Queer Russian Literature

(Offered as RUSS 113 and SWAG 118) The Russian Federation officially designated the "LGBT movement" a terrorist organization in March 2024, capping off a long trajectory of denying, ignoring, and revising the rich legacy of queer participation in Russian culture and history. Often accused of foreign importation or constitutional incompatibility with Russian norms, queer authors and creators have long labored to find their space and voice in this artistic space.

Acc. First-Year Russian

Accelerated introduction to the contemporary Russian language, presenting the fundamentals of Russian grammar and syntax. Equivalent to both semesters of First-Year Russian. The course helps the students make balanced progress in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural competence. Two 80 minute meetings per week, with RUSS 103F as an required discussion section with three 50 minute meetings per week. Offered Spring Semester. Professor Donohoe and Professor Babyonyshev.

Acc. First-Year Russian

Accelerated introduction to the contemporary Russian language, presenting the fundamentals of Russian grammar and syntax. Equivalent to both semesters of First-Year Russian. The course helps the students make balanced progress in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural competence. Two 80 minute meetings per week, with RUSS 103F as an required discussion section with three 50 minute meetings per week. Offered Spring Semester. Professor Donohoe and Professor Babyonyshev.

Senior Honors

Required of candidates for Honors in Religion. A continuation of RELI 498. A double course.

Open to seniors with consent of the instructor. Spring semester. The Department.

How to handle overenrollment: null

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: in-depth independent student research and substantial written work

Senior Honors

Spring semester. The Department.

How to handle overenrollment: null

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: in-depth independent student research and substantial written work

Dreams, Visions

Dreams and visions play a variety of roles in religion: they are a mode of divine communication; they reveal the future, the past, and the esoteric; they are spaces of encounter with deities, angels, demons, and other non- or trans-human entities. This course approaches dreaming and states of altered consciousness from the perspective of the academic study of religion in conversation with theories from other disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, and psychology.

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