Bestsellers of the Contemporary Polish literature 03-BCP-32CEBSDL

Course learning content:
- the most important phenomena in contemporary Polish literature,
- concepts of: masterpiece, best-seller, kitsch, pop culture,
- idioms and conventions in contemporary poetry and fiction,
- setting (themes, issues, ideas) in contemporary literature,
- main trends in Polish contemporary literature,
- contemporary Polish literature on the international scene (translations, translators, reception),
- contemporary Polish literature contexts (movie adaptations, computer games, etc.),
- locality and universality of Polish literature.

Cele kształcenia

Course aims: - to make students acquainted with the most outstanding contemporary Polish literature and prominent pop culture works, - to make students acquainted with contexts of contemporary Polish literature, - to improve interpretation skills, - to enrich the ability to evaluate literature, - to develop the knowledge on place occupied by Polish literature on the world literature map.

Kierunek studiów

Central European and Balkan Studies

Metody prowadzenia zajęć umożliwiające osiągnięcie założonych EK

Interactive lecture, discussions, text-based work, case study work, scientific inquiry method, project work, creative methods, group work, panel discussion.

Nakład pracy studenta (punkty ECTS)

Poziom przedmiotu

I stopień

Rodzaj przedmiotu

obowiązkowe

Rok studiów (jeśli obowiązuje)

III rok

Wymagania wstępne w zakresie wiedzy, umiejętności oraz kompetencji

Verified learning outcomes from the course “Masterpieces of Polish Literature”.

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

Konrad Dominas

Efekty kształcenia

On successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- indicate the most important (generally acclaimed, the most commented, the most controversial, considered to be a breakthrough) works of Polish literature and pop culture,
- independently prepare an interpretation of selected literary works,
- establish contemporary axiological tools and apply them to literature,
- characterize relationship of contemporary Polish literature towards world literature; to apply comparative perspective,
- write a short interpretative essay or a review of a chosen work,
- take part in panel discussion on contemporary literature.

Kryteria oceniania

Assessment criteria:

very good (bdb; 5,0): very good knowledge of problems and poetics of both: works discussed during the course and suggested for individual reading; ability to indicate and explain main issues in contemporary Polish literature; ability to situate the most important Polish literary works in the cultural context and the context of world literature; ability to independently interpret and evaluate a work; good knowledge on reception of discussed works.

good plus (+db; 4,5): the same with some minor shortcomings especially in the field of reception.

good (db; 4,0): wider range of shortcomings is possible; weaker practical skills – to write and to reason in favour of a thesis proposed.

satisfactory plus (+dst; 3,5): satisfactory knowledge of the most important works and their place on the contemporary literature map; basic ability to present (orally and in writing) the effects of interpretation and evaluation of a work.

satisfactory (dst; 3,0): satisfactory knowledge of the most fundamental contemporary works; ability to write an essay/a review on the basic level.

unsatisfactory (ndst; 2,0): unsatisfactory knowledge of works and contemporary literature contexts; serious shortcomings in interpretative skills.

Literatura

A detailed reading list is provided by the lecturer. The reading list required for the oral test each student discusses individually with the lecturer.

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