AJ16069 John Berger: Fiction and Documentary Studies

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2016
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)
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 17:30–19:05 G31
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ01002 Practical English II
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course will examine aspects of the writing of the art critic, essayist and writer of fiction, John Berger, moving from elements of his early, documentary work on the relation of the artist, intellectual and professional to their society before moving on to his 'Cubist' novel, 'G', and his later trilogy 'Into Their Labours'. The aims of the course will be to discuss and analyse the objects and methods of Berger's approach as a writer particularly in terms of his interest in relations between nature, art, society, politics and the individual thinker or artist.
Syllabus
  • Week 1: Febuary 25th: Introductory Week 2: March 3rd:Ways of Seeing Week 3: March 10th:The Success and Failure of Picasso Week 4: March 17th:A Fortunate Man Week 5. March 24th:A Seventh Man Week 6: March 31st: READING WEEK NO LESSON Week 7: April 7th: G (1) Week 8: April 14th: G(2) Week 9:Pig Earth (1) Week 10:Pig Earth (2) Week 11:Once in Europa (1) Week 12:Once in Europa (2) Week 13:Lilac and Flag
Literature
  • Berger, John Once in Europa London, Granta, 1991
  • Betrger, John, Pig Earth, New York, Vintage 1992
  • Berger, John Lilac and Flag London Granta 1992
  • Beegrer, John Ways of Seeing Harmondsworth Penguin 1972
  • John Berger G London Bloomsbury 1996
  • Berger, John A Fortunate Man, Cambridge, Granta 1989
  • Berger, John The Success and Failure of Picasso New York Vintage 1989
Teaching methods
The course will be taught by a combination of close reading, group discussion and full class discussion and culminating in the production of an essay focusing on a particular aspect of the author's writing.
Assessment methods
Class participation (40%), Essay (60%)
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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