History of Polish Folk Song and Dance Ensembles 3106-HPZ-OG

The course is designed for students whose research interests
revolve around folk music, dance, Polish culture, and cultural
transformations resulting from political changes. Due to the
topics covered, which intersect the fields of art studies and
cultural studies, the course is interdisciplinary.
The introduction to this course will be a brief lecture on the
genesis of song and dance ensembles, the cultural context in
which they were formed, and the transformations they have
undergone over the years. Subsequent meetings will take the
form of seminars, where students, based on assigned readings,
will have the opportunity for critical analysis of the tradition
of presenting folklore on stage, the social and political
functions that ensembles have served in different periods,
models of presenting folklore and song and dance ensembles
in various cultural texts (films, debates), and the
contemporary methods of promoting these artistic initiatives.
Students will also consider the roles of the amateur movement
in the protection of cultural heritage and the search for
identity. The culmination of the course will be attending a
selected concert or performance by a folk or folkloric
ensemble and writing a review of the event through the lens
of the knowledge acquired.
The objective of the course is to broaden the research
perspective of students engaged in the study of music, dance,
and Polish culture, as well as to develop their ability to
articulate substantive statements, present their arguments,
and enhance their erudition.

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Classroom

Course coordinators

Izabela Andrzejak
Mariusz Gradowski

Learning outcomes

- KW09 – possesses basic knowledge about institutions of
musical culture and is oriented in contemporary musical life.
- KU04 - able to recognize various types of musical culture
artifacts and conduct their critical analysis and interpretation
using appropriate methods to determine their meanings,
social impact, and their place in the socio-cultural process.
- KK02 - participates in cultural life, utilizing various media
and its different forms.

Assessment criteria

To pass the course, adequate attendance is required (two
absences are allowed). There is an opportunity to make up for
absences. The evaluation will consider diligence in reading the
suggested literature and substantive activity during the
classes. For the course completion, students will be tasked
with writing a review of a selected concert/performance of

any folk or folkloric ensemble.

Bibliography

Andrzejak I., Taniec ludowy jako narzędzie socjalistycznej
propagandy na przykładzie filmu „Zimna wojna” Pawła
Pawlikowskiego w: Dziennikarstwo i Media t. 15, red. M.
Rydlewski, Uniwersytet Wrocławski, Wrocław 2021, s. 37 –

49.
Hliniak K., Czy potrzebne nam jest polskie dziedzictwo
taneczne? W: Studia Choreologica vol. XIII, red. U. Loba-
Wilgocka, Instytut Choreologii w Poznaniu, Polskie Forum
Choreologiczne, Poznań 2012, s. 245 – 246.
Kubinowski D., Etnopedagogia taneczna w okresie
transformacji, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-
Skłodowskiej, Lublin 2002, s. 40 – 58 (Zmiana modelu
instytucjonalnej działalności kulturanej w Polsce; Od
demokratyzacji kultury do demokratyzacji kulturalnej; Od
zamkniętego centralizmu do otwartej decentralizacji; Od
ideologizacji i aksjologizacji do autonomii idei i wartości; Od
instrumentalizacji kultury do autentyczności w kulturze; Od
pracy kulturalno – oświatowej do animacji kultury), s. 85 – 89
(Istota folkloru tanecznego; Folklor taneczny: treść i zakres
pojęcia; Folklor taneczny jako element chłopskiej kultury
tradycyjnej), s. 107 – 120 (Oblicza i funkcje folkloryzmu
tanecznego; Folkloryzm taneczny: treść i zakres pojęcia;
Współczesne uzasadnienia kulturowe folkloryzmu tanecznego;
Główne nurty tanecznego ruchu folklorystycznego; Sceniczne
adaptacje folkloru tanecznego: od rekonstrukcji do styliacji).
Łosakiewicz J., Teperek R., Raport o tańcu ludowym w: I
kongres tańca. Raport, red. J. Hoczyk, J. Szymajda, Instytut
Muzyki i Tańca, Warszawa 2011, s. 151 – 186.
Nowak T., Tańce narodowe jako forma edukacji. Środowisko
warszawskie w XX w. w: Taniec w Warszawie – społeczeństwo,
edukacja, kultura, red. H. Raszewska-Kursa, Centrum Sztuki
Tańca w Warszawie, Warszawa 2018, s. 212 – 222.

Additional information

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