AJc213 British Culture, History and Literature 2

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Šalamoun, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJc213/01: Fri 21. 9. 10:00–11:50 učebna 59, Fri 12. 10. 10:00–11:50 učebna 59, Fri 26. 10. 10:00–11:50 učebna 59, Fri 9. 11. 10:00–11:50 učebna 59, Fri 23. 11. 10:00–11:50 učebna 59, Fri 7. 12. 10:00–11:50 učebna 59, L. Podroužková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course maps out British history, culture and literature from the end of the 18th century till mid-20th century introducing chief authors, periods, historical events, cultural values and norms of the era and study their overlaps and mutual dependency. The course models the concept of integrated, theme-based teaching, facilitated via discussions, problem solving, project work and other method. The aim of the course is not only to mediate acquiring knowledge but also othe student´s ability of critical thinking,reading and linguistic, civic and other competencies.
Learning outcomes
Students are introduced to history, literature and culture of Great Britain from the end of the 18th to the mid of 20th Century. The goal is to introduce important authors, literary movements, historical events and cultural context of the given period and analyze their interrelation. Students will understand how literary texts reflect historical events and cultural myths. They will learn to identify cultural values and interpret them with the purpose to enhance respect to otherness. Students will discuss the role of context, gender, race, and ethnicity in history and in forming of literary genres and topics
Syllabus
  • 1. Industrial Revolution and Swan song of the English countryside: Jane Austen 2. The Legacy of the French Revolution and the Revolt against the power of reason (Gothic novel) 3. Cultural Decentralization (Romanticism of Robert Burns and Walter Scott) 4. Romanticism: the Lake Poets and the Turn to Nature 5. Early Victorian Period and the Rise of Victorian Novel: woman's voice in Sisters Brontë and George Eliot's novels 6. Social criticism in Charles Dickens and Robert Luis Stevenson's novels 7. British Imperialism and Late Victorian Period: Rudyard Kipling 8. Social Darwinism and Naturalism: the demise of countryside in Thomas Hardy's novels 9. The late 19th and early 20th Century. Literary Modernism 10. Modern City and the Arrival of Popular Culture: T.S. Eliot 11. World War I and the Retreat of British Empire: the War poets and Virginia Woolf 12. Period between wars and World War II: Orwell's dark vision of the future
Teaching methods
Discussion, small group work, in class writing exercises and activities
Assessment methods
Continuous assessment: attendance and classwork, home reading Summative assessment: interview and worksheet portfolio
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: 24 hodin.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2783
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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