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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Classicism and universalism 2. Romanticism and romantic nationalism. The formation of national identity through language, literature, visual arts, and music. 3. Realism. Social criticism through art. 4. Eclecticism and modernism. Art Deco and Art Nouveau. 5. The 1920s. Building a new world and searching for new means of expression. The avant-garde. 6. Totalitarian art. 7. The thaw and the search for new expressiveness. The second avant-garde. 8. Dissidents and the underground. 9. Culture in the context of new freedom. Postmodernism. 10. Culture in the 21st century.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration
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Learning outcomes
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The course aims to provide a basic overview of the main cultural trends in Central and Eastern Europe. It also introduces key terminology and teaches students to connect specific cultural phenomena with their historical context. The main aim is to provide guidance on navigating the specific Polish, Ukrainian, or Russian contexts in subsequent courses.
Students will gain a basic overview of the main cultural trends in Central and Eastern Europe. They will also learn to navigate the relevant terminology and connect specific cultural phenomena with their historical context. Thanks to this course, students will find it easier to navigate the specific Polish, Ukrainian, or Russian contexts in subsequent courses.
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Prerequisites
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Designed for first-year students.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Lecture attendance, max. 2 absences, active participation in discussion, reading the recommended texts, max. 2 absences Passing the written credit test.
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Recommended literature
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Austin R. C. (2021). A History of Central Europe.
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Billington, J. (2010). The icon and axe: An interpretative history of Russian culture.
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Kšicová, D. (2014). Z dějin ukrajinské kultury.
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Martynenko, N. (2015). History of ukrainian culture.
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Nowak, A., Ruszaj, M. (2010). Impérium a ti druzí: Rusko, Polsko a moderní dějiny východní Evropy.
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Pančenko A. M. (2012). Metamorfózy ruské kultury. Červený Kostelec.
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Trojanowska, T. (2018). Being Poland: a new history of Polish literature and culture since 1918.
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Wandycz, P. (1998). Střední Evropa v dějinách od středověku do současnosti.. Praha.
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Zadražilová, M., Machoninová, A. (2022). Dějiny ruské moderny: pokus o rekonstrukci. Praha.
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