Contemporary Russia: History, Politics, and Culture
Explores post-Soviet Russia's tension between state violence and emerging public spheres using investigative journalism, film, fiction, and art.
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Acquire basic knowledge of Russia’s history, literature, performance arts, and film of the last two decades
Develop an ability to interpret politics through a cultural lens
Improve and refine academic writing skills.
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Post-Soviet Russia has been shaped by the tension between growing state violence and the slowly emerging public sphere of protest and activism. Crossing boundaries between literary, political, cultural, and art studies, draw on investigative journalism as well as contemporary Russian film, fiction, and art in order to explore the peculiar, yet not unprecedented cult of violence that underlies the Russian political climate and the alternatives suggested by activist opposition.
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Topics
- Post-Soviet Russia state violence and public sphere
- Literary, political, cultural, and art studies; investigative journalism; contemporary Russian film, fiction, and art
- Cult of violence in Russian political climate and activist opposition alternatives
- Russia’s history, literature, performance arts, and film of the last two decades
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- Interpret politics through a cultural lens
- Academic writing
- Analyze investigative journalism, contemporary Russian film, fiction, and art
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