Global Summer School Program

Czech Culture in Film and Literature

June 2 - June 19, 2025

1549 USD

3 US / 6 ECTS Credits

English

Prague

Pavla Jonssonová, Ph.D.

*Rolling application

This course aims at exploring modern Czech and Central European culture through studies in film and literature with a special focus on Schwejkian and Kafkaesque features of 20th century culture.

It introduces the Czech New Wave, which attracted international attention in the 1960s. It is showing diversity and creative capital of Czech society, which was not damaged by the war or the communist horrors of the 1950s, and it followed up on the democratic and worldly interwar avant-garde. This course provides exposure to the Czech cultural environment while examining authors, texts, images, and films.

Excursions

  • Gems of the old town of Prague
  • Karlstejn Castle visit

“Going to Prague was one of the best experiences of my life. It was an amazing way to immerse myself in a different culture and truly see how big the world is. Every aspect of the city is mesmerizing, from the delicious food to the beautiful buildings. There was never a dull moment while I was there!”

 

Jaelyn Campbell, Kent State University Student