half course (fall term). Th. , 2-4. (XVI,XVII)

(FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
[Slavic 201. Introduction to East Slavic Languages 5134]

Slavic Literature, Culture, and Philology
Primarily for Graduates

Introduction to the structure and history of Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian.

(FAS) Comparative Literature
[Comp. Lit. 164. (formerly *Comp. Lit. 268. ) The 20th-Century
Post-Realist Novel in Eastern Europe: Conference Course 7762]

Comparative Literature
For Undergraduates and Graduates

George G. Grabowicz

Psychological, mythic, "catastrophist," and comic tendencies in the Eastern and Central European novel between the two world wars (1918-1939). Focus on Kafka, Capek, Bulgakov, Schulz, Witkiewicz, Gombrowicz, and Nabokov.

half course (spring term). Th. , 1-3. (XV,XVI)

(FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
Slavic 131. Slavic Science Fiction 3549]

Slavic Literature, Culture, and Philology
For Undergraduates and Graduates

Alfred Thomas

Examines the political, social, and philosophical ramifications of Slavic science fiction with special reference to representative works by Zamyatin, the Strugatsky Brothers, Capek, Bulgakov, and Lem. Students are introduced to films of related interest such as "The Golem" and Tarkovsky's "Solaris. "

half course (spring term). W. , 2-4. (VII,VIII)

(FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
*Slavic 98. Tutorial -- Junior Year 1684

Slavic Literature, Culture, and Philology
Primarily for Undergraduates

John E. Malmstad (fall term) and Jurij Striedter (spring term)

full course. W. , 2-4.

(FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
*Slavic 301. Reading and Research 3385

Slavic Literature, Culture, and Philology
Graduate Courses of Reading and Research

Michael S. Flier, Svetlana Boym, Donald Fanger, Stanislaw Baranczak, William Mills Todd, III, Edward L. Keenan, Patricia R. Chaput, Jurij Striedter, George G. Grabowicz, John E. Malmstad and Alfred Thomas.

(FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
*Slavic 299. Proseminar 7972

Slavic Literature, Culture, and Philology
Primarily for Graduates

Introduction to graduate study in Slavic. Selected topics in literary analysis, history, and theory.

(FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
*Slavic 302. Language Teaching: Methods and Practice 5961

Slavic Literature, Culture, and Philology
Graduate Courses of Reading and Research

Required in the first year of language teaching. Includes orientation, discussion of topics in language methodology, and supervised teaching.

half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.

(FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
*Slavic 91r. Supervised Reading and Research 2713

Slavic Literature, Culture, and Philology
Primarily for Undergraduates

Donald Fanger and members of the Department

half course (fall; repeated spring). Hours to be arranged.

Slavic Literature, Culture, and Philology
Graduate Courses of Reading and Research

Donald Fanger, Michael S. Flier, Stanislaw Baranczak, William Mills Todd, III, Edward L. Keenan, Patricia R. Chaput, Jurij Striedter, George G. Grabowicz, John E. Malmstad, Alfred Thomas and Svetlana Boym

Members of the Department listed for Slavic 301 also direct doctoral dissertations.

(FAS) Linguistics
Linguistics 250. Old Church Slavonic 8449

Linguistics
Primarily for Graduates

History of first Slavic literary language, its role in Slavic civilization; phonology, morphology, syntax, and vocabulary of Old Church Slavonic; reading from canonical texts.

half course (fall term). Tu. , Th. , 10-11:30. (XII,XIII)

(FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
Slavic Da. Elementary Polish I 8158

Language Courses
For Undergraduates and Graduates

Patricia R. Chaput and assistant

Introduction to the fundamentals of Polish designed for students with no previous knowledge of the language. Emphasis on oral practice of essential grammar structures in naturally occurring conversational patterns. Reading and discussion of simple prose and/or poetry.

half course (fall term). M. , W. , F. , at 9, and an additional hour for speaking practice to be arranged. (II)

(FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
Slavic Db. Elementary Polish II 6907

Language Courses
For Undergraduates and Graduates

Patricia R. Chaput and assistant

Continuation of Slavic Da. Continued work on Polish grammar with increasing emphasis on reading. Continued oral work and writing for practice and reinforcement.

half course (spring term). M. , W. , F. , at 9, and an additional hour for
speaking practice to be arranged. (II)

FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
[Slavic 231b. Modern Polish Poetry: Seminar 3322]

Slavic Literature, Culture, and Philology
Primarily for Graduates

Topic for 1996-97: Polish poetry 1944-1990.

half course (spring term). Th. , 1-3. (XV,XVI)

(FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
[Slavic 231d. Modern Polish Fiction 6116]

Slavic Literature, Culture, and Philology
Primarily for Graduates

Topic for 1996-97: Polish fiction after 1918.

half course (spring term). M. , W. , F. , at 9, and an additional hour for speaking practice to be arranged. (II)

(FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
Slavic 162e. Survey of Polish Literature from the Beginnings to 1795 5477

Slavic Literature, Culture, and Philology
For Undergraduates and Graduates

Introductory course to show the birth and growth of Polish literature against the general cultural background of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Baroque, and the Age of Enlightenment.

half course (spring term). M. , W. , at 12, and a third hour for those who wish to consider the texts in the original. (V)

Slavic 162h. Survey of Polish Literature, 1939-Present 3293
Slavic Literature, Culture, and Philology
For Undergraduates and Graduates

Analysis of selected works representing literature of the World War II period, literature written in Poland under Communist rule as well as in exile between 1944 and 1989, and literature of the most recent years.

half course (fall term). M. , W. , at 12, and a third hour for those who wish to consider the texts in the original. (V)

(FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
Slavic 162g. Survey of Polish Literature, 1890-1939 7750]

Slavic Literature, Culture, and Philology
For Undergraduates and Graduates

Analysis of selected works representing the turn-of-the-century neo-Romantic movement of Young Poland and literature of the two decades between the world wars. Special emphasis on literary experiment in works of such authors as Witkacy, Gombrowicz, Schulz, and others.

half course (spring term). M. , W. , at 12, and a third hour for those who wish to consider the texts in the original. (V)

(FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
[Slavic 162f. Survey of Polish Literature, 1795-1890 1117]

Slavic Literature, Culture, and Philology
For Undergraduates and Graduates

Introductory course to analyze selected works from Polish Romantic and Positivist literature, up to the years of anti-Positivist crisis. Special emphasis on representative works for the formation of modern
historical consciousness in Polish literature.

half course (fall term). M. , W. , at 12, and a third hour for those who wish to consider the texts in the original. (V)

(FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
Slavic Cb. Elementary Czech II 7117

Language Courses
For Undergraduates and Graduates

Continuation of modern Czech grammar and the further development of reading, writing, and oral skills. Reading and discussion of simple literary texts of the 19th and 20th centuries by Neruda, Capek, Skvorecky, and Kundera.

(FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
*Slavic Cr. Supervised Readings in Intermediate/Advanced Czech 0847

Language Courses
For Undergraduates and Graduates

Alfred Thomas and assistant

Emphasis on reading with some practice in speaking and writing.

half course (fall; repeated spring). Hours to be arranged.

Slavic Literature, Culture, and Philology
For Undergraduates and Graduates

A survey of Czech literature from the Middle Ages to the end of the National Revival. Attention is paid to the historical, political, and social context, including questions of gender, race, and class. In addition to reading representative works of Czech literature, students are exposed to the most important aspects of Czech music, painting, and architecture from these periods.

half course (fall term). M. , W. , at 12, and a third hour for those who wish to consider the texts in the original. (V)

(FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
Slavic 130b. Survey of Czech Literature from 1858 to the Present 2258

Slavic Literature, Culture, and Philology
For Undergraduates and Graduates

A survey of modern Czech literature, including Poetic Realism, Cosmopolitanism, Realism, the Decadence, the Proletarian movement in poetry and the novel, the Avant-Garde and the post-war generation (Paral, Skvorecky, Havel, and Kundera). Attention is paid to the historical. political, and social context, including questions of gender, race and class. In addition to reading representative works of Czech literature, students are exposed to the most important aspects of Czech music, painting, and architecture from these periods.

half course (spring term). M. , W. , at 12, and a third hour for those who wish to consider the texts in the original. (V)

[History 2511. (formerly *History 2290. ) Socialism and Nationalism: Seminar 6556]
Modern European History
Primarily for Graduates

Nationalism and socialism and their interaction with special reference to Poland, Russia, and Ukraine in the 19th and 20th centuries.

half course (spring term). W. , 2-4. (VII,VIII)

(FAS) History
[History 1511. (formerly History 1537. ) 19th-Century Ukraine 3540]

Modern European History
For Undergraduates and Graduates

Survey of the history of Ukraine from the end of the 18th century to 1905. Ukraine's place in Russian, Polish, and Austrian history. The Ukrainian national awakening in a comparative perspective of national movements in 19th-century Europe.

half course (fall term). M. , W. , (F. ), at 11. (IV)

(FAS) History
History 1512. (formerly History 1541. ) 20th-Century Ukraine 6723

Modern European History
For Undergraduates and Graduates

What is Ukrainian history? -- an introduction to main themes. Ukrainians in Russia and Austria-Hungary before 1914. Russian and Polish views of Ukraine: historical tradition and modern politics. The First World War and the Ukrainian Question; Ukraine in 1917-22. Ukraine in the U. S. S. R. , 1922-39. Ukrainians in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Romania. Ukraine in 1939-45. Postwar Stalinism. From Destalinization to Independence.

half course (spring term). M. , W. , at 2. (VII)

(FAS) History
[*History 1515. (formerly History 1542. ) States and Nations: 1905-1945: Conference Course 7550]

Modern European History
For Undergraduates and Graduates

Nationality problems in Russia and Austria before 1914, with special reference to the Ukrainians and Poles. Marxism and nationalism. The Catholic Church and the nationalities question. The nationalities problem in the Russian Revolution and under the Soviets. Poland and Czechoslovakia and their minorities. Current debates on nationalism in comparative studies.

half course (fall term). Tu. , 2-4. (XVI,XVII)

(FAS) History
History 1404. (formerly History 1333. ) European History 1848-1945 4747

Modern European History
For Undergraduates and Graduates

Examines Europe from the revolutions of 1848 to the end of World War II. Attention is given to the history of the main European countries, and to major themes in European history as a whole in this period, including industrialization, nationalism, war, revolution, and fascism.

half course (spring term). Tu. , Th. , at 11. (XIII)

(FAS) Historical Study
Historical Study A-78. Nationalism and Socialism: Eastern Europe (1772-1991) 4411

Historical Study A
Primarily for Undergraduates

Treats the history of nationalism in conjunction with that of socialism -- mainly in what is today Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, and Lithuania -- and pays attention also to Germany's role in the region. Explores nationalism and socialism as ways of interpreting the world, and as programs for changing it. Locates nationalism and socialism in relation to other intellectual and political currents. Concludes with an overview of inter-ethnic relations in the postcommunist period.

half course (spring term). Tu. , Th. , at 1, and a weekly section to be arranged. (XV)

(FAS) Slavic Languages and Literatures
*Slavic 119. Contemporary Issues: Nationalities of the Former Soviet
Union 0636

Language Courses
For Undergraduates and Graduates

The former Soviet Union as a multinational state, seen in its historical development and in the light of recent events. Questions of national identity and their political and academic consequences. Introduction to related demographic issues. Reading, discussion, composition, and supplementary written work, as needed.

(FAS) Government
[Government 1176. The Rise and Fall of State-Socialist Regimes in East
Central Europe 0661]

Comparative Government
For Undergraduates and Graduates

An introductory survey that examines major political, social, and economic developments in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland since the Second World War. Investigates mechanisms of regime change, transformation of economic and political institutions, and patterns of relations between state and society. Focus on cycles of crisis and the role of protest movements, evolving nature of social structure and political domination, problems of centrally -- planned economies, and the relationship between political and economic reforms. Special emphasis placed on current processes of democratization and market reforms and political dilemmas faced by new democratic governments in the region.

half course (spring term). Tu. , Th. , at 11. (XIII)

(FAS) Government
Government 2205. Collective Actions, Protest Movements, and Politics:
Eastern Europe in Comparative Perspective 5508

Comparative Government
Primarily for Graduates

Reviews the contemporary literature on collective action, protest, and social movements. Focuses primarily on political factors facilitating protest, repertoires of contention, the rose of cultural factors and the construction of identities through collective action, and methods of studying collective action. Analyzes protest movements in Eastern Europe both under communist rule and after 1989 within the framework of this literature.

half course (spring term). W. , 2-4. (VII,VIII)

(FAS) Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia Program
*Regional Studies -- Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia 299a.
(formerly *RSRA 299r. ) Master's Thesis Reading and Research 3938

Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia Program
Primarily for Graduates

Loren R. Graham and members of the Faculty

Supervised reading, research, and writing to fulfill the thesis requirement in the master's degree program in Regional Studies -- Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.

half course (fall; repeated spring). Hours to be arranged.

(FAS) Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia Program
*Regional Studies -- Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia 299b.
Master's Thesis Reading and Research 1931

Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia Program
Primarily for Graduates

Loren R. Graham and members of the Faculty

A continuation of RSRA 299a.

half course (fall; repeated spring). Hours to be arranged.

(FAS) Foreign Cultures
[Foreign Cultures 56. Jewish Life in Eastern Europe 1271]

Foreign Cultures
Primarily for Undergraduates

Jay M. Harris
An examination of the variegated cultural achievements of Eastern European Jewish society, including its religious and ethical world views; its educational institutions; its literature; its politics. Primary focus on the 19th century, the development and continuity of traditional life, and the confrontation between traditional and newer cultural patterns.

(FAS) Sociology
[Sociology 167. Rise and Fall of Communism 2578]

Tutorials
For Undergraduates and Graduates

The rise, decline, and eventual evolution or collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and China is analyzed from a sociological perspective. Special attention is devoted to the characteristic political and economic institutions of communism, and to the processes that brought about change and decline.

(KSG) IPI-202 Spring
1. 0 CREDIT
Central Issues of American Foreign Policy

Analyzes, through lectures and cases, central foreign policy issues the United States currently faces: the relationship between the United States and Russia; nuclear proliferation; U. S. - European relations; the Middle East; Japan; China; and Mexico.

(FAS) Sociology
[Sociology 253. The Transition to a Market Economy: Seminar 5451]
Tutorials
Primarily for Graduates

Brings concepts from economic sociology and institutional economics to bear upon the transition away from a Soviet-style command economy in China and Eastern Europe. With a focus upon property rights and institutional design, examines such topics as privatization, incentives and budget constraints, government regulation, taxation, and the impact of the shift to a market economy upon patterns of social mobility, inequality, and politics.

half course (spring term). M. , 3-5. (VIII,IX)

(KSG) IPI-328 Fall
1. 0 CREDIT
International Law: International Peacekeeping and Conflict Prevention

Focuses on the theory, law and practice of international institutions acting in peacekeeping and conflict prevention roles. Topics covered will include the legal basis for UN peacekeeping in Chapter VI and VII of the Charter; the early experience in the Middle East, Congo and Cyprus; current conceptions of the opportunities and limitations of potential UN interventions, as outlined in the UN Secretary General's 1992 Agenda for Peace and follow-up reports; the post-Cold War experience in such places as Central America, Angola, Mozambique, Somalia, Cambodia, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union; the role and activities of other organizations, such as the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the European Union, NATO and the Council of Europe; and future prospects.

(EXT) GOVT E-1245
Nationalities and Nationalism in the Soviet Successor States 20676
Sanford R. Lieberman, PhD
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Boston, and Fellow, Russian Research Center, Harvard University.

4 units. Noncredit - $235, undergraduate credit - $360, graduate credit - $975.
Thursday, Feb. 1, 5:30-7:30 pm, Emerson Hall 108. Spring term
The course focuses on the various nations and nationalities which, until December 1991, formed the USSR. Since the collapse of the multi-ethnic Soviet empire, many of these groups have undertaken a search for a new identity, while others have given prominence to existing traditions and values. We will examine developments among the core Slavic groups, as well as among the peoples of Central Asia, the Transcaucasus, and the Baltic region. We will devote particular attention to nation-building, the emergence of ethnic conflict in many areas of the old USSR, efforts to promote political (and ethnic) pluralism, the issue of majority rule versus minority rights, and the relationship between ethnic self-identification and religious self-identification among these diverse peoples.