Research
An
expert
in
Russian
folklore
and
contemporary
Russian
literature,
Professor
Szarycz
has
supervised
theses
on
Old
Russian
literature
as
well
as
literature
of
the
1920s,
1960s,
and
the
Glasnost
period.
Dr.
Szarycz
also
has
an
ancillary
interest
in
Polish
literature.
He
has
recently
published
on
Russian
fairy
tales.
Recent Publications/ Presentations
2005:
- “Valentin Kataev.” In Encyclopedia of Literature and Politics. 3 Vols. Ed. Booker, M. Keith. Vol. 2 (Greenwood: Westport, 2005), 396.
- In Russian: “Tema rasizma v rasskazie Mikhaila Smolianitskogo ‘Deti Festivalei’” (The Theme of Racism in Mikhail Smolianitskii’s Short Story ‘Children of Festivals’). In Problemy wspólczesnej komparatystyki (Issues of Contemporary Comparative Studies). (Poznan: UAM, 2004), 195-204.
2004:
- “The Motif of a Superfluous Man in Russian Literature: Yury Olesha’s Envy.” In Problemy izucheniia i prepodavaniia russkogo iazyka i literatury (Problems of Studying and Teaching the Russian Language and Literature), The International Internet-Conference, May 2004. Proceedings and Materials (Moscow: Moscow State Forest University, 2004), 381-386.
Teaching
- Russian (RUSS) 101, 102 (also by Distance Education )
- Polish (POLSH) 101, 102, 201, 202
- Russian and Eastern European Studies (REES) 271 / 272 Russian Thought and Culture
- REES 220 Russian Folklore
- Nineteenth Century Russian Literature
- Twentieth Century Russian Literature
- RUSS 600: Methods of Research
Recent Theses/ Dissertations Supervised
2007:
-
KILFOY,
Dennis:
When
and
Where?
Time
and
Space
in
Boris
Akunin's
Azazel'
and
Turetskii
gambit.
Co-supervised with: R. Karpiak and I. Szarycz
2006:
- GILL, Justine: Nina Iskrenko: The Poetics of Engendering Gender.
2005:
- PIEKIELSKA, Sylwia: Poetics of Liudmila Petrushevskaia's Bessmertnaia liubov's (Immortal Love).
2004:
- KAZANECKI, Natalie: Alekander Solzhenitsyn's "Honest Realism" and His Novel One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
2003:
- STAHL, Julia: The Role of Money in Dostoevsky's Philosophy: The Gambler and The Brothers Karamazov.
- DUSKO, Agata: Evil and Grace: Kharms's Sluchai and Poetics of Redemption.
Professional Activities
Current Memberships:
- Member of the Editorial Board of Germano-Slavica , a Canadian Journal of Germanic and Slavic Comparative and Interdisciplinary Studies.
- Professional membership: Canadian Association of Slavists; University of Waterloo Faculty Association
2000-2002
- Associate Chair, Undergraduate Affairs
1993-1998:
- Associate Chair, Undergraduate Affairs