LMKA_a11 Theory, Analysis, Interpretation II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tereza Dědinová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Fonioková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Miroslav Kotásek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jan Tlustý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Zuzana Fonioková, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Bromová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 16:00–17:40 C32
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 3/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The seminar follows the course "Texts and methods I," offering the students more profound insight into the philosophical and cultural background of the methods and interpretation approaches studied within the course. The lessons will further include critical analysis of theoretical texts and in-class interpretation of particular literary and artistic texts.
Learning outcomes
Having attended the seminar, students will be able to:
- understand various methodological approaches to text, and to perform critical evaluation of these methodologies,
- consider the particular methods and interpretation approaches in broader philosophical, aesthetic and cultural context,
- apply theoretical resources on selected texts,
- understand current issues within the humanities,
- utilise acquired methods in their own multidisciplinary research.
Syllabus
  • Literature and art: culture studies perspective
  • Pierre Bourdieu’s sociological approach
  • Subversion
  • Identity
  • Discourse
  • Hermeneutics
  • Post-structuralism
  • Deconstruction
  • Feminism
  • Post-colonialism
  • Topics in postclassical narratology
  • The pragmatics and rhetoric of narrative
  • Literature and anthropology
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Průvodce po světové literární teorii 20. století. Edited by Vladimír Macura - Alice Jedličková. Vydání první. Brno: Host, 2012, 839 stran. ISBN 9788072948482. info
  • Slovník novější literární teorie : glosář pojmů. Edited by Richard Müller - Pavel Šidák. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2012, 699 stran. ISBN 9788020020482. info
  • MITOSEK, Zofia. Teorie literatury : historický přehled. Translated by Marie Havránková. Vydání první. Brno: Host, 2010, 480 stran. ISBN 9788072943326. info
  • COMPAGNON, Antoine. Démon teorie : literatura a běžné myšlení. Translated by Eva Sládková. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2009, 328 s. ISBN 9788072943241. info
  • NEWTON, Kenneth. Jak interpretovat text : kritický úvod do teorie a praxe literární interpretace. Translated by Milan Orálek. Olomouc: Periplum, 2008, 263 s. ISBN 9788086624471. info
  • Lexikon teorie literatury a kultury : koncepce / osobnosti / základní pojmy. Edited by Ansgar Nünning - Jiří Trávníček - Jiří Holý, Translated by Al. Vydání první. Brno: Host, 2006, 912 stran. ISBN 8072941704. info
    not specified
  • MATONOHA, Jan. Za (de)konstruktivismem : kritické koncepty (post)poststrukturální literární a kulturní teorie. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2017, 517 stran. ISBN 9788020028051. info
  • PARKER, Robert Dale. How to interpret literature : critical theory for literary and cultural studies. Third edition. New york: Oxford University Press, 2015, xii, 400. ISBN 9780199331161. info
  • KUBÍČEK, Tomáš, Jiří HRABAL and Petr A. BÍLEK. Naratologie : strukturální analýza vyprávění. V Praze: Dauphin, 2013, 247 s. ISBN 9788072725922. info
  • Introduction to cognitive cultural studies. Edited by Lisa Zunshine. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010, ix, 386. ISBN 9780801894886. info
  • ISER, Wolfgang. Jak se dělá teorie. Translated by Petr Onufer. První české vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2009, 245 stran. ISBN 9788024616728. info
  • SAID, Edward W. Orientalismus : západní koncepce Orientu. Translated by Petra Nagyová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Paseka, 2008, 459 s. ISBN 9788071859215. info
  • HAMAN, Aleš, Jiří HOLÝ and Vladimír PAPOUŠEK. Kritické úvahy o západní literární teorii. 1. vyd. Praha: ARSCI, 2006, 204 s. ISBN 8086078582. info
  • CULLER, Jonathan. Krátký úvod do literární teorie. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2002, 167 s. ISBN 80-7294-070-8. info
  • ASHCROFT, Bill, Gareth GRIFFITHS and Helen TIFFIN. The empire writes back : theory and practice in post-colonial literatures. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2002, x, 283. ISBN 9780415280204. info
  • MORRIS, Pam. Literatura a feminismus. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2000, 232 s. ISBN 80-86055-90-6. info
  • Úvod do literární vědy [Pechlivanos, 1999] : Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft (Orig.). Edited by Miltos Pechlivanos, Translated by Miroslav Petříček. V Praze: Herrmann & synové, 1999, 452 s. info
  • ZIMA, Peter V. Literární estetika. 2. vyd. Olomouc: Votobia, 1998, 447 s. ISBN 8071983292. info
Teaching methods
seminar, pre-seminar reading, discussion
Assessment methods
Essay and oral colloquium (essay defence)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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