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HUM199Y1
First Year Seminar 52T

Undergraduate seminar that focuses on specific ideas, questions, phenomena or controversies, taught by a regular Faculty member
deeply engaged in the discipline. Open only to newly admitted first year students. It may serve as a distribution requirement course;
see page 44.
The World Literature Program also includes courses from this department; see under WLD


SLA202H1
Jewish Communities in Slavic Countries

(formerly SLA102H1) 26L
Literature about the Jewish community in Slavic countries. How do these Jewish minorities perceive and identify themselves? How
are they perceived by others?


SLA251H1
Origins of the Slavic Civilization 26L

Surveys through lectures and audio-visual presentations the history of religions, literature, folklore, ethnography, architecture and art
of the Slavs from their origins to the Baroque era; examines distinctive Slavic cultural elements with explorations of Greco-Roman,
Byzantine, West European and Oriental features.


SLA299Y1
Research Opportunity Program


Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 44 for details.


SLA398H0/399Y0
Independent Experiential Study Project


An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. See page 44 for details.


SLA414H1
Metamorphoses of Modernity in Central Europe 39S

The much discussed problems of modernity are put into a Central European context. Major concepts of modernity are analyzed with
the help of works from Czech, German, Hungarian, and Polish literatures. Readings in translation. Co-taught course. Readings in
English. (Offered every three years)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


SLA424Y1
Theatre and Cinema in Extremis 26L, 52P

A study of the effects on aesthetic form of the totalitarian experience in Russia, Poland and Czechoslovakia. The Russian, Polish, and
Czech avant-garde, poised between the bankruptcy of traditional aesthetics and the search for new forms in the post-revolutionary/
post-Holocaust world. Co-taught course. Readings in English. (Offered every three years)
Recommended preparation: Prior completion of a course in drama or cinema


SLA476H1
Revolution in the Theatre: Stanislavski, Meyerhold, Grotowski, and Kantor 39S

Theoretical thought and theatre practice of these directors are placed within a context of theatre reforms in the 20th century, from
naturalism and symbolism, through retheatricalization of theatre, to a ritualistic and mythic holy theatre. Readings in English.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


SLA498Y1
Independent Studies


A scholarly project on an approved literary or linguistics topic supervised by one of the Department’s instructors.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Department


SLA499H1
Independent Studies


A scholarly project on an approved literary or linguistics topic supervised by one of the Departments instructors.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Department
CROATIAN AND SERBIAN


SLA207Y1
Elementary Serbian 104P

Basic phonology, morphology and sentence structure. Composition, oral practice and readings from Serbian literature. Open only to
students with little or no knowledge of Serbian. (Offered in alternate years)


SLA217Y1
Serbian Cultural History

(formerly SLA217H1) 52L
A survey of culture in literature, film and the fine arts from the coming of the Serbs to Southeastern Europe until World War I. The
legacy of Byzantium and Rome; the Middle Ages; the Baroque Enlightenment; the Serbian National Revival; Romanticism, Realism,
and Modernism. Readings in English.
Exclusion: SLA217H1


SLA227Y1
Croatian Cultural History

(formerly SLA227H1) 52L
A survey of culture in literature, film and the fine arts from the coming of the Croats to Southeastern Europe until World War I. The
Greek and Latin heritages; the medieval Croatian State; Humanism and Reformation among the Croats; the Dalmatian Renaissance
and Baroque; the Illyrian Movement and Croatian National Revival; Romanticism, Realism, and Modernism. Readings in English.
Exclusion: SLA227H1


SLA237Y1
Elementary Croatian 104P

Basic phonology, morphology and sentence structure. Composition, oral practice and readings from Croatian literature. Open only to
students with little or no knowledge of Croatian. (Offered in alternate years)


SLA307Y1
Advanced Serbian 104P

Systematic study of orthography and syntax. Advanced composition and oral practice. Reading and translation of more complex texts
from Serbian writers. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: SLA207Y1 or equivalent knowledge of the language


SLA316Y1
Advanced Croatian 104P

Systematic study of orthography and syntax. Advanced composition and oral practice. Reading and translation of more complex texts
from Croatian writers. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: SLA237Y1 or equivalent knowledge of the language


SLA327H1
The Balkan Short Story 26S

Studies of short stories written since 1950. Focus on innovative writers and current trends. Readings in the original and English.


SLA337H1
Political Drama from Dubrovnik to the Danube 26S

Classic plays from the Renaissance to the present studied in reference to the contemporary national, ethnic and ideological
background of south-eastern and central Europe.


SLA347H1
South Slavic Folklore 26S

Historical and stylistic study of the customs, oral lore and traditions among pagan, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Moslem
Slavs. The role of folklore in the ethnogenesis of national culture. Readings in the original and English.


SLA407H1
Modern Croatian Bards 26S

Verse since 1900 by the major poets of the nation. Focus on the Croatian Moderna, Expessionism and other Avant-Garde movements.
Readings in Croatian and English.


SLA417H1
Modern Serbian Bards (formerly SLA407H) 26S

Verse since 1900 by the major poets of the nation. Focus on the Serbian Moderna, Expessionism and other Avant-Garde movements.
Readings in Serbian and English.
CZECH AND SLOVAK


SLA205Y1
Elementary Czech 104P

Grammar, composition, and conversation. Readings from Czech literature. Open only to students with little or no knowledge of the
language.


SLA215H1
Czech and Slovak Cultures

(formerly SLA215Y1) 26L
Some of the most important features of Czech and Slovak cultural history are introduced in a survey of the national myths, traditions
and cultural trends. (Offered every three years)
Exclusion: SLA215Y1


SLA225H1
The Czech and Slovak Cinema 26S, 13P

From the “New Wave” of the 60s to the present. The films of major directors — Forman, Menzel, Chytilová — and of talented
newcomers. Screening of films censored and prohibited over the last 25 years. English subtitles. (Offered every three years)


SLA305Y1
Advanced Czech 104S

Morphology, syntax, composition and translation, oral practice. Contemporary Czech texts representing diverse styles.
Prerequisite: SLA205Y1


SLA405Y1
Czech and Slovak Literatures 52S

Studies in the Czech and Slovak literatures of the 19th and 20th centuries: national revival; realism; modernism; avant-garde.
(Offered every three years)
Prerequisite: SLA305Y1


SLA425Y1
History of the Czech Literary Language 52S

A study of original and translated works to trace the formation and development of the Czech literary language and to train students to
differentiate literary styles, genres, and epochs. Readings include chronicles, sermons, travel accounts, dialogues and significant
literary texts. (Offered every three years)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


SLA435Y1
Readings in Czech

(formerly SLA435H1) 52P
Advanced students are presented with a variety of texts - literary, journalistic, scientific - tailored to their needs and interests. (Offered
every three years)
Exclusion: SLA435H1
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


SLA445H1
Magic Prague 39S

This class explores Prague as a meeting point of different cultures. Questions of centre and margin of multiculturalism and
nationalism are discussed, based on texts by Jan Neruda, F. Kafka, M. Cvetaeva and others.


SLA455H1
Aspects of Czech Syntax and Style 39S

Analysis of sentence structures with regard to semantics. Introduction to stylistics. Translations, composition, oral practice.


SLA465H1
Czech Short Story 39S

Introduces the problematics of public places and private spaces through various works of Czech writers from the 19th and 20th
centuries.


SLA475H1
Modern Czech Drama 39S

Introduces students to the most important plays of contemporary Czech authors. (This is graduate/undergraduate course)
MACEDONIAN


SLA109Y1
Elementary Macedonian 78P

The basic features of the grammar of the Macedonian literary language. Acquisition of essential vocabulary for practical conversation
and for comprehension. Development of reading and writing skills. Open only to students with little or no knowledge of the literary
language. (Offered in alternate years)


SLA209Y1
Intermediate Macedonian 78P

Systematic study of morphology. Reading and translation of more complex texts; more advanced composition; oral practice. (Offered
in alternate years)
Prerequisite: SLA109Y1
POLISH


SLA106Y1
Elementary Polish 26L, 78P

Basic vocabulary, essential morphology, simple sentence patterns. Regular language laboratory sessions. Reading of contemporary
texts. Open only to students with little or no knowledge of the language.


SLA206Y1
Intermediate Polish 26L, 78P

Intensive study of morphology; translation into Polish. Literary texts; oral practice.
Prerequisite: Grade 13 Polish/SLA106Y1


SLA216Y1
The Dynamics of Polish Literature and Culture: a Survey 52L

Major cultural traditions, historical processes, myths, and figures that have shaped and redefined Polish civilization and national
identity are problematized and contextualized with the help of works of literature, history, philosophy, political science, music, visual
and performing arts. Readings in English (also available in Polish). (Offered in alternate years)


SLA226H1
Postwar Polish Cinema 26L, 26P

The “Polish School” in cinema, its predecessors and successors, their artistic accomplishments, major theoretical and thematic
concerns, and their place on the map of European cinema. Films of Ford, Wajda, Polanski, Konwicki, Borowczyk, Has,
Kawalerowicz, Zanussi, Kieslowski, and of the new generation of Polish film makers. Films and discussions in English. (Offered
every three years)


SLA306Y1
Advanced Polish 104S

Syntax, word formation, and stylistics. Compositions and precis. Critical evaluation of literary works and articles in Polish. Extensive
reading and translation. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: SLA206Y1


SLA326Y1
The Polish Short Story 26L, 26S

Study of the poetics of the short story and of structural, stylistic, and thematic diversity of this genre in Polish literature as it evolved
from the period of Romanticism to the present. Readings in Polish. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: SLA306Y1


SLA406H1
The Curtain Never Falls: Polish Drama and Theatre in Context (formerly SLA406Y) 52S

Study of drama as a literary and theatrical genre in its thematic and formal diversity in Polish literature from the 16th to the 20th
century is combined with investigations of the role of the theatre as cultural institution in different periods of Polish history. Readings
in English (in Polish for students in the major program). (Offered every three years)
Exclusion: SLA406Y1


SLA416Y1
Polish Fiction or a Disrupted Funeral of the Novel 52S

Innovative reading of Polish fiction from the 18th to the 20th century. Study of narrative strategies, of the function of language and
literary conventions, of various styles and poetics, of the issue of representation. In addition to the works of fiction (primarily novels,
but also short stories), the reading list includes literary criticism and literary theory. Readings in English (in Polish for students in the
major program). (Offered every three years)


SLA426H1
Polish Poetry: 16th-19th Centuries 26S

A survey of major poets from Kochanowski to Norwid. Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, and Romanticism. Readings in the
original. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


SLA434Y1
Nationalism and National Identity: Historical and Literary Trajectories in Poland 52S

Political, sociological, and historical understanding of nationalism and national identity as they manifest themselves in Polish
literature, history and culture. National search for self-identification, the politics of identity and history, perceptions of identity and
nationhood. Readings in English.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


SLA446H1
Polish Poetry of the 20th Century 26S

Major poetic movements, genres, and texts from Mloda Polska (Tetmajer, Kasporowicz, Staff, Lesmian, Micinski, Wyspianski) to the
present. Study of the metaphyscial, ethical, and aesthetic dimensions of the “Polish School of Poetry.” Readings in Polish. (Offered
every three years)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


SLA466H1
Imagining “The Other” in Polish Literature and Culture 39S

Who is “the other” in Polish literature? Examining the linguistic and literary means of constructing the image of the other and
investigating cultural, political, and historical reasons for such constructions. Readings in English (in Polish for students in the major
program).
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
RUSSIAN


SLA100Y1
Elementary Russian 130P

The basic features of the grammar. Acquisition of essential vocabulary for practical conversation and for comprehension.
Development of reading and writing skills. (May not be taken by students who, in the judgement of the Department, qualify for entry
into SLA 220Y1)


SLA220Y1
Intermediate Russian 130P

Continuation of morphology. Word formation, composition, and translation. Intensive reading of classical and contemporary literary
texts. Oral practice. Not intended for native speakers.
Prerequisite: Grade 13 Russian/SLA100Y1


SLA234Y1
Russian and Soviet Cinema 26L, 52P

A systematic study of the Russian cinematic tradition from its beginnings to the 1990s. Main topics: the avant-garde cinema and
Russian film theory in the 1920s and 1930s; film art in the totalitarian state; the cinema of propaganda and the cinema of dissent; film
and history; cinema as a witness to social change.


SLA240Y1
Shaping Modern Consciousness: 19th-Century Russian Prose 52L, 26T

Stories and novels by Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, and others. The construction of personal and national identity:
changing relations between self and society, women and men, parents and children, rich and poor. The development and diversity of
narrative forms. Readings in English and, for Russian majors, in the original.


SLA250Y1
Russian Cultural Heritage

(formerly SLA150Y1) 52L
A chronological multimedia survey of Russian culture from pre-Christian to post-Soviet times, emphasizing the clash between
established authority and dissent, and tracing the conservative and radical currents in Russian literature and the arts, social thought
and spirituality. Readings in English of classic poems, stories and novels, supplemented by videos and slides.


SLA252H1
Russian Short Fiction 26S

An exploration of the elements of the short story through close readings of works by 19th and 20th century writers. Stories in
translation by Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Olesha, Babel, and others.


SLA312H1
Nabokov 26S

A systematic study of Vladimir Nabokov's prose fiction, in English translation, from his "Russian" period (1920s-1930s). The
peculiarities and evolution of his literary aesthetics; his place in the Russian literary tradition; and the creative uses of exile to artistic,
ideological, and philosophical ends.


SLA314H1
Dostoevsky 13L, 13T

Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, and short works. Dostoevsky’s political, psychological, and religious ideas as they
shape and are shaped by his literary art. Readings in English.


SLA315H1
The Russian Novel: Case Studies 26S

One major Russian novel: its genesis, structure, artistic devices, and philosophical significance. Various critical approaches; cognate
literary works. Students are expected to have read the novel before the course begins. Consult the Department for title of novel.
Readings in English. (Offered in alternate years)


SLA317H1
Tolstoy 26S

War and Peace, Anna Karenina, and some shorter works. Tolstoy’s political, psychological, and religious ideas as they shape and are
shaped by his literary art. Readings in English. (Offered in alternate years)


SLA320Y1
Advanced Russian 130S

Syntax of the simple sentence. Problems in grammar and word formation. Composition, translation and conversation. Reading and
discussion of literary and non-literary texts.
Prerequisite: SLA220Y1; native speakers of Russian admitted only with permission of instructor


SLA321Y1
Conversational Russian 78S

Expansion of vocabulary and development of conversational skills. Readings and films stimulating discussion of Russian history,
culture, art, and contemporary events and issues.
Exclusion: Native speakers of Russian
Prerequisite: SLA220Yand permission of instructor


SLA340Y1
20th Century Russian Prose 26L, 52T

Pre- and post-revolutionary Russian literature. The novel and short prose, Bunin, Andreev, Remizov, Bely, Sologub, Gorky,
Zamyatin, Babel, Olesha, Fadeev, Pasternak, Solzhenitsyn, and others. Readings in the original and in English. (Offered in alternate
years)


SLA343H1
Post-Stalinist and Contemporary Russian Literature 13L, 13S

A study of major books and writers of the last forty years (novels, short stories, verse) which are involved in the post-Stalin artistic
and cultural liberation, the rediscovery of Russian literature’s links with its own vital tradition, and development of a Russian brand of
modern and ‘post-modern’ writing. (Readings in English)


SLA344H1
The Gulag in Literature 13L, 13S

The experience of prison as reflected by Russian writers. The rise and persistence of the prison camp system; physical and spiritual
survival; the literary value of the prison experience. Works (in translation) by Dostoevsky, Solzhenitsyn, Shalamov, Ginzburg and
others.


SLA351Y1
Language Practice

TBA
Development of writing and translating skills. For more advanced students including native speakers.


SLA367H1
Chekhov 26S

Selected stories, plays; stylistic, structural, and thematic analysis, literary and historical context, influence in Russia and the West.
Readings in English and, for Specialists in Russian, in the original. (Offered in alternate years)


SLA370H1
Russian Romantic Poetry 39S

An introduction to Russian Romanticism through the major works of one or more poets (chosen variously from Pushkin, Lermontov,
Tyutchev, Baratynsky, et al.). Close readings of lyric and narrative verse. The rudiments of Russian versification. Relations with
Western European poets. All texts read in Russian.
Co-requisite: SLA320Y1


SLA402H1
Advanced Russian Language Skills 39S

A series of translation exercises from English to Russian (and some from Russian to English) designed to expand students’ ability to
respond to and translate a variety of advanced prose texts in different styles and registers.
Prerequisite: SLA320Y1 or permission of the instructor


SLA415H1
Studies in Russian Literature of the 18th Century


The prose, poetry and dramaturgy of the most prominent literary figures of the eighteenth century, including Karamzin, Lomonosov,
Fonvizin, Derzhavin and Krylov; aspects of literature during the reign of Peter I; literature and satirical journalism during the reign of
Catherine II. (Taught in Russian)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor


SLA420Y1
Studies in Russian Syntax and Stylistics 130S

Syntactic structures and their relation to meaning and style, word order, intonation. Consolidation of morphology, vocabulary building
through extensive reading. Translation, composition, and oral practice.
Prerequisite: SLA320Y1; native speakers of Russian admitted only with permission of instructor


SLA440Y1
Russian Poetry, 1820-1960 78S

The lyric poetry of Pushkin, Lermontov, Tyutchev, Nekrasov, Fet, Blok, Akhmatova, Esenin, Mayakovsky, Tsvetaeva and Pasternak.
Stylistic and structural aspects. Readings in Russian.
Prerequisite: SLA320Y1/340Y1


SLA460H1
Contemporary Russian Literature


Major writers and literary groupings of the past decade; the literary process in post-Soviet Russia. (Taught in Russian)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor


SLA461H1
Literary Scandals in 20th Century Russia


An examination of twentieth-century literature through exploration of major literary scandals, including Blok/Bely, Mayakovsky,
Voloshin, Zoshchenko/Akhmatova, the Nobel and Booker Prizes; how these illustrate tensions within literature and reveal the literary
process. (Taught in Russian)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor


SLA464H1
Studies in the Russian Novel


An examination of the most prominent Russian novelists of the last several decades, including Erofeev, Bitov, Sorokin and Azolsky.
The genesis, structure, artistic devices and philosophical significance of their novels, critical approaches to them, cognate works.
(Taught in Russian)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
SLAVIC LINGUISTICS


SLA330Y1
Old Church Slavonic 52S

Structure and history. Reading and linguistic study of Old Slavonic texts.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


SLA452Y1
Structure of Russian 52S

The phonology, morphology and syntax of contemporary standard Russian from a formal and semantic standpoint.
Prerequisite: SLA320Y1
UKRAINIAN


SLA108Y1
Elementary Ukrainian 104P

Basic vocabulary, simple sentence patterns, essential morphology. Regular language laboratory sessions. Open only to students with
no knowledge of the language.


SLA208Y1
Intermediate Ukrainian 104P

Study of morphology through grammar drills; oral practice in the language laboratory; reading of texts from Ukrainian literature.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


SLA218Y1
Ukrainian Literature and Culture 26L, 26S

A general survey of Ukrainian culture through an examination of selected literary works and their historical context. The course
covers the period from Kievan Rus’ to the present. Readings in English. (Offered in alternate years)


SLA228H1
Soviet Ukrainian Fiction in Translation 13L, 13S

A selection of Soviet Ukrainian novels and short prose in English translation. From the intellectual novel of the 1920s, through
socialist realism, to the new prose of the 1980s. Authors include Pidmohylny, Antonenko-Davydovych, Honchar, Zahrebelny,
Tiutiunnyk, and Drozd. (Offered in alternate years)
Recommended preparation: any course in literature


SLA238H1
Literature of the Ukrainian-Canadian Experience 13L, 13S

A selection of literary texts depicting or reflecting the experience and perceptions of Ukrainians in Canada from the first immigrants
to the present. Texts include works originally written in English, French and Ukrainian, but all readings are in English. Authors
include: Kiriak, Kostash, Ryga, Galay, Suknaski, Haas. (Offered in alternate years)
Recommended preparation: any course in literature


SLA248H1
Women and Women's Themes in Ukrainian Literature 26S

This course examines the presentation of women and women's themes in works of Ukrainian literature. The subjects covered include:
role models, freedom, socialism, nationalism, feminism, and sexuality.


SLA308Y1
Advanced Ukrainian 104P

Review of morphology and study of syntax. Short compositions based on literary and critical texts. Voluntary language laboratory.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


SLA318H1
Kyiv-Kiev-Kijow: A City through Cultures and Centuries 26L

A cultural history of the Ukrainian capital; Ukrainian, Russian, Polish and Jewish "versions" of the city; artworks and literary texts
that capture the complexity of Kyivan history and culture. Readings in the original languages encouraged but not required.


SLA408H1
The Ukrainian Short Story 26S

The development of the short story from Kvitka-Osnovianenko to the present day. All readings in the original. (Offered every four
years)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


SLA418H1
Ukrainian Drama 26S

The development of Ukrainian drama from Kotliarevsky to the present day. All readings in the original. (Offered every four years)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


SLA419Y1
Ukrainian Poetry 52S

A survey of Ukrainian poetry from Skovoroda to the present day. All readings in the original. (Offered every four years)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


SLA428Y1
The Ukrainian Novel 52S

Major works by Kulish, Nechui-Levytsky, Myrny, Franko, Kotsiubynsky, Kobylianska, Vynnychenko, Ianovsky, Pidmohylny, and
Honchar. Readings in Ukrainian. (Offered every four years)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


SLA429H1
Shevchenko 26S

A critical study of Taras Shevchenko. Life, works, and significance. Readings in Ukrainian. (Offered every four years)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


SLA438H1
Style and Structure of Ukrainian 39S

Beginning with an overview of the synchronic structure of Ukrainian (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax), the course
introduces various styles of contemporary Ukrainian. Emphasis is on the practical usage of various styles. A number of sociolinguistic
questions are examined: dialects, jargons, slang, and the language situation in contemporary Ukraine.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor


SLA448H1
Ukrainian Literature of the 17th and 18th Centuries 26S

A survey of Ukrainian literature from the Renaissance to the National Revival: polemical literature, baroque poetry, school drama,
religious and philosophical treatises, history-writing, dumy and satire. Major figures include Smotrysky, Vyshensky, Prokopovych
and Skovoroda. Works are read in modern Ukrainian and English translations. (Offered every four years)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: A 400-level course in Ukrainian literature


SLA458H1
Ukrainian for the 21st Century 39S

This course introduces students to contemporary Ukrainian using approaches beyond grammar and traditional classroom interaction.
Emphasis is on the enhancement of language skills in the context of contemporary Ukraine. Students develop practical skills based on
traditional media as well as on multimedia resources, including those of the Internet.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: SLA208Y1, 308Y1


SLA468H1
Aspects of Literary Translation of Ukrainian 39P

This course introduces the problems of written translation of literary works from Ukrainian into English: evaluation and comparison
of existing translations, practical exercises; treatment of common difficulties in translating, various literary genres and styles,
dialectical, social, generational and other subvarieties of language, as well as idiomatic and figurative language.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Recommended preparation: SLA308Y1 or permission of instructor



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