GERST 3612

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GERST 3612
Remembering Socialism: Literature and Film After the End of History

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

More than thirty years after the end of the Soviet Union, we have the distance needed to view the twentieth-century state socialist project from a historical perspective--even as Cold War tropes are revived amid another major confrontation with Russia. In this course, we will analyze memoirs, oral histories, historical fiction, films, and TV shows that look back at this period. How do the makers of these works use genre as a political as well as artistic tool? What are the political implications of comedy, cosplay, or melodrama when applied to communism? How does the portrayal of this period change as state socialism recedes into the distance? Texts from Russia, Ukraine, Germany, the Balkans, the UK, and the United States. All works will be in English. (HIST-HEU)


Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, HA-AG, LA-AG), (ALC-AS, HST-AS)

Program Requirements (HIST-HEU)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2024FA, 2023FA

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3012, ENGL 3903, HIST 3012

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7699 GERST 3612   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Pinkham, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person