OVERVIEW

This 6-credit 36-hour course will be taught in the second semester, in person, and in Italian. The course is aimed at Master’s students of the LM37/38 program and available to others as an elective. It corresponds to three different code numbers: 65283 (for all), 65284 (module 1, 1st year, 6 credits), 65285 (module 2, 2nd year, 6 credits. Students with 12 credits of Russian literature in their study plan will need to combine this exam (2023/2024) with the exam of either the following year (for first-year students) or the previous year (for second-year students) for a single grade. Please note that for the purposes of the online program and the Aulaweb course, the code number is 65284.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

LEARNING OUTCOMES (permanent text) -- These courses examine moments and problems of Russian literary and cultural tradition from its beginnings until today in the literary and cultural context of Europe. Coursework includes the reading and translation of selections from Russian writers of significance and from relevant critical texts.

PREREQUISITES

This course requires familiarity with the Russian language.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

Class schedule

RUSSIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam and written exam at the end of the course. The completion of homework assignments during the course may reduce the size of the final exam (see below).

This course is conceived as a laboratory that requires the active participation of the students. Those who participate regularly will have a reduced final exam. “Participate regularly” means (1) attending at least 70% of the classes (25ore), (2) completing the assignments (whether individual or group) in an adequate and timely manner (before September 15, 2025), including one or more written assignments and an oral presentation. The assignments will be explained in class and on Aulaweb and completed, in part, together.

Students who attend less than 70% of the course but are still able to complete the assignments as above will have a somewhat reduced exam. Students who attend at least 70% of the course but are unable or unwilling to complete the projects assigned have two options: (a) discuss their individual situation with the instructor in order to understand if other “discounts” or extensions are possible (if the problem is deadlines); (b) take the full final exam; and/or (c) take the exam with a different program the following year.

Exams will be held in June/July 2025 and September 2025, after which time students may take the exam by appointment. Students who do not pass the exam by February 2026 will need to move to the syllabus for 2025/26.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Students may sign up for the exam on the Unige site. The exam may be taken in Russian, Italian, or English. The exam will test general knowledge of the historical context, the students’ reading of the texts on the syllabus, and their ability to offer a critical interpretation of these. Students are advised to read attentively and to formulate their own opinion on the material. The quality of the students’ self-expression in presenting their ideas and their correct use of relevant scholarly terms will figure into the grade.