A2MK_SAML Současná americká literatura

Pedagogická fakulta
podzim 2009
Rozsah
0/0/24. 24 hodin. 6 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučující
Mgr. Pavla Buchtová (cvičící)
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D. (cvičící)
Garance
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury – Pedagogická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Jana Popelková
Předpoklady
A course in American Literature of the 20th century.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The course focuses on the contemporary American literature, touching fiction, poetry, and drama, by authors who were mostly born after the 1940s. The aim is to show the variety of contemporary writings, and to show how to approach contemporary American texts, themes, and authors, their values and views. The aim will be reached through reading and analysing sample texts.
Osnova
  • September 25, topic 1: Introduction to the course, resources, requirements, American literature from the 1940s to the present.
  • October 2, topic 1: as above
  • October 9, topic 2: Regional literature I (The North West, Mid-Atlantic, The South)
  • October 16, topic 2, as above
  • October 23, topic 3: Regional literature II (Western states)
  • October 30, topic 3, as above
  • November 6, topic 4: Global literature; the file theme stated
  • November 13, topic 4: as above
  • November 20, topic 5: Poetry
  • November 27, topic 5: as above
  • December 4, topic 6: Drama; first two response papers due
  • December 18, topic 6: as above
  • January 15: the final two response papers due
  • January/February: the oral colloquy. The date of the colloquy will be negotiated in December.
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
Metody hodnocení
Course requirements and evaluation:
Activity in classes, 4 response papers, 1 file to be discussed at the colloquy.
Details will be provided by the instructor.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Primary and secondary reading will be announced at the beginning of the course, basic materials will be distributed in classes.
Given the character of contemporary literature, a basic survey of the contemporary American literature can be found in:
Kathryn Van Spanckeren. Outline of American Literature. Revised ed., 2006. http://www.america.gov/publications/books/outline-of-american-literature.html
(chapters 9 and 10)
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Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Výuka probíhá každý týden.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích podzim 2007, podzim 2008, podzim 2010, podzim 2011, podzim 2012, podzim 2013, podzim 2014, podzim 2015, podzim 2016, podzim 2017, podzim 2018, podzim 2019.