Sample Courses of Study for the REECA Secondary Field

There are many possible paths to a secondary field in Regional Studies: REECA, depending on students' thematic and regional interests. To illustrate the flexibility of this field, here are just a few sample courses of study.

Soviet and Post-Communist Studies

• Government 1243. Russian Politics in Transition
• Government 1203. East European Politics and Societies
• History 1531. History of the Soviet Union
• History 1958. Islam and Ethnicity: Conference Course
• One half-course approved study abroad credit in a country of the region

Eastern and Central European Studies

• Government 1203. East European Politics and Societies
• History 1449. Nationalism and Socialism in 20th-Century Central Europe
• History 1456. Central Europe, 1789-1918
• Slavic 195. Myths of Central Europe after World War II: Conference Course
• One half-course approved study abroad credit in a country of the region

National and Ethnic Identity and Nation-Building

• Anthropology 2865. Islamic Eurasia and the Anthropology of Post-Socialism
• Government 1170. Nation-Building and Democracy in the Development of Europe
• History 1958. Islam and Ethnicity: Conference Course
• Comparative Literature 261. Memory and Modernity: Seminar
• Slavic 119. Contemporary Issues: Nationalities of the Former Soviet Union

Students should discuss their secondary field with either Lisbeth L. Tarlow or Donna Griesenbeck as early as possible in the planning stages.

Contact: Lisbeth L. Tarlow, tarlow@fas.harvard.edu, 617.495.2124
Donna Griesenbeck, griesenb@fas.harvard.edu, 617.495.1194