PJ_72 Lectures on Contemporary Poland I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Katarzyna Alicja Barna Krawczyk, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Daniel Fukala (lecturer)
Mgr. Justyna Ewelina Klorek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomasz Kluz (lecturer)
Mgr. Monika Maciejewska, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika Něničková (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Przywara, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Monika Vrbovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Timetable
Wed 15:00–16:35 zruseno C21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Two-semester lecture series is focused on contemporary Poland. The aim of the course is to introduce students to the development of contemporary Polish society, historical and cultural background, Polish traditions and habits and Polish perceptions of Europe and the world. The lectures deal with the questions of Polish language, literature, culture, art, social life, Polish-Czech relations, etc. The course is intended not only for the students of Polish studies, but mainly for students of other subjects, who are interested to become familiar with selected aspects of social, cultural and scientific life in contemporary Poland. At the end of the course, students will be able to understand the issues and to explain current events in Poland.
Syllabus
  • 1. Poles in Brno and South Moravia from the Middle Ages to the present (R. Madecki)
  • 2. Polish-Czech language stereotypes (K. Krawczyk)
  • 3. The tradition of alcohol in Poland - Past and Present (M. Maciejewska)
  • 4. The importance of Poland in the world in the past and present (M. Przywara)
  • 5. Czech-Polish language contacts in the past and present (R. Madecki)
  • 6. The phenomenon of 'disco polo' (M. Hornová)
  • 7. Poland is not only home of Poles and Catholics: ethnic minorities and religious diversity of present-day Poland and the diversity of Polish borderlands (M. Przybylski)
  • 8. The current situation in Polish visual arts (T. Kluz)
  • 9. Polish national sports (J. Klorek)
  • 10. The influence and role of the Catholic Church in Poland today (D. Fukala)
  • 11. Why the Czech language makes Poles laugh? (V. Neničková)
Literature
  • Madecki, Roman - Štěpán, Ludvík (eds.). Poláci v Brně / Polacy w Brnie a na jižní Moravě. Brno: Středoevropské centum slovanských studií, 2008. 286 s. ISBN80-86735-13-3.
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo (ed.). Klíčové problémy slovanských areálů. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009, 126 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5010-5. info
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo, Jiří GAZDA, Katerina KEDRON, Pavel KREJČÍ, Roman MADECKI, Ludvík ŠTĚPÁN and Václav ŠTĚPÁNEK. Slované a Evropa na počátku 21. století (The Slavs and Europe at the Beginning of the 21st Century). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 104 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4487-6. info
  • Češi a Poláci v minulosti. Edited by Josef Macůrek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1964, 434 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, presentations, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Active participation, final written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010, recent)
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