AJ26055 Elements of Cultural and Literary Theory

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2001
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
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
Course objectives (in Czech)
An introductory survey of elements of cultural theory - including elements of approaches taken from the Frankfurt School, Russsian Formalism, French Structuralism, British Cultural Studies, Psychonalytic theory, Deconstruction, Feminism and approaches to race and ethncity. Authors considered include: Walter Benjamin, Roland Barthes, Raymond Williams, Mikhail Bakhtin, Gilles Deleuze, Julia Kristeva and Frantz Fanon
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Week 1 Introductory Week 2 Benjamin, Horkheimer, Adorno Week 3 Barthes, Althusser, de Certeau Week 4 Jakobson, Bakhtin Week 5 Williams, Fiske, Hall Week 8 Freud, Lacan Week 9 Derrida, Deleuze Week 10 Cixous, Irigaray, Kristeva Week 11 Fanon, Bhabha, Mapantsula Extra lessons 1 Austin, Habermas 2 Jameson, Harvey
Assessment methods (in Czech)
class contribution and essay
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
Credit evaluation note: 2 původní kredity.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999.
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