AJB_WEST Americký Západ

Pedagogická fakulta
jaro 2009
Rozsah
0/1/0. 1 hodina. 2 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Michael George, M.A. (cvičící)
Garance
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D.
Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury – Pedagogická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Jana Popelková
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 20 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/20, pouze zareg.: 0/20, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/20
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
This block option class looks at the importance of the West in American history. The first meeting deals with the West, its lure of Europeans to the New World and its subsequent shaping of the American character. Readings during the semester examine European immigration and westward expansion, the effect of the western movement on family, and race (Native Americans, Chinese Americans and Mexican Americans) among other issues. The last meeting focuses on the enduring influence of the West in modern American life and politics, and its mythologizing at the hands of Hollywood. The aim of the course is to provide students with an opportunity to look beyond the stereotype of American culture and aquire a more balanced and realistic understanding of one of the centers of modern English language.
Osnova
  • Syllabus for block plan:
  • Through the discussion of assigned texts as well as documentary videos the first meeting deals with the West as a cause of European immigration and its subsequent shaping of the American character.
  • Readings during the semester examine westward expansion and its effect on family, as well as race (Native Americans, Chinese Americans and Mexican Americans) among other issues, all of which are discussed on the class on-line forum.
  • Through the discussion of assigned reading and video excerpts of classic and modern western films, the last meeting analyzes the enduring influence of the West in modern American life and politics, and its mythologizing at the hands of Hollywood.
Literatura
  • Turner, Frederick Jackson. “The Significance of the Frontier in American History” Webb, Walter Prescott. The Great Plains. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1931.Kaplan, Robert. An Empire Wilderness. New York: Random House, 1998.
Metody hodnocení
Attendence of all 6 hours of both class meetings, preparation and participation in class discussion as well as active participation in the on-line forum are required for credit.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Partial list of sources used: Turner, Frederick Jackson. “The Significance of the Frontier in American History” Webb, Walter Prescott. The Great Plains. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1931. Bergon, Frank and Papanikolas, Zeese, eds. Looking Far West. New York: New American Classic, 1978. Kaplan, Robert. An Empire Wilderness. New York: Random House, 1998. Neihardt, John G. Black Elk Speaks. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1961.
Další komentáře
Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Výuka probíhá blokově.
Poznámka k četnosti výuky: 2 dopolední bloky, v pondělí 2.3. a v pátek 15.5.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2008, jaro 2010, jaro 2012, jaro 2016, jaro 2017.