AJ06002 Introduction to British Studies II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ06002/A: Mon 8:20–9:55 G31, L. Kyzlinková
AJ06002/B: Mon 10:00–11:35 G31, L. Kyzlinková
AJ06002/C: Mon 13:20–14:55 G31, M. Kaylor
AJ06002/D: Mon 15:00–16:35 G31, M. Kaylor
AJ06002/E: Wed 16:40–18:15 G32, S. Hardy
AJ06002/F: Wed 18:20–19:55 G32, S. Hardy
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ06001 Intro. to British Studies I
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
there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Continuation of Introduction to British Studies I. Introduction, definitions of culture and history, a historical fact and the role of the historian, stereotypes of Britishness, national identities, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, ethnic minorities, social class, poverty, old people and youth culture, gender issues, minority groups.
Syllabus
  • Introduction, definitions of culture and history, a historical fact and the role of the historian, stereotypes of Britishness, national identities, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, ethnic minorities, social class, poverty, old people and youth culture, gender issues, minority groups.
Literature
  • FRANKOVÁ, Milada. A Reader. editor: PhDr. Lidia Kyzlinková. In British Studies. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, 128 pp. učební texty. ISBN 80-210-2119-5. info
  • British cultural identities. Edited by Mike Storry - Peter Childs. London: Routledge, 1997, xxii, 350. ISBN 0415136997. info
  • OAKLAND, John. British civilization : an introduction. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 1991, 256 s. ISBN 0415064759. info
  • MCDOWALL, David. An illustrated history of Britain a. Harlow: Longman, 1989, 188 p. : i. ISBN 0-582-74914-695. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminář; hodnocení: esej a práce v semináři / Seminar; Assessment: essay and work in seminar
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 6 skupin studentů
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=3
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