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HISTORY AND ETHICS ON FILM: POLISH CINEMA

SLAVIC 231
Course Description

What constitutes heroism in the absence of universally shared moral frameworks? Who are we as individuals? What responsibility do we have for the way we represent reality to ourselves and to others? What constitutes "good life"? Engage with these questions and examine Polish cinematic tradition from the so-called Polish Film School to the present. Explore key works, themes, and creators of Polish cinema, and probe the ethical and existential dimensions these films open up. Consider various challenges faced by individuals when they lose connection to social, national, political, religious, and existential frameworks that used to define their identity, along with the strategies -- successful or not -- for maintaining one's selfhood and moral integrity in such crises

Prerequisites

None

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.46

6.11% from Historical

Completion Rate
92.86%

1.84% from Historical

A Rate
71.43%

34.92% from Historical

Class Size
14

-17.65% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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