AJ48001 Commonwealth Literatures and Cultures

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jitka Vlčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Friday 9:10–10:45 U35; and Fri 28. 2. 9:10–10:45 G32, Fri 28. 3. 9:10–10:45 G32, Fri 11. 4. 9:10–10:45 G32, Fri 25. 4. 9:10–10:45 G32
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ40999 Qualifying Examination || AJ41002 Practical English II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
On completion of this course the students will have the knowledge of conditions that lead to colonization in general; on the example of Australia, they will be able to see the impact of colonization on indigenous cultures and the subsequent developments in a colonized country, both in indigenous and white communities.
Syllabus
  • Introduction.18th century Britain. Indigenous way of life before 1788.
  • Aborigines and their encounters with the white settlers.Video: Women of the sun.
  • Stolen generations.Video: Rabbit-proof fence.
  • Indigenous Peoples and Culture Today: Conditions, Practice, Acceptance.Video: Samson and Delilah.
  • White Australia:Convicts, their descendants,free settlers.
  • 19th ct.Australia.Position of women. Video: My brilliant career.
  • 20th ct Australia: Video I: Gallipoli. Video II:Father.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • WARD, Russel Braddock. Concise history of Australia. Rev. ed. St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1992, xix, 390. ISBN 0702223867. info
  • Images of Australia : an introductory reader in Australian studies. Edited by David A. Carter - Gillian Whitlock. St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1992, 268, [1]. ISBN 0702224472. info
  • GOODWIN, K. L. The Macmillan anthology of Australian literature. Melbourne: Macmillan Company of Australia, 1990, xxii, 629. ISBN 0333501594. info
  • RICKARD, John. Australia : a cultural history. London: Longman, 1988, xiv, 309 s. ISBN 0-582-49329-3. info
    not specified
  • COWAN, James and Edward J. COWAN. Mysteries of the dream-time :The spiritual life of Australian aborigines. Revised ed. Libri citationum et sententiarum, seu, Knihy pů: Prism Press, 1992, 144 s. ISBN 1-85327-077-6. info
  • Australian short stories. Edited by L. Kasatkina. Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1975, 399 s. info
Teaching methods
Instruction based on class discussions of assigned readings and videos. The discussions will be designed by students (questions, presentations).
Assessment methods
Test Attendance in all sessions compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
General note: This course is NOT designated for Erasmus students! List of courses offerd by the Department of English and American studies for Erasmsus students is available at http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkaa/ under "Information for Erasmus students".
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: This course is NOT designated for Erasmus students! List of courses offerd by the Department of English and American studies for Erasmsus students is available at http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkaa/ under "Information for Erasmus students".
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2014, recent)
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