This course invites participants to discover modern Poland from many perspectives: from historical experience to cultural tradition and artistic innovation. Topics covered include the complex memories of the Second World War, the communist period and the migratory experience, the Jewish and Turkic influences that enrich Poland’s culture, the country’s folk traditions and its cutting-edge experimental art. Along the way, it examines the work of a wide variety of internationally renowned Polish artists, from the theatrical revolutionaries Grotowski and Kantor to the Oscar-winning filmmakers Wajda and Polański.

The course is intended for a wide audience with a general interest in the countries of eastern and central Europe and Poland in particular. The sessions are delivered in English by staff of Trinity College Dublin and special guest lecturers.

The course is part supported by the Embassy of Poland in Dublin.

How to apply

Application forms are available from the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies either in hard copy or electronic form (http://www.tcd.ie/Russian/evening-courses). The completed application form accompanied by payment in the form of a personal cheque, postal money order or bank draft, payable to Trinity College no. 1 account should be returned to: The Executive Officer, Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies, room 5045, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2. Phone: 01 896 1896, email: slavonic@tcd.ie.

Fee

Ten lectures – €150, payable in advance (by 6 January 2014). This fee is non-refundable once the course has commenced.

A concession rate (€100) is available to Trinity College Dublin undergraduate and postgraduate students. The number of concession rate places in any given class is restricted to twenty per cent. Payment must accompany applications.

Time and place

Mondays, 7 p.m. - 8.30 p.m., in the Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2.

Duration

Teaching commences on Monday, 13 January 2014 and ends on Monday, 31 March 2014. There is a one week break during the term (24-28 February 2014) when no lecture will take place. There will be no lecture on 17 March 2014 (St Patrick’s Day).