Location: 1628 UH; Phone: (312) 996-4412.
Last generated: Monday, May 04 2026 08:30 AM CDT
NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing
Location: 1628 UH; Phone: (312) 996-4412.
Last generated: Monday, May 04 2026 08:30 AM CDT
NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing
4 hours. Taught in a blended format. Internet access is required. A high-speed connection is strongly recommended. Prerequisite(s): For students who have had no formal work in Russian.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13496 | LCD | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | MWF | A007 | 2LCA | Khuzina, A | On campus and online | |
| LCD | ARRANGED | Khuzina, A | On campus and online | |||||
| 35420 | LCD | 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM | MWF | A007 | 2LCA | Khuzina, A | On campus and online | |
| LCD | ARRANGED | Khuzina, A | On campus and online | |||||
| Blended - Online & Classroom | ||||||||
4 hours. This class is taught in a blended format. Internet access is required. A high-speed connection is strongly recommended. Prerequisite(s): RUSS 102; or appropriate score on the department placement test.
Blended - Online & Classroom
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21603 | LCD | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | MWF | A007 | 2LCA | Khuzina, A | On campus and online | |
| LCD | ARRANGED | Khuzina, A | On campus and online |
3 hours. Meets 24-Aug-26 - 16-Oct-26. UIC GE World Cultures course.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33175 | LCD | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | TR | A004 | 2LCA | Kendall, M | On campus and online | |
| LCD | ARRANGED | ARR | 2ONL | Kendall, M | On campus and online | |||
| The world has always had a lot to say about the space we now call Russia. Many of Russias claims to fame and infamy have seemed at odds with each other: some saw Russia as a destitute, violent, and barbaric backwater, but many others thought of Russia as the home of first-rate art. While some perceived Russia as a depraved den of political schemes, many thought that it represented a pinnacle of effective governance and royal majesty, and others sensed a revolutionary potential that could re-shape ideas of the state forever. Our course will incorporate short readings (in English!) from Pushkin to Dostoevsky, and we will explore East European religious history, film, painting, architecture, cinema, and dance. Together, we will work to better understand what we mean when we use the word culture, and we will learn the history and consequences of how Russia understands its own. | ||||||||
3 hours. Taught in English. Extensive computer use required. No knowledge of Russian language or culture required. UIC GE Creative Arts, and UIC GE World Cultures course.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50698 | LCD | ARRANGED | Petrenko, E | Online with deadlines | ||||
| Through the prism of Russian literature and art, the course explores the various ways in which the human body is socially constructed and imbued with political and aesthetic significance. In particular, the course examines the body as the site of competing desires and interpretations, at the intersection of medical, scientific, and aesthetic discourses. To what extent do medicine, science, politics, and art influence, inform, or clash with each other in their approaches to physicality? The course will discuss such topics as labor efficiency and fatigue, production and reproduction, health and illness, biopolitics and bioethics, and finally, the concepts and experiences of ability, gender, class, and race. | ||||||||
3 hours.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34736 | LCD | 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM | TR | 307 | 2LH | Khuzina, A | Meet on campus |
3 hours. Taught in English. UIC GE Creative Arts course.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50793 | LCD | 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM | TR | A003 | 2LCA | Vaingurt, J | Meet on campus | |
| Tolstoys War and Peace What does it mean to live a moral life in a world shaped by war, history, and forces beyond our control? This course centers on Leo Tolstoys War and Peace, one of the most ambitious and immersive novels ever written. Moving between intimate personal struggles and sweeping historical events, the novel invites readers to grapple with questions of freedom, responsibility, and the search for meaning. We will explore Tolstoys innovative narrative techniques, his philosophy of art, and his provocative views on politics, society, and religionideas that sparked debate in his own time and continue to resonate today. No prior knowledge of Russian literature is requiredjust curiosity and a willingness to dive into a truly epic work. | ||||||||
1 TO 3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, consent of the instructor and the head of the department. Instructor Approval Required This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24972 | CNF | ARRANGED | Kendall, M | |||||
| 34878 | CNF | ARRANGED | Vaingurt, J |
1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Graduate students may register for more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Senior or graduate standing, consent of the instructor and the head of the department. Instructor Approval Required This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15208 | CNF | ARRANGED | Kendall, M | |||||
| 15204 | CNF | ARRANGED | Vaingurt, J |
4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours, if topics vary and with consent of instructor. Taught in English.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50699 | LCD | 03:30 PM - 06:00 PM | R | 100 | 2SH | Kendall, M | Meet on campus | |
| Bakhtin and his World Mikhail Bakhtin is often called one of the most important and influential literary theorists and philosophers of the 20th century. But until the 1980s, Bakhtin was virtually unknown outside of Russia, even if his life was far from ordinary: he watched the collapse of the Russian empire, witnessed the Bolshevik revolution, endured and survived Stalinism, spent much of his adult life in exile, and even became an amputee at a relatively young age. Despite his utterly singular biography, Bakhtin and his ideas constantly garner mention in scholarly work that navigates situations, objects, and problems that have very little to do with the world he once inhabited. With this paradox in mind, our seminar will pursue two aims. On the one hand, we will read Bakhtins writings alongside literary texts that inspired him (Dostoevsky, Rabelais, Turgenev), and we will better situate his ideas about language, power, and political economy within the unique context of the early 20th century Soviet Union. On the other hand, we will use his ideas to analyze creative works and media with which Bakhtin never engaged (Nabokov, Ismailov, Cronenberg, Muratova, and more), and which hail from contexts he may have never imagined. In doing so, we will explore a variety of strategies for re-articulating Bakhtins enduring relevance to a wide variety of readers and thinkers today. | ||||||||
1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and the head of the department. Instructor Approval Required
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43192 | C1 | ARRANGED | Vaingurt, J | |||||
| 43193 | C2 | ARRANGED | Vaingurt, J | |||||
| 15209 | CNF | ARRANGED | Kendall, M |