RUSS 188 - The Russian Avant-Garde (in English)

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)

The course follows the trajectory of Russia’s artistic avant-garde from its origins in the first decade of the 20th Century to its most advanced stages. We investigate various areas revolutionized by the Russian avant-garde, including visual arts, literature, theatre, and cinema. Such movements as Futurism, Alogism, Suprematism and Constructivism receive special attention along with case studies of the most distinguished avant-garde artists (Vassily Kandinsky, Kazimir Malevich, Marc Chagall, Velimir Khlebnikov, Sergei Eisenstein and others). We explore the significance of the Russian avant-garde in a wider context of European and American modern art, literature, and theory. Mr. Firtich.

Open to all classes. Readings and discussions are in English. Russian majors and Art History majors see RUSS 288.

Two 75-minute periods.