JSH300: Narrative and History

History and literature were interconnected in nineteenth century Russia. Literary figures not only sought to reflect the society around them, but were themselves often social critics and political figures. In this course, we will read key works from the period both as literature and as primary sources for the historian. All texts will be in English.

Books to Purchase:

Required:

From Krishna Copy Shop at 180 Bloor St. W: JSH300 ‘Narrative and History’ Reader (Professors D. Orwin and A. Smith)

From Bob Miller Book Room at 180 Bloor St. West:

Alexander Pushkin. The Captain’s Daughter. Robert & Elizabeth Chandler, (Hesperus)

Nikolai Gogol. The Overcoat and Other Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)

Gogol. Taras Bulba. Tr. Peter Constantine (Modern Library)

Recommended:

Margot Northey, Margaret Procter, Writer’s Choice: A Portable Guide for Canadian Writers (Prentice-Hall)

Course Requirements:

1) Two papers, c. 1000 words (20 percent each)

2) Two in-class quizzes (10 percent each)

3) Final Exam (30 percent)

4) Attendance and Participation (10 percent)

Quizzes will last approximately 15 minutes, and are scheduled for October 6 and November 10.

Paper topics will be assigned by the instructors, and will be due on October 11 and November 22 via turnitin.com (see course policy on plagiarism and plagiarism detection, below).

The exam will consist primarily of a map identification exercise and short identifications.

Course Policies:

Films will be viewed at the Audio Visual Library on the 3^rd floor of Robarts Library. Those who cannot view the film at the assigned time will be expected to view it independently at the library or will rent a copy from a video store.

Late papers will be penalized 3 points for the first day, and 2 points for each subsequent day up to a total of 15 points subtracted from the grade.

No extensions will be granted after the due date for each paper.

Schedule

September 15 INTRODUCTION

September 22 “The Overcoat,” Nikolai Gogol

September 29 Boris Godunov, A. Pushkin

October 6 (First Quiz) The Captain’s Daughter, Alexander Pushkin

October 11 FIRST PAPER DUE

October 13, 20 Taras Bulba, Nikolai Gogol; and the 1962 American film based on the novel (to be viewed October 19)

October 27, November 3 “The Prisoner of the Caucasus,” A. Pushkin; “The Prisoner of the Caucasus,” Leo Tolstoy; and the Soviet film of the same name (to be viewed November 2)

November 10(Second Quiz) A Family Chronicle, Sergei Aksakov

November 17 “Lady MacBeth from Mtsensk,” Nikolai Leskov

November 22 SECOND PAPER DUE

November 24, Dec. 1 “Khor and Kalinich,” “Raspberry Water,” and “Death,” Ivan Turgenev; “In the Ravine,” Anton Chekhov

Accessibility

The University of Toronto is committed to accessibility. If you require accommodations for a disability, or have any accessibility concerns about the course, the classroom or course materials, please contact Accessibility Services as soon as possible: disability.services@utoronto.ca or http://studentlife.utoronto.ca/accessibility.

Plagiarism

Make sure you are familiar with the rules regarding plagiarism and how to avoid it. You will find useful advice on this and many other aspects of written assignments on the university writing centre’s web site: http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/advise.html

See in particular the links to “How Not to Plagiarize”: http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagsep.html

and “Standard Documentation Formats”: http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/document.html

Hard copies of these and other documents from the writing centre can be found in the university and college libraries.

Students agree that by taking this course all required papers may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted papers will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com reference database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers. The terms that apply to the University’s use of the Turnitin.com service are described on the Turnitin.com web site.