Polish culture course

[kot joanna]

        I am now in the process of preparing a reading list for a
300-level Polish culture class, to be taught entirely in English, with no
prerequisites and presumably, for the most part, for students who know
nothing about Poland. As this is a new course at Northern Illinois
University and one that I have never taught, I would be most grateful for
any suggestions on reading and/or film material that anyone might have.
        I would prefer to avoid teaching it like the traditional culture
course, that is, basically a history course with the occasional addition
of cultural information.  Instead, I would like to offer a brief survey of
Polish history and then to concentrate on selected topics, such as, Polish
national myths, the role and image of women in Polish society, the
experiences of WW II and communism, the development of Polish theater and
film, etc.
        Please reply off-list.

        Joanna Kot
        Assoc. professor of Russian and Polish
        Northern Illinois University
        (815)753-6457
        e-mail: tc0jxk1 at corn.cso.niu.edu

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