Russian Culture Ii
A.Y. 2023/2024
Learning objectives
To acquire historical, geographical, social and artistic knowledge skills thus endowing students with full awareness of several cultural features characterizing Russian contemporary civilization.
Expected learning outcomes
The programme also aims at developing the following abilities:
- Ability to use basic professional knowledge and critically apply methods of modern culture studies in professional activities and social practices.
- Ability for practical use of methods of analysis of cultural forms and processes in contemporary society.
- Ability to use basic professional knowledge and critically apply methods of modern culture studies in professional activities and social practices.
- Ability for practical use of methods of analysis of cultural forms and processes in contemporary society.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
Introduction into Russian history and culture from the end of the Nineteenth century to the present.
The course deals with different aspects of the history of Russian culture from the end of the Nineteenth century to the present. One of the issues will also be the description of the social, political, cultural and literary life of the Russian emigration.
Particular attention will be paid on the most important political, social, philosophical, religious and esthetic concepts, which were characteristic for the different periods of Russian culture. The most important cultural concepts which dominated the successive historical epochs will be introduced and analysed on the background of the main events of political history. The principal cultural concepts are above all expressed in written literature, therefore we experience them through the study of literary sources. Thus, the story of literature and language constitutes a privileged field of research in order to scrutinize these concepts.
The course deals with different aspects of the history of Russian culture from the end of the Nineteenth century to the present. One of the issues will also be the description of the social, political, cultural and literary life of the Russian emigration.
Particular attention will be paid on the most important political, social, philosophical, religious and esthetic concepts, which were characteristic for the different periods of Russian culture. The most important cultural concepts which dominated the successive historical epochs will be introduced and analysed on the background of the main events of political history. The principal cultural concepts are above all expressed in written literature, therefore we experience them through the study of literary sources. Thus, the story of literature and language constitutes a privileged field of research in order to scrutinize these concepts.
Prerequisites for admission
No prerequisite.
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures.
Teaching Resources
1) Giovanna Cigliano: La Russia: un profilo storico. Roma: Carocci, 2013.
2) PowerPoint presentations.
The PowerPoint presentations used in the course will be present at the platform Ariel.
2) PowerPoint presentations.
The PowerPoint presentations used in the course will be present at the platform Ariel.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam consists in a colloquy on the contents of the course.
Educational website(s)
Professor(s)
Reception:
on Mondays, 15.00 - 17.00
MS Teams; from 19 February 2024: room 5010 / MS Teams