240543 SE Predicament of Memory: Through Documentary Film and Ethnography (Polish Cases) (P4) (2022S)
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Participation at first session is obligatory!The lecturer can invite students to a grade-relevant discussion about partial achievements. Partial achievements that are obtained by fraud or plagiarized result in the non-evaluation of the course (entry 'X' in certificate). The plagiarism software 'Turnitin' will be used for courses with continuous assessment.
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Tu 26.04.2022 00:01 to Th 28.04.2022 23:59
- Deregistration possible until We 04.05.2022 23:59
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max. 20 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
If possible, the course is to be conducted in presence. Due to the respective applicable distance regulations and other measures, adjustments may be made.
- Monday 02.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Friday 06.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Monday 09.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Friday 13.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Monday 16.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Friday 20.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Monday 23.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Friday 27.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
The course participants will be asked to prepare a group presentation. Active participation in the whole course will be also assessed.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Attendance in all units is mandatory.
Group presentations (60%) and active attendance (40%).
Both the proactive attendance in each unit and the group presentation have to be fulfilled in a satisfactory way to pass the course.
Grades:
• 91-100 points - 1 (excellent)
• 81-90 points - 2 (good)
• 71-80 points - 3 (satisfactory)
• 61-70 points - 4 (sufficient)
Group presentations (60%) and active attendance (40%).
Both the proactive attendance in each unit and the group presentation have to be fulfilled in a satisfactory way to pass the course.
Grades:
• 91-100 points - 1 (excellent)
• 81-90 points - 2 (good)
• 71-80 points - 3 (satisfactory)
• 61-70 points - 4 (sufficient)
Examination topics
The topics of group presentations have to be agreed on with the lecturer.
Reading list
I. Polish Jews and Polish Memory.1. Studying Polish Jews before the Holocaust.
• A documentary film: "Po-lin. Okruchy pamięci" [Po-lin. Slivers of memory], Jolanta Dylewska, 2009.
• G. Kubica, The Ghetto of Kazimierz: Feliks Gross and his unfinished fieldwork of the Jewish quarter of Krakow, 1938-39, "East European Politics and Societies and Cultures" 2014.2. Rediscovering Traces of Memory.
• A documentary film: "Extras", Paweł Sala, 2002; recorded on the film set of "The Pianist" by Roman Polanski.
• S. Kapralski, D. Niedźwiedzki, J. Nowak, Reflexive ethnography of Poland’s non-memory about Jews and the Holocaust: Revisiting fieldwork, revising assumptions, "Memory Studies" 2021, 1-14.
• additionally: A.K. Paluch, Konzentrationslager Auschwitz: The View from Outside, in: The Jews in Poland, ed. by A.K. Paluch, Cracow 1992.II. Remembering Socialism and Post-socialism.3. A model socialistic city - Nowa Huta.
• A documentary film: "Destination Nowa Huta", Andrzej Munk, 1951.
• Kinga Pozniak, Generations of Memory in the "model socialist town" of Nowa Huta, Poland, "Focaal" 2013, issue 66.4. The uniqueness of "Solidarity" movement.
• A documentary film: "Solidarity According to Women", Marta Dzido, P. Śliwowski, 2014.
• Jan Kubik, The Power of Symbols against the Symbols of Power. The Rise of Solidarity and the Fall of State Socialism in Poland, Pennsylvania State Univ. Press 1994 (fragments).
• additionally: Jan Kubik, Solidarity, International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, ed. Immanuel Ness, Blackwell Publishing, 2009, pp. 3072–3080.5. Women in Socialism and Postsocialism
• A documentary film: "Workwomen", Irena Kamieńska, 1981.
• Frances Pine, Retreat to the Household? Gendered Domains in Postsocialist Poland, in: Postsocialism: Ideas, Ideologists, and Practices in Eurasia, ed. Chris Hann, Routledge 2002.III. 6. The role of Catholicism in Polish memory:• A documentary film "Pamiątka z Kalwarii" [A Souvenir from Kalwaria], Jerzy Hoffman, 1958.
https://vimeo.com/118587516
• Anna Niedźwiedź, Competing Sacred Places: Making and Remaking of National Shrines in Contemporary Poland, in: Pilgrimage, Politics and Place-Making in Estern Europe. Crossing the Borders, ed. J. Eade, M. Katic, Ashgate 2014.IV. Minorities and pluralisation of memory:7. Gay and lesbian movement:
• A documentary film: "Tolerancja", Diana Voxebrant, 2004.
• Grażyna Kubica, A Rainbow flag against the Cracow Dragon. Polish Responses to the Gay and Lesbian Movement, in: L. Kurti, P. Skalnik (ed.), Postsocialist Europe. Anthropological Perspectives from Home, New York-Oxford 2009.V. 8. Abuses of anthropology:• A documentary film: "Archiwum istnień" [The human files], Justyna Łuczaj Salej, TVP SA, 2009. https://vimeo.com/253365634
• Stanisława Trebunia-Staszel, "Evoked from Memory". The War and the German Racial Research in the Accounts of the Podhale Inhabitants, in: Anthropology and Ethnology During World War II. The Activity of Sektion Rassen- und Volkstumsforschung Institut fur Deutsche Ostarbeit in the Light of New Source Materials, ed. M. Maj, M. Brocki, S. Trebunia-Staszel, Jagiellonian Univ. Press, Krakow 2019, p. 225-247.All films are with German or English subtitles.
All papers will be available in electronic versions.
• A documentary film: "Po-lin. Okruchy pamięci" [Po-lin. Slivers of memory], Jolanta Dylewska, 2009.
• G. Kubica, The Ghetto of Kazimierz: Feliks Gross and his unfinished fieldwork of the Jewish quarter of Krakow, 1938-39, "East European Politics and Societies and Cultures" 2014.2. Rediscovering Traces of Memory.
• A documentary film: "Extras", Paweł Sala, 2002; recorded on the film set of "The Pianist" by Roman Polanski.
• S. Kapralski, D. Niedźwiedzki, J. Nowak, Reflexive ethnography of Poland’s non-memory about Jews and the Holocaust: Revisiting fieldwork, revising assumptions, "Memory Studies" 2021, 1-14.
• additionally: A.K. Paluch, Konzentrationslager Auschwitz: The View from Outside, in: The Jews in Poland, ed. by A.K. Paluch, Cracow 1992.II. Remembering Socialism and Post-socialism.3. A model socialistic city - Nowa Huta.
• A documentary film: "Destination Nowa Huta", Andrzej Munk, 1951.
• Kinga Pozniak, Generations of Memory in the "model socialist town" of Nowa Huta, Poland, "Focaal" 2013, issue 66.4. The uniqueness of "Solidarity" movement.
• A documentary film: "Solidarity According to Women", Marta Dzido, P. Śliwowski, 2014.
• Jan Kubik, The Power of Symbols against the Symbols of Power. The Rise of Solidarity and the Fall of State Socialism in Poland, Pennsylvania State Univ. Press 1994 (fragments).
• additionally: Jan Kubik, Solidarity, International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, ed. Immanuel Ness, Blackwell Publishing, 2009, pp. 3072–3080.5. Women in Socialism and Postsocialism
• A documentary film: "Workwomen", Irena Kamieńska, 1981.
• Frances Pine, Retreat to the Household? Gendered Domains in Postsocialist Poland, in: Postsocialism: Ideas, Ideologists, and Practices in Eurasia, ed. Chris Hann, Routledge 2002.III. 6. The role of Catholicism in Polish memory:• A documentary film "Pamiątka z Kalwarii" [A Souvenir from Kalwaria], Jerzy Hoffman, 1958.
https://vimeo.com/118587516
• Anna Niedźwiedź, Competing Sacred Places: Making and Remaking of National Shrines in Contemporary Poland, in: Pilgrimage, Politics and Place-Making in Estern Europe. Crossing the Borders, ed. J. Eade, M. Katic, Ashgate 2014.IV. Minorities and pluralisation of memory:7. Gay and lesbian movement:
• A documentary film: "Tolerancja", Diana Voxebrant, 2004.
• Grażyna Kubica, A Rainbow flag against the Cracow Dragon. Polish Responses to the Gay and Lesbian Movement, in: L. Kurti, P. Skalnik (ed.), Postsocialist Europe. Anthropological Perspectives from Home, New York-Oxford 2009.V. 8. Abuses of anthropology:• A documentary film: "Archiwum istnień" [The human files], Justyna Łuczaj Salej, TVP SA, 2009. https://vimeo.com/253365634
• Stanisława Trebunia-Staszel, "Evoked from Memory". The War and the German Racial Research in the Accounts of the Podhale Inhabitants, in: Anthropology and Ethnology During World War II. The Activity of Sektion Rassen- und Volkstumsforschung Institut fur Deutsche Ostarbeit in the Light of New Source Materials, ed. M. Maj, M. Brocki, S. Trebunia-Staszel, Jagiellonian Univ. Press, Krakow 2019, p. 225-247.All films are with German or English subtitles.
All papers will be available in electronic versions.
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Last modified: Tu 26.04.2022 11:50
During the course, students will read ethnographic papers and watch documentary films tackling similar problems, then they will discuss in groups on assigned topics, and finally participate in a general discussion that tackles these problems in a broader perspective.
Problems to be discussed include:
• Comparison between ethnography and film in approaching memory issues.
• How cultural memory is present in documentary film? and how - in ethnography?
• How can ethnography and film be critically engaged with each other?