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SLL3510: The Slavic Vampire
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Prof. Lisa Ryoko Wakakmiya
Office: Diffenbaugh 303B
Phone: 644-8391
Email: lwakamiy@mailer.fsu.edu
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The unifying theme is the figure of the Slavic/East
European vampire. Through legends,
chronicles, novels, films, and music, we will investigate the
representation of the vampire as it migrates from prehistory to
the present day, from East Europe to the West.
The vampire serves as a vehicle for introducing folk and
religious belief, historical legends, and changing societal attitudes
toward violence, gender, and ethnic and cultural diversity.
Required readings:
Dundes, Alan. The Vampire:
A Casebook.
Perkowski, Jan. The Darkling:
A Treatise on Slavic Vampirism.
Rice, Anne. The Vampire
Armand.
Ryan, Alan. The Penguin
Book of Vampire Stories.
Stoker, Bram. Dracula.
Additional short readings will be distributed in class.
Students have said the following about
this course:
"Subject matter was diverse and taught enthusiastically and objectively."
"I would like to attend another Slavic history or culture class
in the future."
"Her insight always challenged me to think more deeply on the
subject matter. She was very receptive of comments made
in class."
"She gave a lot of readings which were great examples to learn
from and evaluate."
"I enjoyed the challenging ideas put forth by the assignments
and reading the materials."
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Survey of Russian Literature (Romanticism, Realism)
RUW3100: Survey of Russian Literature (Soviet
Literature and the Thaw)
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Prof. Lisa Ryoko Wakakmiya
Office: Diffenbaugh 303B
Phone: 644-8391
Email: lwakamiy@mailer.fsu.edu
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These courses are intermediate reading courses
that help students to develop reading, conversation, writing,
and translation skills through readings of unadapted works of
Russian literature. RUW3101 covers
the period from Pushkin to Chekhov, and includes readings of poetry
and short prose. RUW3100 centers on writings
from the Soviet period, including representative short works from
the Thaw period and works of dissident writing. Both
courses function as complements to textbook-based Russian language
courses. The topics of discussion
will focus on authors and their works, Russian culture, and Russian
grammar as encountered in authentic literary texts.
Required readings:
RUW3100: New Voices: Contemporary
Soviet Short Stories
RUW3101: A Century of
Russian Prose and Verse
Students have said the following about these
courses:
RUW3101:
"Material was excellent and extremely engaging. We learned
a lot about literary ideas and techniques and about the Russian
literary tradition."
"It was great to have a class completely in Russian."
"Challenging and fun. I gained experience and knowledge beyond
what typical language classes provide."
"I learned more from this course than from any other Russian course
I've taken."
RUW3100:
"This is by far the best teacher I have ever had. The amount of
time she spent inside and outside of class was great. I
enjoyed this class a lot."
"I liked that this class concentrated on both literature and language.
The instructor was very effective with engaging students and generating
responses, and could stimulate students to better perform."
"Dr. Wakamiya is easily the best instructor I've had so far.
I first came into this class and could not understand a single
sentence of Russian on my own and now I can read some pages with
little to no aid."
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RUS4930:
Critical Approaches to Vladimir Nabokov
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Prof. Lisa Ryoko Wakamiya
Office: Diffenbaugh 303B
Phone: 644-8391
Email: lwakamiy@mailer.fsu.edu
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Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) established
a reputation as a poet and prose writer in both the Russian and
English traditions, a literary critic, screenwriter, translator,
and lepidopterist. His work crosses
boundaries of time, space, language, and intellectual endeavor;
the diversity of his accomplishments and the times and places
and authorial identities with which he is associated are uniquely
reflected in the multi-dimensional realms of his fiction.
This course will consider several narratological prisms
through which Nabokov's work may be approached while providing
an overview of some of his most well-known poems, self-commentaries,
and novels. Special emphasis will be placed
upon Nabokov's conception of the responsibilities of the reader
and their relation to the responsibilities of the writer.
No knowledge of Russian is required for this course.
Required readings:
Speak, Memory
Invitation to a Beheading
The Gift
Lolita
Pnin
Pale Fire
Additional readings will
be distributed in class.
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