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RUSS 100 From Underground Man to Invisible Man 6 credits
In 1864 Fyodor Dostoevsky created an unnamed character whose response to his own alienation was to retreat to a life under the floorboards, where he mused on the imperfectability of human society and the nature of free will. A century later, African-American writer Ralph Ellison, author of the novel Invisible Man, called Dostoevsky his “literary ancestor.” In this course we will study Notes from Underground in its original cultural context and then turn to how the book was adapted, contested, and reinterpreted by Dostoevsky’s literary descendants around the world, each in their own way investigating what it means to be human.
Held for new first year students
- Fall 2024
- AI/WR1, Argument & Inquiry/WR1 IS, International Studies
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Student is a member of the First Year First Term class level cohort. Students are only allowed to register for one A&I course at a time. If a student wishes to change the A&I course they are enrolled in they must DROP the enrolled course and then ADD the new course. Please see our Workday guides Drop or 'Late' Drop a Course and Register or Waitlist for a Course Directly from the Course Listing for more information.
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RUSS 100.00 Fall 2024
- Faculty:Laura Goering 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- M, WWeitz Center 233 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWeitz Center 233 2:20pm-3:20pm
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RUSS 110 Russophone Studies in Central Asia: Intensive Beginning 6 credits
For students with no previous training in or minimal knowledge of Russian. Simultaneous development of skills in speaking, reading, aural comprehension, and writing. Class meets four days a week for two hours. This course is conducted by members of Kazakh National University’s Philological Faculty and supervised by the program director.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Russophone Studies in Central Asia Program.
- Spring 2025
- LP Language Requirement
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Acceptance in the Russophone Studies in Central Asia program.
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RUSS 204 Intermediate Russian 6 credits
Continued four-skill development using texts and resources from a variety of sources. Emphasis on communicative skills.
- Fall 2024
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): RUSS 103 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Russian Placement exam.
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RUSS 204.00 Fall 2024
- Faculty:Victoria Thorstensson 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 242 12:30pm-1:40pm
- TLanguage & Dining Center 242 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 242 1:10pm-2:10pm
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RUSS 207 Russophone Studies in Central Asia: Intermediate Intensive Grammar 3 credits
This course aims at vocabulary expansion and the assimilation and activation of everyday conversational structures and speech etiquette at the same time it develops familiarity with more complex principles of Russian grammar. This course is conducted by members of Kazakh National University's Philological Faculty and supervised by the program director.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Russophone Studies in Central Asia Program.
- Spring 2025
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Russophone Studies in Central Asia program and student has completed any of the following course(s): RUSS 205 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Russian Placement exam.
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RUSS 209 Russophone Studies in Central Asia: Intermediate Conversation 3 credits
This course is taken in combination with Russian 207. Emphasis will be placed on socially relevant topics. This course is conducted by members of Kazakh National University's Philological Faculty and supervised by the program director.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Russophone Studies in Central Asia Program.
- Spring 2025
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Russophone Studies in Central Asia program and student has completed any of the following course(s): RUSS 205 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Russian Placement exam.
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RUSS 228 Russophone Studies in Central Asia: Contemporary Kazakhstani Culture and Post-Colonial Identity 6 credits
In this course we will study how contemporary Kazakhstani post-colonial identity is expressed and negotiated in the works of Russophone prose and poetry, as well as in film, theater, contemporary art, and urban space. Other topics will include the changing role of the Russian language in Central Asia, linguistic, gender and cultural hybridity, trauma and (post)memory, cultural, ecological and gender activism. Taught in English.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Russophone Studies in Central Asia program.
- Spring 2025
- IS, International Studies LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Acceptance in the Russophone Studies in Central Asia program.
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RUSS 266 The Brothers Karamazov 3 credits
Fyodor Dostoevsky’s last novel, The Brothers Karamazov, is many things: a riveting murder mystery, a probing philosophical treatise, one of the best known novels in world literature, and a complex book worth reading and discussing with serious readers of diverse backgrounds. We will familiarize ourselves with the historical and philosophical context in which it was written, while grappling with the fundamental questions it raises: What does it mean to act morally? Why do humans so often act against their own best interest? How do we reconcile a world of chaos and suffering with the notion of a benevolent god? Conducted entirely in English.
1st 5 weeks, in translation
- First Five Weeks, Spring 2025
- IS, International Studies LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis CX, Cultural/Literature
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RUSS 266.00 First Five Weeks, Spring 2025
- Faculty:Laura Goering 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WWeitz Center 233 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWeitz Center 233 2:20pm-3:20pm
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RUSS 267 War and Peace 3 credits
Against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, Lev Tolstoy challenges readers to confront some of the most confounding questions of human existence: How can we reconcile the notion of free will with the seemingly ineluctable forces of history? Is individual moral action possible in war? How can we live a meaningful life in the face of inevitable death? And what might lie after death? In this course we read War and Peace in its cultural and historical context, while also considering how it continues to be relevant to our lives today. Conducted in English. No knowledge of Russian literature or history required.
2nd 5 weeks, in translation
- Second Five Weeks, Spring 2025
- IS, International Studies LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis CX, Cultural/Literature
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RUSS 267.00 Second Five Weeks, Spring 2025
- Faculty:Laura Goering 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WWeitz Center 233 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWeitz Center 233 2:20pm-3:20pm
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RUSS 307 Russophone Studies in Central Asia: Advanced Intensive Grammar 3 credits
This course combines advanced work in Russian grammar, especially morphology and syntax, and fundamentals in composition, with conversational Russian. Expected preparation: Six credits of Russian at the 300 level.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Russophone Studies in Central Asia Program.
- Spring 2025
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Russophone Studies in Central Asia program.
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RUSS 309 Russophone Studies in Central Asia: Advanced Practicum 3 credits
This course aims at skill development in speaking and oral presentation as well as in limited forms of composition. It is taken in combination with Russian 307 and conducted by members of Kazakh National University Philological Faculty and supervised by the program director. Expected preparation: 6 credits of Russian at the 300 level.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Russophone Studies in Central Asia Program.
- Spring 2025
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Russophone Studies in Central Asia program.
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RUSS 331 The Wonderful World of Russian Animation 6 credits
Beginning in the 1910’s, Russian and then the Soviet Union was home to some of the most creative and innovative animated films in the world. In this course we will examine selected animated shorts in the context of Russian history and culture. Topics to be considered include the roots of animated film in the folk tale, the role of cartoons in educating the model Soviet child, the language of Soviet colonial discourse, and the ways in which post-Soviet animated films perpetuated or subverted past traditions.
- Fall 2024
- IS, International Studies LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): RUSS 205 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Russian Placement exam.
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RUSS 331.00 Fall 2024
- Faculty:Anna Dotlibova 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 202 1:50pm-3:35pm