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LCST 121: Romania: Culture and Society

Of course you have heard of Romania: the country of Dracula, of Nadia Comaneci, and of Nicolae Ceausescu. What an assortment: vampires, gymnastics, and totalitarian politics! Come and learn about Romania! Come to find out what hides beyond the shallow screen of these stereotypes. We will learn about Romanian history and geography, about its cuisine and traditions, about its people and their language. We will discover a country of contrasts, but also of bridges between East and West, a Latin island that cannot but have an ongoing commerce with its Slavic, Turkic, and Finno-Ugric neighbors!
2 credits; SI, IS; Offered Winter 2018; M. Czobor-Lupp