AJ28083 Selected Topics from Australian History in Film

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jitka Vlčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.
Timetable
Mon 16:40–18:15 G21
Prerequisites
! AJ18080 Australia in the Past & Pres.
This course is designed for students who have NOT taken AJ 18080
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Australia experienced massive immigration during and after WWII. As a rection, Australians - in the attempt to strengthen Australian identity- made numerous films which depicted events in Australian history. The course will look at selected chapters from Australian history through films. There will be alternate sessions of watching a film and analysis and comments.
Literature
  • WHITLOCK,Gillian & CARTER David: Images of Australia. OUP 1992
  • WIMMER,Adi (ed..) Australian Nationalism Reconsidered.Stauffenburg Verlag, 1999
  • Hergenhan,Laurie: New Literary History of Australia. Penguin 1988
  • Clark Manning: A Short History of Australia Penguin 1986
  • SENN,Werner, CAPONE Giovanna (ed.): The making of pluralist Australia 1950-1990. Lang 1992
  • WIMMER,Adi (ed.) Australian Nationalism Reconsidered.Stauffenburg Verlag, 1999
  • The Macmillan Anthology of Australian Literature. 1990
  • BOURKE, Colin et al. (ed.): Aboriginal Australia. OUP 1994
  • BEJA, Morris: Film and Literature: An Introduction. Longman 1979
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Class participation, essay
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Credit evaluation note: 2 původní kredity.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět si nemohou zapsat studenti Bc. studia AJ
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005.
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