This Slavic Languages and Cultures core course teaches the skills of basic analysis of Slavic and East European cultural texts including prose fiction, drama, poetry, folklore and films. May also include visual arts and/or digital cultural texts. Looking at a different kind of cultural text each week, the course focuses on close reading, formal and structural analysis, representation, figurative language and metaphor across different media and develops foundational skills for cultural textual interpretation. Readings from throughout the Slavic and East European regions.