Course: Polish Post-war Culture 1

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Course title Polish Post-war Culture 1
Course code KSO/7PK1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Polish
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
Course content
1. Polish experience of war in poetry and prose: Różewicz, Borowski, and Grudziński 2. Polish socialist realism: J. Andrzejewski's "Popiół i diament"; the art during the socialist realism era 3. The turn of 1956: A. Ważyk's "Poemat dla dorosłych", the so-called black series of the Polish film documentary; the Polish film school 4. The generation of "Współczesności" 5. The so-called delayed debuts: the poetry of Herbert and Białoszewski 6. The pre-war poets after the war: the poetics of Gałczyński and Broniewski 7. The stuntsmen of the Polish literature: Poświatowska, Stachura, Bursa, Wojaczek 8. The Polish expatriate literature: Bobkowski's "Szkice piórkiem" and Gombrowicz's "Ślub" 9. Historical novel in the Polish post-war literature: Parnicki and the village novel, W. Myśliwski 10. The frustration of socialism; mature production of Andrzejewski: "Ciemności kryją ziemię?", and Konwicki's "Mała apokalipsa" 11. Literature of the fact; the port-war beginnings: Z. Nałkowska, H. Krall and R. Kapuściński 12. Revision and contextualization of texts from the compulsory reading list

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 15 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 45 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The objective of the visualised lecture is to make the students familiar with the most important trends in the cultural development after 1945. The lessons focuse of the reflection of basic features of the most prominent authors in the field of literature, music, art and film.
In relation to the basic specialised language knowledge and competences already acquired, the student will acquire more specialised knowledge and competences in literary science and history, namely factual knowledge of the era after 1945. The student will gradually improve their ability to understand the reported literary content.
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of the Polish language and basic knowledge of the Polish culture.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
To regularly attend the lectures (80 %, i.e. a maximum of 2 absences per semestre), fulfillment of all the partial tasks on an ongoing basis. Knowledge of all the texts from the compulsory reading list.
Recommended literature
  • (2003). Kalendarium życia literackiego 1976-2000. Kraków.
  • (1992). Słownik literatury polskiej XX wieku. Wrocław.
  • Burkot St. (2006). Literatura polska po 1939 roku. Warszawa.
  • Drewnowski T. (2004). Próba scalenia. Kraków.
  • Kowalczyk M., Poslední P. (2008). Jákobův žebřík. Polská literatura v letech 1945-1969. Červený Kostelec.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Polish for translators (2016) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -