Russian Language & Literature
Русский язык и русская литература в Рид–колледже
The Russian House
Events
Every year the Russian House hosts a number of cultural events: weekly films, dinners and teas, poetry readings and performances. These informal gatherings provide a unique opportunity for students to meet and put their Russian skills to use while they enjoy art and food. Of course the resident Language Scholar is always on hand for advice and support.
The Russian House's Weekly Events for the 2009-10 academic year are as follows:
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The Russian Table. Chat with other students who study Russian—all levels welcome. Thursdays at 07:30 PM at the Russian House.
- Russian Movie Night. Each week see a new and different film. Thursdays at 08:30 PM at the Russian House.
If you are interested in being added to the Russian House events list, e-mail the Russian House Advisor for the 2009-10 school year, Luke Fidler.
You may also want to check out the News and Events page.
Charles Isenberg Collection
Charles (Chuck) R. Isenberg (1944-1997) was a member of the Reed Russian Department from 1985 to his death in 1997. A graduate of Columbia University with an MA and Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Harvard University, Prof. Isenberg taught at Weselyan University before coming to Reed.
A specialist in the prose of Osip Mandelstam, the frame narrative, Russian realism, modernism, and narrative theory, he was an active contributor to numerous professional journals and conferences, editor of the Tolstoy Society Journal, and author of Substantial Proofs of Being: Osip Mandelstam’s Literary Prose (1987) and Telling Silence: Russian Frame Narratives of Renunciation (1993).
At Reed Professor Isenberg introduced a number of innovative courses, including: "The Russian Novella," "The Soviet Experience: Society, Literature, and Culture," "Tolstoy," "Gulag Narratives," "The Chronicle Novel," "East European Cinema," "Literature and Culture of Glasnost Era", "Mandelstam" and distinguished himself by his unfailing grace, wide-ranging expertise and intellectual curiosity. His generosity of spirit knew no bounds, and his gentle sense of humor was always in good supply. Outside the walls of academia, Professor Isenberg was a passionate skier and a masterful sailor who enjoyed nothing so much as tacking off the coast of Maine.
As part of his legacy to Reed, Chuck left an exquisitely curated teaching library to the students of the Russian House so they may continue to learn and to expand their horizons even as they engage in silent dialogue with the great minds who authored the texts. The Charles Isenberg Collection is available to all students of Russian and is permanently housed in the Russian House, Woodstock I.
