PdF:AJB_WITC Women in the City - Course Information

AJB_WITC Women in the City

Extent and Intensity

0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Mgr. Věra Eliášová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education

Timetable of Seminar Groups

AJB_WITC/01: Sat 5. 10. 8:30–13:30 učebna 12, Sat 14. 12. 8:30–13:30 učebna 12, V. Eliášová

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Teacher Training in Foreign Languages - English Language (programme PdF, B-SPE) (2)
• Lower Secondary School and Language School Teacher Training in English Language (eng.) (programme PdF, N-ZS)
• Lower Secondary School and Language School Teacher Training in English Language (programme PdF, N-ZS) (2)

Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to understand the role of the modern city in English and American literature and culture from the perspective of gender. They will be able to read, analyze, and interpret complex texts by a variety of authors. They will be able to synthesize various perspectives on the city and create their own individual argument and present it before the class.

Syllabus

• Session I and II: The Modern City and Gender
• Questions: What happens to women in the modern city? In what ways is the female urban subjectivity different from the male one? Does the twentieth-century city offer more freedom to women than the nineteenth-century city?
• Selected Readings:
• Candace Bushnell: Sex and the City (selections)
• Virginia Woolf: Mrs Dalloway
• Iva Pekarkova: Gimme the Money
• Elizabeth Wilson: The Sphinx in the City (selections)

Literature

• Mumford, Lewis. The city in history. Harmondsworth : Penguin Books, 1979. 693 s.
• Pekárková, Iva. Gimme the money. Translated by Raymond Johnston - Iva Pekárková. 1st publ. London : Serpent's Tail, 2000. 278 s. ISBN 1-85242-658-6.
• Woolf, Virginia. Mrs. Dalloway. New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, 1953. 296 s. ISBN 0-15-662863-5.

Teaching methods

Lecture and class discussion on assigned readings

Assessment methods

attendance is required in both block sessions
oral presentation
contribution to discussion
a short written assignment (1-2-page essay)
short quiz on reading (10 questions- multiple choice)

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin ve 2 blocích.

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