Location: 1628 UH; Phone: (312) 996-4412.
Last generated: Friday, October 15 2021 09:28 AM CDT
NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing
Location: 1628 UH; Phone: (312) 996-4412.
Last generated: Friday, October 15 2021 09:28 AM CDT
NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing
4 hours. This class is taught in a blended format. Internet access is required. A high-speed connection is strongly recommended. Prerequisite(s): For students who have had no formal work in Polish.
Blended - Online & Classroom
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35418 | LCD | 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM | MWF | 101 | 2LH | Weinbeer, M; Wolski-Moskoff, I | Mixed in-person & online instr |
4 hours. Extensive computer use required. This class is taught in a blended format. Internet access is required. A high-speed connection is strongly recommended. Prerequisite(s): POL 102; or appropriate score on the department placement test.
Blended - Online & Classroom
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35419 | LCD | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | MWF | 115 | 2LH | Wolski-Moskoff, I | Mixed in-person & online instr |
3 hours. Taught in English. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24966 | LCD | 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM | TR | 100 | 2LH | Underhill, K | On Campus | |
| "The Devil in Warsaw: Polish Prose in Modern Times" Enter the vibrant and anguished world of 20th-century Polish prose with an introduction to literary works by futurist Aleksander Wat, Auschwitz survivor Tadeusz Borowski, poet and acerbic social critic C.K. Norwid, modernist innovator Bruno Schulz, contemporary Polish author and psychologist Olga Tokarczuk, and others, and join us as we discuss the modern text as both a hardworking machine, and an embodiment of desire. In this course we will ask: What does fiction do, and what roles has it played in helping to negotiate the experience of modernity? Is storytelling still necessary and possible in a world characterized by speed, the machine, and the filmic arts? If so, what does it desire, and what does it promise? Topics in this course include Positivist, Futurist, avant-garde and neo-Romantic movements in Polish literature; witness literature; the post-1989 literature of small homelands; and the role of literary theologies in a secular modern world. Reading short stories and novels written in Poland in the turbulent 20th century, we will consider narratives that offer escape from the modern world into the worlds of fantasy, absurdity, or nostalgia; and narratives whose purpose is precisely to prevent escape from the shock or disillusionment of the 20th century. No prerequisites. All texts will be read in English translation, with the option to read in the Polish original. | ||||||||
1 TO 3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, consent of the instructor and consent of the head of the department. Instructor Approval Required This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34123 | CNF | ARRANGED | Markowski, M | |||||
| 16149 | CNF | ARRANGED | Underhill, K |
3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours for undergraduates, or 12 hours for graduate students, if topics vary. Only 6 hours may be applied toward the undergraduate major in Polish. Taught in English. Polish majors will be required to complete some assignments in Polish. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in CEES 224 or Credit or concurrent registration in CEES 225; or consent of the instructor.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40803 | LCD | 03:00 PM - 05:30 PM | M | 301 | 2LH | Underhill, K | On Campus | |
| 4 hours "Writing in the Third Language: Between Theology and Materialism in Modern Central European Prose" Taking its inspiration from Jacques Derridas essay The Eyes of Language, this course will seek to explore how the concept of a Third Language, between theology and materialism, can be useful in the study and description of modern literary and critical texts. What does a text written in the third language look like? What does it sound like? Our study will consider 20th century works that are invested in summoning this adversity, and in using the text to open a space between non-sacred and sacred. Drawing on theoretical work by Walter Benjamin, Gershom Scholem, Giorgio Agamben, Alan Badiou, Emmanuel Levinas, and Derrida, we will explore the potential validity of the concept of writing in the Third Language, building a vocabulary of specific narrative strategies and formal techniques. Together we will test this concept against the work of modern Polish, Yiddish and German-language writers, including Franz Kafka, Bruno Schulz, Moyshe Kulbak, Itzik Manger, and Nachman of Bratslav. Theoretical and formal concepts explored will include: language as such or pure language; the Face and the Name; theatricality, gesture and mask; modern messianism; the dialectical image; the abyss, and the figures of clown, charlatan, magician and fool. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours for undergraduates, or 12 hours for graduate students, if topics vary. Only 6 hours may be applied toward the undergraduate major in Polish. Taught in English. Polish majors will be required to complete some assignments in Polish. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in CEES 224 or Credit or concurrent registration in CEES 225; or consent of the instructor. Same as JST 494 & RELS 494. Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago. | ||||||||
| 40804 | LCD | 03:00 PM - 05:30 PM | M | 301 | 2LH | Underhill, K | On Campus | |
| 3 hours "Writing in the Third Language: Between Theology and Materialism in Modern Central European Prose" Taking its inspiration from Jacques Derridas essay The Eyes of Language, this course will seek to explore how the concept of a Third Language, between theology and materialism, can be useful in the study and description of modern literary and critical texts. What does a text written in the third language look like? What does it sound like? Our study will consider 20th century works that are invested in summoning this adversity, and in using the text to open a space between non-sacred and sacred. Drawing on theoretical work by Walter Benjamin, Gershom Scholem, Giorgio Agamben, Alan Badiou, Emmanuel Levinas, and Derrida, we will explore the potential validity of the concept of writing in the Third Language, building a vocabulary of specific narrative strategies and formal techniques. Together we will test this concept against the work of modern Polish, Yiddish and German-language writers, including Franz Kafka, Bruno Schulz, Moyshe Kulbak, Itzik Manger, and Nachman of Bratslav. Theoretical and formal concepts explored will include: language as such or pure language; the Face and the Name; theatricality, gesture and mask; modern messianism; the dialectical image; the abyss, and the figures of clown, charlatan, magician and fool. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours for undergraduates, or 12 hours for graduate students, if topics vary. Only 6 hours may be applied toward the undergraduate major in Polish. Taught in English. Polish majors will be required to complete some assignments in Polish. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in CEES 224 or Credit or concurrent registration in CEES 225; or consent of the instructor. Same as JST 494 & RELS 494. Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago. | ||||||||
1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Graduate students may register for more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Senior or graduate standing, consent of the instructor and consent of the head of the department. Instructor Approval Required This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the undergraduate degree and the major.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41999 | C1 | ARRANGED | Underhill, K | |||||
| 16153 | CNF | ARRANGED | Markowski, M |
1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and consent of the head of the department. Instructor Approval Required
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13174 | CNF | ARRANGED | Underhill, K |