RUSS 411 - Special Topics: Women in Contemporary Russian Literature and Society

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 HU, CD

This course focuses on the representation of women in contemporary Russian fiction, film, and popular media, exploring such issues as family dynamics/motherhood, sexuality, work, and women’s relationship to the state. Readings will include works by several prominent contemporary female authors (Petrushevskaia, Ulitskaia, Vasilenko, Tolstaia), as well a detektiv (featuring Russia’s first female detective) by Aleksandra Marinina. The course will also look at the contribution of women to contemporary Russian rock and pop music.
Instructor: J. Kaminer
Prerequisites & Notes
RUSS 305 and 306 (or concurrent enrollment) or the equivalent.