RUSSIAN CULTURE
CULTURA RUSSA
The values of Russian civilization
I valori della cultura russa
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| 2019/2020 | 8 |
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| Giuseppe Ghini | Tuesday, 11-12 Collegio Raffaello |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
Russian
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course aims to show the fundamental values for the Russians today, values which shape the "grand narrative" of the Russia culture.
Program
1. Culture and values
2. Grand narrative, cultural identity, ideocracy, nation identity
3. The values of traditional Russia
4. The values of Soviet Russia
5. The values of post-Soviet Russia
6. The cultural shock of the 90s
7. The revival of tradition
8. Long-lasting values of Russian culture
9. The cultural and social issue nowadays
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Knowledge and understanding
Knowledge of a culture approach
Awareness of the relationship between truth and prejudice
Applying knowledge and understanding
Ability to recongnize one's own cultural prejudices
Awereness of the dialectic between universal and particular values
Making judgements
Ability to create and independent view of the cultural processes in Russia
Learning skills
Independent interpretation of the cultural events in Russia
Communication skills
Ability to convey clearly and coherently the contents of the lessons to specialists and non-specialists interlocutors
Ability to convey with accuracy and effectiveness the contents of the lessons to specialists and non-specialists interlocutors
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Frontal lessons with audiovisual support
- Course books
P. Bushkovitch, Breve storia della Russia. Dalle origini a Putin, Torino, Einaudi, 2013.
Extra bibliography will be given at the beginning of the course
- Assessment
The exam consists of 5 open-ended questions and it lasts 50 minutes.
Evaluation criteria (for each answer): 4 points are reserved to the first four learning achievements, i.e to Adequacy. 1 point to Coherence, and 1 point to Accuracy.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Independent study
- Course books
P. Bushkovitch, Breve storia della Russia. Dalle origini a Putin, Torino, Einaudi, 2013. V. Zaslavsky, Storia del sistema sovietico. L'ascesa, la stabilità, il crollo, Roma, NIS, 1995. F. Benaroya, L'economia della Russia, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2007. M. Gannon, Global-mente : metafore culturali per capire 17 paesi, Milano, Baldini & Castoldi, 1997: chapters 1 e 7.
- Assessment
The exam consists of 5 open-ended questions and it lasts 50 minutes.
Evaluation criteria (for each answer): 4 points are reserved to the first four learning achievements, i.e to Adequacy. 1 point to Coherence, and 1 point to Accuracy.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Notes
See Notes in the Information about course in Italian.
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