History of French and Italian culture, part two

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Course ID:	3700-CS-HKFRWL2-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.0 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0220) Humanities (except languages), not further defined The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	History of French and Italian culture, part two
Name in Polish:	Historia kultury francuskiej i włoskiej, cz. 2
Organizational unit:	Faculty of "Artes Liberales"
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty ogólnouniwersyteckie Wydziału "Artes Liberales" General university courses General university courses in the humanities
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	general courses
Short description:	The course presents the main stages in the evolution of French and Italian culture from the Middle Ages until the present day. Special attention will be paid to those cultural phenomena that are still thriving in our times. Apart from the most important trends, like artistic and literary activity, the course will discuss issues such as the history of ideas and how morals and manners changed in the historical process.
Full description:	Topics discussed will include: the formation of countries on the ruins of the Roman Empire, the development of the knighthood and the burgher class as the main audiences of culture in native languages, the feudal and monarchic ideology vs. the burgher worldview. Romanesque art in France, the Gothic style and its variations. Giants of Italian and European literature: Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio. Special features of the French and Italian Renaissance, architecture and painting in Renaissance France and Italy. The impact of the French religious wars. Classicism in the context of the absolute monarchy, the rationalism of Descartes. Culture and art at Versailles, the Revolution and the republican system, the Napoleonic era - France’s institutional, academic, and cultural development, the Restoration and the Second Empire, the development of Paris, technical progress; France’s colonial expansion and how it influenced people’s interest in exotic cultures, the Franco-Prussian War and the Third Republic. The process of unification in Italy and its impact on Italian intellectual life. The development of fine arts, painting. World War I, the socialist movement, the wild 1920s-1930s, fascism, World War II, decolonization, the French Fifth Republic, May 1968, France and Italy today.
Bibliography:	Kowalski Jacek, Loba Anna i Mirosław, Prokop Jan, Dzieje Kultury Francuskiej, Warszawa 2005, PWN
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: - knowing the basic terminology of literary studies and cultural studies with reference to French culture - knowing the basic terminology of art history with reference to French culture - familiarity with the leading authors of European culture - knowing French philosophy authors and their ideas Skills: - organized knowledge on French culture - basic knowledge on contemporary cultural life in Poland and in France Social competences: - being aware of the dynamic development of culture and the emergence of new research methods and paradigms - being aware of the importance of the ancient heritage in European culture - understanding the importance of preserving the wealth, integrity and awareness of the cultural heritage of Europe, including the French tradition - actively following cultural events in France
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	A written test covering the content discussed during the lectures and in the required reading.

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