AJ_ERKA The American Multicultural Experiment: Literature and Culture of Ethnic and Regional America

Pedagogická fakulta
jaro 2017
Rozsah
0/2/0. 2 hodiny. 2 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Michael George, M.A. (cvičící)
Mgr. Jiří Šalamoun, Ph.D. (cvičící)
Garance
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
AJ_ERKA/01: Čt 13:00–14:40 učebna 51, M. George, J. Šalamoun
Předpoklady
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Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
This is a "round table" seminar 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 are analyzed through engagement with their history and literature. The course also examines the ethnic differences of groups such as African Americans, Mexican Americans and Native Americans. The resulting different speech patterns of each region and group are also noted.
The aim of the course is for the students to analyze what it means for a land to be so culturally diverse and still one nation. By doing so, the students develop a deeper understanding of the United States and can evaluate the relative merits of multiculturalism. At the end of the course students should be able to distinguish and differentiate the various voices coming from America according to region and ethnicity. In their ability to compare they will be able to examine and evaluate American current events and literature on a deeper level than before.
Osnova
  • 1. Introduction.
  • 2. The “other” United States – the South
  • 3. African Americans
  • 4. The individual and the West
  • 5. Race and culture in the West – Native Americans
  • 6. Race and culture in the West - Mexican Americans
  • 7. Ethnicity and language – Spanish and Ebonics
  • 8. Asian Americans
  • 9. Multiculturalism and cultural linguistics
  • 10. “Crash” and “Twilight in LA”
  • 11 - 12. Student research presentations
  • 13. Conclusion
Literatura
    povinná 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
  • SITKOFF, Harvard. The struggle for black equality :1954-1992. 19th print. New York: Hill and Wang, 1994, ix, 258 s. ISBN 0-374-52356-8. info
Výukové metody
This is a "round table" seminar where each student comes to the weekly class having read the assigned texts and shares their opinions during the discussion. Discussions are sometimes supplemented with relevant documentary videos. In addition, each student selects a topic, author or piece of literature from ethnic and/or regional America and through their own research becomes the “expert” on that subject within the class. From the third class on, we will turn to you for additional information whenever our class discussion touches on your chosen subject. Thus everyone in the class can benefit from each student’s research. In addition, there will be time set aside for short 15 minute presentations at the end of the semester.
Metody hodnocení
80% attendance, preparation of weekly text readings and full voluntary participation in class meeting seminar discussions, 20% research on an approved topic (as described above).
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
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Studijní materiály
Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Předmět bude realizován pokud se přihlásí alespoň 10 studentů.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2007, jaro 2008, jaro 2009, jaro 2010, podzim 2010, podzim 2011, podzim 2012.
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