Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

www.unc.edu/depts/slavdept

CHRISTOPHER R. PUTNEY, Chair

Professors

Madeline G. Levine (4) Russian and Polish Literatures

Peter Sherwood (15) Hungarian Language and Culture

Associate Professors

Lawrence Feinberg (3) Slavic Linguistics, Poetics

Christopher R. Putney (12) Russian Literature, Medieval Slavic Culture

Ivana Vuletic (13) Serbian and Croatian Language and Literature, Russian Literature

Assistant Professor

Radislav Lapushin (14) Russian Literature

Lecturer

Eleonora Magomedova, Russian Language

Professor Emeritus

Vasa D. Mihailovich

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures offers graduate work leading to the degrees of master of arts and doctor of philosophy. The degree programs meet general requirements of The Graduate School plus certain departmental requirements.

Requirements for the M.A. Degree

For the degree of master of arts, a student may emphasize Russian literature and culture or comparative Slavic and East European literatures and cultures. All students are required to take the department's proseminar, SLAV 700 (one credit hour), register for three credits of SLAV 993 (master's thesis credits), take a comprehensive M.A. exam and write and defend a master's thesis. In addition, students must satisfy a language requirement (reading knowledge only) in one modern foreign language other than a Slavic language.

The master's candidate in Russian literature and culture is required to a) take one course in either medieval or 18th-century Russian literature and culture and b) take five courses to be distributed, with graduate advisor supervision, in 19th- and 20th-century Russian literature and culture. The student must also take Old Church Slavonic (SLAV 500), and pass or place out of Fourth-Year Russian Conversation and Reading (RUSS 412).

The master's candidate in comparative Slavic and East European literatures and cultures is required to a) take four courses in Russian literature and culture and b) take three comparative Russian and Slavic/East European literature and culture courses, or three exclusively non-Russian Slavic/East European literature and culture courses. The student must also take Old Church Slavonic (SLAV 500) and must complete two courses (one year) in a modern Slavic/East European language other than Russian.

Requirements for the Ph.D. Degree

An admitted candidate must have received an M.A. degree from this university or be able to show that his or her previous studies have provided a knowledge of the Slavic field comparable to that required for the M.A. degree at UNC–Chapel Hill. A student may concentrate in Russian literature and culture or comparative Slavic and East European literatures and cultures.

All students who have completed the master's degree at UNC–Chapel Hill or at another institution and who wish to advance to Ph.D. candidacy must take a qualifying comprehensive examination. The exam must be taken no later than the third semester of registration following completion of all master's degree requirements.

Detailed information about the written and oral Ph.D. comprehensive examinations is available from the department in a separate handout.

Teaching experience is an essential part of professional training. Therefore, teaching assistant instruction equivalent to at least three contact hours a week for one semester is required of all Ph.D. candidates.

Before advancing to candidacy, doctoral students are required to submit a written dissertation proposal and to defend it before their dissertation committee. In order to facilitate this process, students are required to earn the grade of "Satisfactory" in SLAV 960 (research and writing of the dissertation proposal).

Students must register for at least six credits of SLAV 994 (dissertation). The final step after writing the dissertation under the supervision of a faculty advisor is the oral defense of the dissertation, which will take place at least one week before the dissertation is to be submitted to The Graduate School and one month after it is submitted to the student's faculty committee.

Special Requirements for Degree Programs

The candidate in Russian literature must demonstrate a sound knowledge of Russian literature and culture and competence in one other Slavic literature and culture. Candidates for the doctorate in Russian literature and culture must have taken the seminar in Medieval and Baroque Russian Literature (RUSS 859) before they take their doctoral examinations. The candidate in a Slavic literature other than Russian must demonstrate a sound knowledge of that literature and competence in Russian literature.

Bulgarian (BULG)

401 [101] ELEMENTARY BULGARIAN (3). Pronunciation, structure of language and reading in modern Bulgarian.

402 [102] ELEMENTARY BULGARIAN (3). Prerequisite, BULG 401 or permission of the instructor. Pronunciation, structure of language and reading in modern Bulgarian.

403 [103] INTERMEDIATE BULGARIAN (3). Prerequisite, BULG 402 or permission of the instructor. Continuation of the proficiency-based instruction begun in Elementary Bulgarian.

404 [104] INTERMEDIATE BULGARIAN (3). Prerequisite, BULG 403 or permission of the instructor. Continuation of the proficiency-based instruction begun in Elementary Bulgarian.

405 [105] ADVANCED BULGARIAN (3). Prerequisite, BULG 404 or permission of the instructor. Advanced readings and discussion in Bulgarian in humanities and social science topics.

406 [106] ADVANCED BULGARIAN (3). Prerequisite, BULG 405 or permission of the instructor. Advanced readings and discussion in Bulgarian in humanities and social science topics.

411 [111] BULGARIAN LITERATURE (3). Introduction to Bulgarian literature in English translation. Some readings in Bulgarian for students who can read the language.

Czech (CZCH)

401 [101] ELEMENTARY CZECH (3). Pronunciation, structure of language and reading in modern Czech.

402 [102] ELEMENTARY CZECH (3). Prerequisite, CZCH 401 or permission of the instructor. Pronunciation, structure of language and reading in modern Czech.

403 [103] INTERMEDIATE CZECH (3). Prerequisite, CZCH 402 or permission of the instructor. Continuation of proficiency-based instruction begun in Elementary Czech.

404 [104] INTERMEDIATE CZECH (3). Prerequisite, CZCH 403 or permission of the instructor. Continuation of proficiency-based instruction begun in Elementary Czech.

405 [105] ADVANCED CZECH (3). Prerequisite, CZCH 404 or permission of the instructor. Advanced readings and discussion in Czech in humanities and social science topics.

406 [106] ADVANCED CZECH (3). Prerequisite, CZCH 405 or permission of the instructor. Advanced readings and discussion in Czech in humanities and social science topics.

411 [111] CZECH LITERATURE (3). Introduction to Czech literature in English translation. Some readings in Czech for students who can read the language.

Hungarian (HUNG)

401 [101] ELEMENTARY HUNGARIAN (3). Pronunciation, structure of language and reading in modern Hungarian. Sherwood.

402 [102] ELEMENTARY HUNGARIAN (3). Prerequisite, HUNG 401 or permission of the instructor. Pronunciation, structure of language and reading in modern Hungarian. Sherwood.

403 [103] INTERMEDIATE HUNGARIAN LANGUAGE (3). Prerequisite, HUNG 402 or permission of the instructor. Continuation of the proficiency-based instruction in Elementary Hungarian. Sherwood.

404 [104] INTERMEDIATE HUNGARIAN LANGUAGE (3). Prerequisite, HUNG 403 or permission of the instructor. Continuation of the proficiency-based instruction in Elementary Hungarian. Sherwood.

425 [125] TOPICS IN HUNGARIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE (3). Study of topics in Hungarian literature and culture not currently covered in any other course. The specific topic will be announced in advance. Sherwood.

Macedonian (MACD)

401 [101] ELEMENTARY MACEDONIAN (3). Pronunciation, structure of language and reading in modern Macedonian.

402 [102] ELEMENTARY MACEDONIAN (3). Prerequisite, MACD 401 or permission of the instructor. Pronunciation, structure of language and reading in modern Macedonian.

403 [103] INTERMEDIATE MACEDONIAN (3). Prerequisite, MACD 402 or permission of the instructor. Continuation of the proficiency-based instruction begun in Elementary Macedonian.

404 [104] INTERMEDIATE MACEDONIAN (3). Prerequisite, MACD 403 or permission of the instructor. Continuation of the proficiency-based instruction begun in Elementary Macedonian.

405 [105] ADVANCED MACEDONIAN (3). Prerequisite, MACD 404 or permission of the instructor. Advanced reading and discussion in Macedonian in humanities and social science topics.

406 [106] ADVANCED MACEDONIAN (3). Prerequisite, MACD 405 or permission of the instructor. Advanced reading and discussion in Macedonian in humanities and social science topics.

Polish (PLSH)

401 [101] ELEMENTARY POLISH (3). Pronunciation, structure of language and reading in modern Polish.

402 [102] ELEMENTARY POLISH (3). Prerequisite, PLSH 401 or permission of the instructor. Pronunciation, structure of language and reading in modern Polish.

403 [103] INTERMEDIATE POLISH (3). Prerequisite, PLSH 402 or permission of the instructor. Continuation of the proficiency-based instruction in Elementary Polish.

404 [104] INTERMEDIATE POLISH (3). Prerequisite, PLSH 403 or permission of the instructor. Continuation of the proficiency-based instruction in Elementary Polish.

405 [105] ADVANCED POLISH (3). Prerequisite, PLSH 404 or permission of the instructor. Advanced readings and discussion in Polish on humanities and social science topics.

406 [106] ADVANCED POLISH (3). Prerequisite, PLSH 405 or permission of the instructor. Advanced readings and discussion in Polish on humanities and social science topics..

411 [111] 19TH-CENTURY POLISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE (3). A survey of the major works of 19th-century Polish literature and culture in English translation. Some readings in Polish for students who can use the language. Levine.

412 [112] 20TH-CENTURY POLISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE (JWST 412) (3). A survey of the major works of 20th-century Polish literature and culture in English translation. Some readings in Polish for students who can use the language. Levine.

Russian (RUSS)

400 [100] THE EVOLUTION OF RUSSIAN (3). This course traces the development of Russian from late common Slavic to contemporary Russian. Consideration is given to linguistic developments as well as cultural, social and historical circumstances shaping contemporary Russian. Feinberg.

405 [101] THE STRUCTURE OF MODERN RUSSIAN (3). Prerequisite, RUSS 400 or equivalent. For students who want a systematic understanding of the language. Synchronic analysis of contemporary standard Russian phonology, morphology, morphophonemics, semantics and syntax. Feinberg.

406 [105] ADVANCED RUSSIAN GRAMMAR (3). Prerequisite, RUSS 204. A comprehensive review of Russian grammar on an advanced level, emphasizing reading and writing skills.

407 [106] ADVANCED RUSSIAN GRAMMAR (3). Prerequisite, RUSS 406. A comprehensive review of Russian grammar on an advanced level, emphasizing reading and writing skills.

411 [111] ADVANCED RUSSIAN CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION (3). Prerequisite, RUSS 322, 407 or equivalent. Designed to develop conversational and writing skills in a variety of situations and subjects. Russian used, except for a minimum of explanations. Magomedova.

412 [112] ADVANCED RUSSIAN CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION (3). Prerequisite, RUSS 411 or permission of the instructor. Designed to develop conversational and writing skills in a variety of situations and subjects. Russian used, except for a minimum of linguistic explanations or comments. Magomedova.

413 RUSSIAN STYLISTICS (3). Prerequisite, RUSS 412 or equivalent. Advanced Russian conversation and composition, with appropriate grammatical and stylistic explanations. Can be taken repeatedly for credit, but only counts once toward degree requirements. Magomedova.

414 RUSSIAN STYLISTICS (3). Prerequisite, RUSS 413 or equivalent. Continuation of Russian Stylistics at a more advanced level. Magomedova.

425 [125] TOPICS IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE (3). Material not currently covered in any other course. The specific topic will be announced in advance.

431 [131] DANDIES AND DEAD SOULS: RUSSIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE, 1800–1850 (3). A survey of major works of Russian literature and culture in the first half of the 19th century. Readings in English translation. Some readings in Russian for qualified students. Putney, Levine,, Lapushin.

432 [132] GREAT NOVELS AND CURSED QUESTIONS: RUSSIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE, 1850–1881 (3). A survey of major works of Russian literature and culture in the Golden Age, an era of sociopolitical reform. Readings in English translation. Some readings in Russian for qualified students. Putney, Levine, Vuletic, Lapushin.

435 [135] LITERATURE AND MUSIC IN RUSSIA (3). Exploring the uses Russian composers have made of literary works and motifs, as well as the response of Russian writers to musical compositions and composers, and to music as an art form. Feinberg.

441 [141] FROM DECADENCE TO REVOLUTION: RUSSIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE, 1881–1945 (3). A survey of major works of fin-de-siècle Russian and early Soviet literature and culture. Readings in English translation. Some readings in Russian for qualified students. Levine, Vuletic, Lapushin.

442 [142] FROM COLD WAR TO CAPITALISM: RUSSIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE, 1945–PRESENT (3). A survey of major works of Russian literature and culture from 1945 to the present. Readings in English translation. Some readings in Russian for qualified students. Lapushin.

462 [162] RUSSIAN POETRY OF THE 19TH CENTURY (3). Readings and lecture on 19th-century Russian poetry.

463 RUSSIAN DRAMA: FROM CLASSICISM TO MODERNISM (3). Survey of Russian drama as a literary and theatrical phenomenon from the end of the 18th to the beginning of the 20th centuries. Lapushin

464 [164] DOSTOEVSKY (3). Study of major works of Dostoevsky and a survey of contemporary authors and literary trends relevant to his creative career. Readings in Russian for majors, in English for nonmajors. Levine, Putney.

465 [165] CHEKHOV (3). Study of major works of Chekhov and survey of contemporary authors and literary trends relevant to his creative career. Readings in Russian for majors, in English for nonmajors. Putney, Lapushin.

471 [171] GOGOL (3). Study of major works of N. V. Gogol and a survey of contemporary authors and literary trends relevant to his creative career. Lectures and seminar discussions. Readings in Russian for majors, in English for nonmajors. Putney, Lapushin.

475 [175] LITERATURE OF RUSSIAN TERRORISM: ARSON, BOMBS, MAYHEM (PWAD 475) (3). Literary representations of Russian revolutionaries and terrorists in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Readings by Dostoevsky, Chernyshevsky, Bely, Joseph Conrad and by some of the terrorists themselves. Levine.

479 [179] TOLSTOY (3). Study of the major works of Tolstoy and a survey of contemporary authors and literary trends relevant to his creative career. Readings in Russian for majors, in English for nonmajors. Levine, Vuletic, Putney.

486 [186] CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN WOMEN'S WRITING (WMST 486) (3). A study of Russian women's writing after World War II, including both fictional and propagandistic works analyzed in their sociopolitical context. Serves as an introduction to Russian women's studies.

493 [193] RUSSIAN SHORT STORY (3). An introduction to the Russian short story. The readings, in English for nonmajors and in Russian for majors, include works from the 17th century to the present. Putney.

511 [211] RUSSIAN MASS MEDIA (3). Prerequisite, RUSS 412 or equivalent. Module 1. Fifth-year Russian, to expand and master the knowledge of the language necessary for understanding deep ongoing changes in different spheres of Russian society—political, social, economic, cultural, etc. Magomedova.

512 [212] RUSSIAN MASS MEDIA (3). Prerequisite, RUSS 511 or equivalent. Module 2. Fifth-year Russian, to expand and master the knowledge of the language necessary for understanding deep ongoing changes in different spheres of Russian society—political, social, economic, cultural, etc. Magomedova.

513 RUSSIAN CULTURE IN TRANSITION I (3). Prerequisite, RUSS 412. Fifth-year Russian—to expand knowledge of the language necessary for understanding social changes that are taking place in Russian society—in literature, art, culture and everyday human mentality. Magomedova.

514 RUSSIAN CULTURE IN TRANSITION II (3). Prerequisite, RUSS 412. Fifth-year Russian—continuing with the theme of RUSS 513 offered in fall semester. RUSS 513 is not a prerequisite. Magomedova.

560 [160] RUSSIAN SENTIMENTALISM AND ROMANTICISM (3). Prerequisite, RUSS 407. Survey of Russian sentimentalism and romanticism, with special attention to the intellectual currents of the period (ca. 1770 to 1850). Consideration of Western precursors (Rousseau, Sterne, Byron, et al.). Readings in Russian. Putney.

790 [190] TEACHING METHODS AND MATERIALS (1). For prospective teachers of Russian. Required of all teaching assistants. Magomedova.

851 [251] PUSHKIN (3). Study of major works of Pushkin. Lapushin.

859 [259] MEDIEVAL AND BAROQUE RUSSIAN LITERATURE (3). Literature from the advent of literacy to the late 17th century. Lectures on and interpretations of literature of Kievan Rus' down to Grand Muscovy. Readings in English for non-Slavic concentrators. Putney.

860 [260] RUSSIAN LITERATURE OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY (3). A survey of major movements and genres from Prokopovich to Karamzin. Emphasis on Russian formulations of European models of neoclassicism, sentimentalism and pre-Romanticism. Putney.

866 [266] RUSSIAN SYMBOLISM (3). Prerequisite, reading knowledge of Russian or permission of the instructor. Introduction to the leading writers and works of the Symbolist movement in Russia. Vuletic.

867 [267] POST-SYMBOLIST POETRY (3). Prerequisite, reading knowledge of Russian or permission of the instructor. A study of the major poetic works of Gumilev, Akhmatova, Mandelstam, Mayakovsky, Khlebnikov, Pasternak, Tsvetaeva. Levine.

892 [292] RUSSIAN VERSIFICATION (3). A study of technical problems and thematic aspects in the development of Russian poetry. Feinberg.

950 [350] SEMINAR IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE (3). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Seminar on selected topics in Russian literature.

Serbian And Croatian (SECR)

401 ELEMENTARY SERBIAN AND CROATIAN LANGUAGE (3). Pronunciation, structure of the language and readings in modern Serbian and Croatian language. Vuletic.

402 [102] ELEMENTARY SERBIAN AND CROATIAN LANGUAGE (3). Prerequisite, SECR 401 or permission of the instructor. Pronunciation, structure of the language, and readings in modern Serbian and Croatian language. Vuletic.

403 [103] INTERMEDIATE SERBIAN AND CROATIAN LANGUAGE (3). Prerequisite, SECR 402 or permission of the instructor. Continuation of the proficiency-based instruction begun in Elementary Serbian and Croatian language. Vuletic.

404 [104] INTERMEDIATE SERBIAN AND CROATIAN LANGUAGE (3). Prerequisite, SECR 403 or permission of the instructor. Continuation of the proficiency-based instruction begun in Elementary Serbian and Croatian language. Vuletic.

405 [105] ADVANCED SERBIAN AND CROATIAN LANGUAGE (3). Prerequisite, SECR 404 or permission of the instructor. Advanced readings and discussion in Serbian and Croatian language on humanities and social science topics. Vuletic.

406 [106] ADVANCED SERBIAN AND CROATIAN LANGUAGE (3). Prerequisite, SECR 405 or permission of the instructor. Advanced readings and discussion in Serbian and Croatian language on humanities and social science topics. Vuletic.

411 [111] INTRODUCTION TO SERBIAN AND CROATIAN LITERATURE (3). Introduction to Serbian and Croatian literature with an emphasis on 19th- and 20th-century prose. Vuletic.

Slavic (SLAV)

405 [105] INTRODUCTION TO SLAVIC LINGUISTICS (3). The phonological and morphological history of Slavic languages from the late Indo-European to the split of the common Slavic linguistic unity. Feinberg.

409 [109] COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS (LING 409) (3). Development of 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.

425H (125H) TOPICS IN SLAVIC LITERATURE (3).

463 [444] MEDIEVAL SLAVIC CULTURE (RELI 463) (3). Survey of medieval Slavic culture, beginning with Christianization in the ninth and 10th centuries. Themes include Byzantine missions, the replacement of paganism with Christianity, the oral traditions and Slavic literary relations. Readings in English for non-Slavic concentrators.

464 [164] IMAGINED JEWS: JEWISH THEMES IN POLISH AND RUSSIAN LITERATURE (JWST 464) (3). Explores the fictional representation of Jewish life in Russia and Poland by Russian, Polish and Jewish authors from the 19th century to the present. Levine.

465 [165] LITERATURE OF ATROCITY: THE GULAG AND THE HOLOCAUST IN RUSSIA AND EASTERN EUROPE (JWST 465, PWAD 465) (3). Literary representation in fiction, poetry, memoirs and other genres of the mass annihilation and terror in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union under the Nazi and Communist regimes. Levine.

467 [167] LANGUAGE AND POLITICAL IDENTITY (PWAD 467) (3). This course examines the roles of language policy and linguistic controversies in determining national identity and fueling political polarization. It focuses primarily on Western and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

469 [169] COMING TO AMERICA: THE SLAVIC IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE IN LITERATURE (JWST 469) (3). Fictional and autobiographical expressions of the Slavic and East European immigrant experience in the 20th century. Readings include Russian, Polish, Jewish and Czech authors from early 1900s to present.

470 [170] 20TH-CENTURY RUSSIAN AND POLISH THEATER (3). A comparative survey of the major trends in 20th-century Russian and Polish dramaturgy and theatrical production, with attention to aesthetic, professional and political connections between the two.

490 [125] TOPICS IN SLAVIC LITERATURE (3). Comparative study of topics in non-Russian Slavic literatures and culture not covered in any other course. Specific topics will vary and will be announced in advance.

500 [100] OLD CHURCH SLAVONIC (3). An introduction to the language of the oldest Slavic texts. Translation, grammatical analysis, comparison of texts. Feinberg,

560 [160] READING OTHER CULTURES: ISSUES IN LITERARY TRANSLATION (CMPL 560) (3). Prerequisite, reading knowledge of a language other than English. Starting from the proposition that cultural literacy would be impossible without reliance on translations, this course addresses fundamental issues in the practice, art and politics of literary translation. Levine.

580 [180] EAST EUROPEAN LITERARY CRITICISM (3). Survey of 20th-century Slavic literary criticism. Russian formalists, Bakhtin and his circle, Czech structuralists, Soviet semiotics. Emphasis on influence of Slavic criticism on development of Western literary criticism.Vuletic.

700 [200] PROSEMINAR IN SLAVIC LITERATURE (1). Prerequisite, graduate students only. A seminar that acquaints graduate students with the basic resources for conducting research in their field and trains them in various critical approaches to the analysis of Slavic literatures.

740 [240] READING COURSE (1–21). (On demand.)

751 [251] EAST SLAVIC LINGUISTICS (3). Prerequisites, SLAV 405 and four years of study of any East Slavic language. An examination of the linguistic history and contemporary dialectology of the East Slavic languages (Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian) with emphasis on Russian. Feinberg.

752 [252] WEST SLAVIC LINGUISTICS (3). Prerequisites, SLAV 405 and/or SLAV 500 and one year of any West Slavic language. An examination of the linguistic history and contemporary dialectology of the West Slavic languages (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Upper and Lower Sorbian, Kashubian, Slovincian, Pomeranian).

753 [253] SOUTH SLAVIC LINGUISTICS (3). Prerequisites, SLAV 405 and one year of study of any South Slavic language. An examination of the linguistic history and contemporary dialectology of the living South Slavic languages (Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Bulgarian).

760 [260] TOPICS IN SLAVIC SOCIOLINGUISTICS (3). A seminar that acquaints graduate students with the variety of approaches to sociolinguistics research, with particular emphasis on the extant literature in Slavic sociolinguistics, language and identity, language and the nation.

905 [305] SEMINAR IN SLAVIC LINGUISTICS (3). Selected issues in Slavic synchronic and diachronic linguistics.

960 [360] PRE-DISSERTATION RESEARCH (3).

993 [393] MASTER'S THESIS (3–6).

994 [394] DOCTORAL DISSERTATION (3–9).