82-181 Freshman Seminar

Units: 9.0 Department: Modern Languages Notes: THIS H&SS FRESHMAN SEMINAR IS OPEN TO 2005 H&SS AND SHS FRESHMEN ONLY. Related URLs: http://hss.cmu.edu/HTML/departments/mode This course is intended to fulfill the Freshman Seminar requirement of the General Education Program. This freshman seminar, taught in English, traces Imperial, Soviet and post-Soviet Russia in the 19th and 20th Centuries, a period famous for many cultural giants, like Pushkin, Dostoyevsky, and Brodsky in literature; Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich in music; Balanchin and Baryshnikov in dance; Repin and Shagall in painting; and Stanislavsky and Meyerhold in theatre. We will also examine the historical development of cultural institutions in Russia. The course includes secondary readings, primary documents, and films. In addition to seminar discussions, reading and written assignments, students will attend performances of the Pittsburgh Symphony and Pittsburgh Opera. Students will be charged a supplemental fee of $70 to help subsidize the considerable expense of purchasing tickets for concerts and performances. Attendance at all cultural events is required. Prerequisite: None.

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Spring 2005 times

Sec	Time	Day	Instructor	Location
A	9:00 - 10:20 am	T	Kats	OSC 206
		R	Kats	OSC 206