Prospectus

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The war in Ukraine and the language of propaganda

Course
2024-2025

Admission requirements

Not applicable

Description

This course deals with Russian propaganda as a linguistic-rhetorical and argumentative phenomenon, focusing on the war in Ukraine. Various articles about Russian propaganda will be studied, and students will also collect their own empirical material to study propaganda.

Course objectives

Knowledge and insight:
This course provides students in depth knowledge of Russian propaganda, specifically studied from a linguistic-rhetorical and argumentative perspective
Skills:
Independent research
Critical reading
Writing
Presentation

Timetable

The timetables are avalable through My Timetable.

Mode of instruction

  • Seminar

Assessment method

  • Essay, Paper

Assessment & weighing

  • Essay (100%)

  • Presentations (0%)

  • Assignments (0%)
    In order to partake in the exam, every student needs to do at least one presentation, and make the assignments, which should be ‘sufficient’.

Resit

The essay can be re-submitted

How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.

Reading list

To be announced

Registration

General information about registering for courses and exams can be found [here] (https://www.student.universiteitleiden.nl/en/your-study-programme/courses-and-exams/enrolment/humanities/russian-studies-ba?cf=humanities&cd=russian-studies-ba#tab-1)

Contact

  • For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.

  • For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Reuvensplaats

Remarks