PdF:AJ4301 Současná britská literatura a - Informace o předmětu

AJ4301 Současná britská literatura a společnost

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Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D. (cvičící)

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Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D.
Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury – Pedagogická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Jana Popelková
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury – Pedagogická fakulta

Rozvrh seminárních/paralelních skupin

AJ4301/01: Čt 8:00–9:50 učebna 58, L. Podroužková
AJ4301/02: Út 8:00–9:50 učebna 54, L. Podroužková

Předpoklady

Students are familiar with the development of British literature till the beginning of the 20th century, possess advanced reading skills and are familiar with the methods of close reading and textual analysis. Students are comfortable with reading English texts in the original and engage in the said practice.

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Cíle předmětu

Critical thinking, digital literacy, presentation skills and logical and meaningful argumentation are important 21st skills. In this class, the students will learn how to construct a solid argument based on their reading and analysis, write an abstract and deliver their argument in an oral presentation.
This course examines the development of British literature throughout the 20th century on the background of historical, social and cultural events. In the seminars we will explore major writers, works and literary movements of the period as well as varied or recurrent themes and motifs in the assigned readings. At the end of the course students will be able to recognize major figures, works, trends and issues in the post 1945 British literature, gain understanding of their sociocultural backdrop, and link these to their professional and personal development.
While the content and design of the course targets students on their university level and enhances their academic and presentation skills, the methods, approaches, themes and values are applicable intro their teaching practice.

Výstupy z učení

Outcomes:
The student:
will read, analyse and interpret modern literary texts written in English both on a literary level and in a wider context;
will be able to bridge themes and topics occurring in the readings to their own reality and the reality of their pupils;
will have written a given number of short texts (summaries, analyses and arguments) based on class readings;
will have read one British novel (or two plays) from the post-1945 period;
will create one classroom game on history/culture/literature of the given period;
will learn how to identify a topic and will construct and formulate an argument, which will be delivered both orally and in the written form and which meets the requierements and criteria of the Literature State Exam;
will be able to read and think about, and discuss a wide range of themes, including issues that have an overlap into the classroom reality, as well as respect and value differing views and stances;
will understand literature as a source of sustainable, life-long learning as well as inspiration for their teaching.

Osnova

• 1. Structuring an argument: what makes a good argument and why it matters.
• 2. Introduction to contemporary Britain: British national identity revised in the post-war and post-Brexit context. Tradition and stereotypes.
• 3. Reconstructing Britain after the WWII and the 1950s and assertion of the young (Angry Young Men).
• 4. Postwar dark visions and a sense of alienation and abandonment: William Golding,Stevie Smith, Roger McGough.
• 5. The 1960s: Swinging London and the Cultural Revolution. Postmodernism in art and literature (Anthony Burgess)
• 6. Other voices: Postmodernism and deconstructing the narrative (Ali Smith).
• 7.-8. History versus herstory: feminism and contemporary women writers (Angela Carter, Wendy Cope, Helen Fielding).
• 9. East and West: postcolonial period and British ethnic writing (Hanif Kureishi, Kazuo Ishiguro).
• 10. Devolution and the boom of regional literatures (Tom Leonard).
• 11. Multiculturalism and urban living (Benjamin Zephaniah).
• 12. Student presentations: argument.
• 13. Student presentations: argument.

Literatura

• DUGGAN, Robert. The grotesque in contemporary British fiction. First published. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2013, 276 stran. ISBN 9780719078910. info
• Ethics and trauma in contemporary British fiction. Edited by Susana Onega Jaâen - Jean-Michel Ganteau. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2011, 330 p. ISBN 9789401200080. info
• LANE, David. Contemporary British drama. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2010, vii, 218. ISBN 9780748638222. info
• The careless statewealth and welfare in Britain today. Edited by Paul Taylor. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2010, ix, 230 p. ISBN 9781849663557. info
• Contemporary British fiction. Edited by Nick Bentley. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2008, xiv, 245 p. ISBN 9780748624201. info
• BRADFORD, Richard. The novel now : contemporary British fiction. 1st pub. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2007, vii, 259. ISBN 9781405113861. info
• A concise companion to contemporary British fiction. Edited by James F. English. Malden: Blackwell, 2006, xi, 281. ISBN 9781405120012. info
• The contemporary British novel. Edited by James Acheson - Sarah C. E. Ross. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2005, iv, 250 p. ISBN 0748618953. info
• Dark humor and social satire in the modern British novel. Edited by Lisa Colletta. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003, 154 p. ISBN 1403963657. info
• BRADBURY, Malcolm. The modern British novel. London: Penguin Books, 1994, xvi, 515. ISBN 014023098X. info
• MUSMAN, Richard a D'Arcy ADRIAN-VALLANCE. Britain today. 4. vyd. Harlow: Longman, 1989, iii, 156. ISBN 0582749301. info
• Political issues in Britain today. Edited by Bill Jones. 3rd ed. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1989, vii, 337 p. ISBN 0-7190-3019-6. info
• Women in Britain today. Edited by Veronica Beechey - Elizabeth Whitelegg. Milton Keynes, England: Open University Press, 1986, vi, 216 p. ISBN 0-335-15137-X. info
• BOWKER, John. Worlds of faith : religious belief and practice in Britain today. 1st publ. London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1983, 312 s. ISBN 0563201975. info
• MORRIS, Robert K. Continuance and change : the contemporary British novel sequence. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1972, xx, 164. ISBN 0809305445. info

Výukové metody

Intensive and extensive reading.
Textual analysis and interpretation.
Pair, group and class discussions on assigned readings.
Writing practice.
Presentation practice.
A practical classroom task.

Metody hodnocení

Continuous assessment:
1. 80% attendance and active participation in the discussions and class tasks.
2. Weekly readings and assignments.
3.1 novel to read.
4. 1 classroom activity.
5. Final presentation: delivering an argument.

Vyučovací jazyk

Angličtina

Informace učitele

http://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2468

Studijní opora

https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=3750

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