AJB_WITC Women in the City

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Věra Eliášová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJB_WITC/01: Fri 14. 10. 14:00–19:00 učebna 59, Mon 9. 1. 14:00–19:00 učebna 59, V. Eliášová
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand the role of the modern city in English and American literature and culture from the perspective of gender. They will be able to read, analyze, and interpret complex texts by a variety of authors. They will be able to synthesize various perspectives on the city and create their own individual argument and present it before the class.
Syllabus
  • Session I and II: The Modern City and Gender
  • Questions: What happens to women in the modern city? In what ways is the female urban subjectivity different from the male one? Does the twentieth-century city offer more freedom to women than the nineteenth-century city?
  • Selected Readings:
  • Candace Bushnell: Sex and the City (selections)
  • Virginia Woolf: Mrs Dalloway
  • Iva Pekarkova: Gimme the Money
  • Elizabeth Wilson: The Sphinx in the City (selections)
Literature
  • Mumford, Lewis. The city in history. Harmondsworth : Penguin Books, 1979. 693 s.
  • Pekárková, Iva. Gimme the money. Translated by Raymond Johnston - Iva Pekárková. 1st publ. London : Serpent's Tail, 2000. 278 s. ISBN 1-85242-658-6.
  • Woolf, Virginia. Mrs. Dalloway. New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, 1953. 296 s. ISBN 0-15-662863-5.
Teaching methods
Lecture and class discussion on assigned readings
Assessment methods
attendance is required in both block sessions
oral presentation
contribution to discussion
a short written assignment (1-2-page essay)
short quiz on reading (10 questions- multiple choice)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin ve 2 blocích.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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