Experiencing Russia Through Film
| Dates: | March 7 - April 11, 2024 |
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| Meets: | Th from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM |
| Location: | Online |
| Cost: | $75.00 |
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Please note: This course program requires membership in a 2023-2024 OLLI at MSU Membership
Description
In this course, we will explore the universal theme of love through the lens of the Russian cinema. We will immerse ourselves in different periods and try to envision how life circumstances in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia shaped love, sex, relationships, friendships and parenthood. We will watch a Soviet classic "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears" (1980, winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film), a suspenseful masterpiece "Loveless" (2017, winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival), and a selection of other films. All films will be available for independent viewing on YouTube (links will be provided) with English subtitles, and the classes will combine lectures and discussions.
Scholarship
Apply for a needs-based scholarship to take this offering.
Meet the Instructor
| Fee: | $75.00 |
Online
This is a real-time (live) online class that meets at the specified day(s)/time(s) listed.We will send you a reminder email with login instructions one business day before the program start date. If there are additional sessions, we will send reminders the morning of those sessions.
Asya Pereltsvaig
Asya Pereltsvaig received a degree in English and history from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Ph.D. in linguistics from McGill University. She taught at Yale and Stanford. She has also taught in lifelong education programs since 2010. Her expertise is in language and history and the relationship between them. Cambridge University Press published her most recent book, Languages of the World: An Introduction, (4th edition) in 2023. Asya is a popular instructor for several OLLI programs nationwide and was the faculty host for the OLLI trip to the Baltic countries and St. Petersburg in July 2017.| Date | Day | Time | Location |
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| 03/07/2024 | Thursday | 2 PM to 4 PM | Online |
| 03/14/2024 | Thursday | 2 PM to 4 PM | Online |
| 03/21/2024 | Thursday | 2 PM to 4 PM | Online |
| 03/28/2024 | Thursday | 2 PM to 4 PM | Online |
| 04/04/2024 | Thursday | 2 PM to 4 PM | Online |
| 04/11/2024 | Thursday | 2 PM to 4 PM | Online |