(in Polish) Amerykańska proza nowatorska po II wojnie światowej

obligatory courses

The course concerns itself with the most important, or otherwise noteworthy, innovative tendencies in post-war American prose, such as postmodernism, the new journalism, innovative autobiographies.

The course concerns itself with the most important, or otherwise noteworthy, innovative tendencies in post-war American prose. The topics to be discussed include: postmodern fiction (K. Vonnegut, D. Barthelme, R. Coover), critical observations made by postmodern writers (J. Barth, R. Federman), New Journalism - theory and practice (T. Capote, T. Wolfe, N. Mailer), innovative autobiographical narratives (J. Kosinski), magic realism (T. O'Brien).

V. Nabokov, The Real Life of Sebastian Knight.

K. Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle.

R. Coover, Ghost Town.

D. Barthelme, Snow White.

T. Wolfe, The New Journalism.

T. Capote, Handcarved Coffins.

J. Kosinski, The Painted Bird.

A. Spiegelman, Maus.

K_W01 understands the importance, place and specificity of English philology in the context of the humanities;

K_W03 has an advanced knowledge of the grammar, syntax, phonology, phonetics, morphology, pragmatics of English and its history;

K_W05 knows the complex conditions of the process of second language acquisition; understands and properly applies models of foreign language acquisition typical of English linguistics;

K_W06 knows and understands the nuances of translation theory and the complexity of the translation process;

K_W08 has an in-depth knowledge of the historical development of language, especially English, and the semantic variability and complexity accompanying this process;

K_W09 has an advanced understanding of the complexity and pluralism of cultures, knows the obvious and non-obvious cultural codes that determine intercultural contacts, knows the structural and institutional conditions of culture, especially in the context of the countries of the English language area;

K_W10 knows to an advanced degree the geographical, historical, political, economic, cultural and social realities of the countries of the English language area;

K_U01 is able to use advanced terminology in linguistics and literary studies and research methodology appropriate to these disciplines within English philology;

K_U04 can creatively interpret, analyze, hierarchize, synthesize content and phenomena in their linguistic, cultural, social, historical, economic dimensions;

K_U08 can appreciate the diversity of opinions contained in scientific, literary, journalistic texts and presented in discussions, and creatively use them as a source of inspiration;

K_K01 is aware of the social significance of his knowledge, work, skills; is ready to co-create the social environment;

K_K09 consciously participates in one's own national culture, respects the cultural heritage of Europe, manifests understanding and curiosity about the diverse cultures of the world, is characterized by tolerance towards otherness, relates with respect to different cultural behavior, as well as to different individual views.

Grading on the basis of an essay.

Retake: an essay submitted on a later date.

Three absences allowed.