Material and Spiritual Culture of Victorian England - MA Seminar 4 3301-KBS4BA

For student entering in 2023/24
Knowledge:
K_W01 - Identify and characterize on an advanced level the place and status of literary and culture studies within the humanities
K_W02-Describe on an advanced level the current trends in literary and cultural studies research within English studies
K_W04 - Characterize on an advanced level the principles of research design in literary and culture studies with special focus on the application of methods and tools in formulating research problems

Skills:
K_U01-Apply advanced terminology and notions pertinent to the discipline (literary studies, culture and religion studies) K_U02 -
K_U03 - Apply knowledge obtained during the course of studies to account for and solve a problem, thereby completing a research task related to the discipline literary studies and/or culture and religion studies
K_U04-Analyze linguistic, literary and cultural phenomena and draw generalizations on their basis in the context of societal, historical and economic factors on an advanced level
K_U06 -Find information in various sources and critically assess its usefulness for research related to the topic of the MA project
K_U07-Use modern technology in the process of learning and communicating with academic teachers, colleagues, representatives of various institutions and fellow participants in classes and projects, applying various channels and techniques of communication
K_U09-Present knowledge in a coherent, precise and linguistically correct manner in English on level C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, ensuring an appropriate register and form
K_U11-Design one’s own development

Competences:
K_K02-Apply knowledge and skills obtained during the course of studies to undertake lifelong learning, as well as personal and professional development
K_K03-Take responsibility for performing one’s professional duties, with due respect for the work of others, obey and develop the ethical norms in professional and academic settings related to the disciplines included on the curriculum of English studies
K_K04-Assess critically one’s own knowledge and skills related to the studies

For students entering before 2022/23
Knowledge
Students:
- know appropriate methodology,
- know the most important theories of cultural studies within the field of English studies,
- learn about the social structures of Victorian England,
- are aware of ethical norms in scholarship.

Skills
Students:
- can identify a research theme,
- can use the methodology of cultural studies,
- develop the skill of oral and written communication in English,
- can write a coherent scholarly essay,
- can find and use academic sources.

Competences
Students:
- are ready to take responsibility for their work,
- are conscious participants of culture.

Preparation of MA thesis.

Primary sources - exceprts from texts by above-mentioned authors.
Secondary sources:
1. Banach, Andrzej, O kiczu. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1968.
2. Briggs, Asa, Victorian Things. Sutton History Classics.
3. Hillier, Bevis, Greetings from Christmas Past. London: Herbert Press, 1982.
4. Houghton, Walter E., The Victorian Frame of Mind. New Haven and London: Yale U.P., 1976.
5. Flanders, Judith, The Victorian House. London: Harper Collins Press, 2003.
6. Mitchell, Sally, Daily Life in Victorian England. London: Greenwood Press, 1996.
7. Picard, Lisa, Victorian London: the Tale of a City 1840-1870. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2006.
8. Sweet, Matthew, Inventing the Victorians. London: Faber and Faber, 2001.

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