Diploma Seminar 340-AS1-3SEMD8
1. Introducing students to the expectations and requirements for writing a bachelor's thesis, as well as the rules for participating in the seminar.
2. Preparing students to make an informed choice of their thesis topic, and discussing the disserations of seminar participants.
3. Providing guidance on research directions and suggesting initial bibliographic sources, which will serve as a starting point for further independent work.
4. Preparing students to analyze collected material and discussing the their drafts.
5. Writing and submitting the bachelor's thesis.
Profile of study: general academic.
Mode of study: full-time.
Type of subject: compulsory (M_12).
Field and area of study: the arts/linguistics.
Year: 3rd. Semester: 5th, 6th.
Didactic methods: lecture, text analysis, discussion.
The number of teaching hours:
21 ECTS credits
Students’ workload balance:
- Participation in classes: 60h
- Preparation / consultation / projects: 570h
Quantitative indicators:
- Student’s workload connected with classes which require assistance from the teacher: 3
- Student’s workload connected with practical classes: 18
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Term 2024:
American literature in the face of experience Our seminar discussions will focus on the concept of "experience" and the representation of "experience" in American literature. In particular, I would like to narrow the reflection on this very broad concept to the experience of the city (here the literature of New York will be an example) and the so-called limit experiences (here the literature on genocide will be an example). In addition, seminar participants will deepen their knowledge of literary theory and various ways of analyzing literary texts (e.g. feminism, psychoanalysis, intertextuality, urban studies, trauma studies, etc.). Topics that do not fall within the above subject fields are acceptable, provided that the seminar participant submits a detailed thesis project and bibliography for the supervisor's approval. |
Term 2025:
During the seminar students will develop their knowledge of the historical processes which conditioned the development of Anglo-American fantasy, its key representative, and contemporary concerns. |
Term 2026:
During the seminar students will develop their knowledge of the historical processes which conditioned the development of Anglo-American fantasy, its key representative, and contemporary concerns. |
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Type of course
Mode
Learning outcomes
After the course the student knows:
KP6_WG3 - complex literary phenomena and contemporary theories explaining their cultural background and dependencies among them
KP6_WG8 - advanced methods of analysis and interpretation of texts based on tradition and theory of literary studies
KP6_WG10 - advanced terminology for description of cultural phenomena important in analysis of the English-language literature
KP6_WG11 historical and cultural conditioning of the English-speaking area
The student can:
KP6_UW3 - conduct an in-depth analysis of literary works applying philological methods allowing for the evaluation of their meaning in historical and cultural processes
KP6_UW4 - carry out a critical analysis and interpret various creations of culture using philological methods that make it possible to assess the importance of the texts in the historical and cultural process
KP6_UK4 - participate in debates in English – present, assess and discuss various opinions and positions
KP6_UO1 - coordinate group work
Student is aware of:
KP6_KK1 - critical assessment of content
KP6_KK2 - appreciation of the significance of knowledge in terms of solving theoretical and practical problems
Methods of verification: observation of the student's activity during classes, presentation, completed diploma thesis.
Assessment criteria
The course ends with a grade.
Bibliography
See bibliography attached to individual seminars.
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Term 2024:
Burzyńska, Anna. Markowski, Michał Paweł. Teorie literatury XX wieku. Podręcznik. Kraków: Znak 2006. |
Term 2025:
Attebery, Brian. The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature. From Irving to Le Guin. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1980. |
Term 2026:
Attebery, Brian. The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature. From Irving to Le Guin. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1980. |
Notes
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Term 2024:
Deadlines: Formulate the topic of the work and outline the division of the content Submission of one finished chapter: January 15, 2024. Submission of finished thesis for final substantive evaluation : May 30, 2024. |
Term 2025:
Submission of the finished thesis for final substantive evaluation : May 30, 2026. |
Term 2026:
Submission of the finished thesis for final substantive evaluation : May 30, 2026. |
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