LMKA_a11 Theory, Analysis, Interpretation II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tereza Dědinová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Fonioková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Miroslav Kotásek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Tlustý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Václav Maxmilián, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
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 14:00–15:40 B2.33, except Wed 15. 11.
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: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The seminar offers the participants a 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
  • MATONOHA, Jan. Za (de)konstruktivismem : kritické koncepty (post)poststrukturální literární a kulturní teorie. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2017, 517 stran. ISBN 9788020028051. info
  • MATONOHA, Jan. Za (de)konstruktivismem : kritické koncepty (post)poststrukturální literární a kulturní teorie. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2017, 517 stran. ISBN 9788020028051. info
  • 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
  • Introduction to cognitive cultural studies. Edited by Lisa Zunshine. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010, ix, 386. ISBN 9780801894886. info
  • MITOSEK, Zofia. Teorie literatury : historický přehled. Translated by Marie Havránková. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2010, 480 s. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • HAMAN, Aleš, Jiří HOLÝ and Vladimír PAPOUŠEK. Kritické úvahy o západní literární teorii. 1. vyd. Praha: ARSCI, 2006, 204 s. ISBN 8086078582. 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
Teaching methods
seminar, pre-seminar reading, discussion
Assessment methods
Response papers, 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 2022, Autumn 2024.
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