Fall 2026

History and Ethics on Film: Polish Cinema

Examines Polish cinematic tradition from the Polish Film School to the present, exploring ethical and existential dimensions of heroism and identity.

offering recorded3 credits

Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Lukasz Wodzynski

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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).

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Course details

Credits3 credits

Typically offeredNot Applicable

Subjects

Slavic (Slavic Languages)

About this course

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

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SLAVIC 231

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Professors

Fall 2026

Lukasz Wodzynski

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).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

LUKASZ WODZYNSKI is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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Section	Mode	Enrolled / capacity	Waitlist
LEC 001	Classroom Instruction	10 / 30	0

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Student experience

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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).

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Topics

Heroism and moral frameworks
Individual identity
Representation of reality
The 'good life'
Polish Film School and contemporary cinema
Selfhood and moral integrity

Skills

Examination of Polish cinematic tradition
Exploration of key works, themes, and creators
Probing ethical and existential dimensions
Analysis of identity and moral integrity challenges

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SLAVIC 231 · Fall 2026

History and Ethics on Film: Polish Cinema

Recorded 2026-09-07

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