RUSS 411 - Special Topics: Re-Envisioning Russia

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Cinema Studies
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3HU, CD
This course explores how Soviet myths were transformed for the post-Soviet screen. Since many directors drew inspiration from classic Russian literature, we will read texts by Gogol, Tolstoy, Chekhov and others, to see how their views on political, social, spiritual, and economic issues would inform recent Russian cinema, as well as its reception by contemporary audiences.
Instructor: A. Forman
Prerequisites & Notes
RUSS 305 and 306 (or concurrent enrollment) or the equivalent.