AJ2RC_AML2 Britská a americká literatura od roku 1945

Pedagogická fakulta
jaro 2018
Rozsah
0/0/24. 4 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučující
Mgr. Pavla Buchtová (přednášející)
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
Pá 23. 2. 12:05–13:45 učebna 59, Pá 9. 3. 12:05–13:45 učebna 59, Pá 23. 3. 12:05–13:45 učebna 59, Pá 13. 4. 12:05–13:45 učebna 59, Pá 27. 4. 12:05–13:45 učebna 59, Pá 11. 5. 12:05–13:45 učebna 59
Předpoklady
AJ2RC_AML1
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. Introduction to postmodernism and postcolonialism. Literature, lifestyle,ethnicity, gender, digitalization.
  • 2.American fiction, male writers.Kerouac, Vonnegut, Doctorow, DeLillo, McCarthy, and others.
  • 3. British fiction, male writers. Golding, Fowles,Swift, Ishiguro, Welsh, and others.
  • 4.The rise of women fiction.Jong, Byatt, Winterson, Carter, and others.
  • 5. Ethnic voices in the USA. Momaday, Silko, Kingston, Cisneros, Morrison, and others.
  • 6. The end of the Empire, postcolonial literature and diaspora.Gordimer, Rhys, Mo, Rushdie, Kureishi, Ishiguo, and others.
Literatura
    doporučená literatura
  • ALEXANDER, Michael. A history of English literature. 3rd ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, xx, 443. ISBN 9780230368316. info
  • SANDERS, Andrew. The short Oxford history of English literature. Third edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, vii, 756. ISBN 9780199263387. info
  • An outline of English literature. Edited by Pat Rogers. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998, xiii, 501. ISBN 0192880780. info
  • 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
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, primary and secondary, respond in discussions and selected short papers 3) Prepare and give a structured presentation on a selected novel 4) Discuss selected issues and features at an exam
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
For online resources on American literature,VanSpanckeren: Outline of American Literature, go to http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/publication/2011/07/20110727110855su0.6739575.html#axzz31PbH2NY6
For other self-study materials, see moodlinka, consult the instructor, and explore the English library of the PedFac.
For other details, see the instructor at the beginning of the seminar.
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Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2007, jaro 2008, jaro 2009, jaro 2010, jaro 2011, jaro 2012, jaro 2013, jaro 2014, jaro 2015, jaro 2016, jaro 2017, jaro 2019, jaro 2020.