FF:UZAJ8082 Contemporary South Pacific Lit - Course Information

UZAJ8082 Contemporary South Pacific and Maori Literature in English

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: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 5 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/5, only registered: 0/5

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS3)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS) (2)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS3)

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.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 13-17 February 2006.

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