Slavic Studies
专业介绍
Slavic Studies is concerned with the languages, literatures, and civilizations of the Slavic world.
Built on sound knowledge of one or two Slavic languages (normally Russian or Czech) the program allows students to develop an in-depth appreciation and understanding of East European cultures and civilizations through a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary fields. Students take courses in literature, history, culture, theater, political science, economics, and international relations. Concentrators focusing on Russia learn one of the world’s most commonly spoken languages and study some of the world’s best-regarded authors and composers: Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, Gogol and Bulgakov, Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky, and Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky. Focusing on Czech allows students to explore, for example, how Czechs distinguished themselves by peacefully transitioning from communism to capitalism (the “Velvet Revolution”) and separating peacefully with the Slovak Republic (the “Velvet Divorce”). Most concentrators study abroad in a Slavic country, either during the academic year or the summer.
Student Goals
Students in this concentration will:
- Understand the history, politics, and expressive cultures of the Slavic world
- Acquire intermediate proficiency in Russian, Czech, Polish, or other Slavic language
- Develop sophisticated skills in close reading and textual analysis
- Study abroad in a Slavic culture
- Produce a body of critical papers relating to a specific Slavic literature or culture