Fall 2025 Courses

Fall 2025 GRADUATE COURSE LISTINGS
RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN INSTITUTE (REEI)
Global and International Studies Building 4020
NOTE: The information on this list is subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, see the Registrar's page.
https://registrar.indiana.edu/calendars/schedule-of-classes.shtml
Current as of 10.14.2024
REEI COURSES
RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN INSTITUTE (REEI)
REEI-R	500		RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN ISSUES (3 CR)
		33121	Language and Power	9:35A-10:50A	TuTh	JH 009	Storey-Nagy J
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with REEI-R 301 \| SGIS-S 300 \| SGIS-S 500
		31065	War and Peace in East-Central Europe	3:55P-5:10P	TuTh	SW 218	Borhi L
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 349 \| CEUS-R 549 \| REEI-R 300
		15218	Estonia’s Place: Borders and Neighbors	11:10A-12:25P	TuTh	GA 0003	Kivik P
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 309 \| CEUS-R 509 \| EURO-W 405 \| REEI-R 300
		33808	The Language of Emotion	4:20P-5:10P	MWF	WH 009	Staff
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 349 \| CEUS-R 549 \| REEI-R 300
		33892	Conservatism, Liberalism, Marxism: Political Thought in Hungary in an East Central European Context	9:35A-10:50A	TuTh	AC C116	Staff
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 349 \| CEUS-R 549 \| REEI-R 300
		33893	Democracy, Authoritarianism, Totalitarianism: Political systems in Hungary in an East Central European Context	11:10A-12:25P	TuTh	AC C101	Staff
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 349 \| CEUS-R 549 \| REEI-R 300
		32561	Legends, Lore, and Life: Folklore from Eastern Europe to Central Asia	3:55P-5:10P	TuTh	BH 231	Voloshyna I
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 329 \| CEUS-R 529 \| REEI-R 300 \| SGIS-S 300 \| SGIS-S 500
		14800	The Unsustainability of War	9:35A-10:50A	MW	BH 139	Griffin C
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with REEI-R 301 \| SGIS-S 300 \| SGIS-S 500
		32547	Eastern Europe: 1944-Present	8:00A-9:15A	MW	BH 206	Bucur-Deckard M
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with HIST-D 330 \| REEI-R 300
		32303	Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy	5:30P-6:45P	TuTh	WH 111	Spechler D
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with INTL-I 300 \| POLS-Y 368 \| REEI-R 300
		31062	Movies and Culture in Hungary	3:55P-6:25P	W	SW 220	Borhi L
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 349 \| CEUS-R 549 \| REEI-R 300
		32555	Wine Industry in Post-Communism: Politics, Ecology, and Taste	5:00P-7:30P	MW	WEB	Otten J
			Second 8 weeks, 10/20/2025–12/19/2025
			Mode of Instruction: Hybrid Distance Video & Online
			Meets with REEI-R 301 \| SGIS-S 300 \| SGIS-S 500
		33410	Memory Boom: Introduction to Memory Studies	3:55P-5:10P	TuTh	GA 4067	Nizynska J
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CMLT-C 602 \| SLAV-S 540
		33807	Cognitive Linguistics: An Introduction to Meaning Making	8:00A-8:50A	MWF	GY 4069	Staff
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CMLT-C 602 \| SLAV-S 540
		14516	Elementary Armenian I	3:50P-5:10P	MW	WEB	Staff
			Mode of Instruction: Hybrid Distance Video & Online
			Department Consent Required
		33514	The Habsburg Empire, 1780-1918	3:55P-5:10P	TuTh	BH 340	Hsia K
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with HIST-D 327 \| REEI-R 300
REEI-R	575	2926	Graduate Readings in Russian and East European Studies	ARR	ARR	ARR	Goldberg H
			Mode of Instruction: Independent / Directed Study
			Institute Director and Instructor Consent Required
REEI-R	600	2927	Proseminar in Russian and East European Area Studies	4:20P-6:20P	M	SE 009	Storey-Nagy J
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Department Consent Required
CROSSLISTINGS
**If you enroll in a course marked by two asterisks, you should tell the professor at the beginning of the class that you are an AREA STUDIES student for REEI and that you wish to do your research &/or papers on a Russian or East European Area. Otherwise, the course will not count toward your degree.
AFRICAN AMERICAN AND AFRICAN DIASPORA STUDIES (AAAD)
AAAD-A	500	30214	Introduction to African American and African Diaspora Studies, Part I	4:20P-6:50P	Tu	BH 221	Williams J
			Mode of Instruction: In Person

AMERICAN STUDIES (AMST)
AMST-G	520	30455	Mass Culture in History and Theory	3:10P-5:10P	M	TBD	Lichtenstein A
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Instructor Consent Required
			Meets with HIST-H 699

ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH)
ANTH-L	570	30067	Human Adaptation: Biological Approaches	3:55P-5:10P	TuTh	SB 150	Kaestle F
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with ANTH-B 370
ANTH-L	610	29786	Language and Society in Central Asia	2:20P-3:35P	TuTh	LH 112	Graber K
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with ANTH-L 410 \| CEUS-R 492 \| CEUS-R 692
BUSINESS, KELLEY SCHOOL OF (BUS)
BUKD-L	578	10844	Cybersecurity Law and Policy	5:10P-6:25P	M	WEB	Shackelford S
			Mode of Instruction: Hybrid-Distance Video and Online
BUKD-Z	511	12903	Managing Change in Organizations	9:35P-10:50P	W	WEB	Vodosek M
			Mode of Instruction: Hybrid-Distance Video and Online
CENTRAL EURASIAN STUDIES (CEUS)
CEUS-R	509	15315	Estonia's Place: Borders and Neighbors	11:10A-12:25P	TuTh	GA 0003	Kivik P
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 309 \| EURO-W 405 \| REEI-R 300 \| REEI-R 500
CEUS-R	529	32563	Legends, Lore, and Life: Folklore from Eastern Europe to Central Asia	3:55P-5:10P	TuTh	BH 231	Voloshyna I
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 329 \| REEI-R 300 \| REEI-R 500 \| SGIS-S 300 \| SGIS-S 500
CEUS-R	549	31066	War and Peace in East-Central Europe	3:55P-5:10P	TuTh	SW218	Borhi L
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 349 \| REEI-R 300 \| REEI-R 500
		29726	Movies and Culture in Hungary	3:55P-5:10P	TuTh	SW220	Borhi L
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 349 \| CEUS-R 549 \| REEI-R 300
CEUS-R	600	1257	Advanced Readings in Baltic-Finnish Studies	ARR	ARR	ARR	Kivik P
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
CEUS-R	610	4509	Advanced Readings in Central Asian Studies	ARR	ARR	ARR	Kamp M
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
	617	29463	Oral History in Eurasia: Research Methods and International Experience	ARR	ARR	ARR	Kamp M
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
CEUS-R	640	4512	Advanced Readings in Hungarian Studies	ARR	ARR	ARR	Varga V
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
	692	29766	Language and Society in Central Asia	2:20P-3:35P	TuTh	LH 112	Graber K
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with ANTH-L 410 \| ANTH-L 610 \| CEUS-R 492
	693	29452	Theorizing Central Eurasia: The Problems of Nationalism	12:45P-3:15P	F	LH 120	Bovingdon G
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 493
CEUS-T	623	33607	Chaghatay	3:55P-6:25P	M	PV 270	Sela R
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-T 493
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE (CMLT)
CMLT-C	581	11500	Workshop in Literary Translation	2:20P-3:35P	MW	BH 503	Johnston B
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Instructor Consent Required
COMPUTER SCIENCE (CSCI)
CSCI-B	659	6319	Advanced Natural Language Processing	11:10A-12:25P	TuTh	IF 0119	Cavar D
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with LING-L 645
		10496	Hate Speech Detection	2:20P-3:35P	TuTh	BH 221	Cavar D
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Department Consent Required
			Meets with LING-L 715
ECONOMICS (ECON)
ECON-E	520	1471	Optimization Theory in Economic Analysis	9:35A-12:05P	MW	WY 329	Kaganovich M
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Lab Section Meets on Fridays	8:30A-11:00A	F	WY 329
GERMANIC STUDIES (GER)
GER-G	625	12645	Yiddish Language and Culture for German Speakers	3:10P-5:10P	Tu	BH 217	Kerler D
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
HISTORY (HIST)
HIST-H	620	33291	History and Historiography of Antisemitism	3:10P-5:10P	Th	BH 219	Roseman M
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with JSTU-H 500
HIST-H	645	29605	Colloquium in East European History	4:20P-6:20P	W	BH 333	Bucur-Deckard M
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
HIST-H	699	33744	Curating Memory: Museums, Memorials, and History	3:10P-5:10P	M	TBD	Lichtenstein A
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with AMST-G 520
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (INTL)
INTL-I	523	11190	International Security Regimes	11:10A-12:25P	TuTh	GA 0009	De Groot M
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
JEWISH STUDIES (JSTU)
JTSU-H	500	33291	The History and Historiography of Antisemitism	3:10P-5:10P	Th	BH 219	Roseman M
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with HIST-H 620
LINGUISTICS (LING)
LING-L	590	29755	Linguistic Structure	11:10A-12:25P	TuTh	WH 104	Cavar M
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with LING-L 490 \| SLAV-L 505 \| SLAV-T 404
LING-L	645	3253	Alternative Syntactic Theories	11:10A-12:25P	TuTh	IF 0119	Cavar D
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Department Consent Required
			Meets with CSCI-B 659
LING-L	690	5322	Advanced Readings in Linguistics	ARR	ARR	ARR	Tylers F
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
		5327	Advanced Readings in Linguistics	ARR	ARR	ARR	Cavar M
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
		13415	Advanced Readings in Linguistics	ARR	ARR	ARR	Cavar D
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
LING-L	715	10343	Seminar on Knowledge Graphs, Large Language Models, RAGs, and Graph-based Reasoning	2:20P-3:35P	TuTh	BH 221	Cavar D
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Department Consent Required
			Meets with CSCI-B 659
MIDDLE EASTERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES (MELC)
MELC-M	695	13730	Rise of Eastern Rome	9:35A-10:50A	MW	WH 106	Caner D
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with HIST-C 390 \| MELC-M 347
JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC (MUS)
MUS-M	655	2407	Romantic Music	12:45P-2:00P	TuTh	SM 344	Goldberg H
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
MEDIA SCHOOL (MSCH)
MSCH-J	510	13660	Media and Society Seminar	12:45P-3:15P	Tu	FF 017	Monaghan E
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
SCHOOL OF GLOBAL AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (SGIS)
SGIS-S	500	33118	The Unsustainability of War	9:35A-10:50A	MW	BH 139	Griffin C
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with REEI-R 301 \| REEI-R 500 \| SGIS-S 300
		33071	Legends, Lore, and Life: Folklore from Eastern Europe to Central Asia	3:55P-5:10P	TuTh	BH 231	Voloshyna I
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with CEUS-R 329 \| CEUS-R 529 \| REEI-R 300 \| REEI-R 500 \| SGIS-S 300
		33120	Language and Power	9:35P-10:50P	TuTh	JH 009	Storey-Negy J
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with REEI-R 301\| REEI-R 500 \| SGIS-S 300
		33137	Windy Industry in Post-Communism: Politics, Ecology, and Taste	5:00P-7:30P	MW	WEB	Otten J
			Second 8 weeks, 10/20/2025-12/19/2025
			Mode of Instruction: Hiybrid-Distance Video & Online
			Meets with REEI-R 301 \| REEI-R 500 \| SGIS-S 300
SLAVIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES (SLAV)
SLAV-L	505	29764	Structure of the Slavic Languages	11:10A-12:25P	TuTh	WH 104	Cavar M
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with LING-L 490 \| LING-L 590 \| SLAV-T 365
SLAV-L	603	13610	Russian Grammar and Phonetics	2:20P-3:35P	TuTh	BH 314	Shrager M
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with SLAV-R 365
SLAV-P	563	12069	Faces of War and Freedom	TBD	TBD	TBD	Staff
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with HON-H 303 \| SLAV-P 363
SLAV-P	565	33755	Seminar in Polish Literature and Culture: Topic TBD	3:55P-6:25P	M	BH 229	Sicinski L
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with HON-H 303 \| SLAV-P 365
SLAV-R	501	33745	Russian for the Social Sciences	3:10P-4:00P	MWF	BH 241	Melnky S
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with SLAV-R 421
SLAV-R	550	29492	Russian Drama	11:10A-12:25P	TuTh	AD A262	Valentino R
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with THTR-T	583
SLAV-R	552	8595	Russian and Soviet Film	3:55P-5:10P	MW	LH 125	Shrager M
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with SLAV-R 366
SLAV-R	563	2955	Pushkin to Dostoevsky	2:20P-3:55P	TuTh	LH 135	Geballe E
			Mode of Study: Independent / Directed Study
			Meets with SLAV-R 263
SLAV-S	540	32939	Memory Boom: Introduction to Memory Studies	3:55P-5:10P	TuTh	GA 4067	Nizynska J
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
SLAV-S	563	30371	Literature and Culture of Southern Slavs I	12:45P-2:00P	TuTh	SE 009	Rousseva N
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with SLAV-S 363
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFAIRS (SPEA)
SPEA-E	555	33381	Sustainability Science	ARR	ARR	WEB	Meretsky V
			Mode of Instruction: 100% Online All
SPEA-E	579	2990	Readings in Environmental Science	ARR	ARR	ARR	Meretsky V
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
		9965	Readings in Environmental Science	ARR	ARR	ARR	Meretsky V
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
SPEA-E	625	2992	Research in Environmental Science	ARR	ARR	ARR	Meretsky V
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
		5311	Research in Environmental Science	ARR	ARR	ARR	Meretsky V
			Mode of Instruction: Independent/Directed Study
			Department Consent Required
SPEA-F	610	6491	Governmental Budgeting and Program Analysis	9:35A-10:50A	TuTh	PV A205	Moldogaziev T
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE, DRAMA, AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE (THTR)
THTR-T	583	29665	Russian Drama	11:10A-12:25P	TuTh	AD A262	Valentino R
			Mode of Instruction: In Person
			Meets with SLAV-R 550

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