ENG-237: Contemporary Ukrainian Literature and Culture

Department
Credits 3
Grade Scheme
BC

An examination of contemporary Ukrainian writers such as Taras Shevchenko, Oksana Zabuzhko, Serhiy Zhadan, Yuri Andrukovich, and many others. The course also explores Ukrainian history, culture, and folklore, as well as the role of literature as a cultural voice and means of preservation for both native Ukrainians and the Ukrainian diaspora. Students will also research Ukrainian writers whose literature helped fuel current political conversations regarding the 2013 political revolutions in Ukraine.

Prerequisites
Term Offered
Spring Only
Odd Years