development of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe through historiography, literature and film. The main part of the course is devoted to early revolutionary dilemmas, the relationship of intellectuals to the revolution in Soviet Russia and the West, and the rise of Stalinism. With novels by Gladkov, Silone, Koestler, Solzhenitsyn and Milosz, and films by Beaty, Bertolucci, Mikhalkov and Makavejev. Enrollment Limit: 12.
Instructor: V. Vujacic
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Two courses in Sociology or consent of instructor.