Spring 2027

Love and Death: Introduction to Polish Literature & Culture

Introduction to Polish literature and culture examining major traditions, narratives, and ideas from their beginnings to World War II through close reading and historical analysis.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.62 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.26 GPA, 56.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.80 GPA, 88.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • identify and describe the main characteristics of various literary and cultural texts in Polish (and European) culture;

  • define major themes, concepts, events, and ideas that shape Poland’s literary and cultural history;

  • analyze literary texts in their historical context using basic tools of literary analysis (genres, critical concepts, etc.)

  • develop, compare, and effectively express ideas about literary texts and their underlying semantic structures;

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.62 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.26 GPA, 56.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.80 GPA, 88.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Christianity, Sarmatism, Romanticism, and Modernity as paradigms in Polish culture.
  • Close reading and analysis of literary and cultural texts in historical context.

Skills

  • Identify and describe characteristics of Polish and European literary and cultural texts.
  • Define major themes, concepts, events, and ideas shaping Poland's literary and cultural history.
  • Analyze literary texts in historical context using genres and critical concepts.
  • Develop, compare, and express ideas about literary texts and their semantic structures.

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Dataset & model

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