Russian literature from a genological perspective I

B.Sc. seminars

Interest in literary issues.

Systematization of the knowledge and skills in the field of genology, allowing the analysis and interpretation of literary works (on the material of Russian literature). The main aim of the seminar is to prepare the students to write a bachelor’s work.

Specific issues:

1. Literature science methods and techniques. Bibliographic standards. Techniques of a literature specialist.

2. Stages of research working. Research questions, propositions or hypotheses, definition of research risks.

3. Choice of the professional ethics issues.

4. Title. Abstract. Keyword.

5. Genology – basic theoretical issues. Terminology. Extent and division. Circle of researchers. Research perspectives.

6. Epic poetry. Poetics and theory.

7. Lyric. Poetics and theory.

1. Słownik rodzajów i gatunków literackich, red. G. Gazda i S. Tynecka-Makowska, Kraków 2006.

2. M. Głowiński, Gatunek literacki i problemy poetyki historycznej, w: Problemy teorii literatury, seria 2 (prace z lat 1965-1974), Wrocław etc. 1987, s. 123-143.

3. R. Sendyka, W stronę kulturowej teorii gatunku, w: Kulturowa teoria literatury. Główne pojęcia i problemy, red. M.P. Markowski i R. Nycz, Kraków 2006, s. 249-283.

Other items tailored to the theme of theses.

Knowledge:

− The student knows the rules of editing of the scientific texts in Russian and Polish.

− The student knows copyright laws.

- The student knows the terminology in the field of genology.

− The student knows examples of research in the field of genology.

Skills:

− The student presents the range of his scientific interests in relation to the profile of the seminar.

− The student finds his own research problem and chooses the subject of the bachelor’s thesis.

− The student gets necessary information from the different sources and by various methods.

− The student adds the keywords to the literature science text.

− The student writes an abstract of the literature science text.

− The student has the advanced research skills in the area of analyzing and interpreting of the literary works.

Social competences:

− The student understands a specificity of the literary studies.

− The student is aware of his responsibility for the preservation of the European cultural and literary heritage.

− The student is aware of the contribution of the Russian culture in the cultural heritage of Europe.

− The student is aware of the value of the cultural diversity and respects the signs of the interculturality.

− The student indicates the priorities for the task.

− The student is aware of his knowledge and feels to be obligated to its further increasing.

− The student feels obligated to develop his own reading interests and is aware of his responsibility for the development of the reading culture.

Continuous assessment.

Evaluation of the text (40%) and the bibliography

30 h (1 ECTS) - seminar

150 h (7 ECTS) – student’s own work:

20% - library query

30% - analysis of the material

50% - writing the thesis (40% of the text, bibliography)

The student has the right to 2 unexcused absences, each subsequent one requires justification. The lecturer decides on the recognition of absence.

Exceeding excused and unexcused absences by 50% of classes may be grounds to fail the course. The conditions for passing the course on the resit exam are the same as on the ordinary of exam.

If it is not possible to conduct classroom classes, classes will be conducted using distance communication tools, most likely Google Classroom and others recommended by the University of Warsaw.

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