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Osipova, Anastasiya

Assistant Professor

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Research

keywords

  • Russian/Ukrainian/Eastern European twentieth and twenty-first-century culture, Soviet theory and materialist aesthetics and their influence on Russian literature of the 1920s-1960s, Soviet theory and materialist aesthetics and afterlives in contemporary Eastern European political art and culture, prison literature

Publications

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Teaching

courses taught

  • HUMN 4821 - 20th Century Russian Literature and Art
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Spring 2021
    Interdisciplinary course emphasizing the influence of literature and art in 20th century Russian literature. Follows the changing cultural landscape from the time when Russia was in the vanguard of modern European literature to the period of Stalinism. Same as RUSS 4821.
  • IAFS 3621 - Rogues to Revolutionaries: Russian Rebels, Past and Present
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
    Explores the tradition of dissent and opposition in Russian culture, from the medieval period to present, approaching forms of rebellion (religious, political, social, aesthetic) in historical context. This survey in intellectual history will trace this phenomenon across historical documents, literary texts, film, and the fine and performing arts, pairing these primary materials with readings in Russian history. Taught in English. Degree credit not granted for this course and REES 4481 or REES 5481.
  • REES 4120 - Russia after Communism: Post-Soviet Politics and Culture
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023
    Explores the process of the re-invention and re-shaping of the Russian national identity after the collapse of the communist society. Topics will include the formation of neoconservative and neo-imperialist agenda (Ukraine crisis), growth of the anti-western attitudes and the protest movement against Putin's politics. Taught in English. Same as REES 5120. Formerly RUSS 4120.
  • REES 4210 - Topics in Russian, East European and Eurasian Culture
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023
    Selected topics in Russian, East European and Eurasian Cultures. No knowledge of Russian required. Taught in English. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours when topic varies. Same as REES 5210. Formerly RUSS 4210.
  • REES 4221 - Stalinism: Culture and Society
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
    Examines Soviet society and culture of Stalin period (1929-1953). The Great Terror, communist ideology, shady, commercial practice, political intrigues and show trials, as well as many other aspects of Stalinism will be discussed. Course materials include historical studies, documents, memoirs, diaries, novels and films of or about the period. Taught in English. Same as RUSS 5221. Formerly RUSS 4221.
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