Russian Literature in a Cultural Context
Fall & Spring
| 3 credits
| Elective
Literature
and
Russian Studies
The course provides a general understanding of Russian culture and history through the lens of literature. Russian cinema, art, and music will be studied alongside Russian literary masterpieces by authors such as Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Nabokov, and Bulgakov, among others. Students are encouraged to participate in the elective study tour to Russia.
This is a University of Copenhagen course open to DIS students.
Field Studies
- Film Viewings
- Film viewings with the Russian Studies Students from University of Copenhagen
Instructors
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Jon Kyst
Ph.D. (English and Russian, University of Copenhagen, 2004). Lecturer, Department of East European Studies, University of Copenhagen, since 1995. Visiting scholar, Columbia University, 2000-2004. Translator and conference interpreter.
