AJ28082 Contemporary South Pacific and Maori Literature in English

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/10/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Jürgen Martini, Ph.D. (lecturer), Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
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 7 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/7, only registered: 0/7, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/7
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Course objectives
During and since the colonisation of Aotearoa/New Zealand and the South Pacific the voices of the indigenous population have for a long time been silenced. However, from the 1980s onward, a number of writers have emerged, who have dealt with historical and contemporary issues in a very determined way. New modes of writing have emerged, incorporating indigenous languages into the language of the non-indigenous settlers. We will be looking at two novels: Albert Wendt, Leaves of the Banyan Tree (South Pacific) and Alan Duff, Once were Warriors (Aotearoa). These novels as well as a selection of contemporary poetry, short prose and drama from the region are available in a several Readers (1-6) and can be collected in advance of the course from Steve Hardys office. Please get your copies before the course starts and try to read as much of Albert Wendt's novel Leaves of the Banyan Tree as possible. You should also start reading the essays on Samoa in Reader 5. We will also be looking at one or two films from the South Pacific and Aotearoa.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus Maori Lit: Session 1: We want the forest; Culture and change in Western Samoa; Whi is playin naken now; Religion an Samoan culture from Reader 5 + Leaves of the Banyan Tree, book 1 (Reader 1) Session 2: Leaves of the Banyan Tree Books 2 and 3 Session 3: The Maori of Aotearoa from reader 5; Journey from Reader 4. Session 4: Woman far walking from Reader 4 + Obema poems from same Reader Session 5: Once were warriors (Reader 3).
Assessment methods (in Czech)
You will receive credit based on your class participation, reading and 100% attendance.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: 11-15 September 2006.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 11-15 September 2006.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět si nemohou zapsat studenti Bc. studia AJ
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2007.
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