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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Russian and Slavic Studies
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Alexander Kulik
Coordinator Office Hours:
Mon 14:30-15:30
Teaching Staff:
Prof. Alexander Kulik
Course/Module description:
Explore the rich and diverse landscape of Russian culture through an interdisciplinary lens, examining its evolution and influence within a global context. This course delves into the foundational concepts of Russian civilization, tracing its development across historical, anthropological, social, and aesthetic dimensions.
Key topics include the environmental and cultural factors shaping the Russian "national character," the construction of Russian time and national myths, and the roles of the state, intelligentsia, and people in defining national responsibility. The course also covers Russia's experiences in war, the interplay between religion and ideology, and the ongoing debate between Slavophiles and Westernizers, as epitomized by the cultural significance of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
In addition, students will explore the unique Russian contributions to visual arts, from religious icons to avant-garde movements, and examine how Russian literature and language serve as a cultural canon and a means of national leadership. The influence of Russian sound, including music and song, as well as the sacralization of the profane in theatre and film, will be discussed. The course concludes with an analysis of Russian culture in totalitarian society and the relationship between Russia’s imperial culture and its minorities and neighbors.
Course/Module aims:
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Students will learn approaches and acquire basic tools for the study of culture.
Attendance requirements(%):
90
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Course/Module Content:
The program will cover selected topics from the following:
1. Introduction
2. Environment and “National Character”
3. Russian Time and National Myths
4. State, Intelligentsia, and “People:” Types of National Responsibility
5. Victors and Losers: Russia in Wars
6. Religion and Ideology through National Myths and Symbols
7. Between East and West: Moscow and St. Petersburg, Slavophiles and Westernizers
8. Language. Writers and Prophets: Russian Literature, Cultural Canon and National Leadership
9. Russian Visuality: From Icon to Avant-Garde
10. Russian Sound: Music and Song
11. Theatre and Film: Sacralization of Profane
12. Culture in Totalitarian Society
13. Russian “Others” and the Imperial Culture: Russia’s Minorities and Neighbors
(The program may change due to participation of visiting lecturers.)
Required Reading:
Readings will be supplied.
Additional Reading Material:
Recommended additional reading
Russell Bova (ed.). Russia and Western Civilization. Cutural and Historical Encounters. London-New Youk: Routledge, 2003. F
Simon Franklin, Emma Widdis (eds.). National Identity in Russian Culture. An Introduction. Cambridge University Press, 2004. F
Martin Malia. Russia Under Western Eyes: From the Bronze Horseman to the Lenin Mausoleum. Harvard University Press, 1999. F
Nicholas Rzhevsky (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Modern Russian Culture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. F
Digital resources
Modern Russian Culture: A Course of Ideas and Images (a multimedia course on CD-ROM and Video DVD by Lauren G. Leighton. Conceptual design, editing, and programming by Slava Paperno). Lexicon Bridge Publishers, 2004. (OSV 7889)
Grading Scheme :
Additional information:
The program is subject to changes.
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