Slavic and East European Courses at Berkeley

Courses, Fall 2009

Selected Faculty Course Offerings and Selected Area-Related Courses

Department of Anthropology

—Anthropology 250x P. Communism and Post-Communism. Yurchak, A. 
—Anthropology 150P. Utopia: Art and Power in Modern Times. Yurchak, A. 

Department of Economics

—Economics P 161. Economics of Transition: Eastern Europe. Magin, K. A.

Department of Geography

—Geography 170. Post-Socialist Spaces. Feakins, M.

Department of History

—History 158C. Europe in the Twentieth Century. Connelly, J.
—History 177B. Armenia. Astourian, S.
—History 101. The History of the Future. Eaton, N.

Department of Near Eastern Studies

—Near Eastern Studies C26. Introduction to Central Asia. S. Mehendale

Department of Political Science

—Political Science 2. Intro to Comparative Politics. Janos, A.
—PS 122A. European Integration. Ziegler, N.
—PS 141C. Politics and Government in Eastern Europe. Wittenberg, J.
—PS 200. Major Themes in Comparative Analysis. Fish, M. S. 

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

—Slavic R5A. Reading & Comp: Dystopian Realities. Staff TBA.
—Slavic R5A. Reading & Comp: Tales of the City. Staff TBA.
—Slavic R5A. Reading & Comp: The Animal in Literature. Staff TBA.
—Slavic R5B. Reading & Comp: The Modernist Short Story. Staff TBA.
—Slavic R5B. Reading & Comp: Murder: Crimes of Planning, Crimes of Passion. Staff TBA.
—Slavic 24. Freshman Seminar: War and Peace: Let's Read It Together. McLean, H.
—Slavic 39L. Lower-Div.  Sem. : Russian Short Fiction. Golburt, L.
—Slavic 45. 19th Century Russian Literature. Golburt, L.
—Slavic 133. Russia and the Avant-Garde. Paperno, I.
—Slavic 140. The Performing Arts in Russia and Eastern Europe. Muza, A.
—Slavic 147B. Balkan Folklore. Alexander, R.
—Slavic 214. Medieval Orthodox Slavic Texts. Frick, D.
—Slavic 222. Descriptive Grammar of Slavic Languages. Nichols, J.
—Slavic 248. Topics in Russian Cultural History. Paperno, I.
—Slavic 230. Historical Grammar of Slavic Languages. Nichols, J.
—Slavic 280. Grad.  Lit.  Sem. : City & Novel. Matich, O.
—Slavic 301. Language Pedagogy. Little, L.
—Slavic 301. Reading and Composition Methodology. Matich, O.
—Slavic 301. Language Pedagogy. Alexander, R.

Language Courses:

—The Slavic department has courses in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Bulgarian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, and Russian. The East European Studies program offers Romanian. The Jewish Studies department offers Yiddish. Eurasian Studies offers Armenian.

Department of Theater Studies

—Theater Studies 126. Russian Drama: Text & Performance. Muza, A.