General information
| Course type | AMUPIE |
| Module title | Bestsellers of the Contemporary Polish Literature |
| Language | English |
| Module lecturer | prof. UAM dr hab. Marcin Telicki |
| Lecturer's email | telicki@amu.edu.pl |
| Lecturer position | Professor |
| Faculty | Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology |
| Semester | 2022/2023 (summer) |
| Duration | 30 |
| ECTS | 3 |
| USOS code | 03-AP-BCP |
Timetable
Module aim (aims)
- to make students acquainted with the most outstanding contemporary Polish literature and prominent pop culture works
- to make students acquainted with contexts of contemporary Polish literature
- to improve interpretation skills
- to enrich the ability to evaluate literature
- to develop the knowledge on place occupied by Polish literature on the world literature map
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
verified learning outcomes from the course “Masterpieces of Polish Literature”
Syllabus
The most important phenomena in contemporary Polish literature |
Concepts of: masterpiece, best-seller, kitsch, pop culture |
Idioms and conventions in contemporary poetry and fiction |
Setting (themes, issues, ideas) in contemporary literature |
Main trends in Polish contemporary literature |
Contemporary Polish literature on the international scene (translations, translators, reception) |
Contemporary Polish literature contexts (movie adaptations, computer games, etc.) |
Locality and universality of Polish literature |
Reading list
A detailed reading list is provided by the lecturer. The reading list required for the oral test each student discusses individually with the lecturer.