AJB_QUIN Queer Identity in Literature and Film

Faculty of Education
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavla Buchtová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jaroslav Izavčuk (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the development, history and current state of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer culture in the United States and the Queer and Cool culture in the United Kingdom. The main body of the course is divided into two modules, with each module focusing on a queer or cool literary piece of work and queer or cool film either in the States or Britain. The first session of the module focuses on British queer/cool culture and the second session on the American queer culture. A movie and a work of literature (novel, short story, drama) that deals with the module's theme will be examined. During both session the socio-historical and cultural aspects of the issue at hand in the US and UK will be addressed.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to Cool and Queer issues in Britain.
  • 2. Analysis of the play Closer (2004)
  • 3. Analysis of the film Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Literature
  • BUTLER, Judith. Undoing gender. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2004, viii, 273. ISBN 0415969239. info
  • BUTLER, Judith. Gender trouble : feminism and the subversion of identity. New York: Routledge, 1999, xxxiii, 22. ISBN 0415924995. info
Teaching methods
analyse, interpret and discuss set films and texts, describe, explain and discuss the major themes, motifs in the set works
Assessment methods
(1) An in-class credit test given during the exam period. This exam will cover all the readings and videos as well as material presented in the seminar. The test will account for 20% of the final mark. (2) An essay. Each student will write an essay based on one of the presented works. This essay will account for 30% of the final mark.(3) Seminar participation and attendance will account for 50% of the final mark.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 2 odpolední bloky, v pondělí 14.2. a pátek 13.5. 14 - 19 hod.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 1 hodina.
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