Class meets Tuesdays 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM in Alumni Hall 304
| Instructor: | Maxim Tarnawsky | 121 St. Joseph St. | Alumni Hall 403 |
| maxim.tarnawsky@utoronto.ca | 416–978–8972 |
| Course Description |
SLA 248 examines the presentation of women and specifically women's themes in Ukrainian
literature of the 19th and 20th centuries. The works studied in the course are by both women and
men and are in a variety of genres (long and short prose, drama, poetry). Among the subjects
covered in the readings are: traditional and non-traditional role models for women; the conflict
between women's freedom and national freedom; socialism, feminism, chauvinism; sexuality and
emancipation. Among the authors to be considered are Lesia Ukrainka, Olha Kobylianska, Marko
Vovchok, Oksana Zabuzhko. All readings are in English.
| Graded course requirements: |
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| Concluding test | April 1, 2025 | 20% |
| Term Paper, 5–6 pgs. | after April 1. By Apr 11, 2025 | 25% |
| Assignment 1 | February 4, 2025 | 20% |
| Assignment 2 | March 11, 2025 | 20% |
| Attendance and Participation | Weekly | 15% |
Term papers are due directly after the last day of class, but no later than midnight April 11, 2025. Papers are to be 5–6 pages, typed, double spaced, and in English. Papers are to be written on topics approved by the instructor.
Assignments are brief essays of approximately 600 words (less than two pages) due on the days indicated on the schedule. Topics will be given a week in advance.
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