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		2008-09 Bulletin of the Duke University Graduate School

Slavic and Eurasian Studies

Associate Professor Gheith, Chair; Associate Professor of the Practice Van Tuyl, Director of Graduate Studies; Professor Andrews, Holmgren, Miller; Associate Professors Gheith and Tetel; Professor of the Practice McAuliffe; Associate Professors of the Practice Flath, Maksimova, Van Tutyl; Adjunct Professors Newcity and Zitser; Research Scholar Mickiewicz

The Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies offers graduate work leading to the AM degree in Russian literature and culture, Slavic linguistics, and Eurasian studies. Beyond the strong commitment to increasing the language proficiency of its students and giving them solid training in research, the faculty of the department are also preparing students in a variety of adjacent fields, such as area and cultural studies, gender studies, history, media and film, and aspects of comparative literature, theory, and translation. Entering students should have had sufficient undergraduate courses in the Russian language to enable them to proceed to more advanced work. Requirements for the AM degree must be met by completion of coursework and by passing either A) a comprehensive exam, or B) an oral exam after the completion of a Master's thesis. Coursework in Russian literature and culture and Eurasian studies must include seven courses selected from literature, film, or other culture courses offered by the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies; two courses offered in other humanities or social science departments at Duke; and one elective. All students must demonstrate advanced knowledge of Russian or another Eurasian language. Reading knowledge of French, German, or another Eurasian language is also required. Students in Slavic linguistics must demonstrate competence in Russian and Slavic diachronic linguistics, and in general linguistic theory. Linguistic students must demonstrate knowledge of one Slavic language from the West and one from the South Slavic area, in addition to Russian. Required courses are at least four courses in Slavic linguistics (including Old Church Slavonic), one course in the history of the West/Slavic languages, one course in the history of the South Slavic languages, at least two courses in general linguistics and semiotics, and one course in Russian literature. The AM program must be completed in four semesters or less.

While the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature has offered a doctoral program, that program is currently suspended and until further notice the University will not be considering applications for the PhD in Slavic and Eurasian Languages. Admission to the AM program is open.

Further information about the graduate programs, including specific requirements, can be obtained from the director of graduate studies.

RUSSIAN (RUSSIAN)

203S. Research without Borders:Building Expertise in Japanese, European, Latin American, or Slavic Studies. 3 units. C-L: see Latin American Studies 202S; also C-L: Asian and African Languages and Literature 207S, Romance Studies 202S, German 264S

205. Semiotics and Linguistics (DS4). A survey of modern semiotics, particularly the works of C. S. Peirce, Roman Jakobson, Yury Lotman, Roland Barthes and Umberto Eco. Analysis of semiotic works directly related to questions of the construction of cultural and linguistic meaning, and linguistic sign theory. Emphasis on semiotic theories from a multi-cultural perspective, especially the European, Tartu, Soviet, and American schools. Research project required. Instructor: Andrews. 3 units. C-L: English 205, Linguistics 205

206. Russian Modernism. Russian culture between the 1890s and the 1920s, including visual, musical, literary arts, and developments ranging from Neo-Christian mysticism, cosmism, synthesis of the arts, and revolutionary activism. Focus on literary-philosophical thought of that period. Taught in English. Instructor: Mickiewicz. 3 units.

208. Stylistic and Compositional Elements of Scholarly Russian. Intensive study of Russian scholarly and scientific texts from a variety of disciplines, including biology, business, anthropology, economics, law, history, mathematics, physics, political sciences, sociology, psychology, linguistics, and literary criticism. Mastery of stylistic and discourse strategies. Analysis of cultural patterning in textual construction in the humanities, social and natural sciences. Taught in Russian. Prerequisite: Russian 64 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Maksimova. 3 units.

211. Legal and Business Russian. Analysis of Russian language and culture in the area of legal studies and conducting business in or with Russia and other Commonwealth of Independent States countries. Primary materials include legal codes, law journals, contracts, advertising, financial documents, redactions of the Soviet and Russian constitutions (1905-present). Specific attention given to the analysis of evolution of property and ownership legislation, the workings of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the Russian Federation government and contrastive analysis of Soviet, Russian (and where relevant Western) systems of jurisprudence. Taught in Russian. Prerequisite: Russian 102S or equivalent. Instructor: Andrews or Maksimova. 3 units.

215. Theory and Methods of Comparative Linguistics. Diachronic and synchronic approaches to the study of comparative linguistics in phonology, morphology, morphophonemics, syntax, and lexical categories in the context of the world's languages. Both Indo-European and non-Indo-European languages. Topics include theories of reconstruction, languages in contact, abductive processes, questions of linguistic typology and cultural-based approaches to the analytical study of human languages. Research project required. Instructor: Andrews. 3 units.

218S. The Russian Intelligentsia and the Origins of the Revolution. 3 units. C-L: see History 201S

243. Contemporary Russian Culture: Detective Novels and Film. Popular novelists and film/television from 1900s-early twenty first century Russia. Theories of genre, anthropological approaches to defining cultural trends, mass cultural phenomena, and impact of globalization. Authors include Marinina, Dashkova, Dontsova, Kunin, Ustinova, and Serova. Readings and films in Russian. Research paper of publishable quality required. Instructor: Andrews. 1 unit.

245. Theory and Practice of Translation. Detailed study of the American, European, and Slavic scholarly literature on translation combined with close analysis of existing literary and journalistic translations and a program of practical translation exercises and projects from English to Russian and Russian to English. Prerequisite: three years of Russian language study or consent of instructor. Instructor: Flath. 3 units.

246. Media in Post-Communist Societies (B). 3 units. C-L: see Public Policy Studies 243; also C-L: Political Science 276

258. The Russian Novel. Close reading of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Dostoevsky's Possessed, Andrey Bely's Petersburg, Bulgakov's Master and Margarita, Nabokov's The Gift, and Makine's Memoirs of My Russian Summers. Discussions will focus on these representative writers' changing perceptions of, and responses to social and ethical issues and of creativity, itself, as the genre evolved in the modern times between the 1870s and now. Final research paper required and can include in-depth discussion of one of the works or the comparison of one or more aspects of several texts. Taught in English. Readings in Russian. Instructor: Mickiewicz. 3 units.

262. Masterpieces of Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature II. Selected authors, works, and genres from the second half of the nineteenth century. Authors include Turgenev, Chernyshevsky, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Saltykov-Shchedrin, and Chekhov. Taught in English. Readings in Russian. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

269. Women and Russian Literature. Issues of gender and society in women's writing in Russian from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. Both autobiographical writings and prose fiction. Discussions of whether Russian women's writings constitute a tradition and what role these works have played in Russian literature and culture. Taught in English. Readings in Russian. Instructor: Gheith. 3 units.

271S. Bunin: Mystery of the Russian Soul and Metaphysical Memory. Same as Russian 171S, but includes additional assignments. Taught in Russian. Readings in Russian. Intensive critical component. Instructor: Maksimova. 3 units.

275. Tolstoy. Introduction to life, works, and criticism, including Tolstoy's philosophical and ethical discourse. Readings include: War and Peace, Anna Karenina, the shorter fiction, dramatic works and essays. Taught in English. Readings in Russian. Instructor: Van Tuyl. 3 units.

276. Dostoevsky. Introduction to life, works, and criticism. Readings include: Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov. Taught in English. Readings in Russian. Instructor: Flath or Gheith. 3 units.

277S. Chekhov. Drama and prose works. Readings in Russian. Instructor: Flath. 3 units.

288AS. Apocalyptic Visions and Diabolic Drama: The Works of Mixail Bulgakov. Critical analysis of Bulgakov's short stories, novellas, plays and novels. In-depth exposure to major critical works on Bulgakov and influential figures. Taught in Russian. Readings in Russian. Instructor: Andrews. 3 units.

288BS. Apocalyptic Visions and Diabolic Drama: The Works of Mixail Bulgakov. Critical analysis of Bulgakov's short stories, novellas, plays and novels. In-depth exposure to major critical works on Bulgakov and influential figures. Taught in English. Readings in English. Instructor: Andrews. 3 units.

297. Russian Poetry. Focus on nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including the Golden Age and the Silver Age. Authors include Pushkin, Lermontov, Bely, Blok, Akhmatova, Tsvetaeva, Mandelshtam, Pasternak, and Mayakovsky. Taught in English or Russian, according to students' Russian language proficiency. Russian texts. Instructor: Van Tuyl. 3 units.

299S. Special Topics. Seminars in advanced topics, designed for seniors and graduate students. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

For Graduate Students Only

301. Elementary Russian. Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing. Audiolingual techniques are combined with required recording-listening practice in the language laboratory. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

302. Elementary Russian. Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing. Audiolingual techniques are combined with required recording-listening practice in the language laboratory. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

303. Intermediate Russian. Intensive classroom and laboratory practice in spoken and written patterns. Reading in contemporary literature. Prerequisite: Russian 301, 302 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

304. Intermediate Russian. Intensive classroom and laboratory practice in spoken and written patterns. Reading in contemporary literature. Prerequisite: Russian 301, 302 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

305. Advanced Russian Conversation and Readings. Nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature in the original. Conducted in Russian. Prerequisite: Russian 303, 304 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

306. Advanced Russian Conversations and Readings. Nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature in the original. Conducted in Russian. Prerequisite: Russian 303, 304 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

307. Advanced Russian. Advanced grammar review with an emphasis on the refinement of oral and written language skills. Development of writing style through compositions and essays. Prerequisite: Russian 306 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Andrews. 3 units.

308. Advanced Russian: Readings, Translation, and Syntax. Intensive reading and conversation with emphasis on contemporary Russian literary and Soviet press texts. English-Russian translation stressed. Russian media, including television and films. Prerequisite: Russian 307 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Andrews. 3 units.

309. Russian Stylistics and Conversation. Refinement of stylistic control and range in spoken and written Russian. Emphasis on fluent discursive skills, as well as development of expository prose style. Prerequisite: Russian 307 and 308, or consent of instructor. Instructor: Maksimova. 3 units.

310. Russian Stylistics and Conversation. Refinement of stylistic control and range in spoken and written Russian. Emphasis on fluent discursive skills, as well as development of expository prose style. Prerequisite: Russian 307 and 308, or consent of instructor. Instructor: Maksimova. 3 units.

311S. Advanced Russian Language and Culture. Advanced grammar review with additional emphasis on phonetics and conversation. Culture component includes literature, films, museums, and theater performances. (Taught in St. Petersburg in Russian.) Prerequisite: Russian 306 or equivalent. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

312S. Advanced Russian Language and Culture. Advanced grammar review with additional emphasis on phonetics and conversation. Culture component includes literature, films, museums, and theater performances. (Taught in St. Petersburg in Russian.) Prerequisite: Russian 306 or equivalent. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

335. Contemporary Russian Media. Analytical readings and study of change and development in all the primary forms of former Soviet mass media from 1985 to the present (newspapers, journals, and television). Topics include censorship, TASS, samizdat. Taught in English. Readings in Russian. Prerequisite: Russian 64 or equivalent. Instructor: Andrews. 3 units.

350. Methods in Teaching Russian. The theory and practice of teaching Russian language to English-speaking students. Instructor: Andrews. 1 unit.

351. Topics in Teaching Methodology. Application of linguistic principles in the classroom. No prior knowledge of linguistics required. Instructor: Staff. 2 units.

399. Special Readings. Advanced readings in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Russian literature in the original. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

BALTO-FINNIC (BALTFIN)

For Graduate Students Only

301. Elementary Estonian. Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Estonian. No preliminary knowledge of Estonian necessary. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

302. Elementary Estonian. Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Estonian. No preliminary knowledge of Estonian necessary. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

303. Elementary Finnish. Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Finnish. No preliminary knowledge of Finnish necessary. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

304. Elementary Finnish. Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Finnish. No preliminary knowledge of Finnish necessary. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

POLISH (POLISH)

301. Elementary Polish. Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Polish. No preliminary knowledge of Polish necessary. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

302. Elementary Polish. Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Polish. No preliminary knowledge of Polish necessary. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

303. Intermediate Polish. Intensive classroom and laboratory practice in spoken and written patterns. Readings in contemporary literature. Prerequisites: Polish 1 and 2, or consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

304. Intermediate Polish. Intensive classroom and laboratory practice in spoken and written patterns. Readings in contemporary literature. Prerequisites: Polish 1 and 2, or consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

SERBIAN AND CROATIAN (SERBCRO)

For Graduate Students Only

301. Elementary Croatian and Serbian. Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Croatian and Serbian. No preliminary knowledge of Croatian and Serbian necessary. Instructor: Andrews. 3 units.

302. Elementary Croatian and Serbian. Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Croatian and Serbian. No preliminary knowledge of Croatian and Serbian necessary. Instructor: Andrews. 3 units.

TURKISH (TURKISH)

235. The Turks: From Ottoman Empire to European Union. Reading and assessment of new scholarship on Ottoman culture, society, politics, and state. Supplemented by critical texts on historiography, identity, gender, religion, and orientalism. Topics include "gazi thesis," secular and Islamic law, "Kadi justice," everyday life, and role of women. Final research project with interdisciplinary focus. Instructor: Goknar. 3 units.

UKRAINIAN (UKRAIN)

For Graduate Students Only

301. Elementary Ukrainian. Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Ukrainian. No preliminary knowledge of Ukrainian necessary. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

302. Elementary Ukrainian. Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Ukrainian. No preliminary knowledge of Ukrainian necessary. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.