NJII_1011 Literature workshop

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Budňák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jan Budňák, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 14:10–15:45 U28
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course develops the ability to engage in literary criticism beyond the the first-term course. Students majoring in German Studies, in particular, should deepen their understanding of the various approaches to literary criticism and improve their academic writing skills.
The course presents a number of approaches to literary criticism on the example analyses of "Das Erdbeben zu Chili" by Heinrich von Kleist and texts by Heiner Müller, Edgar Allan Poe und Lu Xun.
Syllabus
  • 1. Hermeneutics 2. Structuralism 3. Reader-response criticism 4. Social history and the Frankfurt School 5. Psychoanalysis 6. Gender Studies, Gay Studies, Queer Theory 7. Discourse analysis 8. Intertextuality 9. Deconstruction, Poststructuralism 10. Anthropological Philosophy of Girard 11. Quiz
Literature
    required literature
  • Arne Klawitter, Michael Ostheimer: Literaturtheorie - Ansätze und Anwendungen. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2008. ISBN: 978-3-8252-3055-5
  • Positionen der Literaturwissenschaft : acht Modellanalysen am Beispiel von Kleists Das Erdbeben in Chili. Edited by David E. Wellbery. Vierte Auflage. München: C.H.Beck, 2001, 194 stran. ISBN 3406377319. info
    recommended literature
  • Úvod do literární vědy [Pechlivanos, 1999] : Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft (Orig.). Edited by Miltos Pechlivanos, Translated by Miroslav Petříček. V Praze : Herrmann & synové, 1999. 452 s.
  • Průvodce po světové literární teorii 20. století. Edited by Vladimír Macura - Alice Jedličková. Vydání první. Brno: Host, 2012, 839 stran. ISBN 9788072948482. info
  • Metzler Lexikon Literatur : Begriffe und Definitionen. Edited by Günther Schweikle - Irmgard Schweikle - Dieter Burdorf - Christoph Fa. 3., völlig neu bearbeitete. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 2007, xvii, 845. ISBN 9783476016126. 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
  • Texte zur Literaturtheorie der Gegenwart. Edited by Dorothee Kimmich - Bernd Stiegler - Rolf Günter Renner. Durchgesehene und aktualisie. Stuttgart: Philipp Reclam jun., 2003, 487 s. ISBN 3150094143. info
Teaching methods
The seminar is based on reading of literary analyses and interpretations according to different approaches. The questioning in the class will sensibilisate the students for the preferences of the choosen methods. In short presentations by the students some crucial texts will be presented. The knowledge and skills acquired in the course have to be applied in the essay submitted in Odevzdávárna by May 31st, 2010.
Assessment methods
1. Presentation of one of the recommended texts on Literary Criticism 2. Essay using the methodology of student's choice 3. Final quiz
Language of instruction
German
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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