Contemporary Belarusian and Ukrainian poetry: a postcolonial perspective

Classroom

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with contemporary trends in Belarusian and Ukrainian poetry, their basic directions of development, as well as with the works of influential authors of the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century from the post-colonial (post-Soviet) point of view. The characteristics of the literary situation in Belarus and Ukraine will be presented.

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with contemporary trends in Belarusian and Ukrainian poetry, their basic directions of development, as well as with the works of influential authors of the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century from the post-colonial (post-Soviet) point of view. The characteristics of the literary situation in Belarus and Ukraine will be presented.

After an introduction to postcolonial theory in literature, work in class will be based on the reading of sample works by Ukrainian and Belarusian poets (translated into Polish, contained in the anthologies listed in the bibliography or in materials provided to students). Students will be encouraged to analyze poems using their theoretical knowledge, the explanations of the Belarusian and Ukrainian contexts given in class, and a comparative approach, taking into account not only Belarusian and Ukrainian literature, but also Polish literature and individual students' knowledge of other literatures.

The course will finish with an oral exam (egzamin ustny), for which students will be given a few minutes to prepare. It will include two theoretical questions and the analysis of a poem.

ECTS credits:

-Participation in class - 1 ECTS (30 hours)

-Preparation for classes - 1.5 ECTS (45 hours)

-Preparing the final project (egzamin ustny) - 1.5 ECTS (45 hours)

-Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tiffin. The empire writes back: Theory and practice in post-colonial literatures. Routledge, 2003.

-Nayar, Pramod K. Postcolonial Literature: an introduction. Pearson Education India, 2008.

-Sartre, Jean-Paul. Colonialism and neocolonialism. Psychology Press, 2001.

-Young, Robert JC. Postcolonialism: An historical introduction. John Wiley & Sons, 2016.

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-Sobol, Eugeniusz (red.), Ukraińska Nadzieja. Antologia poezji, Forma, 2017.

-Walczak, Emilia (red.), Wschód wolności Antologia współczesnej literatury białoruskiej, Miejskie Centrum Kultury w Bydgoszczy, 2020.

During the oral exam the answer to three randomly drawn questions regarding the scope of material discussed in class is taken into account. At the time of passing, questions are asked covering the issues presented during the seminar.

I. Number of questions: 3.

II. Scoring questions: from 3 to 0.

III. Point conversion for ratings:

4.5-5 points - dst (3.0)

5.5-6 points - dst + (3.5)

6.5-7 points - db (4.0)

7.5-8 points - db + (4.5)

8.5-9 points - very good (5.0)

9+ points - very good! (5!)

Pts. 3

Student: characterizes the epoch, period or literary direction with the use of various determinants (philosophical, worldview, poetics, etc.), evokes the names of representatives (also secondary) shows detailed knowledge of the content of the readings, conducts a comprehensive analysis (referring to the genre, structure and content), gives various research positions, places the writer's work and work in the historical and literary process. The statement is spontaneous, comprehensive, thoughtful, the student uses specialist terminology extensively.

Pts. 2

Student: characterizes the epoch, period or literary direction, demonstrates the knowledge of the content of reading, carries out the analysis (referring to the genre, structure and content), places the writer's work and work in the context of the era. The statement is fluent, the student uses specialist terminology.

Pts. 1

Student: to a limited extent, after asking additional questions characterizes the epoch, period or literary direction, shows a basic knowledge of reading content, conducts analysis at the elementary level (referring only to the content), mentions only some representatives of the course and their work, only indicates the constitutive features epoch, period or literary direction. The statement is broken; consists of unrelated information, the student requires guidance by the examiner.

Requirements for the assessment of 5!

- 3 points for every question,

- meeting the requirements for 3 points and in addition: knowledge and skills from outside the curriculum, reading knowledge from outside the reading list, references to world literature.

Completion of the course: Contemporary Belarusian and Ukrainian poetry: a postcolonial perspective

The condition for obtaining a pass is:

Knowledge of the content of texts placed on the reading list (30%)

Individual preparation and presentation of the project of the author's work included in the reading list (20%)