THEO 390U & CATH 399U John Paul II in his Polish Context (January 2010)

Syllabus

General Syllabus

Daily Schedule

Assignments

Reflection Papers
Poetry Recitation
Course Paper
Final Examination

Links to Readings

Required Readings

John Paul II, Centisimus Annus

John Paul II, Novo Millennio Ineunte

George Williams, The Mind of John Paul II

Piotr S. Wandycz & Krzystof Jasiewiecz, “History of Poland”
(history begins on p. 53) (19th century history begins on p. 89)

Other Writings of Pope John Paul II

Polish Poetry in Translation

Poland on the Web (poetry from twenty Polish poets)

Jarek Zawadzki, Selected Masterpieces of Polish Poetry (Mickiewicz, Slowacki, Asnyk, Kochanowski)

Libraries

UST

Catalog—Hours—Course Reserve—Reference Librarian (Jan Malcheski)—Interlibrary Loan

Set up ILLiad Account

KUL

Catalog—Hours

Site Visits

9 January—Zamość
10 January—Kozłówka
16 January—Kazimierz Dolny & Nałęczów
17–21 January—Kraków area (including Częstochowa and Wadowice)

Travel & Site Information

Airlines: United Airlines—Lot

US Government:

Transportation Safety Administration
Customs & Border Protection
Centers for Disease Control
Department of State Consular Information Sheet on Poland

Minnesota Department of Health

Influenza Vaccination Clinics

Government of Poland

Official Promotional Website
Customs Service

The Warsaw Voice (Poland's English-language newspaper)

Lublin Weather Report & Forecast

Course Directors & Local Hosts

The course directors are

Kenneth W. Kemp, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas.
Gary Atkinson, Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas.

Our host institution is the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Other Local Sites

We will be staying at the following hotels:

Huzar Hotel in Lublin
Hotel Panorama in Krakow
Hotel Metropol in Warsaw

Laundry (in Polish)

Created: 9 November 2009
Last Modified: 18 November 2009