Spring 2027

History and Ethics on Film: Polish Cinema

Examines Polish cinematic tradition from the Polish Film School to the present, probing the ethical and existential dimensions of key works, themes, and creators.

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Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.47 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.73 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • understand the idea of film as an art form engaged in ethical problems

  • identify, analyze, and evaluate ways through which films address and attempt to resolve ethical challenges

  • analyze films from the ethical perspective using a variety of critical methodologies

  • recognize and explain the central themes and developments of Polish cinematic tradition

  • discuss film’s position in Poland’s shifting social, cultural, and political landscape

  • develop, compare, and effectively express ideas about films and their underlying semantic structures

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.47 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.73 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Polish cinematic tradition from the Polish Film School to the present.
  • Ethical and existential dimensions of Polish cinema.
  • Individual identity crises and moral integrity in shifting frameworks.

Skills

  • Analyze and evaluate how films address ethical challenges using critical methodologies.
  • Recognize and explain central themes and developments in Polish cinematic tradition.
  • Discuss film's position within Poland's shifting social, cultural, and political landscape.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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