AJ_ERKA Ethnic and Regional Culture of America

Faculty of Education
Spring 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Michael George, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Timetable
Tue 18:00–19:40 A33 učebna
Prerequisites
AJ4_DUSA AJ4_SDUS
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
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Abstract
This seminar/discussion course will look at America not as one land, but as a collection of very different cultures. Regional differences such as North-South and East-West and the ethnic differences of groups such as African-Americans, Mexican-Americans and Native Americans will be studied. The point will be to try to understand what it means for a land to be so culturally diverse and still one nation. The resulting different speech patterns of each region and group will also be noted. This is a "round table" seminar where each student is expected to have read the assigned text and share his/her opinions during the discussion.
Key topics
1. Introduction. 2. The U.S.A. as a land of contrasts 3. Sectionalism, North and South 4. Sectionalism, East and West 5. African Americans 6. Mexican Americans. 7. Native Americans and others 8. Asian-Americans 9. Multi culturalism – the past 10.Multi culturalism – the future 11 - 13. Student research presentations
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Typ výuky: seminář
Language of instruction
English
Teacher's information
Sources: Books: Sitkoff, Harvard: The Struggle for Black Equality; New York, 1993. Egan, T. (ed.): Living in the Runaway West; Fulcrum Pub, 2000. Rodriguez, Richard: Hunger of Memory; Bantam; Reissue edition, 1983. Mindel, Charles and Habenstein, Robert, (eds.): Ethnic Families in America, Elsevier, 1981. Fuchs, Lawrence: The American Kaleidoscope; Wsleyan U Press, 1995. Eitzen, Stanley and Zinn, Maxine: Conflict and Order, 1995 Gray, Herman: Watching Race; U of Minessota Press, 1995 Mc Gilbert, Michael: The Character of Americans, Dorsey Press, 1964. McMurtry, Larry: Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen; Simon & Schuster, 1999. Articles, Essays and Short Stories Momaday, N. Scott: "The Way to Rainy Mountain". Edrich, Louise: "American Horse". Ehrlich, Gretel: "The Solace of Open Spaces". Hand, Guy: "The Weight of Belonging"; Videos: The Shadow of Hate Chicano The Civil War The Spirit of Crazy Horse Becoming American
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Spring 2017.
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