SLA2050

Polish studies II/2A

S M Vladiv-Glover and L Zarnowski

8 points
* 3 hours per week
* Second semester
* Clayton
* Prerequisites: SLA1040, SLA1050

Objectives This subject builds on the skills and knowledge gained in SLA2040.

Synopsis (1) Language: Advanced study, through literary and official texts, of the stylistics of contemporary Polish political, economic and cultural discourses. Advanced translation and theory of translation. (2) Literature and society: Contemporary Polish drama, fiction and film in the context of (East) European postmodernism.

Assessment Language Test (1 hour): 30%
* Written work (1000 words): 20%
* Literature and society Essay (2500 words): 30%
* Tutorial paper (1500 words): 20%

Prescribed texts

Gombrowicz W Pornografia Kultura
Hlasko M Petta Czytelnik
Dygat S Yezioro Bodenskie PIW
Konwicki T Czytadlo PIW