John Bartle, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Russian
(jbartle@hamilton.edu) Bartle, who joined the Hamilton faculty in 1989, earned his master's and Ph.D. from Indiana University. Bartle has written extensively on F.M. Dostoevsky, including articles in Russian Language Journal, Canadian Slavic Studies and Romantic Russia. He has also published translations of Dostoevsky's journalistic works, including Models of Candor (1998), and "Petersburg Visions in Prose and Verse" (1999) in Russian Language Journal. Bartle is currently the associate editor for reviews for the Slavic and East European Journal. His other research interests include Russian and Soviet film, language pedagogy and contemporary Russian culture.
Shoshana Keller, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History
(skeller@hamilton.edu) Keller focuses on Soviet and Central Asian history and has written on Soviet Marxism as a missionary faith, the women's liberation campaign in Soviet Uzbekistan, and the development of Soviet government structure in Central Asia. Keller is the author of To Moscow, Not Mecca: The Soviet Campaign Against Islam in Central Asia, 1917-1941 (2001, Praeger Publishers). Her current research concerns the development of Uzbek national identity after World War II. She is also planning a resource book for undergraduate classes on the political and cultural interactions of Eurasian peoples in the modern period, tentatively titled The Long Frontier: Inner Eurasia and the Caucasus, 1800-2000. More about Shoshana Keller ...
Sharon Rivera, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Government
(srivera@hamilton.edu) Sharon Werning Rivera (Ph.D., University of Michigan) specializes in the post-communist countries of Eurasia with a particular emphasis on Russia. Her research and teaching interests include comparative democratization, elite political culture, the transformation of elites in post-communist settings and the diffusion of ideas. Rivera's articles have appeared or are forthcoming in Perspectives on Politics, Political Studies, Party Politics, Post-Soviet Affairs, PS: Political Science and Politics, Journal of Political Science Education, and Europe-Asia Studies, as well as in edited collections. Her research to date has been supported by the Social Science Research Council and the U.S. Department of Education. In 1998-99 she was a Mellon-Sawyer Post-Doctoral Fellow in Democratization at Cornell University. More about Sharon Werning Rivera ...
Franklin Sciacca, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Russian
(fsciacca@hamilton.edu) Sciacca, who has been a faculty member at Hamilton since 1984, earned a
Ph.D and master's from Columbia University. He has lectured extensively
on iconography and Russian churches, and contributed articles to Slavic Review, Journal of Slavic and East European Arts, and Ulbandus Review.
His ongoing research interests are the Pochaev Monastery - the cultural
politics of Right Bank Ukraine, iconography of Moscow's Cathedral of
Christ the Saviour, and recent canonizations in the Russian Orthodox
churches.
Language-study courses in the program focus on building practical speaking skills as well as developing a more comprehensive understanding of Russian communication and meaning. In the first year, particular attention is paid to cultural context; in the second, the language of contemporary Russian media; in the third, Russian literature.
Close Interactions
The Russian Studies Program is noted for its creative curriculum and its strong commitment to student-faculty interaction. Because the program is relatively small, professors and students have the opportunity to work closely in and out of the classroom. Courses incorporate innovative team-teaching methods and Web resources.
Endless Possibilities
With a dual emphasis on language proficiency and an understanding of Russia's history, politics and culture, the Russian studies major is excellent training for further studies in graduate school as well as professional careers. Recent Hamilton graduates are now succeeding in such fields as international trade and finance, cultural and educational exchanges, and technology and land reform in Russia.
Minor in Russian Studies
The program offers a remarkable option to those students who are drawn to the study of Russia but who do not have the time or background necessary to develop full language proficiency. The minor in Russian studies requires an introductory course and four other courses in the program; while language study is always encouraged, it is not required of minors.
Language-study courses in the program focus on building practical speaking skills as well as developing a more comprehensive understanding of Russian communication and meaning. In the first year, particular attention is paid to cultural context; in the second, the language of contemporary Russian media; in the third, Russian literature.
Close Interactions
The Russian Studies Program is noted for its creative curriculum and its strong commitment to student-faculty interaction. Because the program is relatively small, professors and students have the opportunity to work closely in and out of the classroom. Courses incorporate innovative team-teaching methods and Web resources.
Endless Possibilities
With a dual emphasis on language proficiency and an understanding of Russia's history, politics and culture, the Russian studies major is excellent training for further studies in graduate school as well as professional careers. Recent Hamilton graduates are now succeeding in such fields as international trade and finance, cultural and educational exchanges, and technology and land reform in Russia.
Minor in Russian Studies
The program offers a remarkable option to those students who are drawn to the study of Russia but who do not have the time or background necessary to develop full language proficiency. The minor in Russian studies requires an introductory course and four other courses in the program; while language study is always encouraged, it is not required of minors.
Language-study courses in the program focus on building practical speaking skills as well as developing a more comprehensive understanding of Russian communication and meaning. In the first year, particular attention is paid to cultural context; in the second, the language of contemporary Russian media; in the third, Russian literature.
Close Interactions
The Russian Studies Program is noted for its creative curriculum and its strong commitment to student-faculty interaction. Because the program is relatively small, professors and students have the opportunity to work closely in and out of the classroom. Courses incorporate innovative team-teaching methods and Web resources.
Endless Possibilities
With a dual emphasis on language proficiency and an understanding of Russia's history, politics and culture, the Russian studies major is excellent training for further studies in graduate school as well as professional careers. Recent Hamilton graduates are now succeeding in such fields as international trade and finance, cultural and educational exchanges, and technology and land reform in Russia.
Minor in Russian Studies
The program offers a remarkable option to those students who are drawn to the study of Russia but who do not have the time or background necessary to develop full language proficiency. The minor in Russian studies requires an introductory course and four other courses in the program; while language study is always encouraged, it is not required of minors.
Language-study courses in the program focus on building practical speaking skills as well as developing a more comprehensive understanding of Russian communication and meaning. In the first year, particular attention is paid to cultural context; in the second, the language of contemporary Russian media; in the third, Russian literature.
Close Interactions
The Russian Studies Program is noted for its creative curriculum and its strong commitment to student-faculty interaction. Because the program is relatively small, professors and students have the opportunity to work closely in and out of the classroom. Courses incorporate innovative team-teaching methods and Web resources.
Endless Possibilities
With a dual emphasis on language proficiency and an understanding of Russia's history, politics and culture, the Russian studies major is excellent training for further studies in graduate school as well as professional careers. Recent Hamilton graduates are now succeeding in such fields as international trade and finance, cultural and educational exchanges, and technology and land reform in Russia.
Minor in Russian Studies
The program offers a remarkable option to those students who are drawn to the study of Russia but who do not have the time or background necessary to develop full language proficiency. The minor in Russian studies requires an introductory course and four other courses in the program; while language study is always encouraged, it is not required of minors.
AFTER HAMILTON
Hamilton graduates who concentrated in Russian Studies are pursuing careers in a variety of fields, including:
Analyst, Babson Capital Management LLC
Bilingual Teacher, San Diego City Schools
Director of Marketing and Communications, World Union for Progressive Judaism
Director of Online Engineering, Oxford University Press
Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Sports Street Marketing
Bartle, who joined the Hamilton faculty in 1989, earned his master's and Ph.D. from Indiana University. Bartle has written extensively on F.M. Dostoevsky, including articles in Russian Language Journal, Canadian Slavic Studies and Romantic Russia. He has also published translations of Dostoevsky's journalistic works, including Models of Candor (1998), and "Petersburg Visions in Prose and Verse" (1999) in Russian Language Journal. Bartle is currently the associate editor for reviews for the Slavic and East European Journal. His other research interests include Russian and Soviet film, language pedagogy and contemporary Russian culture.
Keller focuses on Soviet and Central Asian history and has written on Soviet Marxism as a missionary faith, the women's liberation campaign in Soviet Uzbekistan, and the development of Soviet government structure in Central Asia. Keller is the author of To Moscow, Not Mecca: The Soviet Campaign Against Islam in Central Asia, 1917-1941 (2001, Praeger Publishers). Her current research concerns the development of Uzbek national identity after World War II. She is also planning a resource book for undergraduate classes on the political and cultural interactions of Eurasian peoples in the modern period, tentatively titled The Long Frontier: Inner Eurasia and the Caucasus, 1800-2000. More about Shoshana Keller ...
Sharon Werning Rivera (Ph.D., University of Michigan) specializes in the post-communist countries of Eurasia with a particular emphasis on Russia. Her research and teaching interests include comparative democratization, elite political culture, the transformation of elites in post-communist settings and the diffusion of ideas. Rivera's articles have appeared or are forthcoming in Perspectives on Politics, Political Studies, Party Politics, Post-Soviet Affairs, PS: Political Science and Politics, Journal of Political Science Education, and Europe-Asia Studies, as well as in edited collections. Her research to date has been supported by the Social Science Research Council and the U.S. Department of Education. In 1998-99 she was a Mellon-Sawyer Post-Doctoral Fellow in Democratization at Cornell University. More about Sharon Werning Rivera ...
Sciacca, who has been a faculty member at Hamilton since 1984, earned a
Ph.D and master's from Columbia University. He has lectured extensively
on iconography and Russian churches, and contributed articles to Slavic Review, Journal of Slavic and East European Arts, and Ulbandus Review.
His ongoing research interests are the Pochaev Monastery - the cultural
politics of Right Bank Ukraine, iconography of Moscow's Cathedral of
Christ the Saviour, and recent canonizations in the Russian Orthodox
churches.
