RUSS 220 - Russian Visual Culture

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Comparative Literature
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
This course will explore Russia’s long and rich tradition of visual experimentation and innovation. While much of our focus will be on painting (from fourteenth-century icons to late twentieth-century Sotsart kitsch), we will look at a range of other visual forms (maps, domestic albums, shop signs, objects, photographs, etc.) as we attempt to determine what makes the Russian way of seeing distinct. No Russian required. Discussion format with short lectures.
Instructor: T. Newlin