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FYSP 085 - Rebellion, Revolution, Rock-‘n’-Roll: Art and Dissent in Russia

FC ARHU CD WINT
4 credits
In this seminar, students will discuss the complex relationships between art (literature, music, film, fine arts), politics, and society, using the examples of Russian cultural movements and artworks of the 20th-21st centuries. Can art be politically independent? Was the Russian Revolution a constructive or a destructive phenomenon? What happens to a counter-culture when it becomes the mainstream? Seeking answers to these questions, we will explore the early Russian Avant-Garde, watch films by Dziga Vertov and Sergei Eisenstein, see how Soviet propaganda suppressed the musical innovations of Dmitrii Shostakovich, and discuss the role of rock music for Russian underground counter-culture. Field trips required.
Does this course require off campus field trips? Yes


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