Cultural myths of the present Field of study: Media Cultures
Programme code: W1-S1KM19.2024

Module name: Cultural myths of the present
Module code: W1-KM-S1-KMW03
Programme code: W1-S1KM19.2024
Semester: winter semester 2025/2026
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The aim of the module is to familiarise students with the function and forms in which myth co-organizes the phenomena of contemporary culture. In general terms, it will be most important to describe how myth can shape plot, narrative, characters and world model. The description will also include the social space of culture. The detailed approach will focus on analyses of mythicisation mechanisms in specific works (literary, film and music).
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
is open-minded, aware of the opportunities and threats to human beings in a mediatised world and of the ways in which knowledge of the cultural myths of the present helps to identify them [K_01]
 W1-M01SN_K04 [4/5]
is able to recognise religious symbols, myths and mythical matrices in works and use them in the understanding of cultural texts; is able to perceive and describe the crystallisation of meanings of works into higher-level wholes based on mythical structures [U_01]
 W1-M01SN_U05 [4/5]
has the ability to search and select the acquired knowledge on cultural myths of the present day; using the acquired scientific knowledge and the developed skills of interacting with cultural products, he is able to formulate critical opinions, express them during discussions and present them in various forms, cooperating in a group in the process of supra-individual analysis of texts making a synthesis of the overall model [U_02]
 W1-M01SN_U01 [4/5] W1-M01SN_U12 [4/5]
has a basic knowledge of the problems of myth, culture and contemporary literature, has a general knowledge of the methodology of literary theory, the anthropology of literature and the poetics of myth, knows selected concepts of literary theory, cultural theory and myth [W_01]
 W1-M01SN_W02 [3/5]
has knowledge of cultural institutions and an understanding of contemporary cultural life [W_02]
 W1-M01SN_W08 [3/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
discussion classes [W1-KM-K] 30 Explanation/clarification [a05] 
Activating method – discussion / debate [b04] 
Activating methods: a case study [b07] 
Screen presentation [c07] 
Individual work with a text [f02] 
Conceptual work [f03]  		course work K_01 U_01 U_02
lecture [W1-KM-W] 15 Problem-based lecture [b01]  course work W_01 W_02
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Getting acquainted with the syllabus content [b01] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
reading through the syllabus and getting acquainted with its content
Verification / adjustment / discussion of syllabus provisions [b02] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
consulting the content of the syllabus, possibly in the presence of the year tutor or members of the class group, and, if necessary, reassessing the provisions concerning special conditions for class participation, e.g., space and time requirements, technical and other requirements, including conditions for participation in classes outside the walls of the university, classes organized in blocks, organized online, etc.
Determining the stages of task implementation contributing to the verification of learning outcomes [c01] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
devising a task implementation strategy embracing the division of content, the range of activities, implementation time and/or the method(s) of obtaining the necessary materials and tools, etc.
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
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