PJ_73 Lectures on Contemporary Poland II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
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. Justyna Ewelina Klorek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomasz Kluz (lecturer)
Mgr. Monika Maciejewska, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika Něničková (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Przywara, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Timetable
Wed 14:10–15:45 J21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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
  • 1. Polish folk culture (M. Maciejewska)
  • 2. Poles in the world (V. Neničková)
  • 3. Poland is not only home of Poles and Catholics: ethnic minorities and religious diversity of present-day Poland and the diversity of Polish borderlands (M. Przybylski)
  • 4. Sources of new Czech and Polish phraseologisms (R. Madecki)
  • 5. Polish Nobel Prize winners I (R. Putzlacher-Buchtová)
  • 6. Contemporary language situation in Poland (G. Balowska)
  • 7. Polish politics and national minorities 1945-2010 (M. Przybylski) 12. Polish Nobel Prize winners II (R. Putzlacher-Buchtová)
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, 2009, 126 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5010-5. 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, 2007, 104 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4487-6. info
  • Češi a Poláci v minulosti. Edited by Josef Macůrek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1964, 434 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, presentations, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Active participation, final written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2011, recent)
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