(in Polish) Problemy i kwestie społeczne w filmie i muzyce w Polsce w latach 80-tych - OG 2100-PK-M-D4PKSF

The intention of the class is to introduce the audience to the relevance of social problems and issues in the 1980s through an analysis of film and music creation.
The totalitarian state was the disposer of the means of distributing artistic creation in the field of film, but - due to the relatively low cost of ‘creation’ - was unable to control the dispersed groups of artist-musicians. This resulted in a situation in which part of the musical output (accepted by the decision-makers) went into the state distribution channels (t.v., radio, music shops: LP, SP, MC) and part was distributed outside the official circuit (MC).
In a totalitarian state, every social issue and problem had its political significance. They were treated by the authorities as highlighting the failure of the socialist state to fulfil its constitutional obligations. Constant institutional supervision (censorship) and the system of distributing funds for creativity and the possibility of earning money (concerts, music publishing) enforced a certain direction of creativity, effectively impoverishing the offer of Polish artists. Similarly, film studios - in fear that a film would not be accepted for distribution (the so-called colonel-shelving), created pictures on the basis of scripts that had a chance of being accepted.
The social and economic situation of the Polish People's Republic of Poland, with a particular focus on social problems and issues, will be introduced for the purposes of the class. At the same time, an attempt will be made to see to what extent the real social and economic situation of the country was reflected in film and music productions. In the light of existing source materials (vide the literature), there is a reasonable belief that sensitive social issues were not addressed in film and music, and were often replaced by light-hearted messages devoid of social reflection. In the 1980s, there was a clear rivalry between ambitious film and music production and entertainment in the Polish People's Republic.

Prerequisites (description)

The aim of the course is to show the students the relevance of the artistic message in counteracting social issue(s) by addressing social issues in feature films and TV series, as well as in modern music (youth, popular) of the 1980s. Students will become familiar with the socio-economic conditions of the period in question and the reflection of social problems and issues in film and music. As a result, students will gain an orientation to social issues and problems in the 1980s from both the literature on the subject and film and music production. This will result in an orientation to the origins of social processes and the sources of social attitudes in the past and today.

Course coordinators

Paweł Hut

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Classroom

Learning outcomes

Student knows the social and economic situation of PRL in 1980s;
Student knows the works of directors working in communist Poland in 1980s,
Student knows works of artists-musicians creating in 1980s in official and unofficial circulation;
Student knows the institutional structure supervising ‘culture’ in the PRL of the 80s;
Student understands the essence of actions taken by the PRL authorities in ‘culture’ in the 80s;
Student understands the influence and impact of cultural creation (film/music) on socio-political processes in the PRL of the 1980s.

Assessment criteria

Knowledge of the indicated literature is essential for proper classroom discussion.
Students' involvement in the consideration of particular social problems and issues in the perspective of film and music works of the 1980s is assessed.
Students may be awarded a mark increase for their substantive activity in class.
The course ends with a written assessment.

Practical placement

Bibliography

L. Frąckiewicz, Sfery niedostatku, IWZZ, Warszawa 1983,
Rozwój społeczny Polski w pracach prognostycznych, KiW, Warszawa 1971,
J. Auleytner, M. Księżopolski, Polityka społeczna w Polsce. Synteza badań, OBS, Warszawa 1990,
A. Rajkiewicz (red.), Polityka społeczna, PWE, Warszawa 1973,
Z. Gontarski, Społeczno-ekonomiczne uwarunkowania polityki społecznej, OBS, Warszawa 1990,
J. Szczepański, Rozważania o konsumpcji i polityce społecznej, PWE, Warszawa 1978,
H. Strzemińska, Czas pracy i czas wolny w polityce społecznej, PWE, Warszawa 1988,
M. Olędzki, Wstęp do polityki społecznej. Propozycja wyjścia z kryzysu, PWE, Warszawa 1981,
Polityka społeczna. Materiały do studiowania, SGPiS, Warszawa 1979,
M. J. Jarmuż, Problemy mieszkaniowe w Polsce w latach siedemdziesiątych XX wieku w świetle dokumentów osobistych, IH PAN, Warszawa 2020,
Obrzeża społeczne Warszawy w latach 1945-1989, IPN, Warszawa 2018,
D. Stola, Kraj bez wyjścia? Migracje z Polski 1949-1989, IPN/ISP PAN, Warszawa 2010,
J. Boczoń, W. Toczyski, A. Zielińska, Natura i kwestia ubóstwa, OBS, Gdańsk-Warszawa 1991.

Notes

Term 2024L:

Student has the right to be absent twice in a semester - subject to the completion of knowledge.
Knowledge of the indicated literature is essential.
During the semester there is the possibility of direct contact during on-call duty or via e-mail (pawel.hut@uw.edu.pl).

Additional information

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