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The University of Virginia Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures offers degrees in Slavic Languages and Literatures and Contemporary Russian Studies.
The program in Russian language offers introductory courses in the fundamentals and more advanced courses in reading, composition, stylistics, and the language of business. In addition to these courses, which develop oral/aural and written proficiency in the language, students may pursue other interests relating to language (linguistics, for example). Instruction is also available in other Slavic languages including Polish, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, and Ukrainian. Course offerings in Russian literature cover the entire range of this genre, from the works of medieval Russia to those of the present. The courses vary from broad surveys read in English translation to seminars on individual writers (e.g., Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Nabokov). Emphasis is placed on the forces that have shaped Russian literature, including social concerns as well as the Russian sense of history and national destiny. Finally, the department offers a variety of courses in folklore that deal with Slavic myth, ritual, epic, tale, song, and folklore theory. Theory courses, while often relying on Slavic examples, address issues with relevance beyond the Slavic field, such as the nature of oral literature and the significance of ritual in understanding human behavior. Contact: PO Box 400783 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4783 Phone: (434) 924-3548 Fax: (434) 982-2744 Website: http://www.virginia.edu/slavic/ |
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Faculty: Connolly, Julian W – Professor and Chair Dianina, Ekaterina M – Assistant Professor Elson, Mark J – Acting Chair & Professor Herman, David – Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Kaufman, Andrew David – Lecturer in Slavic Kim Bird, Adrienne – Lecturer in Slavic Languages and Literatures Kononenko, Natalie O – Professor Emeritus Nafpaktitis, Margarita – Assistant Professor Perkowski, Jan Louis – Professor Emeritus Ryan, Karen L – Professor Stauffer, Anna Rachel – Lecturer in Slavic Language and Literatures Tolczyk, Dariusz – Associate Professor Travisano, Lilia B – Assistant Professor Related News: |
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