AJB_WOME Women's Experience

Faculty of Education
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Michael George, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Hana Waisserová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
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 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course will cover representative British and American texts written by women and on women to trace significant women voices, to re-discover complexities of women experience as told by female writers or historians. Historically, the arena of British and American literature was largely male dominated: the role of women was rather to accompany and inspire than to create. Nevertheless, women literature developed in significant ways, though some universal themes as place of woman in family and her social roles are treated repeatedly. Especially in 20C, women voices grow in confidence, become challenging, inspiring and supportive to assist women to re-imagine selves. Also, women are seen as transmitters of culture. The course shall focus on current significant texts, personal and general histories and realities to evaluate writers' responses to various historical moments; we will also explore the themes the women writers raise as they both acknowledge and contribute to British and American culture. Intersection of ethnicity, gender, class, sexuality and various issues of identity shall be examined. Cultural, historical, and theoretical context will be provided and discussed, while reading primary or secondary readings. The interdisciplínary course would teach relevant historical context, times and sites of the works production and reception.
Syllabus
  • Initial class: TBA Mid semester fortnightly moodle assignments A – TBA B – TBA C - TBA D – TBA LAST CLASS: TBA
Literature
    required literature
  • MORRISON, Toni. The bluest eye. New York: Plume, 1994, 215 s. ISBN 0-452-27305-6. info
  • MORRISON, Toni. Beloved. London: Picador, 1988, 273 s. ISBN 0-330-30471-2. info
Teaching methods
This course is organized as a block option seminar, meaning that the class meets as a discussion group for 6 hours at the beginning of the semester, then remains in contact throughout the semester as students post their comments on the assigned readings. The semester then ends with another 6 hour discussion. Both class meetings are organized as traditional "round table" discussion seminars in which students come to class having read the assigned texts and discuss it in open conversation around the seminar table. The key to the discussions is to identify, explain and evaluate the connections between the given piece of literature and its cultural and historical context.
Assessment methods
Preparation and attendance of all 6 hours of both workshops, completion of mid-semester readings, participation in forum.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 2 odpolední bloky, v pondělí 14.2. a pátek 13.5. 14 - 19 hod.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin ve 2 blocích.
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