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Lecturer(s)
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Čadajeva Olga, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The beginnings of historical narrative in Early Rus?. A basic overview of the visual culture of Kievan Rus and Muscovite Rus. The beginnings of redefinition: the 17th century. The imperial period and efforts to integrate into the international framework. Russian culture in the 18th century. Romantic nationalism and Russian culture. The contradiction of the national and the imperial. The turn of the century: from the national to the universal and back. An attempt to erase history: Russian avantgarde. The return of empire: culture under Stalin. Vagueness and the loss of a defined narrative in the second half of the 20th century. Efforts at revision in the 1990s. Back to the grand narratives: Russian culture in the 21st century.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration
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Learning outcomes
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The course introduces students to the interconnectedness and importance of historical narratives in Russian visual art, architecture, music, and audiovisual art. From the earliest period, when Russia was trying to fit into the global framework of Christian history, the historical narrative has been a foundation stone for both Russian writing and visual culture. Attitudes and recreations of history have changed over the centuries, oscillating between the international and the local, the imperial and the nationalist. The course is built on relating the historical narrative of a particular period to architectural, visual, musical, and audiovisual embodiments. The course aims to present Russian culture through its relationship to history, its re-creation and discourse transformation. The primary focus will be on historical narratives of the 19th-21st centuries. The course is suitable for students of Russian studies who already have a basic overview of Russian culture and want to deepen their competence, as well as for students of other disciplines (history, political science, etc.) who want to gain a basic overview of Russian culture and its historical discourse. The course in taught in English.
Basic knowledge of the topic, key concepts, authors and their works, and relevant themes, expanding the factual background. Ability to analyse fragments of a literary text in detail and interconnection of the acquired knowledge with the wider cultural context of the period. The added value of the seminar is also the presentation skills practice.
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Prerequisites
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The course is recommended for students of Russian studies who already have a basic overview of Russian culture and want to deepen their competence, as well as for students of other disciplines (history, political science, etc.) who want to gain a basic overview of the historicization of Russian culture. The course is designed for both undergraduate and graduate students. The course is taught in English.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Analysis of linguistic
seminar attendance, max. absence rate 2 weeks preparation, active participation in discussions presentation of a chosen topic final discussion
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Recommended literature
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