ARTS007 Germanic literature - winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Budňák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Miluše Juříčková, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Munzar, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Trombiková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kristina Winkler (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 8:00–9:40 N51
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!PROGRAM(B-NJ_) || (PROGRAM(B-NJ_) && (ARTS001 Human Mind: Introduction to Cognitive Sciences || ARTS002 Approaches to the scientific understanding of language || ARTS003 On current issues of contemporary culture, especially music and theater || ARTS004 Homer and European literature || ARTS005 Life in cyberspace || ARTS006 The Fall of an Empire or the Rise of Europe? || ARTS008 Argumentation and Logic || ARTS009 Czech 101 || ARTS010 History of Mongolia and steppe empires || ARTS011 Transformations of Christian Europe: Visions, Critical Analysis and Discussions || ARTS012 Cultural Construction of Otherness || ARTS013 Slavonic Areas || ARTS014 How to read contemporary world literature. A journey across genres. || ARTS015 Humans as a cultural species: Introduction to interdisciplinary research || ARTS016 Literary Life at Medieval Universities || ARTS017 Life after Death in the European Literature and Arts || ARTS018 You Are Here: Places and Spaces in Anglophone Cultures || ARTS019 Shakespeare: Art and Virtue || ARTS020 Digital Humanities || ARTS021 Art and Culture in Central Europe))
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 150 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/150, only registered: 0/150, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/150
Abstract
Against the background of Europe's political history, cultural figures from Germanic space are presented Nobel Prize (for literature). Focussed is literary-historical contextualization of the laureate's creation as well as cultural-political aspects decision making. Attention is evenly distributed throughout the spectrum of 20 and 21. century, individual lessons are devoted to T. Mommsen, B. Suttner, T. Mann, H. Hesse, H. Boll, G. Grass, E. Canetti, E. Jelinek, K. Hamsun, S. Undset. Less known ones will be mentioned cases (E. Johnson, H. Martinson, H. Pontoppidan), but also B. Dylan.
Learning outcomes
The student thanks to the course - will be better oriented in the cultural-political history of Europe, which is reflected in the choice of laureates. - will deepen his knowledge of more well-known authors (T. Mann, G. Grass), he will be less familiar with the contemporary cultural context. - gains inspiration for further reading of important literary monuments of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Key topics
Germánské literatury – Nobelova cena ARTS007 Vždy v pondělí 8:00 – 9:30 B213 12.10.: J. Budňák: Bob Dylan 19.10.: J. Budňák: Elfriede Jelinek 26.10.: A. Urválek: Günter Grass 2.11.: Z. Mareček: Herta Müller 9.11.: M. Trombiková: Heinrich Böll 16.11.: A. Urválek: Elias Canetti 23.11.: M. Trombiková: Hermann Hesse 30.11.: Z. Mareček: Thomas Mann 7.12.: J. Munzar: Gerhart Hauptmann a naturalismus –přesahy k severským literaturám (Henrik Ibsen) or K. Winkler: P. Handke. 14. 12.: M. Juříčková: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson a norská literatura 4. 1.: M. Juříčková: Knut Hamsun a Sigrid Undsetová 11. 1. M. Juříčková: Švédští spisovatelé Eyivind Johnson a Harry Martinson
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
The course is implemented in a lecture form, online support is used as a database of analyzed texts, on the basis of which graduates prepare a shorter essay on a selected topic.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
The condition for completing the course is the submission of an essay on a topic based on one selected lecture or a report. The essay as well as repeort are given to the teacher who lectured the chosen topic.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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