U-SES-AB - Slavic and Eurasian Studies (AB)

The Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies has a strong commitment to increase the language proficiency of its students regardless of their level at matriculation, to facilitate deep knowledge of the cultural context of each language represented, to help students develop their own scholarly interests and research abilities, and to acquaint students with trends in literary, linguistic, and cultural theory. Areas of specialization include nineteenth- and twentieth-century Russian and Soviet literature, Polish language and literature, semiotics, gender studies, film and media studies, legal and business Russian language, translation, Slavic linguistics, contemporary Russian and Polish literature, scientific and scholarly Russian language, stylistics, and Russian and Polish cultural history. Languages taught include Russian, Polish, and Ukrainian. 

Resources for study include a state-of-the-art language laboratory with video facilities and a humanities computing facility, reception of daily Russian television programming, and an exchange program with St. Petersburg University. The department offers several Focus seminars and maintains a cooperative relationship with Duke programs in Linguistics, Global Cultural Studies in Literature, Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, and Cultural Anthropology; the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies; and related programs at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The Slavic and Eurasian studies major is designed to enable students to gain knowledge about Slavic and Eurasian languages and cultures as well as the interrelated histories and contemporary interactions between these cultures. 

The department offers work leading to Graduation with Distinction. See the section on honors in this bulletin and the departmental director of undergraduate studies.

Website: slaviceurasian.duke.edu/undergraduate/major/slavic-eurasian-studies