Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Slavic Languages and Literatures
(213) 740-2735
FAX: (213) 740-8550
Email: slavic@dornsife.usc.edu
dornsife.usc.edu/sll
Chair: Thomas Seifrid, Ph.D.
Faculty
Professors: John Bowlt, Ph.D.*; Sharon Carnicke, Ph.D. (Dramatic Arts); Marcus Levitt, Ph.D.*; Sarah Pratt, Ph.D.*; Azade-Ayse Rorlich, Ph.D.; Thomas Seifrid, Ph.D.*; Alexander Zholkovsky, Ph.D.*
Associate Professors: Robert English, Ph.D. (International Relations); Roumyana Pancheva, Ph.D. (Linguistics)
Assistant Professor: Anna Krakus, Ph.D.
Professor (Teaching) of Russian: Tatiana Akishina, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Teaching) of German: Britta Bothe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors (Teaching) of German: John W. Arensmeyer Jr., Ph.D.; Eve Lee, Ph.D.
Lecturer: John Adam Peters III
Emeritus Professor: Anthony M. Mlikotin, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Programs
The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures offers a major in Russian at the undergraduate level and minors in Russian and Russian Area Studies. The major combines thorough preparation in the Russian language with the study of Russian literature, art and culture. Particular emphasis is placed on developments in contemporary Russia. Students are required to study four semesters of Russian language as a prerequisite to the major. The major itself requires an additional three semesters of language study, three semesters of an advanced seminar on Russian culture (with varying content), and two elective courses, either in Russian literature and culture (in translation or Russian, depending on course scheduling) or in Russian area studies.
Graduate Programs
The Department of Linguistics offers, under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School, the Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics (Specialization in Slavic Linguistics).
The Department of Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture offers, under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School, the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture (Slavic Languages and Literatures).