AJ56012 Topics in British Culture

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 7 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Friday 10:50–12:25 G12
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
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; Celtic and Roman Periods (BCE - 450 CE). Week 2: Anglo-Saxon Period (450 - 1066 CE); Early Middle Ages (1066 - 1290 CE). Week 3: Later Middle Ages (1290 - 1485 CE); Tudor Age (1485 - 1603 CE). Week 4: Stuart Age (1603 - 1688 CE); Augustan Period (1688 - 1789 CE). Week 5: Romantic Period (1789 - 1851 CE); Victorian Period (1851 - 1914 CE). Besides the material covered in these history lectures (and the entire contents of "The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain"), students will be responsible for the contents of "Investigating Culture and Identity" by Paul Taylor (Harper Collins, 1997).
Literature
  • David McDowall, An Illustrated History of Britain (1989)
  • Paul Taylor,
  • The Oxford illustrated history of Britain. Edited by Kenneth O. Morgan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984, xiv, 640. ISBN 0198226845. info
Assessment methods
This course is only a series of lectures. Assessment: A written examination will constitute 100% of the credit for this course (50 questions from "The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain" and 50 questions from "Investigating Culture and Identity" by Paul Taylor).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
General note: This course is NOT designated for Erasmus students! List of courses offerd by the Department of English and American studies for Erasmsus students is available at http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkaa/ under "Information for Erasmus students".
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: This course is NOT designated for Erasmus students! List of courses offerd by the Department of English and American studies for Erasmsus students is available at http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkaa/ under "Information for Erasmus students".
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=570
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2015, Spring 2017.
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