FF:CJL05 Czech Lit. since 1945 - Course Information

CJL05 Czech Literature since 1945 for Bc

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Miroslav Balaštík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petr Bubeníček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Dědinová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jakub Záhora, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, 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

Prerequisites (in Czech)

CJL01 Introduc. into Czech Lit.

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 88 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/88, only registered: 0/88

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

Seminars will be primarily aimed at analyses and interpretations outstanding works of literary canon of the second half of the 20th century. Texts will be examined on the basis of both synchronic and diachronic approach. An attention will be also paid to general social-historic context, literary-critical reception and issues of literary genres.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course the student will be able:
- to understand literary text;
- to interpret literary works in historical context;
- to work with the secondary literature creatively;
- to work with information to formulate expertise clearly;
- students will be able to think about literature critically.
A part of this course is devoted to works from the list of required reading.

Syllabus

• This course is based on the interpretations of selected Czech works of poetry, fiction and drama written in the second half of the 20th century. Literary-theoretical knowledge and skills will be deepened and used to better comprehension of the literary-historical background in the 20th century.
• Dr. Balaštík's seminars focus on reading and interpretation of selected works and their interpretation in a contemporary literary and cultural context (Ivan Blatný, Miroslav Holub, Josef Kainar, Bohumil Hrabal, Ladislav Fuks, Josef Škvorecký, Milan Kundera, Ludvík Vaculík).
• Credit requirements: active participation in seminar work; an essay as assigned in the first class.
• Doc. Bubeníček's seminars focus on reading and interpretation of selected works and their interpretation in a contemporary literary and cultural context (J. Kolář, E. Hostovský, J. Škvorecký, B. Hrabal, J. Seifert, V. Holan, F. Hrubín, L. Vaculík, M. Kundera, J. Šotola, V. Páral, O. Pavel, O. Mikulášek, V. Körner, J. Skácel, J. Kratochvil, Josef Topol). In individual seminars we will pay attention to the key artistic tendencies of the second half of the 20th century (existentialism, surrealism, socialist realism, postmodernism, etc.).
• Credit requirements: Requirements for successful completion of the seminar: active participation in seminar work; a 5 standard page essay as assigned in the first class.
• Seminars of Dr. Dědinová
• In the seminars with elements of research-oriented teaching, we will draw mainly on the works of the following authors: Jiří Weil, Josef Škvorecký, Václav Havel, Vladimír Páral, Ladislav Fuks, Michal Ajvaz, Jáchym Topol, Petra Hůlová, Kateřina Tučková, Viktorie Hanišová, Anna Cima and Anna Bolavá. We will focus on literary reflections on the period's significant historical and cultural milestones and distinctive artistic tendencies and trends.
• Credit requirements: Requirements for successful completion of the seminar: active participation in seminar work; a 5 standard page essay as assigned in the first class.
• Seminars of Dr. Záhora:
• In the seminars, we will focus on the interpretation of important literary works of the second half of the 20th century. We will also take into account the socio-political context and contemporary critical reception. We will gradually focus on the work of Josef Kainar, František Halas, Josef Škvorecký, Miroslav Holub, Jan Skácel, Ivan Wernisch, Václav Havel, Alexander Kliment, Bohumil Hrabal, Ladislav Fuks, Milan Kundera, Ivan Martin Jirous and Zdena Salivarová.
• Credit requirements: active participation in seminar work; an essay as assigned in the first class.

Teaching methods

Seminars, discussion in classes, homework, reading.

Assessment methods

Assesment (seminar): essay.
The condition for access to the exam is the completion of a reading discussion on the prescribed compulsory reading.
Examination: Knowledge in the historical development of literature of the second half of the 20th century (according to textbook: Česká literatura od počátku k dnešku);
knowledge in the recommended primary sources;
analyses of literary works

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on completion of the course: Ke zkoušce přinést seznam četby.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

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