AJ_ERKA Etnická a regionální kultura Ameriky

Pedagogická fakulta
podzim 2010
Rozsah
0/2/0. 2 hodiny. 4 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Michael George, M.A. (cvičící)
Garance
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury – Pedagogická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Jana Popelková
Rozvrh seminárních/paralelních skupin
AJ_ERKA/V: St 16:10–17:50 učebna 58, M. George
Předpoklady
AJ4_DUSA AJ4_SDUS
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 20 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/20, pouze zareg.: 0/20, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/20
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 analyze what it means for a land to be so culturally diverse and still one nation. (and in doing so, to develop a deeper understanding of the United States and to evaluate the relative merits of multiculturalism)
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
  • 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 his/her opinions during the discussion. Discussions are sometimes supplemented with relevant documentary videos. In addition each student researches a relevant topic of his/her choice and either writes it as a (2,000 word) seminar paper, or presents it as a (15-20 minute) presentation to the class.
Metody hodnocení
80% attendance, preparation and full participation in class meeting seminar discussions, 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 je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2007, jaro 2008, jaro 2009, jaro 2010, podzim 2011, podzim 2012, jaro 2017.