| Course title | Polish Culture 3 |
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| Course code | KSO/7KP3 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminar |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| 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 |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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Topics for each week: 1. Young Poland - introduction to the era 2. The romantic spirit in the modernist poetry of Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Jan Kasprowicz, Leopold Staff, and Bolesław Leśmian 3. Stanisław Wyspiański, reformer of Polish theater 4. The naturalistic drama of Gabriela Zapolska 5. Stefan Żeromski, the "conscience of Polish literature" 6. Nobel Prize winner Władysław Reymont 7. The interwar period - introduction 8. Poetry of the 1920s - "because our life is too long and art is too short" 9. Poetry of the 1920s, part two 10. Kafka's kindred spirit - Bruno Schulz and Witold Gombrowicz's experiments with form 11. The invasion of female novelists: Zofia Nałkowska and Maria Kuncewiczowa 12. Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (Witkacy), the visionary
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming) |
| Learning outcomes |
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This course will provide an introduction to the basics of the history of Polish literature of the late 19th century as well as of the beginning of the 20th century - the period of Young Poland and the interwar period. Aims: Introducing students to the most important works of Polish literature of the Young Poland and the interwar period and to the key literary issues of these periods. Developing the ability to analyse and interpret literary texts and to place them in different contexts, e.g. historical, political, philosophical. Developing the ability to work with online databases of scholarly articles.
Very good understanding of the discussed literary content, very good ability to analyse and interpret literary texts and to place them in historical and cultural context. |
| Prerequisites |
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Very good knowledge of the history of Polish literature until the second half of the 19th century.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral exam, Student performance, Seminar Work
Attendance: max. 2 absences per semester. Being familiar with required readings, active participation in discussions, independent work at home, oral presentation of current assignments in class, preparation of a presentation. Assessment criteria: active participation - 40% oral presentation - 30% seminar paper - 30% *Final oral exam in Polish after completing the courses Polish Culture 3 and 4 |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Polish Philology Aimed at Translation and Business (2025) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Polish Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Polish Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Polish Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Polish Philology (2025) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Polish Philology (2025) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Polish Philology (2022) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Polish Philology Aimed at Translation and Business (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |