Living at the End of Times: Contemporary Polish Literature and Culture
Examines contemporary Polish literature, film, and culture as they navigate the post-communist era, the Solidarity movement, and the forging of new collective identities in Poland and East-Central Europe.
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What you’ll be able to do
identify and define major themes, concepts, events, and ideas that shape Poland’s cultural history since 1989
develop, compare, and effectively express ideas about various cultural texts and their underlying semantic structures
demonstrate an understanding of contemporary cultural, social, and political issues that shape collective identities in Poland and, more broadly, East-Central Europe
apply the concepts learned in classroom to select contemporary debates in Polish culture and society
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The collapse of communism and the posthumous triumph of the Solidarity movement started a new era in Polish culture. However, living in "posthistory" comes with its own set of problems. Examine contemporary Polish literature, film, and other cultural forms as they struggle with the country's turbulent past while trying to forge new collective identities for the future. How does culture mediate our relationship with the past? How does it help us understand the present and prepare for the future?
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- Collapse of communism and the Solidarity movement
- Contemporary Polish literature, film, and cultural forms
- Culture's mediation of relationships with the past, present, and future
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- Identify and define major themes, concepts, events, and ideas in Poland's cultural history since 1989
- Develop, compare, and express ideas about cultural texts and their semantic structures
- Understand contemporary cultural, social, and political issues shaping collective identities in Poland and East-Central Europe
- Apply classroom concepts to contemporary debates in Polish culture and society
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