FF:SAKS033 Image of USA in Mexican lit. - Course Information

SAKS033 Image of USA in Mexican literature

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D.
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Mon 8:00–9:40 L34

Prerequisites

Good knowledge of Spanish

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: 6/20, 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

• Anglophone and Francophone Area Studies (programme FF, N-SAKS_)
• Anglophone and Hispanophone Area Studies (programme FF, N-SAKS_)
• Anglophone and Francophone Area Studies (programme FF, N-SAKSA_)
• Anglophone and Hispanophone Area Studies (programme FF, N-SAKSA_)
• French Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• French Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• French Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• French Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Italian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Italian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Italian Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Italian Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Spanish Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Spanish Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Spanish Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Spanish Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in French Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS) (2)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Italian Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS) (2)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS) (2)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Spanish Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS) (2)

Course objectives

The objective of the course is to reflect on the image of the USA in fundamental Mexican literary works of the 20th and 21st centuries. Cílem předmětu je uvažovat o obrazu USA v základních mexických literárních dílech 20. a 21. století.

Learning outcomes

The student will be able to understand the work of Octavio Paz, Carlos Monsiváis, Carlos Fuentes, José Agustín and Legom in their context. Analyze the intercultural aspects of literary creation. Student bude schopen porozumět díla Octavia Paze, Carlose Monsiváise, Carlose Fuentese, Josého Agustína a Legoma v jejich kontextu. Analyzovat mezikulturní aspekty literární tvorby.

Syllabus

• TEMA 0 Úvod TEMA 1 USA v esejích Paze a Monsiváise: mýtus a společnost PAZ, Octavio: «El pachuco y otros extremos», en El laberinto de la soledad. Postdata y Vuelta a El laberinto de la soledad, México, FCE, 2001 (1981). MONSIVÁIS, Carlos: «South of the border, down Mexico’s way», en Aires de familia. Cultura y sociedad en América Latina, Madrid, Anagrama, 2000. TEMA 2 FUENTES, Carlos. La muerte de Artemio Cruz. Madrid: Cátedra, 2010 (1962). TEMA 3 AGUSTÍN, José: Ciudades desiertas, México, Debolsillo, 2006 (1982). TEMA 4 Luis Enrique Gutiérrez Ortiz Monasterio: Odio a los putos mexicanos, copia electrónica original, 2005.

Literature

required literature
• FUENTES, Carlos. La muerte de Artemio Cruz. Edited by José Carlos Gonzáles Boixo. 8a ed. Madrid: Cátedra, 2010, 417 s. ISBN 9788437613932. info
• MONSIVÁIS, Carlos. Aires de familia : cultura y sociedad en América Latina. 3. ed. Barcelona: Anagrama, 2006, 254 s. ISBN 843390597X. info

recommended literature
• MONSIVÁIS, Carlos. Historia mínima de la cultura mexicana en el siglo XX. Edited by Eugenia Huerta. 1a ed. México, D.F.: Colegio de México, 2010, 526 s. ISBN 9786074621969. info

Teaching methods

Textual work during seminars.

Assessment methods

- Attendance (max. 20 pts.) - Topic presentations: up to 80 pts. - Topic paper: up to 25 pts. Max. Points: 200. Minimum to pass: 120 pts.

Language of instruction

Spanish

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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