1. Teaching Russia and Eastern Europe Through Literature and Film

2. Two Topics Today

3. ContentSome suggestions for what to teach – Movies, internet sources, shorter works that arent as scary as War and Peace

4. Two Topics Today ContentSome suggestions for what to teach – Movies, internet sources, shorter works that arent as scary as War and Peace ConceptDiscussions of how to teach – Approaching the other Europe – Dealing with sensitive issues

5. RussiaNot so Different as Wed Like to Think

6. Multi-ethnic empire with colonized native population

7. RussiaNot so Different as Wed Like to Think Multi-ethnic empire with colonized native population Former slave/serf state

8. RussiaNot so Different as Wed Like to Think Multi-ethnic empire with colonized native population Former slave/serf state The Woman question

9. RussiaNot so Different as Wed Like to Think Multi-ethnic empire with colonized native population Former slave/serf state The Woman question Constructed according to experimental political ideology

10. But just different enough

11. How can we make American students understand this? Compare with familiar Western books/films Compare with students own lives Point out issues students may not understand as wronge.g., hate speech, sexual exploitationand explain problems in non- accusatory language Other???