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PL30099: Russian national option R2: Literature & society in modern Russia

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CW 33%, ES 67%
Assessment Detail:
  • Essay (ES 67%)
  • Coursework (CW 33%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Description: Aims:
To introduce students to some major authors and texts of Russian literature of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries set in their historical and socio-political context.

Learning Outcomes:
Students who complete the unit successfully will:
* have read and understood some of the major works of modern Russian literature;
* have a clear grasp of Russian literary politics from 1917 to the beginning of the new millenium;
* have improved their ability to produce oral and written presentations on Russian literature and society.

Skills:
Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument and the planning/conduct/reporting of non-quantitative research are developed and assessed in this unit. Language skills are developed in this unit.

Content:
Among the works to be studied are the following (subject to availability in print): M Bulgakov, Master i Margarita#; E Zamiatin, My; A Solzhenitsyn, Odin den' Ivana Denisovicha; B Pasternak, Doktor Zhivago#; Iu. Olesha, Zavist'; N Ostrovskii, Kak zakalialas' stal'.
#As these novels are fairly long, you are advised to read them before the start of the academic year. 		Before taking this module you must take EU20093
Programme availability:

PL30099 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
  • UHPL-AYB09 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Russian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
  • UHPL-AYB07 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and ab initio Russian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
  • UHPL-AYB22 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Russian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
  • UHPL-AYB15 : BA(Hons) Russian ab initio and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 4)

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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