Deadline (changed): January 6, 2024
Russian and Slavic Studies at McGill invites applications to its MA and PhD programs. As part of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, we offer a uniquely multi-cultural and interdisciplinary environment. Our students and faculty are committed to open, culturally informed dialogue among national and across intellectual traditions.
Our faculty specialize in 19th-21st century Russian literature and culture, working in such areas as Romanticism and Realism, the novel, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov and Nabokov, as well as Soviet and Post-Soviet film and media. We offer seminars in drama, film, folklore, genre theory, the avant-garde, dissent, high Stalinist culture and post-Soviet culture. Our students are invited to explore visual culture, cultural mythology, symbolic geography, and intermediality; they are also encouraged to look to other Slavic, Central and East European cultures.
In addition to Russian and Slavic Studies, the Department hosts a broad and flexible range of graduate seminars, including literary theory, world cinemas, digital humanities, media studies and environmental and animal studies. A small but dynamic program allows for a great deal of personal attention, an atmosphere of collegiality and a close-knit intellectual community.
McGill University, ranked Canada’s top university in 2022, is world famous for its academic standards and scholarly achievements. Located in Montréal, a cosmopolitan and vibrant city which consistently ranks as one of the world’s best cities for students, it provides a fascinating intellectual and cultural setting for serious graduate studies. Our graduate students have collaborated with the Departments of Communication and Art History, Jewish Studies, the School of Music and the Women Studies program.
Financial support and teaching opportunities are available for qualified graduate students. Instruction and supervision are offered inpedagogy and second-language teaching.
For a closer look at our programs and application procedures, see https://ww.mcgill.ca/langlitcultures/programs/russian-studies/russian-graduate-studies.