LMKB206 Karel Čapek as an European Author

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jan Čulík (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Tlustý, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 1. 4. 15:50–19:05 K23, Tue 8. 4. 15:50–19:05 K23, Tue 15. 4. 15:50–19:05 K23, Tue 22. 4. 15:50–19:05 K23, Tue 29. 4. 15:50–19:05 K23
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 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60
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Course objectives
In a compact seminar, consisting of fine thematic units, Jan Čulík, Senior Lecturer in Czech Studies at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, will discuss selected works by Karel Čapek from an intercultural point of view. The seminar will address the questions of motivation of Čapek´s work, its roots and its message. Since the bi-polar division of the world has ended with the fall of communism in 1989 and we have returned to a world of competing multipolar interests, the seminar will consider to which extent Čapek's political and social analysis of his era has regained topicality.
Syllabus
  • 1. Boží muka, Trapné povídky, Krakatit 2. RUR, Věc Makropulos, Továrna na Absolutno, 3. Válka s Mloky, Hordubal, Povětroň, Obyčejný život 4. Bílá nemoc, Život a dílo skladatele Foltýna
Literature
  • On Karel Čapek :a Michigan Slavic colloquium. Edited by Michael Makin - Jindřich Toman. Ann Arbor: Michigan Slavic Publications, 1992, 131 s. ISBN 0-930042-71-9. info
  • KRÁLÍK, Oldřich. První řada v díle Karla Čapka. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Profil, 1972, 209 s. URL info
  • KLÍMA, Ivan. Karel Čapek. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1962. info
  • MUKAŘOVSKÝ, Jan. Kapitoly z české poetiky. D. 2, K vývoji české poesie a prózy. Vyd. 2., dopl., ve Svobodě 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1948, 446 s. info
  • ČERNÝ, Václav. Karel Čapek. Praha: Fr. Borový, 1936, 36 s. URL info
Teaching methods
The seminar will take place from 1st April 2014 every Tuesday for four weeks: 1. 4. 15:50–19:05 K23, 8. 4. 15:50–19:05 K23, 15. 4. 15:50–19:05 K23, 22. 4. 15:50–19:05 K23, 29. 4. 15:50–19:05 K23.
Assessment methods
The students will be expected to write a seminar paper of 2000 words and submit it to the lecturer by email (Jan.Culik@glasgow.ac.uk) by 30th June 2014.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
General note: Pro posluchače oboru LMK a bohemistiky je povinně volitelný (kredity B), pro ostatní studenty volitelný (kredity C).
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