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Course Info for RUSS - 207 - 01, Spring 2026
Class number: 3026 Title: Crime and Punishment Department: Language and Culture Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 19 Current enrollment: 5 Available seats: 14
Start date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 End date: Friday, May 8, 2026 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: MF: 2:55PM-4:10PM, HL - 121 Instructor(s): Lahti, Katherine
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements
Course Description:
Crime and Punishment is one of the classics of world literature. We will give a close reading of Raskolnikov's crime (the murder of a despicable pawnbroker) and his punishment: guilt, terror of getting caught, difficulties with his mother and sister, a lost friendship, and Petersburg-a beautiful and at the same time punishing city.