Cultural problems of the countries of the region - Russia 3224-D2PKKRROS
The purpose of the class is to show the peculiarities of Russia's culture to the 20th centuries, the factors that shape its specificity and those that determine its complexity and heterogeneity. The various aspects of culture are discussed by the prism of selected problems, phenomena and processes of society, national, ethnic, ethnolinguist, literary, artistic and ideological, perceived here in terms of their influence on the shape of culture. All of these shots are to be adopted as a source of the anthropological perspective of the categories and methods of description and analysis of the cultural planes in question. The issues raised are also presented in the context of problems characteristic of the whole of Central and Eastern Europe.
The Student in the course develops his research skills, learns to acquire knowledge independently, using the support of a scientific supervisor.
The following topics will be discussed during the classes:
The image of the world of pagan culture in the oral folk creations.
Christianity as a cultural choice and the meaning of the church schisms in the literature of old-believers.
Polemics around the Russian baroque culture and the Russian activists of the Enlightenment.
Libertine ideas in Russian literature and philosophy 19th century.
Russian intelligence and Liberal-democratic culture in the second 19th century.
Realism in the Art of Russian 19th century.
Philosophical and theoretic sources of the culture of the "Silver Age". The identity of the Russian Revolution of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Modernist trends in Russian art and architecture.
Culture and Russian literature on the revolution.
The Great Patriotic War in literature and visual arts.
Socrealism in writing, painting, sculpture, architecture, music and film.
Literary images of the agrum and the mainstream of fiscal literature.
Russian dissidents and the cultural process.
Pieriestrojka and literary process in Russia.
Russian cultural landscape after the 1991 year:
- The phenomenon of "women's prose": Years 90.,
- The role of cultural codes in the writing of Postmodernism.
Student workload includes:
Classroom participation – 30 hours (1 ECTS)
Preparing for classes – 30 hours (1 ECTS)
Preparation for the oral exam – 30 hours (1 ECTS)
Course coordinators
Mode
Learning outcomes
Knowledge: the graduate knows and understands:
-at an advanced level the specificity of various anthropological models of culture (traditional, noble, bourgeois, mass), evaluates the processes of their transformation and interrelationships, and interprets their manifestations in the symbolic and semiotic domains, including culture, art, literature, and the historical contexts of Russia (K_W03)
- at an advanced level, the student comprehensively investigates the history and contemporary realities of Russia, synthesizes historical issues, concepts, and ideas concerning the demarcation of Central and Eastern Europe as a region, and assesses cultural processes and phenomena in relation to social and political changes (K_W04)
-at an advanced level, the student examines the formation of national, religious, socio-political, and economic relations in the Central and Eastern European context (K_W06)
-at an advanced understanding of the broadly understood intercultural context; has knowledge of humans as entities constructing social structures and cultural products, and is aware of the principles of their functioning (K_W07)
- at advanced level understanding of the principles governing the operation of cultural institutions and national heritage, and is familiar with contemporary cultural life and its entanglements in political and social discourses in the Russia (K_W10).
Skills: the graduate is able to:
- search for, select, analyse and use necessary information from various sources (K_U01)
- independently formulate and critically assess research questions, select and apply appropriate qualitative and/or quantitative research methodologies, and conduct supervised research projects within cultural studies and cognate disciplines focused on Central and Eastern Europe (K_U02)
- develop their research skills, independently acquire knowledge with the support of a research supervisor; skillfully formulate thoughts, and present research results in the form of oral or written statements (of various types) (K_U03)
- conduct a critical analysis of cultural products specific to a given era in the development of Russia; recognize different types of cultural products of Central and Eastern European countries, analyze them, distinguish different perspectives on the development of culture, being aware of the existence of differences in cultural identities and context (K_U05)
- independently prepare a written and oral statement in Polish and a foreign language on selected topics in the field of literature and present the results of their work to the group (K_U08).
Social competences: the graduate is prepared to:
- critical assessment of existing knowledge, continuous learning and supplementing acquired knowledge and skills (K_K01)
- effective communication and living in society, including in a culturally diverse society, working in a team, coping with typical professional situations, verifying one's views through factual discussion and evaluating one's knowledge (K_K02)
- participating in cultural life, enjoying its various forms, as well as initiating activities in society and presenting tasks in an accessible form, including using information technology (K_U05).
Assessment criteria
I. The organization of classes:
1) Attendance at all classes, covered by the plan, shall be compulsory.
2) It is not possible to have a resit if the reason of failing the credit was noncompliance with the requirement to participate in them. In such a case a student can be conditionally registered in an successive stage of study and can repeat the failed course.
3) In case of 30 hours in semester, 2 absences without justifying are acceptable. Missed classes must be made up in accordance with the requirements of the lecturer. The requirements are provided by the lecturer during the first class.
II. Assessment Criteria:
The final grade is composed of:
Substantive participation in classes (25%)
Presentation on a topic assigned by the lecturer (25%)
Final oral statement (50%)
Grading system:
99 – 100% - 5 (excellent)
93 - 98% - 5 (very good)
87 - 92% - 4,5 (fairly good)
77 - 86% - 4 (good)
71 - 76% - 3,5 (satisfactory plus)
60 - 70% - 3 (satisfactory)
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Fast P., Realizm socjalistyczny w literaturze rosyjskiej, Kraków 2003.
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Supa W., Z kręgu problemów prozy rosyjskiej końca 20-początku 21 wieku. Tematy i konwencje, Białystok 2018.
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Source texts and studies will be verified on an ongoing basis by the lecturer.