Dwadzieścia pięć lat studiów filologii klasycznej w Uniwersytecie Śląskim

Abstract

The Department of Classical Philology at the University of Silesia in Katowice was established in 1991, but the beginning of its teaching and academic activity is dated to 1992. Professor Stefan Zabłocki was a founder and the first director of the department. His efforts met with the friendly support of the Dean of the Philology Department, Professor Jan Malicki and of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Silesia, Prof. Maksymilian Pazdan. The Silesian Circle of the Polish Philological Association was created in 1927 as an initiative of Inspector Wincenty Ogrodziński and Prof. Ryszard Gansiniec. The activeness of Upper Silesian classics was the result of the high level of the local educational system and later of the creation of new higher schools, especially the Silesian Medical Academy and the University of Silesia. Classical studies were established in favourable conditions also thanks to changes which took place 1990s. The development of classical philology in Katowice would not have been possible without a didactic support from Hellenists and Latinists from Krakow, Łódź, Opole, Poznań, Toruń, Warsaw and Wroclaw. The department has had its own didactic and academic staff for several years. Therefore it is possible to pursue studies of classical philology (bachelor’s, master’s degree) and Mediterranean studies (leading to a bachelor’s degree). It is also possible to do research in literary and linguistic studies as well as in ancient culture and its reception (especially in Byzantine literature and Neo-Latin texts).