AJ16063 Different Realisms: Barker, Berger

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable
Wed 13:20–14:55 G31
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ09999 Qualifying Examination
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).
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Course objectives
This course will look at aspects of the writing of Pat Barker and John Berger in relation to relevant aspects of cultural theory and literature concerning World WarI.The aim of the course will be to consider how the two writers have contributed to the development and problematisation of 'realism' in literary writing.
Syllabus
  • Lesson 1:Feb 18th: Introductory Lesson 2:Feb 25th: Regeneration(1) Lesson 3:Mar 4th: Regeneration(2) Lesson 4:Mar.11th; The Eye in the Door(1) Lesson 5:Mar.18th: The Eye In the Door(2) Lesson 6:Mar.25th: The Ghost Road (1) Lesson 7:Apr.1st: The Ghost Road (2) Lesson 8:Apr. 8th: READING WEEK;NO LESSON Lesson 9:Apr. 15th:G Lesson 10:Apr.22nd:A Fortunate Man/ Pig Earth (1) Lesson 11:Apr.29th: Pig Earth (2)/Once In Europa Lesson 12:May 6th: Lilac and Flag Lesson 13:May 13th: NO LESSON- UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY
Literature
  • Stevenson, David 1914-1918 The History of the First World War London Penguin 1994
  • Berger, John Once In Europa London Granta 1989
  • Berger, John Lilac and Flag London Granta 1992
  • Barker, Pat, The Eye In The Door London Penguin
  • Berger, John Pig Earth London Vintage 1979
  • BARKER, Pat. The ghost road. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1996, 277 s. ISBN 0-14-023628-7. info
  • GARE, Arran E. Postmodernism and the environmental crisis. London: Routledge, 1995, vii, 192. ISBN 0415124794. info
  • BARKER, Pat. Regeneration. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1992, 251 s. ISBN 0-14-012308-3. info
Assessment methods
The course will be assessed by attendance and oral contribution at seminar (30%); response paper (20%);essay (50%). Teaching by classs discussion.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
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