Culture of the countries of the region in the European context – Belarus, Lithuania, Poland 3224-D3KKReurBLP
The following issues are discussed during the classes:
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania from a Belarusian perspective.
Poles and the Lithuanian national movement (late 19th and early 20th century).
Cultural life in Vilnius during the interwar period – selected issues.
The north-eastern voivodeships of the Second Polish Republic through the lens of Jan Bułhak.
The Krajowcy – advocates of compromise or followers of utopia?
The Belarusian National Movement in Vilnius before World War I.
The Fate of the Belarusian Intelligentsia in the Interwar Period in the BSSR.
The Experience of World War II (Based on Selected Memoirs).
Longing for a Small Homeland (Based on Selected Literary Works).
Czesław Miłosz and Tomas Venclova.
Youth Resistance Movements in the BSSR, LSSR, and the Polish People's Republic in the 1980s. An Attempt at Characterization.
Debunking Myths and Prejudice – the Contemporary Face of Lithuanian-Polish Relations.
Contemporary National Movements in Belarus.
Contemporary Lithuanian and Polish Culture in the Context of the European Union.
Classes are conducted in the form of discussions on assigned texts or material presented by the lecturer/students, constituting a source of reflection on the specificity of the culture of Belarus/Lithuania/Poland in the context of European culture.
Student workload includes:
Classroom participation – 30 hours (1 ECTS)
Preparing for classes – 30 hours (1 ECTS)
Preparation for oral examination – 30 hours (1 ECTS)
Mode
Learning outcomes
Knowledge: the graduate knows and understands:
- at an advanced level, the specificity of various cultural models from an anthropological perspective, the processes of their transformation and interrelationships, as well as their manifestations in the symbolic and semiotic spheres, i.e. in the realm of culture and art, literature and history of Belarus, Lithuania and Poland (K_W03)
- at an advanced level, the history and contemporary situation of Belarus, Lithuania and Poland, the relations between Belarus/Lithuania/Poland culture and the cultures of European countries, and issues related to the specific nature of Central and Eastern European culture, with particular emphasis on cultural processes and phenomena in the context of social and political changes (K_W04)
- at an advanced level, the European and global context of cultural processes – is able to apply this knowledge in relation to culture, as well as political, social and economic phenomena in Belarus/Lithuania/Poland at every stage of their development (K_W05)
-at an advanced level, the broadly understood intercultural context; has knowledge about humans as entities constructing social structures and cultural products, is aware of the principles of their functioning and the resulting differences in the perception of social life by representatives of different nationalities, ideological and religious groups, and minorities (K_W07).
Skills: graduates are able to:
- search for, select, analyse and use the information they need from various sources (K_U01)
- formulate and analyse research problems, select research methods and tools, and conduct simple research in the field of cultural studies and related disciplines concerning Belarus/Lithuania/Poland under the supervision of a research supervisor (K_U02)
- develop their research skills, independently acquire knowledge with the support of a supervisor; skilfully formulate thoughts and present research results in oral or written form (K_U03)
- use theoretical approaches, research paradigms and concepts specific to cultural studies in typical professional situations (K_U04)
- conduct a critical analysis of cultural products specific to a given era in the development of Belarus/Lithuania/Poland; recognise different types of Belarus/Lithuania/Poland cultural products, analyse them, distinguish between different perspectives on the development of the country's culture, being aware of the existence of cultural identity differences and context (K_U05)
- refer to the acquired knowledge and use it in typical professional statements concerning the history and present day of Belarus/Lithuania/Poland, as well as the specificity of the region as a whole in a global context, construct them logically, referring to the positions of other participants in these communication situations (K_U06)
- independently prepare a written and oral statement, in Polish and a foreign language, on selected topics in the field of cultural theory and issues related to Belarus/Lithuania/Poland, and present the results of their work to the group (K_U08).
Social competences: graduates are prepared to:
- critically evaluate their knowledge, continuously learn and supplement their knowledge of Belarus/Lithuania/Poland culture (K_K01)
- communicate effectively and live in society, including in a society that is culturally different from their own, work in a team, cope with typical professional situations, verify their views through factual discussion and evaluate their knowledge (K_K02)
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 methods and criteria
The course ends with an assessment of the knowledge acquired by students during the course. Classes will be conducted in the form of discussions on assigned readings or material presented by the lecturer. Active participation in the discussion means substantive participation in at least 50% of the classes. The oral examination will consist of two questions randomly selected by the student from the material discussed in class during the semester.
The final grade will be based on:
Substantive participation in class discussions (25%).
Oral assessment (75%).
Grading scale:
0%-49% - 2
50%-60% - 3
61%-70% - 3+
71%-80% - 4
81%-90% - 4+
91%-100% - 5
Additional knowledge - 5+
Bibliography
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Bułhak. Fotografia, oprac. zbiorowe, Olszanica 2021.
Cat-Mackiewicz S., Myśl w obcęgach. Studia nad psychologią społeczeństwa Sowietów, Kraków 2012.
Jaruzelski J., Stanisław Cat-Mackiewicz 1896-1966. Wilno-Londyn-Warszawa, Warszawa 1994.
Kałamajska-Saeed M., Ostra Brama w Wilnie, Warszawa 1990.
Kiaupa Z., Kiaupienė J., Kuncevičius A., Historia Litwy. Od czasów najdawniejszych do 1795 roku, Warszawa 2008.
Łossowski P., Litwa, Warszawa 2001.
Mackiewicz J., Nie trzeba głośno mówić, Londyn 2017.
Miłosz Cz., Dolina Issy,
Mironowicz E., Białoruś, Warszawa 1999.
Ochmański J., Historia Litwy, Wrocław-Warszawa-Kraków 1990.
Solak Z., Między Polską a Litwą. Życie i działalność Michała Römera 1880-1920, Kraków 2004.
Świat NIEpożegnany. Żydzi na dawnych ziemiach wschodnich Rzeczypospolitej w XVIII-XX wieku, red. K. Jasiewicz, Warszawa 2004.
Venclova T., Litwa, ojczyzna moja, Kraków 2024.
Source texts and studies will be verified on an ongoing basis by the lecturer.
Additional information
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