2023 Fall

SLAVIC R5B 003 - LEC 003

Reading and Composition

Slavic Literature and Psychoanalysis

Zachary Samuel Johnson

Aug 23, 2023 - Dec 08, 2023

Mo, We, Fr

02:00 pm - 02:59 pm

Dwinelle 233

Class #:25922

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Slavic Languages and Literatures

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: -2

Enrolled: 19

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 17

Waitlist Max: 3

No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 9 hours of outside work hours per week.

Other classes by Zachary Samuel Johnson

CELTIC R1B 002 002LEC

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

This course will introduce you to some of the most exciting and enduring concepts of psychoanalysis—dreams, transference, psychic structure, desire, sexuality—through classic and contemporary psychoanalytic readings. Since this is a Slavic course, we will also be reading, discussing, and writing about artistic works drawn from that tradition, including works by Nikolai Gogol, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Andrei Platonov. We will also watch at least one film. These literary works have been selected, in part, for their thematic affinities with the psychoanalytic readings. The wager of this course, however, is that in addition to the conceptual connections between psychoanalytic theory and literature, a curious, playful and imaginative psychoanalytic mode of engagement will be unpredictably useful for our thinking about these texts and for our development as readers and writers. Note: In addition to being technically demanding, some of the required readings in this course directly address the topics of sex, mental illness, and violence. If you find the discussion of such material discomfiting or difficult, this may not be the class for you.

Class Notes

This course satisfies the second half or the “B” portion of the Reading and Composition requirement.

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.

Due to the high demand for R&C courses we monitor attendance very carefully. Attendance is mandatory the first two weeks of classes, this includes all enrolled and wait listed students. If you do not attend all classes the first two weeks you may be dropped. If you are attempting to add into this class during weeks 1 and 2 and did not attend the first day, you will be expected to attend all class meetings thereafter and, if space permits, you may be enrolled from the wait list. 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.