Polish Contemporary Theatre Field of study: Cultural Studies
Programme code: W1-N1KU19.2023

Module name: Polish Contemporary Theatre
Module code: W1-KU-N1-PTW04
Programme code: W1-N1KU19.2023
Semester:
  • summer semester 2025/2026
  • summer semester 2024/2025
Language of instruction: depending on the choice
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The aim of the module is to acquaint students with the most important phenomena of Polish theatre of the second half of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century, with particular consideration of various models of theatre and artistic individualities shaping the face of the Polish stage. The student acquires competences in recognising staging strategies of selected Polish directors (specificity of texts for theatre, composition of space, stage - audience relation).
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 aware of his/her responsibility for preserving the heritage of Polish contemporary theatre [K_01]
 W1-K01SN_K02 [5/5]
is able to search for and select the necessary information on Polish contemporary theatre from various sources, and then analyse, interpret, evaluate and use it [U_01]
 W1-K01SN_U01 [5/5]
is able to identify different types of phenomena and cultural productions in the field of contemporary Polish theatre and performance; is able to critically analyse and interpret them using selected methods; is able to identify their meanings and reconstruct and discuss their social impact and their place in the historical-cultural process [U_02]
 W1-K01SN_U05 [5/5]
has a structured detailed knowledge of Polish contemporary theatre [W_01]
 W1-K01SN_W02 [5/5]
knows and understands the basic methods of analysing and interpreting works of contemporary Polish theatre [W_02]
 W1-K01SN_W05 [5/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
discussion classes [W1-KU-K] 10 Activating method – discussion / debate [b04] 
Activating methods: a case study [b07] 
Video show [c02] 
Individual work with a text [f02]  		course work K_01 U_01 U_02 W_01 W_02
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
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
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
(no information given)