Class meets on Tuesdays from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM in Alumni Hall 304
| Instructor: | Maxim Tarnawsky | 121 St. Joseph St. | Alumni Hall 403 |
| maxim.tarnawsky@utoronto.ca | 416-978–8972 |
| Course Description |
Galicia was an invented province of Austria-Hungary, created at the first partition of Poland in 1772. From the moment of its creation, it stimulated a very wide range of literary representations. As if to mirror its invented political status, the Galicia that appears in fiction is a world of fantastic wonders, strange delights, and ferocious terrors. Whether in Austrian, Jewish, Polish, or Ukrainian national imaginations, Galicia is a place with a uniquely hybrid culture. We explore this imaginary place through the writings of Ivan Franko, Joseph Roth, Stanislaw Lem, Bruno Shultz, Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch, Andrzej Stasiuk and other authors from a variety of traditions.
| Graded course requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Item | Due date | Percent of Final Grade |
| Assignment 1 | Week four Sept 24 | 15% |
| Assignment 2 | Week seven Oct 15 | 15% |
| Assignment 3 | Week ten Nov 12 | 15% |
| Concluding Test | Last Class Nov 26 | 20% |
| Final Paper, 5–6 pgs. | After Last Class, Nov26 by Dec 11, 2024 | 20% |
| Attendance, Participation, and Quizzes | required | 15% |
There will be three Assignments due on the dates listed above. Each assignment will be a short essay of 2 pages (no less than 600 words) on an assigned topic. Your writing will be judged on its clarity, focus, and insight.
The Concluding test will be held in class on the day of our last class meeting. It will cover material from the entire course. It will include a few factual questions, to make sure you have kept up with the readings, and a few analytical questions that will test your understanding of the material.
The Final Paper is to be emailed to the instructor directly after the last class and no later than Monday, Dec 9, 2024 at midnight. Sample topics are posted, but you are free to suggest your own topic to the instructor. Don't write on your own topics without FIRST getting the instructor's approval. Papers should be 5–6 pages long, formatted with 1 inch margins, double spacing, and 12 point type.
Attendance in class is required. Participation in discussion improves your grade. You must read the asssigned texts BEFORE each class. Quizzes are to make sure you are keeping up with your reading. A portion of the participation grade is a subjective judgment of your participation in class.
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