Current topics in Ukrainian literature 3222-30ATLU1K-NW
The classes discuss the most current phenomena in Ukrainian literature at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, such as the specificity of postmodernist trends in Ukraine, literature in the age of digitalisation (electronic forms of literature, virtual literary events, graphic novels and comics as a form of literary text). We will also look at the role of the media in promoting literature.
Student workload:
contact hours (in class) – 30 hours
class preparation – 30 hours
presentation preparation – 10 hours
exam preparation – 20 hours
Total: 90 hours – 3 ECTS
If it is not possible to conduct classes on university premises, classes shall be held with the aid of distance learning tools, most likely Zoom, Google Meet, or others recommended by the University of Warsaw.
Course coordinators
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Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student:
knows and understands the media context of Ukrainian literature and contemporary forms of literature (K1_W07)
is able to search for, critically analyse and evaluate, select and use information on Ukrainian literature (K1_U03)
will be able to use theoretical approaches specific to Ukrainian literature (K1_U04)
will be able to formulate and solve a research task in the field of Ukrainian literary studies (K1_U06)
will be ready to critically evaluate their knowledge and the content they receive ( K1_K01)
Assessment criteria
Written exam.
Requirements for admission to the exam:
- class attendance,
- systematic preparation of the assigned material for classes,
- presentation.
Assessment components:
- continuous, formative assessment (ongoing preparation for classes, active participation) – 15%
- in-class presentation – 15%
- exam – 70%
The course concludes with a written exam, where the assessment criteria are presented in the form of percentage thresholds.
98%–100% – 5! (very good grade with an exclamation mark)
91%–97% – 5 (very good grade)
84%–90% – 4+ (good plus grade)
76%–83% – 4 (good grade)
68%–75% – 3+ (satisfactory plus grade)
60%–67% – 3 (satisfactory grade)
Students are allowed two unexcused absences (out of 30 hours); each subsequent absence requires an excuse. The lecturer decides whether an absence is excused.
The form of credit for classes from which the student was absent is determined by the lecturer.
Exceeding the number of excused and unexcused absences in 50% of classes may constitute grounds for failing the course.
Bibliography
Class materials prepared by the lecturer.
M. Janusiewicz, Literatura doby Internetu. Interaktywność i multimedialność tekstu.
P. Sienkiewicz Poszukiwanie Golema: o cybernetyce i cybernetykach, Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Warszawa 1988.
102 Zob. J. Kossecki, Cybernetyka kultury, PIW, Warszawa 1974.
P. Zawojski, Cyberkultura. Syntopia sztuki, nauki i technologii.