FF:AJ28060 Angloph. Caribbean Literature - Course Information
AJ28060 Anglophone Caribbean Literature
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2006
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Věra Pálenská, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek - Timetable
- Fri 10:00–11:35 G21
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, M-FI) (2)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, M-HS)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS3)
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS) (2)
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS3)
- Course objectives
- 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.
- 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
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2006, recent)
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