Spring 1999

Produced by the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies at the University of North Carolina for use in assisting students with Spring 1999 registration by providing a condensed list of courses offered in various departments relating to Slavic and East European studies. This brochure is a preliminary listing of courses scheduled to be offered in the Spring of 1999. It is not an official publication of the Registrar's Office, which is the authority for resolution of any discrepancies or errors contained in this brochure.

Major in Russian and East European Area Studies

The Curriculum in Russian and East European Studies exposes the student to a language and the history, culture and institutions of the Russian and East European area. The program draws on the resources of several departments and provides both a range of perspectives and a unified understanding of the region and its peoples. The Curriculum is administered by the Joint Duke-UNC Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies. The program is intended to prepare students for careers in the federal government, journalism, teaching, and graduate work in the various disciplines.

Core requirements for the major:

1. History 30 and 31;
2. four semesters of Russian or another East European language;
3. Slavic 30, an introductory survey course;
4. Slavic 60, an interdisciplinary seminar;
5. one to three courses in Slavic language and literature, with at least one in literature;
6. one to three courses in Russian and East European history;
7. one to three courses from among the following:

Art 112; Classical Archaeology 51; Classics 118; Economics 67, 168; Political Science 55, 57, 121.

Interested students should contact Nicolae Harsanyi to discuss specific requirements and opportunities.

Slavic Languages and Literatures Majors and Minors

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures offers programs leading to the BA in Slavic Languages through courses in languages, literature, and linguistics. Majors and minors in Russian Language and Literature and Slavic and East European Linguistics provide preparatory training for government employment, business, journalism, and teaching, as well as graduate study in a range of disciplines.

Five semesters of Russian language (RUSS 1, 2, 3, 4, 21) provide a core foundation and entry to all the Slavic Department majors and minors.

Major in Russian Language and Literature

Students should complete RUSS 22, 31, 32, 111 and 50, plus three electives chosen from among the literature and language courses offered by the department, two of which should be at the 100 level, with no more than one a course in literature in translation.

Minor in Russian Language

Students should complete RUSS 22, 31, 32 and 111.

Major in Slavic and East European Linguistics

Students should complete RUSS 22, 31, 32 and 101, plus two semesters of a language of another East Central European, Balkans or former USSR country. In addition, Linguistics 30, a course in Slavic linguistics, and another course at the 100 level in the department should be completed.

Minor in Russian and East European Literature in Translation

Students should complete five courses in literature in translation, with at least three being at the 100 level.

Contact the Slavic Department Undergraduate Advisor, Christopher Putney, for more specific requirements and opportunities in these majors and minors. All majors can be completed with honors. A minimum overall GPA of 3.2 and a major GPA of 3.5 are required for eligibility. For more information on the requirements for honors, please contact the appropriate Undergraduate Advisor.

Eastern Europe is mostly present in contemporary Western media through repeated accounts of ethnic tensions and conflicts, while in Western popular culture it is frequently represented as the home of supernatural figures, like vampires, werewolves, and watersprites. The course provides theoretical, historical, and cultural information necessary for understanding the complexities of Eastern Europe and transcending the use of ethnic and cultural stereotypes. At the same time, relevant myths and realities will be explored and confronted throughout the course.

CLAS 118 Intro to Byzantine Civilization
Intellectual and social history of the Byzantine Empire from Justinian to 1453, noting the interaction of classical and Christian culture and Byzantium's influence on neighboring peoples and on the Renaissance.
TR 2:00-3:15 C. Connor

CZCH 104 Intermediate Czech
MWF 9:30-10:45 L. Janda

ECON 169 Western and Asian Economic Systems
Policy seminar on the systemic factors distinguishing Western economics from their rivals in the former Soviet bloc and Asia.
TR 9:30-10:45 S. Rosefielde

HIST 018 Contemporary World Since 1945
Analyzes Cold War, decolonization, international politics, and diplomacy of 1970's.
MWF 12:00-12:50 K. Jolluck
TR 12:30-1:45 Staff

HIST 031 Russia Since 1861
A general survey introducing major issues, themes, and personages.
MWF 12:00-12:50 E. Brooks

HIST 090 Stalin and Stalinism in Historical Perspective
Undergrad Seminar: section 008
R 2:00-4:50 D. Raleigh

HIST 143 Socialist Thought
An examination of the origins and development of Marxist ideas, and their application to specific historical conditions.
TR 11:00-12:15 D. Griffiths

HIST 184 Russia and the West in the 18th Century
Centering on Russia's contacts with the West, the resulting interaction, and the efforts of Russians to define the unique nature of their own society.
TR 2:00-3:15 D. Griffiths

HIST 186B Stalin and After: The Soviet Union, 1929-1991
An in-depth examination of Soviet social and political history.
TR 12:30-1:45 D. Raleigh

HIST 190 Eastern Europe since World War II
An examination of the countries of Eastern Europe, their origins and developments since World War II, their cohesion and conflict.
MWF 10:00-10:50 K. Jolluck

HIST 204B Readings in Russian History, 1796-1917
M 2:00-4:50 E. Brooks

MACD 102 Elementary Macedonian
MWF 11:00-11:50 R. Greenberg

PLSH 102 Elementary Polish
MWF 10:00-10:50 M. Levine

POLI 057 Politics of East-Central Europe
Contemporary policies through political, economic and social transformations.
TR 9:30-10:45 B. Hicks

POLI 086 International Relations and World Politics
An analysis of politics among nations.
MWF 11:00-11:50 J. Obler
MW 10:00-10:50 (plus recitation) T. Oatley
MWF 11:00-11:50 D. Kono
MWF 10:00-10:50 (honors) S. Biddle

POLI 149 Defense Policy and National Security
A study of national defense policy as affected by the political setting, as well as its relation to foreign policy.
MWF 12:00-12:50 S. Biddle

RUSS 001 Elementary Russian
MWF 8:00-8:50 Staff
Recitation (Sec 601): R 9:30-10:20 Staff
Recitation (Sec 602): TBA Staff

RUSS 002 Elementary Russian
MWF 8:00-8:50, 12:00-12:50, 3:00-3:50 Staff
MWF 10:00-10:50 E. Magomedova
Recitation: W 12:00-12:50, 4:00-4:50; R 9:30-10:20, 2:00-2:50, 3:30-4:20.

RUSS 003 Intermediate Russian
MWF 12:00-12:50 Staff

RUSS 004 Intermediate Russian
MWF 12:00-12:50, 2:00-2:50 Staff

RUSS 012 Intermediate Russian Conversation
TBA Staff

RUSS 022 Russian Conversation
Designed to develop conversational skills in a variety of situations and subjects.
MWF 2:00-2:50 Staff

RUSS 032 Advanced Russian Grammar
TR 3:00-4:15 L. Feinberg

RUSS 044 Selected Readings in Russian
TBA Staff

RUSS 050 Intro to Russian Literature
TR 9:30-10:45 P. Debreczeny

RUSS 098 Honors Reading Course
TBA Staff

RUSS 112 Advanced Russian Conversation and Composition
MWF 2:00-2:50 E. Magomedova

RUSS 122 Advanced Russian Practicum
TBA Staff

RUSS 165 Dostoevsky
Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, and other writings by this nineteenth-century novelist.
TR 2:00-3:15 P. Debreczeny

RUSS 191 Teaching Methods and Materials
F 12:00-12:50 E. Magomedova

RUSS 208 Russian Stylistics
Advanced Russian conversation and composition with grammatical and stylistic explanations.
TBA E. Magomedova

Russian Versification
A study of technical problems and thematic aspects in the development of Russian poetry.
MWF 1:00-1:50 L. Feinberg

Medieval-Baroque Russian Literature
Literature from the advent of literacy to the late Seventeenth Century.
MW 3:00-4:15 C. Putney

SERB 104 Intermediate Serbo-Croatian
TR 11:00-12:15 I. Vuletic

SLAV 029H East European Literature
Twentieth-century literature from Russia, Poland, former Yugoslavia, with an emphasis on post-modern writings.
TR 12:30-1:45 I. Vuletic

SLAV 030 Introduction to Slavic Civilizations: Peasants, Popes, and Party Hacks
An interdisciplinary introduction to Slavic cultures from earliest times to the present, using literature, film, slides, and recordings.
MWF 1:00-1:50 C. Putney

SLAV 044 Directed Readings in a Slavic Language
TBA Staff

SLAV 060 Topics in Slavic Civilization
Ethnic Issues in Eastern Europe
(See description above)
TR 12:30-1:45 N. Harsanyi

SLAV 075(LING 075) Language and Nationalism
This course focuses on language, ethnic identity, and nationalism in contemporary societies.
MWF 9:00-9:50 R. Greenberg

SLAV 098 Honors Reading
TBA Staff

SLAV 105 Intro to Slavic Linguistics
The phonological history of Slavic languages from the late Indo-European to the split of the Common Slavic linguistic unity.
TBA L. Feinberg

SLAV 109(LING 109) Cognitive Linguistics
Development and present state of research in cognitive linguistics. Readings discuss various language phenomena and are drawn from linguistics, psychology, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and literary analysis of metaphor.
TR 12:30-1:45 L. Janda

SLAV 125 Topics in Slavic Literature
TR 3:30-4:45 D. Ugresic

SLAV 165(PWAD 165) Literature of Atrocity
Fiction, memoirs, and film from the holocaust and the Soviet Gulag.
MWF 11:00-11:50 M. Levine

Prague, Czech Republic

This new semester-long program, open to both undergraduate and graduate students, began this Fall at Jerome of Prague College and will continue next year. Students have the opportunity to complete an independent research project and four courses chosen from a variety of fields in the humanities and social sciences including Czech language and literature. Internships with local or multinational companies or Czech political institutions are also possible. Students are housed at the Komensky Dorm within walking distance of the Prague Castle.

Saratov, Russia

The Saratov program combines intensive Russian language training with instruction in Russian literature, area studies, and culture. The program is open to both undergraduate and graduate students with at least four semesters of Russian language instruction The city of Saratov, founded in 1590, is located on the banks of the Volga river. Students have the option of living with a Russian family or in a private apartment.

For more information contact the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies at 962-0901 or the Study Abroad Office at 962-7001.

Our Center sponsors a number of activities every year, including frequent lectures, visiting professors, and special seminars.

UNC-Chapel Hill has a rich collections of books and periodicals on Russia, the USSR, and Eastern Europe in the relevant languages, as well as in English and other Western languages. Bibliographer Nadia Zilper is available to help students locate materials.

For more information on any of the listings in this brochure, please contact the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies, or the registrar's office, or consult the published course listings.

Anderle, Joseph. Professor Emeritus of History. Eastern Europe, chiefly since 1815. 962-2184.

Baron, Samuel. Alumni Distinguished Professor of History, Emeritus. shbaron@email.unc.edu. 962-2115

Brooks, E. Willis. Gordon and Bowman Gray Associate Professor of History. 19^th century Russia; Social/administrative history. ewbrooks@email.unc.edu. 962-5043.

Connor, Carolyn. Assistant Professor of Classics. Byzantine studies. calliec@uncmvs.oit.unc.edu. 962-7919.

Davis, Edward. Slavic Cataloger. emdavis@email.unc.edu. 962-0160.

Debreczeny, Paul. Alumni Distinguished Professor of Russian Literature. 19^th century and comparative literature. pdebrecz@email.unc.edu. 962-1178.

Feinberg, Lawrence. Associate Professor of Slavic Languages. Slavic linguistics, morphology, poetics. lfeinber@email.unc.edu. 962-7552.

Greenberg, Robert. Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages. Balkan/South Slavic and synchronic linguistics, dialectology; Bulgarian. Rdgreenb@email.unc.edu. 962-7550.

Griffiths, David. Professor of History. 18^th century Russia, social and intellectual history, Marxism. griffith.ham@mhs.unc.edu. 962-5057.

Harsanyi, Nikolai. Administrative Director, Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies. 962-0901.

Hicks, Barbara. Assistant Professor of Political Science. Comparative politics, Eastern Europe. hicks.ham@mhs.unc.edu. 962-0441.

Hertz-Picciotto, Irva. Associate Professor of Epidemiology. Irva_hertzp@unc.edu. 966-7445.

Holmgren, Beth. Associate Professor of Slavic Languages. 20^th century, Russian and Polish literature; feminist theory; Polish. holmgren@email.unc.edu. 962-7554.

Jolluck, Katherine. Assistant Professor of History. 20^th century Eastern Europe; World War II; East European Women and War. jolluck@email.unc.edu. 962-6618.

Janda, Laura. Professor of Slavic Languages. Director of UNC-CH Center. Russian/West Slavic and cognitive linguistics; Czech. lajanda@email.unc.edu. 962-7549.

Levine, Madeline. Kenan Professor of Slavic Literatures, Chair of Slavic Department. Russian and Polish literature, literature of the Holocaust; Polish. mglevine@email.unc.edu. 962-7553.

Magomedova, Eleonora. Lecturer of Slavic Languages. Russian language, pedagogy, 20^th century Russian literature. emagomed@email.unc.edu. 962-7551.

Mihailovich, Vasa. Emeritus Professor of Slavic Languages. vdmihail@email.unc.edu. 962-1023.

Putney, Christopher. Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages. Medieval, 18^th and 19^th century Russian literature. crputney@email.unc.edu. 962-7548.

Raleigh, Donald J. Professor of History. 20^th century Russian and Soviet history. djr@email.unc.edu. 962-8077.

Rosefielde, Steven. Professor of Economics. Comparative economic systems. srosefield.econ@mhs.unc.edu. 966-5371.

Rupen, Robert. Emeritus Professor of Political Science. rrupen@gibbs.oit.unc.edu. 962-0417.

Schwartz, Joel. Professor of Political Science. Soviet politics and American social policy. jjschwar@email.unc.edu. 962-3041.

Ugresic, Dubravka. Frey Foundation Visiting Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures. 962-7556.

Vargas, Lucila. Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications. lcvargas@email.unc.edu. 962-2366.

Vuletic, Ivana. Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages. South Slavic, 19^th and 20^th century Russian literature, Serbo-Croatian. ivuletic@email.unc.edu. 962-7556.

Zilper, Nadia. Slavic Bibliographer, Davis Library Collection Development Department. nadia_zilper@unc.edu. 962-3740.