AJ14073 Reading James Joyce's Ulysses

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/20/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
David Vichnar, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
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 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
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Course objectives
The intensive course aims at a critical close reading of James Joyce’s novel, Ulysses (1922). As the seminar will be able to focus on selected passages only (to be specified in advance), students are expected to have read the book prior to the start of the seminar (familiarity with Dubliners & A Portrait also advisable). The edition to be worked with, plus a work of annotative criticism, is specified below – and will be accessible in an electronic format well ahead of the commencement of the course. Everyone welcome.
Syllabus
  • Day One: Feb 8
    1-2 (10.00-11.30)
    INTRODUCTION, Ulysses: Telemachus, Nestor, Proteus

    3-5 (12.30-14.45)
    Ulysses: Calypso, Lotus Eaters, Hades

    Day Two: Feb 9
    6-7 (10.00-11.30)
    Ulysses: Aeolus, Lestrygonians

    8-10 (12.30-14.45)
    Ulysses: Scylla & Charybdis, The Wandering Rocks, Sirens

    Day Three: Feb 10
    11-12 (10.00-11.30)
    Ulysses: Cyclops, Nausicaa

    13-15 (12.30-14.45)
    Ulysses: Oxen of the Sun, Circe (I)

    Day Four: Feb 11
    16-17 (10.00-11.30)
    Ulysses: Circe (II), Eumaeus

    18-20 (12.30-14.45)
    Ulysses: Ithaca, Penelope; CONCLUDING REMARKS
Literature
  • James Joyce, Ulysses, ed. Hans-Walter Gabler (New York & London: Vintage, 1986)
  • Don Gifford, Ulysses Annotated: Notes on James Joyce’s Ulysses (20th anniversary edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008)
Teaching methods
Intensive course.
Assessment methods
In order to receive a credit for the course, students are expected to have read and studied (with the help of the Gifford) the text in advance, to participate actively (i.e. to engage in a discussion) in the course, and to write a research paper on a topic of their choice. This final paper must be around 2,500 words, MLA-style formatting (footnotes rather than in-text), submitted within a month after the end of the course, i.e. by March 11, 2016.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: Intensive course. Dates will be announced (Week of Feb 8).
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