OVERVIEW

The module is intended to provide a knowledge overview of 20th century Polish theatre forms, together with the Hebrew and the Yiddish theater, which in this country was born.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The module is intended to provide a knowledge overview of 20th century Polish theatre forms, together with the Hebrew and the Yiddish theater, which in this country was born.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, students must be able to orient themselves and understand Polish literature of the twentieth century, in particular as regards the general themes of teaching. They will have to know at least in broad terms the complex geo-political history of Poland of the last century. They will also have acquired a first knowledge of translation techniques from Polish into Italian and will be able, through group work and on-line support, to carry out simple translations from literary texts.

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lessons. Reading, explanation and commentary in class of the films and ome of the main texts. At least once during the semester students will be asked to prepare, in small groups of two or three people, a brief comment on one of the topics covered and to present it to the rest of the class

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

We will watch the following films by A. Wajda, in Italian or with Italian subtitles:

Wesele

Korczak

Katyn

Powidoki

Ashes and Diamonds

Marble Man

Walesa

Tatarak

 Two online and in-person meetings will also be part of the teaching:

Andrzej Wajda: Who was he? A meeting with Lorenzo Costantino, Head of the Film Department of the Polish Institute in Rome

Andrzej Wajda and Tadeusz Borowski. Meeting with Alberto Rizzerio, President of the Primo Levi Cultural Centre - Genoa.

The second part of the course (a further 18 hours, for a total of 54 h, 9 CFU) will consist of a general summary of the major literary currents and historical-political events, from Young Poland to the present day.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Compulsory readings

History of Polish Literature edited by Luigi Marinelli, Einaudi 2004, from p. 324 to the end.

Viewing, explanation and commentary on the films listed above

The volume and the articles in AulaWeb by Paolo D'Agostino, Francesco Cataluccio, Laura Quercioli, Marina Fabbri.

TWO to be chosen from the following volumes

Stanislaw Wyspianski: The Wedding

Victor Zaslavsky: Class Cleansing: The Katyn Massacre

Janusz Korczak: Diaries

Tadeusz Borowski: By Us in Auschwitz

Jerzy Andrzejewski: Ashes and Diamonds

Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz: Mother Joan of Angels and Other Short Novels

Non-attending students will arrange with the lecturer to watch the films and read THREE of the volumes of their choice.

Before entering the exam, at least one week in advance, all students, attending or not, will have to prepare a short paper (one or two pages), on one of the topics of teaching, following the instructions in the file Norme per tesi e tesine  available in the Teacher’s Page

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LAURA QUERCIOLI (President)

KAROLINA KOWALCZE

LESSONS

LESSONS START

October 11, 2023

Class schedule

POLISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE MOD.1

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The oral exam will allow to evaluate the student's ability to put in relation the various topics discussed during the course. During the exam, which includes open questions and feedbacks on the entire program covered, will be evaluated the quality of the presentation, the correct use of the vocabulary (in particular in relation to the literary movements and the currents of thought studied), the capacity of critical and temporal orientation. Attendance and active participation in the lessons and at the conferences, which are an integral part of the teaching, is also obviously evaluated.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The student will demonstrate to have assimilated the program, to have acquired the basic knowledge provided during the teaching, to be able to elaborate a short speech both on the subject at will and on those required and to comment on the texts studied during the course semester, placing them in the Polish and European historical and cultural context. Attendance and active participation in the lessons will not only facilitate the exam path but will also be evaluated in the final score.
The essay submitted before the exam will be discussed and evaluated

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Special facilities are provided for Ukrainian students

Students with a certified DSA, disability or other special educational needs are advised to contact the lecturer at the beginning of the course in order to agree on teaching and examination methods that, while respecting the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory tools.