Why do we tell stories? What is the essence of narrative? Of fiction? Does life have meaning? What are the limits of the imagination? What does it mean to be a person? Discover the grotesque, bizarre, surreal, absurd, supernatural and fantastic in Russian short stories and films. T – Th 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. Econ 13. Taught in English. Instructor: Laura Olson Osterman (lolson@colorado.edu). Recommended prereq., one upper division humanities course.