SOC 225 - Peoples of Central Europe Through Literature and Film

FDR: SS4
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring 2013 and alternate years.

This course provides basic information about the citizens of the Central European nations of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. The beliefs, attitudes, and value systems of the people of Central Europe are studied using core textbook readings supplemented by feature films, video materials, novels, short stories, plays, and poetry. Class discussions focus on interpreting these works of art in the context of comparative, historical-sociological analysis of the Polish, Czech, and Hungarian cultures and societies. Jasiewicz.