FF:AJL04002 Literary Studies II Lecture - Course Information
AJL04002 Introduction to Literary Studies II Lecture
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2020
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- each even Monday 16:00–17:40 C33
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- NOW ( AJL04003 Intro. to Literary Studies II ) && AJL04000 Literary Studies I Lecture
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-AJ_) (3)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-GE)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-GK)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-MA)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-TV)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-AJA_)
- Course objectives
- Course description:
This course consists of lectures (followed by small group seminars in AJ04003) that provide students with an introduction to literary histories, movements, contexts and approaches to literary texts. The related seminars in AJ04003 function as more practical insights into analyzing literary texts and writing critical research papers about them. They are based on discussions and group work.
Course objectives: 1. To learn the methods of conducting library research and working with primary and secondary sources. 2. To acquire the techniques needed for literary analysis and writing academic essays. 3. To refine critical thinking about literature and achieve a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and how it enriches our perception of the world. - Learning outcomes
- After attending this course, students will be able to:
- gain an overview of the basic developments in Anglophone literatures
- write an essay in the English language
- conduct independent research and employ foreign literature - Syllabus
- Lectures take place every second week and alternate with Introduction to Literature seminars.
- Lecture 1: Irish Modernist Drama
- Lecture 2: British Modernism
- Lecture 3: American Modernism
- Lecture 4: Post-war British Drama
- Lecture 5: Postmodernist Canadian Novel
- Lecture 6: Postcolonial Australian Novel
- Literature
- required literature
- Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury avant-gardewar, civilization, modernity. Edited by Christine Froula. New York: Columbia University Press, 2005, xvii, 428. ISBN 0231134444. info
- HUTCHEON, Linda. The politics of postmodernism. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2002, x, 214. ISBN 0415280168. info
- KIBERD, Declan. Inventing Ireland : the literature of the modern nation. London: Vintage, 1996, xvi, 719. ISBN 009958221X. info
- ESSLIN, Martin. The theatre of the absurd. Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Books, 1961, 364 s. info
- Teaching methods
- A 100-minute lecture every second week, complemented by a literary seminar every second week.
- Assessment methods
- At the end of the lecture cycle students write a short test based on topics delivered in the lectures.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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