Course: Polish Culture

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Course title Polish Culture
Course code KSO/1PK
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Jeništa Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Polish culture in the Middle Ages; 2. Polish culture during the Renaissance; 3. Polish culture during the Baroque period; 4. Polish culture during the Enlightenment; 5. Polish culture during the Romantic period; 6. Polish culture during the Positivist period; 7. Polish culture during the Young Poland movement and the Modernist period; 8. Polish culture in the interwar period; 9. Polish culture during World War II and its postwar reflection; 10. Polish culture during the communist era; 11. Polish culture during the transition period; 12. Recent Polish culture.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The course introduces students to the most important periods and figures in Polish culture and literature from the Middle Ages to the present, as well as to the key issues and themes of each period. It develops students' ability to analyze and interpret literary texts and to situate them within various contexts, such as historical, political, and philosophical ones. Emphasis is placed primarily on forms of Polish literature; to a lesser extent, broader cultural contexts are considered, including visual culture, musical culture, and phenomena of popular culture.
A comprehensive overview of the development of Polish culture, including its most important periods and phenomena.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance, Written exam

Minimum 80% attendance, active completion of assignments, and passing the final written test and oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • BEREŚ, S. (2002). Historia literatury polskiej w rozmowach XX-XXI wiek. Warszawa.
  • CUDAK R., TAMBOR J. (red.). (2023). Kultura Polska -1, Silva rerum.. Katowice.
  • NASIŁOWSKA, A. (2019). Historia literatury polskiej. Warszawa.


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