SAKS06 Francophone Cultures of North America

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Kyloušek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D.
Center for North American Studies – Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Center for North American Studies – Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 14:10–15:45 L42
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The purpose of the course is to introduce the student to the basic development of the Francophone culture in North America and to understand the specificities of shaping its society. At the end of the course, the student should be able to work with the cultural context of Canada and understand intercultural links and phenomena.
Syllabus
  • 1) Definition of the problem 2) Geography 3) History of thoughts 4) Winter, religion 5) Language 6) Painting 7) Cinema 8) Music 9) Acadia 10) Pop culture
Literature
  • LINTEAU, Paul-André. Histoire de Montréal depuis la confédération. 2e éd. augmentée. [Montréal]: Boréal, 2000, 627 s. ISBN 2-7646-0080-1. info
  • DUROCHER, René, François RICARD, Jean-Claude ROBERT and Paul-André LINTEAU. Histoire du Québec contemporain. Nouv. éd. rév. Montreal: Boréal, 1989, 834 s. ISBN 2890522989. info
  • LINTEAU, Paul-André, René DUROCHER and Jean-Claude ROBERT. Histoire du Québec contemporain. Nouv. éd. refondue et mise. Montreal: Boréal, 1989, 758 s. ISBN 2890522989. info
  • COOK, Ramsay. Histoire générale du Canada. Edited by Craig Brown - Paul-André Linteau. [Montréal]: Éditions du Boréal, 1988, 694 p., [4. ISBN 2-89052-249-0. info
  • DUROCHER, René, Paul-André LINTEAU and Jean-Claude ROBERT. Quebec : a history, 1867-1929. Translated by Robert Chodos. Toronto: James Lorimer, 1983, xviii, 602. ISBN 0888626053. info
  • DUROCHER, René, Paul-André LINTEAU and Jean-Claude ROBERT. Quebec : a history, 1867-1929 : Histoire du Québec contemporain. Vol. 1, (1867-1929) (Orig.). Translated by Robert Chodos. Toronto: James Lorimer, 1983, xviii, 602. ISBN 0-88862-604-5. info
Teaching methods
lectures and student presentations
Assessment methods
final test
Language of instruction
French
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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