RUSS 427 A: Russian Jewish Experience

Winter 2025
Meeting:
MW 1:30pm - 3:20pm / SMI 115
SLN:
20159
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
JEW ST 427 A , GLITS 311 C
Instructor:
TO REVIEW THE SYLLABUS, VIEW THE SECTION DETAILS OF JOINT COURSE JEW ST 427 IN MYPLAN
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

Russian and Soviet Jewish Experience

Examines the literature and cinema dealing with the experience of Jews from the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union from the end of the 19th century to the present; the experience of Jews in imperial-era and Soviet-era Ukraine will be particularly emphasized. We will study: the cultural artifacts dealing with the inter-ethnic violence of the late Imperial period; experiences of and reflections on the Bolshevik Revolution, Stalinism, the Holocaust, the post-Stalin period; the place of Jews as individuals and members of a minority group within Soviet society, ideology, and culture; migration and emigration; everyday life in the USSR, and among immigrant communities in America and elsewhere at the beginning of the 21st century. All readings in English translation. // JEW ST 427 (5 available seats) and RUSS 427 (30 available seats) are the same course; please check both course numbers to find seats; especially if one of these appears full (or "closed"), there are very likely seats in the other. // Be in touch with the professor if you have any questions senderov@uw.edu

Catalog Description:
Examines the experience of Russian Jews from the late 19th century to the present through fiction, films, memoirs, graphic novels set during the Bolshevik Revolution, Stalinism, the Holocaust, the Cold War, the post-Soviet era. Explores issues of identity, gender, class, place of Jews as individuals and as a minority within Russian & Soviet society, as well as Jewish-Russian emigration to USA, Israel and elsewhere at the turn of the 21st century. Offered: jointly with JEW ST 427; A.
GE Requirements Met:
Diversity (DIV)
Social Sciences (SSc)
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
December 3, 2024 - 12:12 am