Ukrainian Studies

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

SLA248. Women and Women's Themes in Ukrainian Literature. Spring 2023


Lesia Ukrainka

Class meets Tuesdays 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.


Instructor:Maxim Tarnawsky121 St. Joseph St. Alumni Hall 403
maxim.tarnawsky@utoronto.ca 416–978–8972

Schedule of reports
Course Schedule


Jan 10 No presentations
17

Taras Shevchenko. "Kateryna." Sonia Andrushchak
"Maria." Kateryna Mudra
Marko Vovchok. "Instytutka". Anna Pohorielova
Marko Vovchok. "Kozak Girl." Rostyslav Skidchenko
Marko Vovchok. "Odarka." Anna Tanczak
Elijah Sciborowski. Hryhorii Kvitka Osnovianenko. Marusia

24 Olena Pchilka. "Artichokes." Damien O'Dell
Natalia Kobrynska. "For a Crust of Bread." Quin Xie
Liubov Ianovs'ka, "My Romance." Emma Ward 
  31 Hryts'ko Hryhorenko, "Fate." Marianna Katzska
Ievhenia Iaroshyns'ka, "Accursed Mill." Alexandra Lomovtseva
"Marriage Contract." Sofia Gonzalez Bilbao
"Gold Heart." Sophia Kekukh
"Final Refuge." _____________
Feb 7 Ol'ha Kobylians'ka. A Human Being in For a Crust of Bread
Presentations of a single character:
Diana Amirova. Solomea Pavlychko. "Modernism vs. Populism in Fin de Siècle Ukrainian Literature."
Olena. Mythreyi Rajasingham
Margareta. ________________________________
Mr. Fels. ________________________________
The doctor. ________________________________
Assignment 1 due.
  14 Ol'ha Kobylians'ka. On Sunday Morning ....
Presentations of a single character:
Tetiana. Maryna Radziievska
Mavra. Yaroslava Butenko
Nastia. Mariia Verbytska
Hryts. Viktoriia Shevchenko 
Andronati. Danylo Ustymenko
  21Reading Week. No class!
  28 Lesia Ukrainka. Cassandra.
Presentations of a single character:
Cassandra. Bohdan Kontsur
Helen. ________________________________
Andromache. Svitlana Lohatska
Deiphobus. ________________________________
Clytemnestra (epilog) ________________________________
Mar 7 Lesia Ukrainka. The Stone Host.
Presentations of a single character:
Donna Anna. Kateryna Mudra
Dolores. Mariia Utrobina
Don Juan. Alina Boiko
Sganarelle. Maria Charilaou
Commander Don Gonzago de Mendoza. Victoria Galychyn
  14 Ol'ha Kobylians'ka. "Impromptu Phantasie." Yelyzaveta Dudenkova
Mykola Khvylovyi. "Puss in Boots." Renata Chechel
Vasyl' Stefanyk. "The Pious Woman." Sofiia Kekukh
Misc poems. Anasofia Florez,
Clarissa Hapin Lyuba Yakimchuk. "I Have A Crisis For You"
Assignment 2 due.
21 Valerii Shevchuk, "The Devil Who Is (The One Hundredth Witch)." Marianna Iovenko
Oksana Bilotserkivets, poems. Anna Zhukova
Svitlana Kasianova, "Cold Medicine." . Zamrath Naazer
Valerii Shevchuk, "The Moon's Cuckoo." . Ruslan Hrabovskyi
28 Maria Matios. Sweet Darusya
Presentations of a single character:
Darusya. Mariia Verbytska
Ivan Tsvychok. Viktoriia Shevchenko
Matronka. Daryna-Mariia Zavhorodnia
Mykhailo Ilashchuk. Anastasiia Bezpalko
Apr 4 Oksana Zabuzhko, "Girls" .
Oksana Zabuzhko, "I, Milena".
Concluding Test, in-class.



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