AJ2RC_AML2 Britská a americká literatura od roku 1945

Pedagogická fakulta
jaro 2014
Rozsah
0/0/24. 4 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučující
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D. (cvičící)
Garance
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, 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
AJ2RC_AML2/OS01: Pá 28. 2. 9:20–11:00 učebna 64, Pá 21. 3. 9:20–11:00 učebna 64, Pá 4. 4. 9:20–11:00 učebna 64, Pá 18. 4. 9:20–11:00 učebna 64, Pá 2. 5. 9:20–11:00 učebna 64, Pá 23. 5. 9:20–11:00 učebna 64, I. Přibylová
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
This course will be an introductory, but intensive survey of selected representative contemporary British and American writers and trends after 1945 to the present. We will focus on current most visible literary trends, and writers' responses to earlier traditions of realism, modernism and colonialism, exploring the techniques of narrative fiction, and non-fiction; we will also explore the themes the authors raise as they both acknowledge and contribute to the increasingly postcolonial and/or postmodern experience of British and American cultures. Cultural, historical, and theoretical context will be provided and discussed, while primary or secondary readings are to be utilized. Method of close reading would allow us to observe relevant themes and historical context. The seminar is based on active reading and analysis of selected extracts; other activities and discussions are encouraged.
Osnova
  • 1. Survey of literary trends since 1945. Internationalization of the prose; roles of history, geography and identity; intersections of gender, class, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and nation; immigrant fiction moves into mainstream. 2. US Prose and ethnic diversity. Focus on Asian-American, Native American, Afro-American and Chicano authors, and their texts. Problematic multiculturalism, pressures of global consumerism; cultural hybridity; theories of race, ethnicity, whiteness. (Sandra Cisneros, Leslie Marmon Silko, Alice Walker) 3. British Diaspora. Focus on Ethnic or International British Writing, British South Asian, African British writing. Global literature and culture, cosmopolitanism and universal features of British literature. (V.S.Naipaul, Nadine Gordimer, Salman Rushdie) 4. Contemporary British Literature. "Englishness", and Millenial anxieties over quintessential Englishman in a modern age.Trends and authors: modern into postmodern, realist into hyperrealist, rediscovery of victorian values and the neovictoriana, cyberspace, and millennium fiction. (Ian McEwan, Kazuo Ishiguro, John Fowles, Anthony Burgess, Julian Barnes, Janice Galloway) 5. Gender, Body and Literature. Boundaries between masculine and feminine. Self-discovery, and the reinvention of bodies and selves; self-conscious and self-reflexive narratives. Theories of sex, gender; the queer. (J. Winterson, A. S. Byatt, Iris Murdoch, Sarah Waters, Ali Smith) 6. Topics and shapes of contemporary US literature. Focus on Jewish.
Literatura
  • The Columbia history of the American novel. Edited by Emory Elliott - Cathy N. Davidson. New York: Columbia University, 1991, xviii, 905. ISBN 0-231-07360-7. info
  • The Heath anthology of American literature. Edited by Paul Lauter. Lexington, Mass.: D.C. Heath, 1990, xxxix, 261. ISBN 0-669-12065-0. info
  • Columbia literary history of the United States. Edited by Emory Elliott. New York: Columbia University Press, 1988, xxviii, 12. ISBN 0-231-05812-8. info
Výukové metody
Discussion based seminar, that requires active home reading and writing of three one-page critical response papers. These activities allow students to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in literary, cultural and language fields of study that build upon students' general secondary education. More so, students are to develop their ability to gather and interpret relevant data, to form judgements that include reflection on relevant literary, social, or ethical issues; students practice to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences. Last but not least students are to develop learning skills that are necessary for them to continue to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
Metody hodnocení
Course requirements: 1) 80% attendance (if you miss more than two classes, then you have to work on reading journals for each class missed) 2) Read the material assigned in the syllabus (it will be checked by in-class quizzes) 3) At least five contributions to mood-link forums 4) Occasional mood-link tasks 5) Credit test
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1012
Students are expected to read and reflect on assigned readings, and will be assigned with a series of short informal assignments that develop ideas, reflect on and critique the selected texts. Effective academic reading and writing skills would be treated as well (as such those involve rethinking, reshaping, reflecting). Students are required to read the compulsory readings, and/or secondary readings and to participate in class discussions. Discussion will encourage us to explore the cultural connections, cultural phenomenon and relevancies; also connections between the secondary readings, and the novel are to be elaborated. Students will sign up for a short oral presentation (5 minutes only) to introduce either context, character, text's feature or author. Powerpoint slide-show is welcome. Students will submit paper copies of writing assignments response papers, as required. All major assignments and supporting assignments are due on dates specified by your lecturer, and noted in moodlinka. The writing guidelines and MLA guidelines are on moodlinka as well (you need to follow these!). Reading. You are required to keep up with class reading. All is on moodlinka.Plus, you are required to read one novel of your choic and dicuss it on the moodlinka class forum. In-class debates require you to come to class prepared. You will also need to read the works with a critical eye. You are encouraged to mark the text and perform active reading. Homework. Reading assignments require downloading and printing online materials. You are to bring these to the class, so we shall work with them. Also, you are to prepare an oral presentation, and write response papers. While these assignments are minor to your grade, nevertheless those are to be completed in a timely manner (following the schedule provided in the moodlinka outline), and those should illustrate your best efforts and serious consideration of the assignment. In-Class Work. You will be expected to participate in collaborative activities and class discussions. It is part of your grade.
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