AJB_MULT Multiculturalism in Literature

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/1.5/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Judit Nagy, PhD. (lecturer), PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
Fluency in English, B2 level minumum.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/24, only registered: 0/24, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/24
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the rudimentary concepts behind literary multiculturalism and its most prominent features in North America through the analysis of a number of literary works. Students participating in the course will be offered a variety of methods for text analysis suited to multicultural writing. These methods and the provided socio-cultural information on various ethnic groups composing North American society will enable students to successfully identify and spell out certain characteristics of multicultural stories.
Syllabus
  • October 22nd - Multiculturalism in literature - general introduction
  • a.) Multiculturalism in a wider context/ multiculturalism in North American literature - a theoretical introduction illustrated through concrete examples
  • b.) identifying some key features of North American multicultural short stories through close reading
  • October 23rd: African Canadian/ American short stories
  • a.) socio-historical background information and important literary figures - a worksheet
  • b.) comparative analysis of two short stories by African Canadian/ American writers
  • October 24th: Latino Canadian/ American short stories
  • a.) socio-historical background information and important literary figures - a worksheet
  • b.) comparative analysis of two short stories by Latino Canadian/ American writers
  • October 25th: Asian Canadian/ American short stories
  • a.) socio-historical background information and important literary figures - a worksheet
  • b.) comparative analysis of two short stories by Asian Canadian/ American writers
  • c.) project work on East Asian Canadian writers
Literature
    recommended literature
  • A genealogy of literary multiculturalism. Edited by Christopher Douglas. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2009, vii, 372 p. ISBN 0801447690. info
  • Profiles of Canada. Edited by Kenneth G. Pryke - W. C. Soderlund. 3. ed. Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press, 2003, xxi, 550. ISBN 1551302268. info
  • Making a difference : Canadian multicultural literature. Edited by Smaro Kamboureli. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996, xvi, 547. ISBN 0195410785. info
  • New immigrant literatures in the United Statesa sourcebook to our multicultural literary heritage. Edited by Alpana Sharma Knippling. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996, xix, 386 p. ISBN 0313289689. info
  • BEATY, Jerome and J. Paul HUNTER. New worlds of literature : writings from America's many cultures. 2nd ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1994, xvii, 980. ISBN 0393963543. info
Teaching methods
Interative lecture, discussion, text analysis, project work, mini/presentations.
Assessment methods
Quizzes on the readings (25%)/ project work (25%)/ mini-presentations (25%)/ participation (25%).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Předmět vyučuje Judit Nagy, Karoli Gaspar University, Budapest.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 18 hodin, termín 22.-25.října 2014 (odpoledne).
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