Instructor: Mie Mortensen TR 11:40-1255
This course is designed as a journey through twentieth century Russian literature outside the borders of Russia/the USSR itself. Starting in London, the students will travel south through Western European cities and later on to North America. The students will spend between one and three weeks in each location and learn about the history of Russian exiles, émigrés and travelers in that particular city or country. Each week will be focused on a particular period or theme in this Russian literature from abroad. Through novels, short stories, letters, websites, films and images, the students will explore each place in the minds of Russian writers and artists. The course will furthermore emphasize the relationship between city and text. Students will be encouraged to draw maps, describe architecture and analyze urban phenomena such as the museum as they are represented by the materials we study in class.
