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RUSS 1210 - MAN/SUPERMAN: REPRESENTATIONS SUPERIOR INDIVIDUALS IN LITERATURE, FILM, PHILOSOPHY, DRAMA, AND MUSICMinimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 In 1866, in an apartment in St. Petersburg, Russia, Rodion Raskolnikov decides to rid the world of evil by murdering an old pawnbroker with an axe. This course examines literary, cinematic, dramatic, musical and philosophical responses to that murder, examining such questions as: what is a superior individual? What is the role of motivation in action? Must all action have an underlying motivation or is gratuitous action possible? What is the role of confession and legacy in the actions of the superman and his acts of will? What are the obligations of the superman to society. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: Capstone Course, DSAS Literature General Ed. Requirement, Russian & East European Studies, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req.
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