Fall 2021 Central &East European Studies

Location: 1628 UH; Phone: (312) 996-4412.

Last generated: Friday, October 15 2021 09:28 AM CDT

NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

CEES 246

European Avant-Garde

3 hours. Same as AH 246. Previously listed as RUSS 246. Taught in English. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above; or consent of the instructor. Creative Arts course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
43610LCD11:00 AM - 12:15 PMTR3082BHPeremitina, P; Vaingurt, JOn Campus
"Revolution in Arts" The Russian Revolution, WWI, the rise of Hitler Freud and the unconscious, Einstein and relativity, Marx and class-consciousness Airplanes, automobiles, and assembly lines Radio, telephone, typewriter, and the movie camera How did these radical developments in politics, science, technology and everyday life affect practices of creating art? What role did art play in these revolutions? What innovations in art did this new era inspire, and, conversely, how did art shape life? This course will provide a critical introduction to the avant-garde as a pan-European, international phenomenon. Exploring such experimental and iconoclastic art movements as Cubism, Futurism, Dada, Surrealism, and Constructivism, well concentrate on the cross-fertilization of ideas between cultures and media. Well analyze the ideology and aesthetics of various avant-garde formations, investigating literature, film, architecture and visual arts. Course Information: Same as AH 246. Previously listed as RUSS 246. Taught in English. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above; or consent of the instructor.

CEES 599

Ph.D. Thesis Research

0.01 TO 16 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Students may apply a maximum of 26 credit hours toward the degree. Previously listed as SLAV 599. Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree and consent of the Director of Graduate Studies.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
45072CNFARRANGEDKendall, M
45069CNFARRANGEDMarkowski, M
45071CNFARRANGEDUnderhill, K
45070CNFARRANGEDVaingurt, J