AJ_ERKA Etnická a regionální kultura Ameriky

Pedagogická fakulta
jaro 2009
Rozsah
0/2/0. 2 hodiny. 4 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Michael George, M.A. (cvičící)
Garance
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D.
Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury – Pedagogická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Jana Popelková
Rozvrh
Út 16:10–16:55 učebna 59
Předpoklady
AJ4_DUSA AJ4_SDUS
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 30 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/30, pouze zareg.: 0/30, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/30
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
This is a "round table" seminar/discussion course which looks at The United States of America not as one land, but as a collection of very different cultures. Regional differences such as North-South and East-West as well as the ethnic differences of groups such as African-Americans, Mexican-Americans and Native Americans are analyzed. The resulting different speech patterns of each region and group will also be noted.
The aim of the course is for the students to come to understand what it means for a land to be so culturally diverse and still one nation. (and in doing so, to develop a deeper - or at least a less superficial - understanding of the United States)
Osnova
  • 1. Introduction.
  • 2. The U.S.A. as a land of contrasts
  • 3. Sectionalism, North and South
  • 4. Sectionalism, East and West
  • 5. African Americans
  • 6. Mexican Americans
  • 7. Native Americans and others
  • 8. Asian-Americans
  • 9. Multi culturalism – the past
  • 10. Multi culturalism – the future
  • 11 - 13. Student research presentations
Literatura
  • McMurtry, Larry: Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen; Simon & Schuster, 1999.Sitkoff, Harvard: The Struggle for Black Equality; New York, 1993.Gray, Herman: Watching Race; U of Minnesota Press, 1995
Metody hodnocení
This is a "round table" seminar where each student reads the assigned texts and shares his/her opinions during the discussion. In addition each student will research a relevant topic of his/her choice and either write it as a (2,000 word) seminar paper, or present it as a (15-20 minute) presentation to the class.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Sources: Books: Sitkoff, Harvard: The Struggle for Black Equality; New York, 1993. Egan, T. (ed.): Living in the Runaway West; Fulcrum Pub, 2000. Rodriguez, Richard: Hunger of Memory; Bantam; Reissue edition, 1983. Mindel, Charles and Habenstein, Robert, (eds.): Ethnic Families in America, Elsevier, 1981. Fuchs, Lawrence: The American Kaleidoscope; Wsleyan U Press, 1995. Eitzen, Stanley and Zinn, Maxine: Conflict and Order, 1995 Gray, Herman: Watching Race; U of Minnesota Press, 1995 Mc Gilbert, Michael: The Character of Americans, Dorsey Press, 1964. McMurtry, Larry: Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen; Simon & Schuster, 1999. Articles, Essays and Short Stories Momaday, N. Scott: "The Way to Rainy Mountain". Edrich, Louise: "American Horse". Ehrlich, Gretel: "The Solace of Open Spaces". Hand, Guy: "The Weight of Belonging"; Videos: The Shadow of Hate Chicano The Civil War The Spirit of Crazy Horse Becoming American
Další komentáře
Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2007, jaro 2008, jaro 2010, podzim 2010, podzim 2011, podzim 2012, jaro 2017.