RU / WG 255 - Gender and Sexuality in Russian Culture

RU / WG 255: Gender and Sexuality in Russian Culture

RU / WG 255
Schedule

Day Time Location

Monday 10:10-11:00 Chateau B

Wednesday 10:10-11:00 Chateau B

Thursday
screenings 7:30-10:30 Warner Hemi

Friday 10:10-11:00 Chateau B

Tentative Class Schedule:

WEEK ONE
Sept. 13 Introduction

Sept. 15 Joanna Hubbs, Mother Russia 3-51 and 79-86.
Afanasiev, Russian Folk Tales (on reserve): "Ivanushko, the Little Fool" (62)
"Ivan the Simpleton" (142)
"Baba Yaga" (194)
"The Indiscreet Wife" (226)
"The Stubborn Wife" (230)
"How a husband weaned his wife from fairy tales" (308)
"Vasilisa the Beautiful" (439)
"The Wise Wife" (521)

Sept. 16 FILM Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears

Sept. 17 discussion of Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears

WEEK TWO
Sept. 20 The Domostroi, 129-145 and 204-233 and Levin, Sex and Society 79-95 on reserve in the library.

Sept. 22 Turgenev, "First Love," "Diary of a Superfluous Man"

Sept. 24 Pavlova, A Double Life

WEEK THREE
Sept. 27 Lermontov, A Hero of Our Time (1840), to p. 64
**LECTURE by Prof. Katz Sept. 27, 11:25-12:15, Chateau B
OR Tuesday, Sept. 28, 9:30-10:45, FIC FR 2--choose 1!**

[Sept. 29 Lermontov, A Hero of Our Time, to p. 129]

Sept. 30 FILM: Oblomov

[Oct. 1 Lermontov, A Hero of Our Time, to end]

WEEK FOUR
Oct. 4 Pushkin, "Gypsies" and "Prisoner of the Caucasus," Tolstoy, "Prisoner in the Caucasus" X

Oct. 6 Makanin, "Prisoner of the Caucasus" in Out of the Blue (X)

Oct. 7 FILM: Prisoner of the Mountains

Oct. 8 discussion of Prisoner of the Mountains

Oct. 10 FILM: Prisoner of the Mountains
**2:00 in Sunderland 110**

WEEK FIVE
Oct. 11 Tolstoy, "Kreutzer Sonata"

Oct. 13 Chekhov, selected stories

Oct. 15 Kuzmin, Wings X

WEEK SIX
Oct. 18 Nagrodskaya, Wrath of Dionysus (to p. 100)

Oct. 20 Nagrodskaya, Wrath of Dionysus (to end)

--Break-- (start reading Sologub, Petty Demon)

WEEK SEVEN
Oct. 25 Sologub, Petty Demon

Oct. 27 Sologub, Petty Demon

Oct. 29 Kollontai, Vasilisa Malygina

WEEK EIGHT
Nov. 1 Kollontai, Vasilisa Malygina

Nov. 3 Babel, selected stories

Nov. 4 FILM: Bed and Sofa

Nov. 5 discussion of Bed and Sofa

WEEK NINE
Nov. 8 Platonov, "The Potudan River" X, Olesha, Envy I

Nov. 10 Olesha, Envy II

Nov. 11 FILM: Little Vera

Nov. 12 Leskov, "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk" X

WEEK TEN +
Nov. 15 Baranskaya, A Week Like Any Other

Nov. 17 Baranskaya, A Week Like Any Other

Nov. 18 FILM: Adam's Rib

Nov. 19 discussion of Adam's Rib

Nov. 22 Tolstaya, selected stories

--Thanksgiving break--

WEEK ELEVEN
Nov. 29 Out of the Blue
(Kiev Blue)

Dec. 1 Out of the Blue

Dec. 3 Teffi and Zinovieva-Annibal (selections) X

WEEK TWELVE
Dec. 6 Tuller, Cracks in the Iron Closet (Ch. 1-4, 6)
(Sex in the USSR)

Dec. 8 Tuller, Cracks in the Iron Closet (Ch. 7, 9, 11, 12)

Dec. 10 Conclusions.

WEEK ONE	Sept. 13 Introduction Sept. 15 Joanna Hubbs, Mother Russia 3-51 and 79-86. Afanasiev, Russian Folk Tales (on reserve): "Ivanushko, the Little Fool" (62) "Ivan the Simpleton" (142) "Baba Yaga" (194) "The Indiscreet Wife" (226) "The Stubborn Wife" (230) "How a husband weaned his wife from fairy tales" (308) "Vasilisa the Beautiful" (439) "The Wise Wife" (521) Sept. 16 FILM Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears Sept. 17 discussion of Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears
WEEK TWO	Sept. 20 The Domostroi, 129-145 and 204-233 and Levin, Sex and Society 79-95 on reserve in the library. Sept. 22 Turgenev, "First Love," "Diary of a Superfluous Man" Sept. 24 Pavlova, A Double Life
WEEK THREE	Sept. 27 Lermontov, A Hero of Our Time (1840), to p. 64 LECTURE by Prof. Katz Sept. 27, 11:25-12:15, Chateau B OR Tuesday, Sept. 28, 9:30-10:45, FIC FR 2--choose 1! [Sept. 29 Lermontov, A Hero of Our Time, to p. 129] Sept. 30 FILM: Oblomov [Oct. 1 Lermontov, A Hero of Our Time, to end]
WEEK FOUR	Oct. 4 Pushkin, "Gypsies" and "Prisoner of the Caucasus," Tolstoy, "Prisoner in the Caucasus" X Oct. 6 Makanin, "Prisoner of the Caucasus" in Out of the Blue (X) Oct. 7 FILM: Prisoner of the Mountains Oct. 8 discussion of Prisoner of the Mountains Oct. 10 FILM: Prisoner of the Mountains 2:00 in Sunderland 110
WEEK FIVE	Oct. 11 Tolstoy, "Kreutzer Sonata" Oct. 13 Chekhov, selected stories Oct. 15 Kuzmin, Wings X
WEEK SIX	Oct. 18 Nagrodskaya, Wrath of Dionysus (to p. 100) Oct. 20 Nagrodskaya, Wrath of Dionysus (to end) --Break-- (start reading Sologub, Petty Demon)
WEEK SEVEN	Oct. 25 Sologub, Petty Demon Oct. 27 Sologub, Petty Demon Oct. 29 Kollontai, Vasilisa Malygina
WEEK EIGHT	Nov. 1 Kollontai, Vasilisa Malygina Nov. 3 Babel, selected stories Nov. 4 FILM: Bed and Sofa Nov. 5 discussion of Bed and Sofa
WEEK NINE	Nov. 8 Platonov, "The Potudan River" X, Olesha, Envy I Nov. 10 Olesha, Envy II Nov. 11 FILM: Little Vera Nov. 12 Leskov, "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk" X
WEEK TEN +	Nov. 15 Baranskaya, A Week Like Any Other Nov. 17 Baranskaya, A Week Like Any Other Nov. 18 FILM: Adam's Rib Nov. 19 discussion of Adam's Rib Nov. 22 Tolstaya, selected stories --Thanksgiving break--
WEEK ELEVEN	Nov. 29 Out of the Blue (Kiev Blue) Dec. 1 Out of the Blue Dec. 3 Teffi and Zinovieva-Annibal (selections) X
WEEK TWELVE	Dec. 6 Tuller, Cracks in the Iron Closet (Ch. 1-4, 6) (Sex in the USSR) Dec. 8 Tuller, Cracks in the Iron Closet (Ch. 7, 9, 11, 12) Dec. 10 Conclusions.