Realism in Literature Field of study: Cultural Studies
Programme code: W1-N1KU19.2023

Module name: Realism in Literature
Module code: W1-KU-N1-RwL03
Programme code: W1-N1KU19.2023
Semester:
  • winter semester 2025/2026
  • winter 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 introduce students to a multifaceted understanding of realism, to the critical and philosophical justification of realist art and its reception, and to the question of the evolving attitude of reality creators as the thematic material of works. As part of the module, the student will learn about representative realist works in many forms and varieties, and the causes, effects and ways in which they function at different levels in cultural circuits
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 the preservation of the literary heritage [K_01]
 W1-K01SN_K02 [4/5]
is able to characterise selected literary trends and poetics of the discussed literary genres and individual works, independently searching for, selecting and analysing knowledge from available sources [U_01]
 W1-K01SN_U01 [4/5] W1-K01SN_U05 [4/5]
has a well-ordered general knowledge (terminology, theory, methodologies) of selected literary and artistic phenomena in Polish and world culture from the late 1930s to the early 1960s, as well as a well-ordered detailed knowledge of selected literary currents, the works associated with them and their periodisation (with its justifications) [W_01]
 W1-K01SN_W02 [5/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
lecture [W1-KU-W] 20 Formal lecture/ course-related lecture [a01] 
Problem-based lecture [b01] 
Lecture-discussion [b02]  		course work K_01 U_01 W_01
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
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