Literatures of Rupture: Modernism in Russia and Eastern Europe (SEES0041)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Teaching department: School of Slavonic and East European Studies
Credit value: 30

Restrictions: N/A
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This module examines the most essential twentieth-century experiences that affected literary production and aesthetic language in Russia and Eastern Europe. Each of the four thematic blocks will focus on one of the following topics: Avant-Garde and Experiment; The City and Modernity; Exile, Dislocation, Diaspora; and Trauma and Memory. The exploration of key texts drawn from Russian and EE literary traditions and approached from a comparative perspective will provide focused case-studies of a range of socio-cultural concepts, themes, styles, and discourses that defined modernism and its evolution throughout the 20th century.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Terms 1 and 2 听听听 Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 7
Module leader: Dr Katarzyna Zechenter
Who to contact for more information: ssees-lc@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.

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