CZS54 Modern Czech Literature and Culture

Pan-university studies
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Bubeníček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Miroslav Kotásek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Šárka Hakalisto, M.A.
Contact Person: Šárka Hakalisto, M.A.
Supplier department: Pan-university studies
Timetable
Mon 20. 2. to Fri 19. 5. Tue 16:30–18:00 KOM 257
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course aims at presenting foreign students with different forms that Czech literature and culture of the 20th century took. It will provide an overview of the historical development, significant cultural movements and groups positioned on the background of various media – literature,film, music, photography, architecture, and fine arts –, at the same time hinting at relevant European cultural context.
Instructors Dr Petr Bubeníček, and Dr Miroslav Kotásek
Syllabus
  • The topics will include:
  • 20th Century Czech cultural history;
  • Beginnings of the Czech Modern;
  • Good Soldier Schweik;
  • Depiction of war and holocaust in Czech literature and film;
  • 1960s: „The Joke“ in Kundera’s novel and its filmic adaptation;
  • Czech Nobel Prize winner Jaroslav Seifert;
  • Czech surrealism both before and after 1945;
  • Different forms of Czech exile writing: Josef Škvorecký and Ivan Blatný;
  • Lyrics in Czech popular / rock /alternative music;
  • Forms of Czech postmodern art and literature;
  • Ecriture feminine across generations: Milada Součková, Věra Linhartová, and Daniela Hodrová
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
http://cic.muni.cz/cs/left-incoming-mobility/incoming-student/incoming-student-exchange/incoming-student-exchange-cesp
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