PJ_72 Lectures on Contemporary Poland I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Katarzyna Alicja Barna Krawczyk, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Piotr Paweł Pierścieniak, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (lecturer)
Mgr. Monika Vrbovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Tuesday 19:10–20:45 122
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 45 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/45, only registered: 0/45, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/45
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Two-semester lecture series is focused on contemporary Poland. The aim of the course is to introduce students to the development of contemporary Polish society, historical and cultural background, Polish traditions and habits and Polish perceptions of Europe and the world. The lectures deal with the questions of Polish language, literature, culture, art, social life, Polish-Czech relations, etc. The course is intended not only for the students of Polish studies, but mainly for students of other subjects, who are interested to become familiar with selected aspects of social, cultural and scientific life in contemporary Poland. At the end of the course, students will be able to understand the issues and to explain current events in Poland.
Syllabus
  • Lecturers and topics of the lectures:
  • 24.09.: M. Przybylski: Poland and its relations with neighbouring post-Soviet republics
  • 08.10.: M. Hornová: Traditions and the present situation of Polish cabaret
  • 22.10.: R. Madecki:
  • 05.11.: R. Buchtová: Polish-Czech Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński
  • 19.11.: K. Krawczyk:
  • 03.12.: P. Pierścieniak:
Literature
  • Madecki, Roman - Štěpán, Ludvík (eds.). Poláci v Brně / Polacy w Brnie a na jižní Moravě. Brno: Středoevropské centum slovanských studií, 2008. 286 s. ISBN80-86735-13-3.
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo (ed.). Klíčové problémy slovanských areálů. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. 126 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5010-5. 2009. info
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo, Jiří GAZDA, Katerina KEDRON, Pavel KREJČÍ, Roman MADECKI, Ludvík ŠTĚPÁN and Václav ŠTĚPÁNEK. Slované a Evropa na počátku 21. století (The Slavs and Europe at the Beginning of the 21st Century). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. 104 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4487-6. 2007. info
  • Češi a Poláci v minulosti. Edited by Josef Macůrek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd. 434 s. 1964. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, presentations, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Active participation, final written test consisting of 12-20 multiple-choice questions, minimum pass level 65 %.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.
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