Ukraine and Europe (history, culture, literature) 3222-UE2K-OG

The aim of the course is to provide students with in-depth knowledge of avant-garde tendencies and trends in European literature and art of the 20th century (1900-1939). The term avant-garde (French avant garde - "advance guard") is understood here broadly, as a set of artistic tendencies cutting themselves off from tradition, the aim of which is to create their own world, and not to imitate reality (rejection of mimesis), searching for original ideological and artistic solutions and own language of expression.

The classes will be devoted to the analysis of selected literary texts, works of art, ballet, cinema and music.

Student workload:
30 hours - preparation for classes – 1 ECTS
30 hours – project preparation – 1 ECTS
30 hours – preparation for the exam/pass – 1 ECTS

Type of course

general courses

Prerequisites (description)

The course is in English. The aim of the course is to provide students with in-depth knowledge of avant-garde tendencies and trends in European literature and art of the 20th century (1900-1939). T

Course coordinators

Lidia Stefanowska

Mode

Classroom

Learning outcomes

fter completing the item:
The student is ready to critically evaluate the received content (S2_K01)
The student is ready to recognize the importance of knowledge in solving cognitive and practical problems (S2_K02)
The student knows and understands in-depth the theory and research methodology regarding the avant-garde in European art and literature of the early 20th century (S2_W02)
The student is able to independently acquire knowledge in the field of Ukrainian literature and selected literatures from other countries of Central and Eastern Europe, conduct research work, following the instructions of the academic supervisor (S2_U03)
The student is ready to critically evaluate the received content (S2_K01)
The student is ready to recognize the importance of knowledge in solving cognitive and practical problems (S2_K02)

Assessment criteria

Teaching methods providing: description, explanation, discussion, talk.
Search teaching methods: exercises based on the use of various sources of knowledge (film, photographs, texts, audio recordings), analysis of source texts.
Working methods: group work, debate

Bibliography

Theory of the Avant-Garde, 1974.
Matei Calinescu, Five Faces of Modernity, 1987.
Fiction’s Many Worlds, Charles E.May ed., 1993.
Twentieth-century French Literature, Harry T. Moore ed., vol.1, 1966.
Concepts of Modern Art, 3rd edition, 1993.
Alan Bowness, Modern European Art, 1985.
Camilla Gray, The Russian Experiment in Art 1963-1922, 1986.
Kazimir Malevich, Suprematism, 34 Drawings
Vaclav Nijensky, “Diaries”
Sergey Diaghlev, “Excerpts from Writings”

The Idea of Europe. From Antiquity to the European Union, A. Pagden (ed.), Cambridge Uniersity Press an Woodrow Wilson Center Press, Cambridge UK-Washington D.C. 2002.

The Invention of Tradition, E. J. Hobsbawm and T. Ranger (eds.) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK 1993.

Awangarda w perspektywie postmodernizmu, Grzegorz Dziamski, red.

Ilnytzkyj, Oleh S. Ukrainian Futurism, 1914-1930. A Historical and Critical Study. Harvard Ukrainian Press, 1997. (Переклад на українську мову: Український футуризм, Київ 1997.)
Shkandrij, Myroslav. Modernists, Marxists and the Nation. The Ukrainian Literary Discussion of the 1920s. CIUS, Edmonton 1992.

Notes

Term 2024L:

Required knowledge of English at a minimum level. B2.

Additional information

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