CJBC02 Memoire Literature (seminar)

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
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. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 9:10–10:45 U33
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
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
  • Pražák, František, Soupis literárních pamětí. In: Paměti českých spisovatelů z dětství. Praha 1946, s. 215-223.
  • Strejček, Ferdinand, Úvod. In: Z pamětí našich spisovatelů. Praha 1928, s. 5-9
  • VÁLEK, Vlastimil. K specifičnosti memoárové literatury. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Univerzita J.E. Purkyně, 1984, 160 s. URL info
Teaching methods
thesis, class discussion, reading
Assessment methods
Seminary project aimed at theories and concepts of the discipline.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Seminář navazuje na přednášku Memoárová literatura (CJBC01) v zimním semestru. Předmět bude otevřen a vyučován při minimálním počtu 6 zapsaných studujících.
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 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016.
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