CJBC02 Memoire Literature (seminar)

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Vlastimil Válek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 9:10–10:45 pracovna
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
After finishing the course students:
- understand the specifics of memoir literature;
- are able to recognize general information from lectures in selected texts;
- are familiar with potential interpretative approaches;
- verify acquired skills in individual interpretations of chosen texts;
- deepen their interpretative skills.
In this seminar concrete works of memoir literature, chosen by the students from the items "on offer", will be analysed. Analyses of memoirs from all periods of literary development (old literature, the nineteenth and twentieth century as well as present times) will also be part of the seminar. The aim of the seminar is for the students to learn how to work with testimonies of contemporaries, how to use them in their own work, and how to come to deeper understanding of life in the given era with their help.
Syllabus
  • (sessions 1-2) Characterisation of basic features of memoir literature. How to analyse a work of memoir literature. Verification of memoirs. The relationship of memoir literature to literature of fact, belles letters and journalism. The composition of a work of memoir literature. The list of books offered for analysis. The students chose the topic of their seminar paper. Participants may come with their own suggestions for books eligible for analysis. It is determined which of the chosen topics will be dealt with in which seminar session so that all participants are able to prepare well. (sessions 3-15) According to this plan (works are arranged in chronological order) students present their seminar papers. The presentation of each paper is followed by a discussion; each seminar session closes with the evaluation of the paper.
Literature
  • Strejček, Ferdinand, Úvod. In: Z pamětí našich spisovatelů. Praha 1928, s. 5-9
  • Pražák, František, Soupis literárních pamětí. In: Paměti českých spisovatelů z dětství. Praha 1946, s. 215-223.
  • Lexikon teorie literatury a kultury : koncepce / osobnosti / základní pojmy. Edited by Ansgar Nünning - Jiří Trávníček - Jiří Holý, Translated by Al. Vydání první. Brno: Host, 2006, 912 stran. ISBN 8072941704. info
  • MOCNÁ, Dagmar and Josef PETERKA. Encyklopedie literárních žánrů. 1. vyd. Litomyšl: Paseka, 2004, 699 s. ISBN 807185669X. info
  • VÁLEK, Vlastimil. K specifičnosti memoárové literatury. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Univerzita J.E. Purkyně, 1984, 160 s. URL info
Teaching methods
The seminar is based on methods of presentation, analysis and synthesis of knowledge. It also uses collective work, in-class discussions and individual work of students. It draws on lectures on memoir literature given in the autumn semester. Students can register this seminar even if they did not attend the lectures.
Assessment methods
The seminar is concluded by a credit. For obtaining the credit students have to give a presentation, hand in theses of the presentation with the list of literature and actively participate in lessons.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Seminář navazuje na přednášku Memoárová literatura (CJBC01) v zimním semestru.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016.
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