Next semester...

If any of you have space in your schedules for next semester... Professor Susan Larsen is offering a class on visual culture in Russia, which will be cross-listed with Media Studies. Not many people registered for this course, which is a shame, because it should be great! I took a class on Stalinist film and fiction with Professor Larsen during sophomore year, and it was absolutely amazing. I did a couple projects on children’s literature in the USSR, and we also read some fascinating books and watched some incredibly interesting films. Larsen is a fantastic prof, really intelligent and passionate. You can’t go wrong by taking this course.

If you want to sign up or learn more, email Professor Larsen. The class is currently in the MW 2:45-4:00 PM time slot, but it might be moved to accommodate the schedules of interested students. Also, spread the word to your friends who are interested in Russian or Media Studies. More info below:

Russian Literature, English Translation
RUST 172 PO. Russian Visual Culture: Icons to the Internet

This course explores the construction of national identity through visual media in Russian culture, from the earliest icons to the most recent internet sites. Additional topics include visual presentation and public performance of state authority; early 20th-century Russian avant-gardes; official and underground art of the Soviet period; interactions between Western and Russian/Soviet visual cultures.