ICS 339 · also LIT 335, RUSSIAN 335
One Great Book: Proseminar in Russian/Slavic Literature
Jennifer Flaherty
Description from DukeHub
Engagement with one major work of literature. Close reading, comparative translation analysis and/or reading in the original. Deep dive into related works of literary theory, history, and criticism; analysis of primary texts related to the work; study of related films, plays, or multimedia creations. Discussion of readerships, political, social, cultural, gender and other issues as relevant. The book may change from semester to semester but may be one of these: Tolstoy, War and Peace; Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov; Pushkin, Eugene Onegin; Bely, Petersburg; Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita; Grossman, Life and Fate; Vodolazkin, Laurus. This course is taught in English.
Skills
No skill passed the confidence bar. Weak matches go to review instead of this page: an AI pass that has to quote the description, then a person.
AI-resilient: 1 of 5
- Yes: Physical, lab or field work · "dive"
- No: Live work with people
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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