2021 Summer Session C
8 weeks, June 21 - August 13
SLAVIC R5B 002 - LEC 002
Reading and Composition
Hallucinations
Zachary Samuel Johnson
Jun 21, 2021 - Aug 13, 2021
Tu, We, Th
10:00 am - 11:59 am
Internet/Online
Class #:14245
Units:4
Instruction Mode:
Pending Review
Offered through
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
2
Enrolled: 15
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 17
Waitlist Max: 3
No Reserved Seats
Course Catalog Description
Reading and composition course based on works of Russian and other Slavic writers, either written in English or translated into English. As students develop strategies of writing and interpretation, they will become acquainted with a particular theme in Russian and/or Slavic literatures and their major voices. R5A satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement, and R5B satisfies the second half.
Class Description
Trips, visions, psychedelic experiences: this course will trace the theme of hallucinations through literature, film, the visual arts, and classical and popular music. Beginning with early attempts by writers and ending with hallucinations in recent film and literature, this course will focus on a broad treatment of the issue, including novels influenced by epileptic experience, works inspired by experiences under the influence of drugs, hippies and other countercultural figures, dreams, spiritual and religious visions, and more. We will look at contemporary discussions of the topic, including recent science on altered states of mind, philosophical essays, children’s literature, and real first-hand accounts.
Texts for Purchase
Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Double (ISBN: 978-0375719011)
Juan Rulfo, Pedro Páramo (ISBN 978-0802133908)
Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (ISBN 978-0679785897)
All other readings will be available on bCourses.
Class Notes
Synchronous instruction. Time conflict enrollment not allowed.
This course fulfils the second half of the UC Reading & Composition requirement (R5B). Students should expect to focus on sharpening college-level reading, writing, and research skills throughout the course.
Pre.. show more
This course fulfils the second half of the UC Reading & Composition requirement (R5B). Students should expect to focus on sharpening college-level reading, writing, and research skills throughout the course.
Pre.. show more
Synchronous instruction. Time conflict enrollment not allowed.
This course fulfils the second half of the UC Reading & Composition requirement (R5B). Students should expect to focus on sharpening college-level reading, writing, and research skills throughout the course.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of the “A” portion of the Reading & Composition requirement or its equivalent. Students may not enroll in nor attend R1B/R5B courses without completing this prerequisite. show less
This course fulfils the second half of the UC Reading & Composition requirement (R5B). Students should expect to focus on sharpening college-level reading, writing, and research skills throughout the course.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of the “A” portion of the Reading & Composition requirement or its equivalent. Students may not enroll in nor attend R1B/R5B courses without completing this prerequisite. show less
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- Previously passed an R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better. Previously passed an articulated R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better. Score a 4 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Literature. Score a 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Language and Composition. Score of 5, 6, or 7 on the International Baccalaureate Higher Level Examination in English.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Second half of the Reading and Composition Requirement
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
Associated Sections
None