AJ28082 Contemporary South Pacific and Maori Literature in English

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Jürgen Martini, Ph.D. (lecturer), Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mgr. Jiří Rambousek, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
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 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
During and since the colonisation of Aotearoa/New Zealand and the South Pacific the voices of the indigenous population have for a long time been silenced. However, from the 1980s onward, a number of writers have emerged, who have dealt with historical and contemporary issues in a very determined way. New modes of writing have emerged, incorporating indigenous languages into the language of the non-indigenous settlers. We will be looking at three novels: Albert Wendt, Leaves of the Banyan Tree (South Pacific), Patricia Grace, Potiki (Aotearoa) and Alan Duff, Once were Warriors (Aotearoa). These novels as well as a selection of contemporary poetry and drama from the region will be made available in a Reader at the beginning of the semester. Please get your copy from the department office before the course starts and try to read as much of Albert Wendt's novel Leaves of the Banyan Tree as possible. We will also be looking at a few films from the South Pacific and Aotearoa.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: 3-15 March 2003.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 3-15 March 2003.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 3-15 March 2003.
Credit evaluation note: 2 původní kredity.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007.
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