AJ57012 Témata z kultury: studia původních obyvatel Ameriky

Filozofická fakulta
jaro 2010
Rozsah
5x2. 10 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A. (přednášející)
Garance
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Katedra anglistiky a amerikanistiky – Filozofická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Tomáš Hanzálek
Rozvrh
Pá 11:40–13:15 G22
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The goal of this seminar is to give the student a broad understanding of the situation of Native Americans in the United States and Canada today, while stripping away many of the stereotypes which are held about this group of peoples, both in North America and in Europe. The student should come away with an understanding of the vibrant and continuing nature of the societies and cultures of this once so-called “disappearing race.”
Osnova
  • This seminar will be divided into three modules. The first will look at historical relations between Native Americans and the various European/American entities with whom they had to deal, i.e. the U.S. and Canadian governments as well as organizations such as the Hudson's Bay Company and missionary societies. In the second module, we will look at contemporary Native American society through the short stories of the Spokane/Couer d’Alene author Sherman Alexie (The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven) and the particular issues which are of relevance to this unique community. These will include cultural issues (e.g., education, freedom of religion, language preservation), economic (reservation economic development, the impact of gambling, unemployment), legal issues (tribal self-government, land claims) and social issues (alcoholism, drug abuse, etc.). The third module will examine these same issues in scholarly texts, the popular media, etc.
Literatura
  • Olson, James S. and Raymond Wilson. Native Americans in the Twentieth Century. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.1986.
  • ALEXIE, Sherman. The toughest Indian in the world. 1st ed. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2000, 238 s. ISBN 0-87113-801-8. info
  • TAKAKI, Ronald. A different mirror :a history of multicultural America. 1st ed. Boston: Back Bay Books, 1993, ix, 508 s. ISBN 0-316-83111-5. info
Metody hodnocení
For each module, students will submit a 500-1500 word comment paper on the readings for that module. This is to be uploaded into ELF. The comment paper is not a summary but should reflect that the student has read the texts and thought about their relation to contemporary Native American studies. These papers will account for 30% of the final mark (10% each). These comment papers are to bu submitted within five days of the class meeting. At the end of the semester each student is to write a 2500-4000 word essay on a topic of their own choosing. This will account for 60% of the final mark. Class participation will count for 10% of the final mark.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Další komentáře
Předmět je vyučován jednou za dva roky.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2008, jaro 2012, jaro 2014, jaro 2016.