AJ28060 Anglophone Caribbean Literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2001
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Věra Pálenská, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mgr. Jiří Rambousek, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
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
Syllabus
  • This course offers a survey of Anglophone Caribbean literature in its historical, social and cultural contexts. The early period (1700-1900): the works written predominantly by foreigners; the beginnings of Caribbean literature (1900-1945); the flourishing of Caribbean literature (1945 - the present). The works will be introduced according to the themes typical of and common to leading Caribbean artists (e.g. the theme of childhood, the theme of exile, etc.). The emphasis will be on contemporary novels, short stories and poems.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminar; Assessment: class contribution, a test in credit week and a final essay.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Credit evaluation note: 2 původní kredity.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2001, recent)
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