Literature

LIT 166I Women in Russian Literature

Survey of women's writing and representations of women in Russian and Slavic literature from the medieval folk tale through the contemporary period. Topics include Baba Yaga tales, woman as subject in 19th-century literature, Soviet memoir literature, and evolution of the persona of the female author. Critical approach designations: Geographies, Power and Subjectivities. Distribution requirement: Global.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Spring

Instructor

William Nickell