ROM0B102 Catalan Culture

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. David Utrera Domínguez (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 18:20–19:55 G12
Prerequisites
None, but it is recommended to sign in other subjects of the Catalan department, such as Catalan language, Catalan literatura or seminar of Catalan cinematography.
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course aims to offer a presentation of the Catalan lands from several points of view. After finishing the course, students should have a general overview of Catalan culture, society, politics, art, etc.
Syllabus
  • There are several topics to be treated in this subject: - Geography od Catalonia - Folklor, traditions, music, art, food - Catalan language - History - Political and social situation (education, mass-media...) - Use of catalan language in the catalan society
Literature
  • Melchor, Vicent de; Branchadell, Albert (2002). El catalán. La lengua de siete millones de europeos. Bellaterra: Publicacions de la Universitat Autňnoma de Barcelona.
  • Branchadell, Albert. La hipotesi de la independencia. Barcelona: Empuries, 2001.
Teaching methods
Lecture: description of the literary field, explanation and definition of basic notions and their demonstration on concrete texts by concrete authors. Seminar: Application of the acquired theoretical knowledge on authentic texts. In the form of a presentation the students show their capability to connect their theoretical knowledge while working with a concrete text.
Assessment methods
Examination. Students are to finish the semester with a paper dealing with an aspect of Catalan life and institutions.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/~utrera/Catala/indexbr.htm
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015.
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