Ukrainian Studies

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

SLA328S, The Culture of Contemporary Ukraine, 2010 - 2011

Instructor:Maxim Tarnawsky121 St. Joseph St. Alumni Hall 403
tarn@chass.utoronto.ca 926-1300 x3338FAX 416-926-2076

Class meeets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:00 PM in Alumni Hall, Rm. 204
Follow these links for the reading list and schedule of presentations.


Schedule of Class Meetings
Jan11 Introduction. What is culture?
13 Language 1
18 Language 2
20 Language 3 Surzhyk
25 Language 4 Standards
27 Language 5 Tension
Feb 1 History 1
3 History 2
8 History 3
10 History 4
Assignment 1 due.
15 Religion 1
17 Religion 2
22 No Class. Reading week
24 No Class. Reading week
Mar 1 Regions
3 Nations
8 Education
10 Gender
15 Music
17 Art and Cinema
Assignment 2 due.
22 Literature 1
24 Literature 2
29 Popular Culture, Sports and Leisure
31 Media
Apr 5 Crime and counterculture
7 Papers due.
In-class test.

For the test, you must read this short story (there will be a question that refers to it): Evhenia Kononenko. "Three Worlds".

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