Polish media in the twentieth century 2700-L-DM-Z2PRXX
According to the adopted methodology, each student will have to work on one chosen topic during one semester on the basis of reference books and on the basis of their own library search. First semester will cover topics connected with the system of the press, selected types of periodicals, Polish broadcasting during the interwar period and with the works of the distinguished journalists of that period. The second part will focus on ideological and political instrumentalization of the media in Polish People’s Republic, the role and significance of Polish speaking broadcasting stations and on alternative press circulation- in exile and in the country. Evaluation of broadcasting and television program in Poland will be a separate issue.
Student’s individual work:
Seminar= 60 h
Individual preparation for the seminar
2,5 h per week. = 75 h
Preparation to get the credit for the seminar = 150 h
Total time = 285 h
Type of course
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
Students should know about characteristic features of the mass media systems during the interwar period and in the period of the Polish People’s Republic. They should also be aware of political, legal, economic and cultural conditions which govern functioning of Polish mass media. They must also know the achievements of the distinguished 20th century journalists.
Skills
Student should be able to give characteristics of particular types of periodicals, to distinguish between political and program choices of editorial offices. They should be able to list and explain the examples of political instrumentalization of media in the 20th century.
Other competencies
Student should be aware that tradition and culture of journalism is continuous despite the changing historical and political conditions.
Assessment criteria
Students will be evaluated on the basis of their active participation during the seminar. Their elaboration on one chosen topic per semester will be evaluated both in terms of its content and the used methodology.
Practical placement
Lack-of
Bibliography
A.Paczkowski Prasa codzienna Warszawy 1918-1939, Warszawa 1983
W. P Szymański, Od metafory do heroizmu. Z dziejów czasopism literackich w dwudziestoleciu międzywojennym. Kraków 1967
R.Habielski, Niezłomni, nieprzejednani.Emigracyjne „Wiadomości” i ich krąg (1940-1981),Warszawa 1991
E. Berberiusz, Książe z Maisons Laffite. Gdańsk 1995
Rafał Habielski, Polityczna historia mediów w Polsce w XX wieku, Warszawa 2009
A.Kozieł, Za chwilę dalszy ciąg programu… Telewizja polska czterech dekad, Warszawa 2003
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