AJ16065 British History in the Mirror of Drama

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
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)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
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
Wed 14:00–15:40 L35
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ09999 Qualifying Examination || AJ01002 Practical English II
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
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Course objectives
The course is designed as an opportunity to look into various events or personalities from the British history from a perspective of an analytical study of their representation in dramatic works. As such, it is a multidisciplinary course (history, literary studies, theory of fictional representation). Course objectives: 1. To learn about events and personalities from various periods of the history of Great Britain. 2. To analyze and interpret dramatic texts; compare and contrast literary and historical sources. 3. To acquire a critical approach towards concepts of “facts”, “representation”, and “interpretation”.
Learning outcomes
Students will learn and acquire:
- knowledge of selected historical events and personalities;
- to analyze a dramatic text;
- to understand underlying ideology of historical writing/fiction;
- familiarity with current trends in history plays.
Syllabus
  • * Theory – historical writing, historical fiction, fictional representation * One Hundred Years' War * The War of the Roses * The Tudors * Victorian Age * Edwardian Age * Elizabeth II's reign * alternative presents/futures
Literature
  • DOLEŽEL, Lubomír. Possible worlds of fiction and history : the postmodern stage. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010, ix, 171. ISBN 9780801894633. info
  • The Oxford history of Britain. Edited by Kenneth O. Morgan. Revised edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, xii, 780. ISBN 019280135X. info
  • On "what is history?"from Carr and Elton to Rorty and White. Edited by Keith Jenkins. New York: Routledge, 1995, 200 p. ISBN 0415097258. info
  • WHITE, Hayden V. Tropics of discourse : essays in cultural criticism. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1978, x, 287. ISBN 0801827418. info
Assessment methods
The pass line in 60%. The final grade will consist of these 3 parts: 1. In-class presentation (up to 25% of the final grade). 2. Class participation (up to 25%). 3. A research paper (up to 50%).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Čt 17:30–19:05 J22.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015.
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