AJ06001 Introduction to British Studies I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD. (lecturer)
PhDr. Lidia Kyzlinková, CSc., M.Litt. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ06001/A: Mon 8:20–9:55 G31, M. Kaylor
AJ06001/B: Mon 10:00–11:35 G31, M. Kaylor
AJ06001/C: Mon 13:20–14:55 G32, L. Kyzlinková
AJ06001/D: Wed 15:00–16:35 G32, L. Kyzlinková
AJ06001/E: Wed 16:40–18:15 G32, S. Hardy
AJ06001/F: Wed 18:20–19:55 G32, S. Hardy
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
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Course objectives
This course is an encapsulation of the history of Britain and its former colonies, with particular attention paid to the developing role of monarchical institutions and their impact on mechanisms of power, social conditions, and cultural production. Emphasis is placed on the changing discourses of British life (social, medical, ethical, religious, legal, political, monetary, scholarly, and familial), complex discourses which arose from the first Roman interchanges with the Celts, matured throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, were advanced by the establishment of Britain's almost-global dominance during the reign of Victoria, were impacted by the two World Wars, and continue to develop into the Britain we see today.
Syllabus
  • Week 1: Introduction. Week 2: Celtic and Roman Periods (BCE - 450 CE). Week 3: Anglo-Saxon Period (450 - 1066 CE). Week 4: Early Middle Ages (1066 - 1290 CE). Week 5: Later Middle Ages (1290 - 1485 CE). Week 6: Tudor Age (1485 - 1603 CE). Week 7: Stuart Age (1603 - 1688 CE). Week 8: Augustan Period (1688 - 1789 CE). Week 9: Romantic Period (1789 - 1851 CE). Week 10: Victorian Period (1851 - 1914 CE). Week 11: Colonial Interests: India, South Africa, Canada, Australia. Week 12: World Wars (1914 - 1945 CE). Week 13: Recent Britain (1945 CE - present).
Literature
  • Various authors. British Studies: A Reader (Masaryk University Press, 2002)
  • David McDowall, An Illustrated History of Britain (1989)
  • The Oxford illustrated history of Britain. Edited by Kenneth O. Morgan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984, xiv, 640. ISBN 0198226845. info
Assessment methods
Assessment: A written examination constituting 100% of the credit for this term (50 questions). Since this is only half of a two-term course, this exam will contribute 50% of the credit for the comprehensive grade at the end of the second term.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 4 seminární skupiny
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=570
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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