AJ48001 Commonwealth Literatures and Cultures

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Tagrid Morad, M.A., B.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Thomas Donaldson Sparling, B.A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
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 even Friday 14:10–15:45 G22
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ41002 Practical English II || AJ01002 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
The aim of this course is to introduce the students to literatures in English other than Anglo-American literary canon. The specific focus is on Australian and Canadian literatures, their developments, socio-historical contexts, as well as their position in the process of nation building in these settler colonies.
Learning outcomes
Students will be familiar with other than British and American literatures, esepcially those in Australia and Canada. They will have a better understanding of how these literatures have developed, what the main features are, how they contributed to articulation of settler national identities and also how they critically intervene in these national identities.
Teaching methods
mini-lectures, class and group discussions
Assessment methods
Evaluation will be based on in-class participation and an essay at the end of the course.
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 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2020, Spring 2025.
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