RUSSIAN COURSES AND COURSES ABOUT RUSSIA

DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES

Fall 2010

I. Courses In English About Russia

Russian Literature in Translation I
Course Number: ML&L 3340-1 (Meets with RUSS 3305-1)
Instructor: Dr. Sarah P. Burke
Prerequisites: None
Common Curriculum: Arts and Literature/Western Culture
Time: 11:30-12:20 MWF
Place:  NH 218
Description: 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation

Selected Topics : Nabokov
Course Number: ML&L 3391-1 (Meets with RUSS 4310-1)
Instructor: Dr. Bruce Holl
Prerequisites: None. This course is open to all Trinity students.
Common Curriculum: None
Major/Minor: Comparative Literature Minor
Time: 12:30-1:20 MWF
Place: 216 Northrup Hall
Description: A seminar on the writings of Vladimir Nabokov
Readings:

The Peoples of Russia
Course Number: ML&L 3342-1
Instructor: Dr. Bruce Holl
Prerequisites: None. This course is open to all Trinity students.
Common Curriculum: World Cultures/ Cultural Heritage
Times: 12:30-1:20 MWF
Place: 218 Northrup Hall
Description:
A survey of the culture of the Russian, Jewish, Siberian and Caucasian Peoples of the Russian Federation through lectures, discussions, readings, film, and world wide web sites.
Reading Materials:
Gogol, N. Diary of a Madman, the Government Inspector and Selected Stories. Penguin
Orwell, George. Animal Farm . Signet
Lermontov, Mikhail. A Hero of Our Time. Penguin
Arseniev, V. K. Dersu the Trapper. McPherson
Babel, Issac. The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel. W. W. Norton

II. Courses for Russian Language Students
Elementary Russian I
Course Number: RUSS 1401-1
Instructor: Dr. Sarah P. Burke
Prerequisites: None
Time: 9:30-10:20 MWF; 8:55-9:45 T
Place: NH 218
Description: First semester Russian language
Materials: Russian Stage One: Live From Moscow Vol. 1

Intermediate Russian I
Course Number: RUSS 2301-1
Instructor: Dr. Bruce Holl
Prerequisites: RUSS 2301 or the equivalent
Time: 10:30-11:20 MWF
Place: NH 216
Description: Third semester Russian language
Materials: Russian Stage One: Live From Moscow Vol. 1

Advanced Russian I
Course Number: RUSS 3301-1
Instructor: Dr. Sarah P. Burke
Prerequisites: RUSS 2302 or the equivalent
Time: TBA
Place: TBA
Description: Fifth semester Russian language
Materials: TBA

Introduction to Russian Literature I
Course Number: RUSS 3305-1 (Meets with ML&L 3340-1)
Instructor: Dr. Sarah P. Burke
Prerequisites: RUSS 3302 or the equivalent
Common Curriculum: Arts and Literature/Western Culture
Time: 1:30-2:20 MWF
Place:  NH 218
Description: 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation with selected readings in the original

Seminar in Russian Literature: Nabokov
Course Number: ML&L 3391-1 (Meets with RUSS 4310)
Instructor: Dr. Bruce. Holl
Prerequisites: RUSS 2302 or the equivalent
Common Curriculum: None
Time: 12:30-1:20 MWF and occaisional extra meetings (Russian section only)
Place: 216 Northrup Hall
Description: A seminar on the writings of Vladimir Nabokov
Readings: