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RUSSIAN / EAST EUROPEAN / CENTRAL ASIAN STUDIES COURSES
AUTUMN QUARTER 2011
For descriptions not included in this list, go to: http://jsis.washington.edu/ellison/ or
http://www.washington.edu/students/crscat/ or view instructor’s course description, linked to the course in the Time
Schedule. Changes to schedule are posted at Autumn Time Schedule website:
http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/Aut2011/
ENTRY CODES FOR JSIS COURSES are available in Thomson 111. Students not attending class first week of the
quarter may be dropped.
GRADUATE STUDENTS NOTE: 200 and 300 LEVEL COURSES do not count towards graduation requirements
unless they are approved by the chair of the REECAS program and the course instructor.
ANTHROPOLOGY
AREA STUDIES
ANTH 569 Karl Marx's Grundrisse & Capital (5)
This special studies seminar focuses on critical readings of Capital (Volume I) and the Grundrisse. Seminar
participants will engage a variety of contemporary interlocutors including Toni Negri, Marx beyond Marx, Harry Cleaver,
Reading Capital Politically, and Sylvia Federici, Caliban and the Witch. Participants will address the relevance and
significance of Marx in the history and current practice frontiers of anthropology and the rise of various critical
anthropologies.
Pena, Devon A
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
TTh 330-520 MGH 288
C LIT 230 Introduction to Folklore Studies (5)
Folklore (stories, songs, beliefs, customs, folk craft and folk art) is a window into a group's worldview. This course will
survey the different genres of folklore and kinds of groups which maintain folklore traditions. A variety of theories and
methods applied in folklore studies during the past two centuries will be introduced in readings and lectures.
Comprehensive overview of the field of folkloristics, focusing on verbal genres, customs, belief, and material culture.
Particular attention to the issues of community, identity, and ethnicity. Offered jointly with SCAND 230.
Smidchens, Guntis
MTWTh 1130-1220 SIG 134
C LIT 496 Folktales Along the Silk Road (3)
Contact instructor for course description. Offered jointly with C LIT 596B, NEAR E 496A, and SISRE 490
Cirtautas, Ilse A
MW 300-420 DEN 211
C LIT 596 B Folktales Along the Silk Road (3)
Contact instructor for course description. Offered jointly with C LIT 496, NEAR E 496A, and SISRE 490
Cirtautas, Ilse A
ECONOMICS
MW 300-420 DEN 211
ECON 435 Natural Resource Economics (5)
Survey of the economics of renewable and nonrenewable resources including fisheries, forest, minerals, and fuels.
Optimal trade-offs between benefits and costs of resource use, including trade-offs between current and future use.
Effects of property rights on resource use. Prerequisite: ECON 300. Go to
www.econ.washington.edu/instruction/courses/overloadpolicies.htm. for add code info.
TBA,
7/7/2011
MW 830-1020 FSH 108
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ECON 471 International Trade (5)
This is an intermediate course in the theory of international trade. Using the tools of microeconomic analysis, we study
the basis and pattern of trade as well as the welfare and distributional impacts of free trade among various groups in the
economy. We also study the reasons for limiting trade and discuss some of the current trade policy issues. Systematic
study of the material in this course helps students develop the mental skills necessary to gain insight into the workings
of an open economy as well as the state of past and current international economic order. Prerequisite: 2.0 in ECON
301. Go to www.econ.washington.edu/instruction/courses/overloadpolicies.htm. for add code info.
Wong, Kar-Yiu A
Salehi-Esfahani, Haideh B
TTH 830-1020 MOR 225
TTh 130-320 SAV 264
ECON 472 International Macroeconomics (5)
International monetary theory and open economy macroeconomics. Balance of payments and foreign exchange
markets. Different exchange rate arrangements and their adjustment mechanisms. Money and international capital
movements. Policy issues. The international monetary system. Prerequisite: 2.0 in ECON 301. Go to
www.econ.washington.edu/instruction/courses/overloadpolicies.htm. for add code info.
Turnovsky, Michelle
MW 330-520 BNS 117
ECON 495 Economic Transformation of Russia and Eastern Europe (5)
Introduction What is a transitional economy? We use this term to characterize former socialist economies engaged in
the process of establishing market institutions, but it may also distinguish any economy, which attempts to expand the
roles of private ownership, investment, and entrepreneurship and to provide market-supporting governmental and legal
institutions. Transitional economies are characterized by rapid and significant changes in institutional arrangements.
Members of the society face changes in relative prices and in the structure of economic activity combined with high risk
and uncertainty. The Twentieth Century was an era in which, briefly, almost half of the world’s population was governed
by Marxist states. These states transferred the ownership of land, resources, and physical capital stocks to the
government and established centralized administrative mechanisms for managing production.
Thornton, Judith
TTh 130-320 BAG 261
ECON 535 Natural Resource Economics (3)
Half of integrated two-course sequence in environmental and natural resource economics. Dynamic optimization.
Nonrenewable resource extraction and exploration, including effects of market structure, uncertainty, and taxation.
Renewable resources, including fisheries and forests. Prerequisite: ECON 500; ECON 501, or permission of instructor.
ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
TTh 1030-1150 Sav 167
MUSIC 316 Music Cultures of the World (5)
Near East, Central Asia, Far East, South and Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Music 316 explores the relationship of music to peoples' ways of life in the various regions and cultures of Asia. People
construct the world around them into diverse cultural patterns and systems; and music is always an important element
in such constructions. Music may be many different things to different peoples and cultures --- ranging from something
as abstract or ideal as an expressive "art" or a medium of religious worship, to something as practical as an item in the
technological toolkit for hunting game, curing sickness, or storing and communicating information. Music frequently
plays an important role in kinship, economic, political, and legal systems. And music, like the rest of culture, is always
changing and developing new forms. We will hear some of the most unusual and beautiful of these forms as we
consider the dynamics and significance of music in cultures ranging from small nomadic camps to immense
civilizations, spread across the world's largest continent.
Ellingson, Ter
7/7/2011
MTWF 1030-1120 MUS 213
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GEOGRAPHY
GEOG 433 Resource Use & Management in Russia & the NIS (5)
This course is focused on the geographic and historical background of the natural resources of Russia and the Newly
Independent States and the management and utilization of these resources. Geographic and historical perspectives on
Soviet natural resource use and management are explored both in theory and practice. This class examines both the
historical and the contemporary political, economic, environmental, demographic, rural, urban, and cultural
transformations that continue to impact Russia and the former Soviet Union. While the course necessarily addresses
the historical context of Russia's resource base, the emphasis is on the Soviet and post-Soviet eras. Accordingly, a
major theme of this class is to reveal and examine the implications of the breakup of the USSR upon natural resource
use and management. Several key geographic concepts will be used to anchor the analysis of the Soviet Union's
dissolution and Russia's recent and on-going reconstruction. Some of the themes covered by the course include: the
natural environment; imperial, colonial and Soviet legacies; the construction of political boundaries; the relation of
territory to ethnic identity and nation-states; nationalism, regionalism, and federalism; center-periphery relations in pre-
Communist, Communist, and post-Communist Russia; the natural environment as constraint and impetus for human
action; the significance of 'the frontier' and 'the North'; the importance of scale to the processes of political and
economic reform; the structure, pace and scope of privatization; marketization and redistribution; political, cultural,
structural, geographic, and economic dimensions of transformation; patterns of continuity and change in both the cities
and in the countryside; questions of foreign assistance; and speculations about the future of the transformation
processes. For non-geography majors, this course should offer some fresh interpretations of historical and current
events in the former USSR. For majors, the course should further develop their ability to think critically about
geographical processes within the context of Eurasian Russia and the NIS.
ZumBrunnen, Craig
HISTORY
TTh 130-320 SMI 405
HSTAM 370 Vikings (5)
The Vikings at home in Scandinavia and abroad, with particular emphasis on their activities as revealed in
archaeological finds and in historical and literary sources. This is a lecture/discussion course which looks at the history
of Scandinavia and its people in the "viking age" (approx. AD 750-AD 1100). Through the use of the literary and
archeological record, we examine the culture and society out of which the Viking raiders arose, their impact and
influence on contemporary medieval Europe and their enduring legacy. Offered jointly with SCAND 370.
Leiren, Terje
MTWTh 1230-120 SAV 260
HSTEU 380 History of Scandinavia to 1720 (5)
This course provides a historical overview of Scandinavia from the end of the Viking Age to the period of the
Enlightenment (approx. AD 1050 - AD 1720). The course examines major political, social, and economic developments
in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland from the Christian Middle Ages through the Lutheran Reformation.
Among other topics, this course looks at the rise of the development of the Scandinavian nation states, Scandinavia's
relations with Europe, the Lutheran Reformation, Sweden's growth to a Great Power, and Scandinavian experiments in
absolutist government.
Leiren, Terje
MTWTh 1030-1120 THO 134
HSTEU 414 Europe Since 1945 (5)
Political, economic, and military developments in Europe under the impact of the Cold War.
Thum, Gregor
MW 930-1120 SIG 224
HSTEU 452 Eastern Europe Since 1918 (5)
The history of the countries of East Central Europe (i.e. Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary) from the
end of the First World War to the present. NOTE: this course will not cover the Balkan countries (i.e. Romania, Bulgaria,
Albania, or the former Yugoslavia) or former parts of the Soviet Union (i.e. Baltic States, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova).
The course will consist of lectures, with periodic class discussions. Some familiarity with European history over the past
century is assumed. Requirements will consist of two exams, two short papers (5pp each), and participation in regular
class discussion.
Mid-term 20%; Final 20%; Short Papers 20% each; Discussion 20%.
Felak, James
7/7/2011
TTh 130-320 DEN 211
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INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
EURO 110 A Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization (5)
Introduction to Russian culture and history from pre-Christian times to the present, as seen through literary texts, music,
film, visual art, and historical works. All lectures and written materials in English. No prior knowledge of Russian
necessary. Offered jointly with RUSS 110 A
Henry, Barbara A
MTWTh 1230-120 MEB 238
EURO 490 C European Union Simulation (5)
This course, sponsored by the European Union Center of Excellence, is a practicum focused on the current, real-world
policy issues and internal diplomacy of the European Union. We will look at the roles of large and small countries in
policy formation, negotiation, and how countries and other stakeholders work to ensure that final policy outcomes reflect
their preferences and concerns. The course begins with background and theoretical information on the European Union,
policy-making, and diplomacy, and ends with a series of simulated European Union Summit meetings, where teams of
students will represent EU countries in an extended negotiation over a series of policy issues. LaRue is a former US
Foreign Service Officer and International Manager for Amazon.com. Offered jointly with POL S 447. Strongly
recommended: POL S 204.
LaRue, Dean C
TTh 230- 420 BNS 203
EURO 490 I Securing Europe (5)
This course will focus on the security challenges, broadly conceived, that Europe, in various multilateral configurations
(EU, NATO, OSCE), has been coping with since the end of the Cold War. Particular attention will be paid to the
following: 1. the transition from the conventional hard security concerns associated with the collapse of the Soviet Union
(such as nuclear arms proliferation and armed conflict in the borderlands) to the soft security issues (illegal migration,
trafficking and smuggling) associated with porous borders and weak states. Energy security, cyber security, food
security, global warming effects and human security also reflect new concerns and new definitions of the security
challenges Europeans face in the 21st century. 2. the wars of Soviet and Yugoslav succession and their enduring
legacies in the form of 'frozen' conflicts and unsettled states. 3. the ability of new states, independent for the first time in
the modern era, to cope with their domestic and international security obligations. 4. the re-emergence of Russia as a
powerful regional actor and the ensuing struggle for influence between the European 'West,' on the one hand, and
Russia, on the other hand, in the lands in-between (Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, W. Balkans, South Caucasus). In the
latter two regions, Turkey has also re-emerged as a consequential external actor; a configuration that echoes the
historical clash of empires when the Russian, Ottoman, Habsburg and British empires competed for power and
influence in this part of Europe.
Cirtautas, Arista D
MW 3:30-5:20 MEB 235
SIS 377 Turkic Peoples of Central Asia (3)
History of the Turkic peoples, AD 552 to present. Emphasis on current status of Turkic peoples in Central Asia.
Geographical distribution, demographic data, reactions and adaptations to changes resulting from the 1917 revolution.
Turkic viewpoint on past and present developments. Offered jointly with NEAR E 375.
Cirtautas, Ilse
MW 130-250 DEN 211
SIS 401 International Political Economy (5)
Establishment, maintenance, and decay of the post-1945 international economic order. Political economy of
international trade, monetary relations, inflation, and North-South relations. Prerequisite: SIS 201 which may be taken
concurrently; either ECON 201, GEOG 123 or SIS 120 any of which may be taken concurrently. The course examines
alternative ways scholars and policy makers understand the interaction between politics and markets on a global scale.
The course will be divided into three parts. The first part will survey the rise of nation states and of the international
institutions that regulate the economic interaction among states. The second part will examine the rise of the global
markets and global economic organization, which, though pervasive and dynamic, are largely unregulated by states.
The third part examines the interactions and tensions between international institutions and global markets since World
War II.
Latsch, Wolfram
7/7/2011
MWF 930-1020 plus TTh quiz section BAG 154
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SIS 425 International Law and Arms Control (5)
Surveys the political, legal, and technological history of 20th-century arms control agreements with emphasis on the
treaties which ended the Cold War. Examines current issues of law, politics, military strategy, and technology in regard
to weapons of mass destruction and related topics in international security. SIS 425/590 will study the co- evolution of
international legal agreements on armaments, mainly WMD and national security strategies during the Cold War and up
to the present. The course will also study case histories of the relationship between international arms control regimes
and 1) the development of technologies of inspection and verification; 2) militiary alliance systems; 3) related
international regimes concerning energy and environmental issues. Offered jointly with LSJ 490 and SIS 590 A.
Jones, Christopher
WTh 330-520 FIS 201
SIS 590 A International Law and Arms Control (5)
See SIS 425 for course description. Offered jointly with the Law, Society & Justice program.
Jones, Christopher
WTh 330-520 FIS 201
SISEA 552 Late Industrialization and International Relations (5)
This course deals with internal-external linkage with a focus on late industrialization and international relations. Taking a
comparative perspective, the course will deal with the question of how lateness shapes discitive international
perspectives in terms of percpetion, strategies and foreign policy behaviiors. The countries to be covered are South
Korea, Japan, Prussia, the Soviet Union and China.
Ha, Yong-Chool
T 230-520 THO 331
SISME 560 Seminar in Turkish Studies (2)
Admission with permission of the instructor.
Recent research and writings focused on the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey. Credit /no credit only. Middle
Eastern historiography, Islamic law, Islamic theology, relations between the Middle East and the world economy,
political structures, social movements in the Middle East. A seminar designed for Masters and Ph.D. students working
on topics related to Ottoman Empire, Modern Turkey or comparative projects that include these areas.
Kasaba, Resat
M 1230-120 TBA
SISRE 479 Contemporary Central Asia Politics (5)
Examines the politics of contemporary post-Soviet Central Asia. Analyzes issues relevant to the region in comparative
perspective, including democratization, religion, terrorism, civil society, economic reform, ethnic identity, and
international influences. Uses theory to shed light on current policy debates. Offered jointly with SISRE 579-A and POL
S 579.
Radnitz, Scott
TTh 130-320 SMI 102
SISRE 490 Folktales Along the Silk Road (3)
Contact the instructor for course description. Offeded jointly with C LIT 496, C LIT 596B, and NEAR E 496 A.
Cirtautas, Ilse A
MW 300-420 DEN 211
SISRE 501 Bibliography and Research Methods (5)
Introduction to bibliographic and other scholarly resources in the field; development of research techniques. Some use
of relevant language required. Required of all first-year MA students.
Mikkelsen, Marta
Th 330-620 THO 231
SISRE 579 Contemporary Central Asia Politics (5)
See SISRE 479 for course description. Offered jointly with SISRE 479 & POL S 479/579.
Radnitz, Scott
TTh 130-320 SMI 102
SISRE 590 D Securing Europe (5)
See EURO 490 for course description. Offered jointly with EURO 490.
Cirtautas, Arista D
7/7/2011
MW 3:30-5:20 MEB 235
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SISRE 600 Independent Study or Research (varies)
TBA,
SISRE 700 Master's Thesis (varies)
TBA,
LAW, SOCIETIES, AND JUSTICE
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
LSJ 320 Politics & Law of International Human Rights (5)
This course examines the emergence and development, since World War II, of an international movement dedicated to
the promotion of human rights. We will study the goals of the movement and the global political context in which it
operates. Special attention will be given to the legal institutions, national and international, which have influenced its
evolution and character. Students taking the course will acquire an enhanced understanding of the role in human rights
politics played by the United Nations, national governments, non-governmental organizations, international customary
law, treaty law, regional courts, and international tribunals. Students will also be responsible for writing a research paper
on some aspect of human rights. Studies the international human rights movement in its legal and political context.
Focuses on institutions which influence, enable, and constrain the international promotion of human rights. Offered
jointly with POL S 368.
Mayerfeld, Jamie
MWF 830-920 KNE 220
LSJ 490 C International Law and Arms Control (5)
See SIS 425 for course description. Offered jointly with International Studies (SIS 425/590).
Jones, Christopher
WTh 330-520 FIS 201
NEAR EASTERN LANGUAGES & CIVILIZATIONS
NEAR E 421 Islamic Mystical Literature in English (3)
Readings from the works of principal Sufi writers and poets.
Deyoung, Terri
TTh 330-450 DEN 216
NEAR E 496 A Folktales Along the Silk Road (3)
Contact instructor for course description. Offered jointly with C LIT 496, C LIT 596B, and SISRE 490
Cirtautas, Ilse A
NEAR E 496 C Introduction to Central Eurasia (5)
Contact instructor for course description.
Mawkanuli, Talant C
MW 300-420 DEN 211
TTh 300-450 SAV 131
NEAR E 518 Foreign Language Teaching Methodology (2)
Current foreign language teaching methods and approaches. Learning and teaching strategies and techniques for the
four skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening) including cultural notions. Current and future trends in pedagogy and
technology. Offered jointly with SCAND 518/SLAV 518.
Brandl, Klaus
TKISH 600 Independent Study or Research ()
TBA,
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Th 130-320 DEN 316
TBA TBA
POL S 368 Politics & Law of International Human Rights (5)
See LSJ 320 for course description. Offered jointly with Law, Society & Justice.
Mayerfeld, Jamie
7/7/2011
MWF 830-920 KNE 220
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POL S 407 International Conflict (5)
Examines different theoretical explanations for the causes of war, including the role of international, state,
organizational, and individual factors; additional topics vary with instructor. May include the development of warefare,
deterring weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, intelligence, and the ethics of warfare. War is a central feature of
international politics. The course begins with an overview of the development of modern warfare, but it focuses on the
causes of war. Is war inevitable given the structure of the international system, or can, for example, changes in beliefs
or the spread of democracies temper aggressive appetites or eliminate the security dilemma? We will examine these
questions by focusing on World War I, World War II , the Persian Gulf War, and the war in Iraq. The course concludes
with a discussion of the ethics of war.
TBA,
TTh 1000-1120 TBA
POL S 427 International Political Economy (5)
In this course, students will focus on the interaction of politics and economics at the international level. We will examine
both the government influences on the market and the market influences on governance. Topics covered will include
trade policy, monetary policy, international financial markets, North/South relations, competing models of development,
and alleviation of global poverty. In addition, we will examine the international arms trade, human trafficking, terrorism
and climate change.
TBA,
TTh 230-420 BAG 154
POL S 428 Military Intervention (5)
Historical and theoretical analysis of military intervention in the post-World War II era. Considers how and why
interventions occur and evaluates intervention as a foreign-policy response. This course will address military
intervention in world politics. First, why do states militarily intervene? What are the various kinds of military interventions
states use to achieve their goals? When is military intervention effective? What are the negative effects? How do states
respond to efforts to intervene. We will study specific interventions, beginning in the late 1800s to military operations
ongoing today. Through our study we will address strategic, practical, and moral issues surrounding military intervention.
TBA,
TTh 230-420 GWN 201
POL S 432 Political Islam and Islamic Fundamentalism (5)
See SIS 406 for course description. Offered jointly with International Studies.
TBA,
MW 130-320 SMI 211
POL S 447 Comparative Politics Seminar (5)
Selected comparative political problems, political institutions, processes, and issues in comparative perspective.
Strongly recommended: POL S 204.
LaRue, Dean
MW 230-420 BNS 203
POL S 505 Comparative Politics (5)
Modern theories, approaches, and methods in the study of comparative politics. This course is designed as a broad
introduction to the major theoretical paradigms, methodological perspectives, and empirical issues that have shaped the
social scientific study of comparative politics. The course begins with an overview of the Marxian, Weberian, Parsonian,
and rational choice approaches. Next we will examine some of the basic methodological debates concerning how the
study of comparative politics should best be pursued. Finally, we will survey works on central topics such as the origins
of dictatorship and democracy, the problem of economic development and underdevelopment, the nature of
revolutionary change, and the relationship between the state and society.
Whiting, Susan
T 130-420 SAV 155
POL S 560 Late Industrialization and International Relations (5)
See SISEA 552 for course description. Offered jointly with International Studies.
Ha, Yong-Chool
7/7/2011
T 230-520 THO 331
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PUBLIC AFFAIRS
PB AF 507 Mediation & Negotiation in Public Management & Policy-Making (3)
Possibilities offered by mediation and negotiation methods using a mixture of cases, readings, discussions, lectures,
and guest speakers. Use of negotiation and mediation techniques to resolve disputes and disagreements over publicpolicy
issues. No Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, or Seniors. PB AF, PB AFE majors only (Period 1). If class is full,
email evansreg@u.washington.edu for wait list.
Reid, Jim
T 600-850P DEN 205
PB AF 533 Economics of International Development (3)
Introduction to sustainable international development and its physical, human, social, and natural capital components.
Students examine the new growth theories and evidence, and their relationship to democracy, trade, and other policies
and institutions. Topics include income distribution, poverty, and the environment. Add code:
evansreg@u.washington.edu
Anderson, C.
SCANDINAVIAN STUDIES
F 1230-350 MGH 234
SCAND 230 Introduction to Folklore Studies (5)
See C LIT 230 for course description. Offered jointly with Comparative Literature.
Smidchens, Guntis
MTWTh 1130-1220 SIG 134
SCAND 312 Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature (5)
This course offers the opportunity to study some of the masterpieces of Scandinavian literature. The reading consists of
literary texts by Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish writers in English translation. In the Fall quarter 2010, the
course will focus on "Love Stories - Desire and Death in Nordic Literature." The assigned reading includes a selection of
works by H.C. Andersen, Karen Blixen, Knut Hamsun, Aino Kallas, Hjalmar SÃderberg, and Sigrid Undset, as well as
an Icelandic family saga. Students will spend time discussing and developing the questions around these central class
concerns. The lectures will offer the literary, historical and cultural context for the selected works. Students will be
encouraged to develop their own readings of texts based on a discussion questions and short writing assignments.
Stecher-Hansen, Marianne
MW 1230-220 CMU 326
SCAND 367 Sexuality in Scandinavia: Myth and Reality (5)
Examines selected Scandinavian literary and socio-political texts, films, and art to manifest the reality behind the myths
of sexual freedom in Scandinavia.
Dubois, Ia
TTh 130-320 SMI 120
SCAND 427 Scandinavian Women Writers (5)
Selected works by major Scandinavian women writers from mid-nineteenth-century bourgeois realism to the present
with focus on feminist issues in literary criticism. Learning Outcomes: 1. to gain knowledge of the literary trends,
feminist "waves" and issues of gender, power, class, and sexuality in the works of Scandinavian women writers, and to
understand the works in their historical, social, and econimic contexts. 2. to learn critical approaches to analysis and
aesthetic responses to works of literature. 3. to improve skills for interpreting and writing about literature. Offered jointly
with WOMEN 429.
Gavel Adams, Ann-Charlotte
TTh 130-320 SAV 138
SCAND 518 Foreign Language Teaching Methodology (2)
See NEAR E 518 for course description. Offered jointly with NELC and SLAV L & L.
Brandl, Klaus
7/7/2011
Th 130-320 DEN 316
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SCAND 590 War & Occupation in the Nordic and Baltic Region: Texts and Testimonies (5)
This course focuses on literary representations and personal narratives dealing with World War II in the Nordic and
Baltic countries. During WWII most of Northern Europe was occupied by foreign powers. Norway and Denmark by Nazi
Germany, whereas the Baltic States were occupied -- during different periods -- by both the Soviet Union and Nazi
Germany. Only Sweden claimed neutrality and remained autonomous, while Finland (in alliance with Nazi Germany)
escaped annexation by waging war against the Soviet Union. The course surveys these national destinies and explores
the experiences of individuals during the War by means of fiction, memoirs, and other personal narratives. In general,
we will examine the relationship between history and fiction. In particular, we will investigate the memoir and personal
narrative as a source of historical knowledge. The course will also consider forms of "resistance" and "passive
resistance" in occupied Scandinavian countries and how resistance is represented in the literature about the period. By
juxtaposing historical events with literary and personal narratives dealing with WWII, we will be able to pinpoint the
ideological perspectives in these texts. The instruction and organization of the course is driven by inquiry in areas such
as the following: 1) the validity of the personal narrative or memoir as a "historical account" 2) the interpretation of
encoded (allegorical) messages in literature, written under political censorship 3) the revisionist tendencies of postwar
scholarship dealing with the Nordic countries during WWII. Students will contribute their own lines of inquiry to the
course by drawing from the larger questions posed by the instructor. Offered jointly with SCAND 445 / 590.
Gavel Adams, Ann-Charlotte
SCHOOL OF LAW
TTh 130-320 SAV 162
LAW B 596 International Protection of Human Rights (2-4)
Offered as a lecture course (not a seminar course.) Contact Law Dept. or instructor for course description.
Ngugi, Joel
MW 130-320 TBA
LAW E 509 European Union Law (3)
The course will be a survey of the legal origins of the European Union and evolving structure of EU institutions. It will
focus primarily on the process of harmonizing national laws of the Member States and economic integration in the areas
including competition law (antitrust) and free movement of goods and services, with a view to understanding the legal
identity of contemporary Europe. Readings in recent comparative political economy scholarship will be used to
supplement the course textbook and primary legal materials including European Court of Justice opinions. Students
may elect to take an exam or write a research paper.
Winn, Jane
W 330-620 TBA
LAW E 579 International and Foreign Law Research (2)
Overview of international law materials. Examine primary materials in the vernacular and in translations: constitutions,
charters, codes, administrative rules, cases, treaties and other international agreements. Focuses on practice tools
such as directories, guides, digests, and proceedings. Prerequisite: LAW A 506 or permission of instructor.
TBA,
SLAVIC LANGUAGES & LITERATURES
T 330-520 LAW 217
POLSH 320 Representations of the Holocaust in Polish & European Literature (5)
Polish literature was the first to grapple with the industralized genocide of the Jews. The course traces the development
of Holocaust representations from the early accounts of the deportations and life in the ghettos to the postwar memoirs
and fiction. Polish authors include: Tadeusz Rózewicz, Tadeusz Borowski, Ida Fink, Adolf Rudnicki, Henryk Grynberg
and others. Those writers are going to be presented in the context of European Holocaust literature: Paul Celan's
poetry, Primo Levi's If This Is a Man?, and Piotr Rawicz's Blood from the Sky. The curriculum poses salient questions
pertaining to the representative status of literature in the face of horror. Furthermore, it addresses the moral dilemmas
connected to the literary representations of the unimaginable evil.
Lysak, Tomasz
TTh 230-420 DEN 205
RUSS 110 A Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization (5)
See EURO 110 for course description. Offered jointly with International Studies.
Henry, Barbara A
7/7/2011
MTWTh 1230-120 MEB 238
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RUSS 321 Russian Literature & Culture 1700 - 1840 (5)
Russian literature, culture and art from late medieval period to early 19th century. Genres include lives of saints, social
tales, autobiographies, memoirs, plays, short stories, and early novels. Art includes music, painting, architecture, and
fashions. No prerequisites.
Diment, Galya
MTTh 1030-1120 plus W quiz sections TBD
RUSS 570 Research Seminar in Russian Literature (5)
Representation of the Caucasus in Russian literature. All readings and discussion are in Russian.
Lominadze, Aida
W 930-1120 MGH 255
SLAV 470/570 Bilingualism (3-5)
If you are bilingual, plan to raise your children to be bilingual or if you are interested in bilingualism, this class is for you!
The class will offer several perspectives on bilingualism: from personal to global, from linguistic structure of codeswitching
to neurological features of the bilingual brain. We will look at how bilingual children acquire two languages,
consider the experiences of bilingual adults, and study bilingualism as a societal phenomenon (diglossia and language
choice, language policies, language and national identity, linguistic minorities, etc.). Where possible we will pay special
attention to Slavic languages (e.g., language policies in Slovakia and Poland, the language situation in Ukraine, Belarus,
and Russia, etc.), but you do not need to speak a Slavic language! Most readings are general and you can choose any
language(s) to work on.
Dziwirek, Katarzyna
MW 1030-1220 LOW 201
SLAV 501 Slavic Resources (2)
Introduction to graduate studies in Slavic languages, literatures, and cultures. Discusses field of study and research
materials and techniques employed.
Henry, Barbara
230-420 PAR 310
SLAV 518 Foreign Language Teaching Methodology (2)
See NEAR E 518 for course description. Offered jointly with NELC and Scandinavian Studies.
Brandl, Klaus
Th 130-320 DEN 316
SLAV 519 Slavic Language Pedagogy (3)
Introduction to current issues of foreign language pedagogy. Concentrates on the practical classroom application of
methodological theory through lectures and micro-teaching presentation. Topics discussed and practiced include
testing, proficiency teaching, teaching listening and reading skills, writing, teaching grammar, and computers.
Belic, Bojan
SLAV 570 Special Topics in Slavic Linguistics ()
for course description see SLAV 470
Dziwirek, Katarzyna
Th 230-520 MGH 278
MW 1030-1220 LOW 201
UKR 420 The Other in Ukranian Lit.: Female Characters & Authors (5)
A travelogue through the intellectual and cultural landscape of the former Yugoslavia and the Yugoslav successor
states, studying the select literary works, films, and other artifacts, with the exploration of both how these phenomena
are a part of their intellectual and historical environment, and how they transcend and change it.
Rewakowicz, Maria
WOMEN STUDIES
GWSS 429 Scandinavian Women Writers (5)
See SCAND 427 for course description. Offered jointly with SCAND.
Gavel Adams, Ann-Charlotte
7/7/2011
MW 230-420 PAR 322
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LANGUAGES
NEAR EASTERN LANGUAGES & CIVILIZATIONS
PRSAN 411 Elementary Persian (5)
Conversation, pronunciation, and graded reading. Persian alphabet and basic sentence constructions. Offers
rudimentary conversational and reading ability with a vocabulary of about two thousand words. Native speakers are not
permitted to enroll in course.
TBA, A
B
MTWThF 930-1020 TBA
MTWThF 1030-1120
PRSAN 421 Intermediate Persian (5)
Reading of simple texts with emphasis on reading and writing, conversation skills, grammar, and syntax. Builds a
vocabulary of standard Persian in preparation for advanced reading and comprehension of literary texts. Prerequisite:
PRSAN 413. Native speakers are not allowed to enroll in course.
TBA,
MTWThF 1130-1220 DEN 310
PRSAN 490 Supervised Study in Persian (1-6)
Special work in literary texts for graduates and undergraduates. Prerequisite: PRSAN 423. Prior approval from
professor required.
TBA,
varies TBA
TKIC 417 Introduction to Uighur (5)
Designed for students with no prior knowledge of Uighur. Includes acquisition of Uighur Arabic alphabet, general
phonological rules, and basic grammar. Basic reading, listening, and oral comprehension practice all offered throughout
the course.
Mawkanuli, Talant
TThF 1000-1120 ART 004
TKIC 490 Supervised Study: Uighur (1-6)
Special work in literary texts for graduates and undergraduates. Prerequisite: either TKIC 404, TKIC 405, or TKIC 423.
TBA,
Mawkanuli, Talant
TKIC 496 Special Studies in Turkic Languages (3)
Prerequisite: TKIC 416 or permission from instructor
Mawkanuli, Talant
TKIC 499 Undergraduate Research (1-5)
TBA,
TKIC 600 Independent Study or Research (3)
TBA,
TBA TBA
TThF 1130-1250 SAV 169
varies TBA
TBA TBA
TKISH 421 Intermediate Turkish (5)
Introduction to modern Turkish literature. Prerequisite: TKISH 413. Complex sentence patterns in Turkish are practiced.
there will be unedited reading material from the internet. Students will be encouraged to develop projects to facilitate
their spoken language skills in Turkish. Everyday drills and exercises. In class writing practice.
Kuru, Selim
7/7/2011
MTWThF 930-1020 DEN 205
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SCANDINAVIAN STUDIES
ESTO 490 Supervised Reading in Estonian (1-5)
Readings in a selected area of Estonian language, culture, or society.
TBA,
LATV 101 Elementary Latvian (5)
Fundamentals of oral and written Latvian.
Motivāne, Kristīne
TBA TBA
MTWThF 930-1020 GLD 436
LATV 201 Second Year Latvian (5)
Intensive practice in speaking, reading, and writing. Functional review of grammar. Recommended: LATV 103.
Motivāne, Kristīne
LATV 490 Supervised Reading in Latvian (1-5)
Readings in a selected area of Latvian language, culture, or society.
TBA,
LITH 101 Elementary Lithuanian (5)
Fundamentals of oral and written Lithuanian.
TBA,
MTWThF 830-920 MGH 253
TBA TBA
MTWThF 930-1020 MGH 282
LITH 490 Supervised Reading in Lithuanian (1-10)
Readings in a selected area of Lithuanian language, culture, or society.
TBA,
SLAVIC LANGUAGES & LITERATURES
TBA TBA
BCS 404 Second Year Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (5)
Continuation of BCS 401, BCS 402, BCS 403; reinforces basic grasp of language and enlarges both vocabulary and
command of grammatical patterns through the reading of contemporary short stories in Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian.
Prerequisite: 2.0 in BCS 403. Offered Autumn quarter annually.
Crnkovic, Gordana
MWF 1230-220 ART 006
CZECH 401 Elementary Czech (5)
Introduction to spoken and written Czech. Offered Autumn quarter annually.
Soldanova, Jaroslava M.
MTWThF 1130-1220 MLR 316
CZECH 404 Second Year Czech (5)
Continuation of 401, 402, 403. Selected readings from the main works of Czech authors of the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries. Reinforces and extends basic knowledge of Czech grammar and vocabulary. Prerequisite: 2.0 in CZECH
403. Offered Autumn quarter annually.
Soldanova, Jaroslava M.
MWF 1230-220 PAR 206
POLSH 404 Second Year Polish (5)
Continuation of 401, 402, 403. Selected readings of the main works from nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Reinforces
basic knowledge of vocabulary, grammatical patterns, and conversation. First in a sequence of three. Prerequisite: 2.0
in POLSH 403. Please note that Polish language first-year and second-year are taught alternate years. Polish first-year
will be offered Fall 2010.
Dziwirek, Katarzyna
7/7/2011
MWF 1230-220 DEN 313
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RUSS 101 First Year Russian (5)
Introduction to Russian. Emphasis on oral communication with limited vocabulary. Short readings and writing exercises.
Basic grammar. Conducted mostly in Russian. Offered Autumn quarter annually.
Zaitseva, Valentina A
TBA, B
Belic, Bojan C
West, James D
Zaitseva, Valentina E
Westen, Shosh F
MTWThF 930-1020 PAA A 212
MTWThF 1030-1120 SAV 162
MTWThF 1030-1120 ART 006
MTWThF 1130-1220 ART 004
MTWThF 1230-120 CDH 125
MTWThF 530-650 SMI 305
RUSS 201 Second Year Russian (5)
Comprehensive review of Russian grammar with continuing oral practice and elementary composition. Conducted
mostly in Russian. See credit note above. Prerequisite: either 2.0 in RUSS 103 or 2.0 in RUSS 150. Offered Autumn
quarter annually.
Zaitseva, Valentina
MTWThF 1100-1220 FTR 106
RUSS 301 Third Year Russian (5)
Extensive practice in spoken and written Russian based on a variety of prose readings. Intensive review and
supplementation of strategic grammatical concepts. First in a sequence of three. Prerequisite: either 2.0 in RUSS 203
or 2.0 in RUSS 250. For entry code please contact department at slavicll@uw.edu. Offered Autumn quarter annually.
Polack, Zoya
MTWThF 1130-1220 DEN 317
RUSS 401 Advanced Russian (5)
Class discussion, oral presentations, and composition, based on reading a variety of texts, both literary and non-literary.
Advanced grammar. Translation one full course period per week. See credit note above. Prerequisite: either 2.0 in
RUSS 303 or 2.0 in RUSS 350. Offered Autumn quarter annually.
Polack, Zoya
RUSS 499 Independent Study - Russian (varies)
TBA,
MTWThF 900-1020 ART 006
TBA TBA
RUSS 501 Russian Language for Graduate Students (2)
Develops skills of particular use to graduate students. Emphasis on rapid assimilation of variety of written materials with
sophisticated understanding and maximum retention of vocabulary, and ability to discuss in Russian the more
theoretical and abstract kinds of material. Prerequisite: RUSS 403 or equivalent and graduate standing in Russian, East
European, and Central Asian Studies.
Polack, Zoya
MTh 1030-1120 THO 215
RUSS 600 Independent Study - Final Project in Russian (varies)
TBA,
TBA TBA
SLAV 490 Studies in Slavic Literatures (3-5)
Introductory exposure to the Georgian culture, history, arts, and literature through the study of Georgian language. The
course teaches all four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The instructor teaches the language in the context
of Georgian folklore, poetry, literature, history, fine arts, and current geopolitical events. One third of the class is devoted
to lectures, the remaining period includes discussions and ‘hands-on’ learning of the language and culture. This course
is taught entirely in Russian. Prerequisite: RUSS 303. Cross-listed with SLAV 570 A.
Lominadze, Aida
W 1130-120 MGH 253
SLAV 499 Independent Study - Slavic Languages (varies)
Individual study of topics to meet specific needs. By arrangement with the instructor and the Department of Slavic
Languages and Literatures office. Prerequisite: permission of instructor and undergraduate adviser. Offered: AWSpS.
TBA,
7/7/2011
TBA TBA
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SLVN 401 Introductory Slovene Language (3/5)
Introduction to spoken and written Slovene language. First in a two course sequence. Prerequisite: either BCS 403,
BULGR 403, CZECH 403, POLISH 403, ROMN 403, RUSS 103, RUSS 150, UKR 403, or status as a heritage speaker
of Slovene.
Biggins, Michael
MW 230-420 TBA
SLVN 406 Second Year Slovene (3/5)
Fourth quarter of Slovene. Offered annually in Autumn (subject to adequate enrollments).
Biggins, Michael E.
7/7/2011
TBA TBA
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