A2MK_SAML Contemporary American literature

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0/24. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavla Buchtová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Prerequisites
A course in American Literature of the 20th century.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course focuses on the contemporary American literature, touching fiction, poetry, and drama, by authors who were mostly born after the 1940s. The aim is to show the variety of contemporary writings, and to show how to approach contemporary American texts, themes, and authors, their values and views. The aim will be reached through reading and analysing sample texts.
Syllabus
  • September 25, topic 1: Introduction to the course, resources, requirements, American literature from the 1940s to the present.
  • October 2, topic 1: as above
  • October 9, topic 2: Regional literature I (The North West, Mid-Atlantic, The South)
  • October 16, topic 2, as above
  • October 23, topic 3: Regional literature II (Western states)
  • October 30, topic 3, as above
  • November 6, topic 4: Global literature; the file theme stated
  • November 13, topic 4: as above
  • November 20, topic 5: Poetry
  • November 27, topic 5: as above
  • December 4, topic 6: Drama; first two response papers due
  • December 18, topic 6: as above
  • January 15: the final two response papers due
  • January/February: the oral colloquy. The date of the colloquy will be negotiated in December.
Literature
  • The Columbia history of the American novel. Edited by Emory Elliott - Cathy N. Davidson. New York: Columbia University, 1991, xviii, 905. ISBN 0-231-07360-7. info
  • The Heath anthology of American literature. Edited by Paul Lauter. Lexington, Mass.: D.C. Heath, 1990, xxxix, 261. ISBN 0-669-12065-0. info
  • Columbia literary history of the United States. Edited by Emory Elliott. New York: Columbia University Press, 1988, xxviii, 12. ISBN 0-231-05812-8. info
Assessment methods
Course requirements and evaluation:
Activity in classes, 4 response papers, 1 file to be discussed at the colloquy.
Details will be provided by the instructor.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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