LIVING AT THE END OF TIMES: CONTEMPORARY POLISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE

Name: LIVING AT THE END OF TIMES: CONTEMPORARY POLISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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LITTRANS/SLAVIC 361

과목 설명

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?

선수과목

LITTRANS/SLAVIC 215 or SLAVIC 111

충족 요건

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

학점

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개설 시기

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평점

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변화 계산 불가

수료율

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학급 규모

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과거 데이터 대비 변화 없음

Cumulative Grade Distribution

강사 (2026 Summr)

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유사 과목

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Vocabulary reinforced through literature, film and journalism. Readings and discussions related to issues of contemporary Polish society. Continued work on grammar and vocabulary with written exercises and compositions.

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SLAVIC 246

The swift collapse of communist regimes across Central and Eastern Europe came as a surprise to both their opponents and political clients. How did culture mediate the experience of this political, social, and economic revolution? How does the experience of communism shape the historiography, identity, and vision(s) of the future of the affected nations? What is the condition of postcommunism? These are some of the questions we will be exploring as we examine Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, and South Slavic literature in translation and cinema from the decades following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

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SLAVIC 231

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Intensive study of major writers such as Kochanowski, Krasicki, and Mickiewicz.