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Head (Slavic studies section): Dr Marko Pavlyshyn
The
Slavic studies section conducts and supervises research in Slavic literary and
cultural studies and in Slavic linguistics. Members of the section also have
research interests in the areas of comparative literature and cultural studies,
as well as European studies.
Research in the field of literature focuses on Russian, Ukrainian and Polish
literature, as well as comparative literature and literary and cultural theory
in relation to Slavic literatures and cultures.
Linguistic research covers a wide spectrum of topics, both modern and
historical, in Slavic and general linguistics, with special emphasis on
contrastive linguistics and the morphology of contemporary Slavic languages.
JONATHAN
E M CLARKE Theory of formal grammar; problems in inflectional morphology;
history of Slavic linguistics.
MARKO PAVLYSHYN Contemporary Ukrainian literature and culture; issues in
post-Soviet culture; Slavic cultures in Australia; rhetoric.
S MILLICENT VLADIV-GLOVER Comparative literature in relation to Russian and
other Slavic literatures; F M Dostoevsky, L N Tolstoy and critical theory;
modernism and the avant-garde; Slavic drama; Bakhtin, structuralism and
poststructuralism; postmodernism in Slavic culture.
LILA ZARNOWSKI Modern Polish and Russian literature, drama and film;
comparative literature; Polish and Russian women's literature.
Course
code: 0020
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students $A12,000 pa
Candidates
with a masters degree or an honours degree with a grade of H1 or H2A, or the
equivalent, may be admitted to PhD candidature. Applicants who have
qualifications from countries other than Australia are normally enrolled in the
MA by research degree, and may apply to upgrade to PhD after twelve
months.Candidates are required to write a thesis on a topic approved by the
section. The research programs of PhD candidates must lead to an original
contribution to the study of language, literature or culture, and students will
be encouraged to acquire a wide range of special skills ancillary to their
subject.
A PhD thesis is normally 60,000-90,000 words in length and is written in English.
Course
code: 0017
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students $A12,000 pa
The MA is undertaken by thesis on a topic approved by the section. All students will be expected to report regularly to their supervisor throughout the year and are encouraged to attend postgraduate seminars and present papers on the subject of their research. The MA thesis is normally 40,000-60,000 words in length and is written in English.
Applicants will normally have an honours degree with a grade of H2A or above in the relevant discipline or the equivalent.
The Monash University library has a large collection of books in the literatures and cultures of the Slavic countries (especially Russia, Ukraine and the countries formerly comprising Yugoslavia) and in Slavic linguistics. There is a well-established inter-library loan system.
The Slavic section runs conferences in its disciplinary areas and encourages its graduate students to participate in these and other appropriate conferences. Proceedings of such conferences have frequently been avenues for publications by graduate students.
The Slavic section has links to universities and other scholarly institutions in Slavic countries and assists graduate students in making arrangements to conduct research abroad.
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