AJ3DC_POLI Popular Literature

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/0/6. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Renata Jančaříková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ3DC_POLI/OS01: Fri 14. 9. 13:55–15:35 učebna 6, Fri 12. 10. 15:45–17:25 učebna 6, Fri 26. 10. 15:45–17:25 učebna 6, Fri 9. 11. 15:45–17:25 učebna 6, Fri 23. 11. 15:45–17:25 učebna 6, Fri 7. 12. 15:45–17:25 učebna 6, Fri 21. 12. 15:45–17:25 učebna 6, I. Přibylová
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 often neglected (American) popular literature, explaining its 20th century roots, values and the appeal for the contemporary reader. In classes, students read, discuss and question selected materials, employing both the traditional and contemporary points of view.
The appropriation of American popular literature by Czech culture is commented on as well.
Students are encoureged to use selected texts in their work at secondary schools.
The course serves as an opening for the AJ3DC_POST Nové literatury.
Syllabus
  • Topics:
  • 1. Introduction to the course; American popular literature within and after the literary canon.
  • 2. American oral literature.
  • Reader: tall tale, urban legend, folk song.
  • 3. Western novels.
  • Reader: Jack Schaefer, Larry McMurtry, Gretel Ehrlich.
  • 4. Detective stories of the hard-boiled school.
  • Reader: James Lee Burke, Walter Mosley, Sue Grafton.
  • 5.Fantasy fiction.
  • Reader: Ursula LeGuin, Susanne Collins, Rebecca Stead.
  • 6. Reading for women/girls.
  • Reader: Danielle Steel, Harlequin novel example, chicklit novel example.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KULKA, Tomáš. Umění a kýč. Vyd. 2., rozš. Praha: Torst, 2000, 292 s. ISBN 80-7215-128-2. info
  • BRUNVAND, Jan Harold. The study of American folklore : an introduction. 3rd ed. New York: Norton, 1986, xix, 620. ISBN 0393954951. info
  • Richard Slotkin. Gunfighter nation. The myth of the frontier in the 20th century America. UOklaP, 1998
  • PRIESTMAN, EDITOR, Martin. The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction. first. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, 288 pp. ISBN 0 521 00871 9. info
  • John G. Cawelti. Adventure, Mystery, and Romance. University of Chicago Press, 1976. 335pp.
Teaching methods
Minilectures, group discussions, reading and analysing texts.
Assessment methods
Required reading.
Final paper.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.ped.muni.cz/weng/moodl/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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