RU4155 Worlds of Russophone Literature

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

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SCQF level

SCQF level 10

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Module coordinator

Dr H R Stuhr-Rommereim

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Module Staff

Dr Helen Stuhr-Rommereim

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Module description

This module builds on knowledge of Russian-language literature and culture acquired at the sub-honours level. It surveys non-Russian and/or multilingual Russophone writers working in diverse geographic and historical contexts, introducing students to a new “world” of Russophone literature each week: Jewish Russian literature in the revolution era; the culture of the Soviet Korean diaspora, Chukchi literature in the thaw era, and much more. It develops a transnational view that includes what is commonly known as “Russian literature,” but also much else, recognizing a multiplicity of distinct cultural traditions while also making room for the discussion and critique of ideological conceptions of a unified tradition and of canonicity. The reading list covers some of the most celebrated Russophone writers (Gogol, Babel) as well as many exciting lesser-known writers (Marko Vovchok, Yuri Rytkheu, James Lloydovich Patterson). Independent reading forms a major element of the module.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

ENTRY TO HONOURS RUSSIAN,BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS RU2202 OR PASS RU2204

Assessment pattern

Coursework - 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework - 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1.5 seminar (x10 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

15

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

130

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Develop in-depth knowledge of significant writers from the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, Russian Federation, and Post-Soviet States.
  • Gain fluency in current critical and decolonial scholarly approaches to the cultural history of the Russian and Soviet Empires.
  • Develop skill and confidence reading and analysing literary texts written in Russian.
  • Develop presentation skills by preparing a presentation for the class on a relevant topic.
  • Develop a detailed argument supported with appropriate and accurately referenced evidence from a primary text and secondary literature.