Monographic Seminar on Literary Studies 1 3020-BB1KM-L

The seminar are supposed todeepen the knowledge gained during the course about the methodology of literary science researches related to seminar topic (status and perspectives of researches, new case studies, accepted in literary science reflection – the methods of analysis, description and interpretation of effects). The classes prepare participants for autonomous interpretations of literary works with help of modern instruments of literature.The aim of the course is to expand and deepen the knowledge gained in other literary studies during studies and to motivate the student to conduct independent research in the field of literary studies.
The practical classes will correspond with other subjects in “Baltic Studies”, specialisation “Lithuanian and Latvian studies” (“Cultural Anthropology”, “History of Baltic States”, “History of Modern Lithuanian literature”, “Knowledge of Baltic States”, “The Sources of Lithuanian Tradition”).
Estimated total number of hours that a student must devote to achieve the expected learning outcomes:
a) practical classes = 30 hours,
b) unguided preparation for classes = 60 hours,
c) presentation of an essay = 30 hours,
d) preparation for the test = 30 hours,
e) consultations with the lecturer and secondary readings in foreign languages = 30 hours,
In all = 150 hours.

Term 2023Z:

Classes are supposed to:
• deepen the knowledge gained during the course about the history and of Polish literature (in the regional version of positivism, modernism and avant-garde);
• to show the role of literature in creating and consolidating the nineteenth century cultural myths on Polish and Lithuanian side;
• synthetically show similarities and differences in treatment of the above issues in the literature of both nations, resulting from the genre, style, type of narrative, the direction of literary or historical conditions.

Introductory part will present the historical context of Polish-Lithuanian literary and cultural relations (the origin and meaning), including the specificity of Polish strategies of mythologizing Lithuanian history and territory. Participants of the course will learn about the role of themes related to Lithuania within the heritage of the Polish writers of that period, as well as the regional face of positivism, modernism and avant-garde on the territory of the late Grand Principality of Lithuania (press, theater, art). During the analysis of selected works students perfect their skills of critical interpretation of texts and learn about the possibility of applying concepts from other areas of the humanities useful to assess the literary phenomenon. Furthermore, participants will learn about the basics (classic) and new works about the topic of the course with particular emphasis on comparative studies.

As a result a student gains knowledge of the following issues:

1. the methodology of research into the connections in literature and culture, applied to the literature of the second half of nineteenth century andand the first decades in the 20th (status and prospects of research, new works accepted in the literary methods of analysis, descriptions and interpretation of events relevant to the cultural development of Polish and Lithuanian culture in this period);

2. Means of functioning of ideological heritage of “Lithuanian school” of romanticism in Polish literature and art in 1864-1939 period and the trends of its modification in the view of philosophical and aesthetic assumptions of positivism, modernism and avant-garde;

3. the role of the close connection of literature and art (painting, music, theater, photography) in shaping the typical late nineteenth and early twentieth century philosophical and aesthetic attitudes in Polish and Lithuanian culture.

List of topics:
1. Organizational classes – introduction to the topic of of Polish-Lithuanian literary and cultural relations in 1864-1939
2. 1863 Insurrection in Lithuania in literature and painting (M. Konopnicka, J. Biliūnas, A. Grottger, St. Witkiewicz)
3. Lithuania of J. I. Kraszewski
4. Literary travels around Lithuania (K. Tyszkiewicz, Z. Gloger)
5. Stereotype images of Lithuanian and Pole in Polish literature (E. Orzeszkowa, H. Sienkiewicz)
6. J. Mačiulis (Maironis) in contexts of Polish literature and culture
7. Image of Lithuania in Polish popular prose (M. Rodziewiczówna) in contexts of translations
8. Positivism in Lithuania (E. Jeleńska-Dmochowska, M. Pečkauskaitė-Šatrijos Ragana)
9. Polish-Lithaunian artists (the art of the word, paiting, photography in 1864-1939)
10. Kraków and last citizens of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (almanac „Gabija”, J. A. Herbaczewski/ J. A. Herbačiauskas)
11. Young Polish Vilnius ("Żórawce")
12. Polish literary environments and artistic life in Vilnius in the interwar period (regionalism theme in the „Żagary” group poetry)
13. Literary environments and artistic life in Kaunas in the interwar period („Keturi vėjai”, „Trečias frontas”, „Granitas”)

Prerequisites (description)

It is advisable to have attended the following classes: “History Lithuanian literature” on the first-cycle studies.

Course coordinators

Alicja Kitlasz
Inesa Szulska
Joanna Tabor-Książyk

Type of course

General:

obligatory courses

Term 2023Z:

elective monographs

Mode

General:

Classroom

Term 2023Z:

Classroom
Remote learning

Learning outcomes

As a result a student gains knowledge of the following issues:
KNOWLEDGE
- knows and deeply understands the place and importance of philology in relation to other humanities as well as the subject and methodological specificity of Baltic philology
- knows and understands the broadened scope of terminology, theories and research methodologies appropriate for literary studies
- knows and deeply understands research methods appropriate for the history of literature and theory of literature
- knows and understands the extended literary terminology in Polish and in the Baltic languages
- knows and understands advanced methods of analysis, interpretation, evaluation and problematisation appropriate for theories and research schools in the field of literary studies
- knows and deeply understands the topics and ideas of selected authors of Lithuanian and Latvian literatures as well as the dynamics of the development of the historical and literary process within both these literatures
- knows and deeply understands the influence of literary works on the history of Baltic cultures
- knows and deeply understands the role of literary reflection in shaping culture
SKILLS
- can search, analyze, evaluate, select and use information from written and electronic sources and formulate critical judgments on this basis
- is able to independently acquire knowledge and develop research skills, following the guidance of a research supervisor, and undertake activities aimed at developing the skills necessary to manage a future professional career
- integrate knowledge from various humanities and apply it in professional situations
- can read, interpret and analyze literary texts, taking into account the historical and cultural context, as well as scientific texts in the target languages
- is able to interpret and critically analyze selected literary phenomena using original approaches, new achievements of the humanities, in order to determine their meaning, social impact and place in the historical and cultural process
- is able to carry out an advanced analysis of the works of other authors, synthesize various ideas and views, select methods, develop and present the results, allowing for an original approach to a selected issue in the field of philological sciences
- can substantively argue using his own views and the views of other authors, formulate conclusions and create synthetic summaries
- is able to communicate with the use of various communication techniques with specialists in the field of the studied philological discipline and other related humanities disciplines as well as with non-specialists in major languages, as well as popularize knowledge about the Baltic countries and their culture
ATTITUDES/SOCIAL COMPETENCES
- properly assess the importance of the European and national cultural heritage and take steps to preserve it

Assessment criteria

Continuous assessment (preparedness and in-class activity), paper/essay.

Practical placement

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