The key to the culture of the region: literature, art, folklore (I)-"West" 3224-D7KREGNIE

Knowledge: the graduate knows and understands:
K2_W03 in depth the specificity of various cultural models in an anthropological approach (traditional, noble, bourgeois, mass), the processes of their transformation and mutual connections, as well as their emanations in the symbolic and semiotic sphere, i.e., in the realm of culture and art, literature and language, and the history of Western European countries (Reference to the second-degree characteristics of the Polish Qualification Framework typical for qualifications obtained within higher education and science after obtaining a full qualification at level 4: P7S_WG Scope and depth);
K2_W010 understands in depth the principles of operation of institutions of culture and national heritage; is familiar with contemporary cultural life and its entanglements in the political and social discourses of Western European countries (Reference to the second-degree characteristics of the Polish Qualification Framework typical for qualifications obtained within higher education and science after obtaining a full qualification at level 4: P7S_WG Scope and depth; P7S_WK Context/conditions, effects).
Skills: the graduate is able to:
K2_U01 search for, select, analyse and use necessary information from various sources, including foreign-language ones, in unpredictable conditions (Reference to the second-degree characteristics of the Polish Qualification Framework typical for qualifications obtained within higher education and science after obtaining a full qualification at level 4: P7S_UW Using knowledge / problems solved and tasks performed);
K2_U05 conduct a critical in-depth analysis of cultural products characteristic of a given era in the development of Western Europe; recognize different types of cultural products of these countries, conduct their critical in-depth analysis, distinguish different perspectives on the development of culture, being aware of the existence of differences in cultural identities and context (Reference to the second-degree characteristics of the Polish Qualifications Framework typical for qualifications obtained within higher education and science after obtaining a full qualification at level 4: P7S_UW Utilizing knowledge/ solving problems and performing tasks).
Social competencies: the graduate is ready to:
K2_K01 critically evaluate possessed knowledge, continuously improve and supplement acquired knowledge (Reference to the second-degree characteristics of the Polish Qualifications Framework typical for qualifications obtained within higher education and science after obtaining a full qualification at level 4: P7S_UO Work organization / planning and teamwork; P7S_UU Learning / planning one's own development and the development of others; P7S_KK);
K2_K05 active participation in cultural life, organizing it and using its various forms (Reference to the characteristics of the second level of the Polish Qualifications Framework typical for qualifications obtained within higher education and science after obtaining a full qualification at level 4: P7S_KO).

The classes are in the form of a lecture combined with a seminar. In addition to ongoing preparation for classes (reading assigned texts and studies), a presentation on a topic assigned by the instructor is also planned.
The course concludes with an oral graded assessment.
A condition for being admitted to the course assessment is mandatory attendance at classes in accordance with the Study Regulations at WLS.
The assessment will include verification of knowledge from the material discussed during classes throughout the semester.
The final grade for the course is comprised of:
- activity during classes (30%)
- work – PowerPoint presentation and a paper version of the text (30%)
- assessment answer – 3 questions (40%).
Grading scale:
0%-49% - 2
50%-60% - 3
61%-70% - 3+
71%-80% - 4
81%-90% - 4+
91%-100% - 5
Additional knowledge - 5+

Karol Modzelewski: „Barbarzyńska Europa”, Warszawa 2004,
Peter Hether „Imperia i barbarzyńcy” Migracje i narodziny Europy”, Poznań 2012
Julia M. H. Smith „Europa po Rzymie. Historia kulturowa lat 500-1000. Nowe ujęcie”, Kraków 2008
Norman Davies: Europa, Kraków 2012
Jerzy Kłoczowski „Nasza tysiącletnia Europa”, Warszawa 2010
Friedrich Prinz „Niemcy. Narodziny państwa. Celtowie-Rzymianie-Germanie”, Warszawa 2007
Czesław Karolak, Wojciech Kunicki, Hubert Orłowski: Dzieje kultury niemieckiej”, Warszawa 2006,
Ernst Robert Curtius „Literatura europejska i łacińskie średniowiecze”, Kraków 1997,
Jaques le Goff „Inteiigencja w wiekach średnich”, Warszawa 1966
Aron Guriewicz „Problemy średniowiecznej kultury ludowej”, Warszawa 1987
Herfried Muenkler „Mity Niemców”, Warszawa 2013
Marian Szyrocki „Dzieje literatury niemieckiej”, t. 1, Warszawa 1969
„Historia świadomości europejskiej”, wybór i oprac. Antoine Ariakowsky, Kraków 2019
Georges Duby „Czasy katedr”, Warszawa 1986

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