Modern Literature in the Perspective of Long-Lastingness (Continuation, Cessation, Dialogue)II 1500-SZD-LNWPDT-II
The focus of the course is the interpretation of selected works of literature in the perspective of the long-lastingness of motifs, themes and topoi, with the aim of developing the ability to read texts in the perspective of their relationship with tradition. One major context of the analyses will be the European heritage identity, its persistence despite the variety of trends and variants of cultural formations. Important topics of the seminar will include the identification of strategies of writers’ “conversations” with the European tradition (continuation, dialogue, polemics, rejection, rebellion…).
The seminar will help doctoral students conducting individual research to notice a wider cultural area and better define the area of their own searches.
The syllabus will be adapted to the participants’ interests, but we propose a special focus on early modernity and Romanticism as periods defining the modern period’s attitude towards the European literary canon originating from Graeco-Roman antiquity. We will also look at contemporary literature, rooted in the European heritage and applying its own strategies towards it.
The seminar will be coordinated by Prof. Maria Kalinowska and Prof. Alina Nowicka-Jeżowa, and will also involve invited teachers. It is planned for both semesters, with the option to complete semester I and enrol for semester II. Seminar co-leaders and guests: Prof. dr hab. Jerzy Axer, Prof. dr hab. Maciej Abramowicz, Prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Borowska, Prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Grzegorzewska, Prof. dr hab. Hieronim Grala, Prof. dr hab. Włodzimierz Olszaniec, Prof. dr hab. Robert Sucharski, and Romantic and Modern literature specialists.
Bachelor’s and master’s theses may be produced as part of this course, while doctoral students will gain the opportunity to expand their research competence and discuss chapters from their dissertations or their research concepts during the seminar.
The seminar is meant for second-cycle students of the Artes Liberales College and Faculty, second-cycle students of other UW humanities faculties, and also for UW doctoral students (in the case of PhD students of the UW Doctoral School of Humanities, the course may be considered a proposal of literary studies classes in the “methodological” segment). First-cycle students interested in the course are also welcome.
We consider the participation of graduate and doctoral students and experienced researchers in the seminar to be a major asset of the course, creating opportunities to exchange views and confront different points of view and research perspectives.
As preparation for taking part in the seminar, we accept the knowledge and skills acquired during the first stage of humanities courses such as philosophy, literary studies, theatre studies, art history and music history.
The description below outlines the proposed topics, which will account for approx. 80% of the classes. We want to devote 20% (in the final parts of the winter and summer semesters) to presentations of the doctoral and graduate students’ individual research. In addition, it will be possible to select the exemplifying material for individual topics in a way enabling the classes to correspond most closely to the research interests of the participants.
Consecutive classes will comprise an introductory lecture, presentations submitted individually by the graduate and doctoral students, and a discussion on selected texts from the suggested literary works.
The seminars will feature invited guests – specialists in individual topics.
SUMMER SEMESTER
V. Homo amans
Humans and love.
Founding myths: Eros, Venus coelestis and Venus vulgaris.
Love and death in Greek myths (Actaeon, Adonis, Narcissus, Persephone).
The ars amandi of ancient and early-modern poets.
Romantics on love – contemporary references to the romantic vision of love.
The destruction of myths in 20th- and 21st-century literature.
VI. Homo artifex
Humans and beauty.
The Great Theory of Beauty (classicism).
Manifold beauty and “clouded beauty”.
What is an artist? Artisan or alter Deus?
Dreaming of the integral metaphor, or opera from the 16th to the 19th century.
Changes in the concept of beauty in modernity.
VII. Homo politicus
Humans and the state.
Political system models between ideology and historical reality.
Politeia – civitas: the monarchy in the mirror of literature.
Contemporary political discourses against early models of political rhetoric.
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Term 2023L:
The seminar is meant for second-cycle students of the Artes Liberales College and Faculty, second-cycle students of other UW humanities faculties, and also for UW doctoral students (in the case of PhD students of the UW Doctoral School of Humanities, the course may be considered a proposal of literary studies classes in the “methodological” segment). First-cycle students interested in the course are also welcome. |
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Upon completing the course, students will be able to:
– recognise the following in the texts of culture discussed in class (literary, philosophical, artistic, scientific, artefacts):
a) how these texts are rooted in the long existence of European culture
b) diverse ways of conducting a dialogue with the European tradition
c) enduring motifs, themes and topoi, the aim being to develop the ability to read a text from the perspective of its relationship with tradition
K_W05, K_W06, K_U02, K_U05, K_K09, K_K03
– produce and deliver a presentation on a given topic connected with the subject matter of the course. We suggest that these be topics helpful when writing bachelor’s and master’s theses and doctoral dissertations. The learning outcome here will thus be the capacity to use the results of classwork in individual research projects
K_W01, KW_06, K_W07, K_W08, K_U01, K_U02, K_U03, K_U05, K_06, K_U10, K_K03, K_K04
– independently analyse and interpret texts of culture of their own selection, situating them within the contexts of European culture’s long duration, and know how to use the methodology enabling them to identify and interpret dialogues with tradition
K_W04, K_W05, K_W06, K_W07, K_U01, K_U02, K_U03, K_U05
– engage in a cogent academic discussion, in which they will:
a) clearly formulate their position and present the arguments behind it,
b) know how to modify their own ideas taking into account the weight of the argumentation presented during the discussion.
K_U05, K_U06, K_K03, K_K04
Assessment criteria
Credits for the seminar will be based on:
- systematic and active participation in the classes; absence from two classes (4 hours of seminar) per semester is allowed
- familiarity with the suggested texts and participation in their interpretation
- a presentation on a selected topic
Marking criteria: familiarity with the texts and the literature of the subject, scholarly merit of the presentation and contributions to discussions, systematic and effective work.
Marks are awarded by the professors co-running the course based on the merits of the presentation, the participant’s contribution to discussions and, more broadly, active participation throughout the semester.
Graduate and doctoral students who do not meet all the criteria will be given the opportunity to obtain a credit during an individual interview.
Bibliography
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Notes
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Term 2023L:
part I (30 h. winter semester) and part II (30 h. summer semester) The seminar will be coordinated by Prof. Maria Kalinowska and Prof. Alina Nowicka-Jeżowa, and will also involve invited teachers. It is planned for both semesters, with the option to complete semester I and enrol for semester II. Seminar co-leaders and guests: Prof. dr hab. Jerzy Axer, Prof. dr hab. Maciej Abramowicz, Prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Borowska, Prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Grzegorzewska, Prof. dr hab. Hieronim Grala, Prof. dr hab. Włodzimierz Olszaniec, Prof. dr hab. Robert Sucharski, and Romantic and Modern literature specialists. |
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