UKRN S-102 2000
Fictional Ukraine
Course Information
(Class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00 PM -- 3:30 PM in Sever Hall Rm. 208)
UKRN S-102, Fictional Ukraine, is an elementary course
in Ukrainian literature of the twentieth century. The goal of the course is to acquaint students with a sample of
Ukrainian prose in translation and thus to introduce them to a variety of cultural, intellectual, political, social
and other issues that characterize modern Ukraine. The readings selected for the course are limited by available
translations (and by their quality). No claim is made for the significance of the sample of readings
presented in this course.
In this course students examine a variety of literary depictions of Ukraine in the twentieth century.
Students read a broad selection of Ukrainian novels and short stories and trace in these works such
themes as the role of rural settings and subjects, the significance of the national question, and the
pervasive focus on politics and social issues. Particular attention will be given to the depiction of
women in these works and to the deliberate strangeness of the worlds represented in them.
Authors to be read include: Pidmohyl'nyi, Honchar, Shevchuk, and Andrukhovych.
All readings are in English translation. No previous courses in Ukrainian literature required.
Requirements:
- Attendance in class is required of all students.
- Students are required to be current in their reading assignments.
- Students are required to take part in class discussions.
- Students are required to prepare brief presentations based on a passage from the reading for each class.
Grading
Grades are based on
class presentations (30%)
and participation (10%),
a final paper (30%),
and a final exam (30%).
