CORE094 Migrations through languages and literatures

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Ivo Buzek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Christophe Gérard L. Cusimano (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Pavla Doležalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Petr Kyloušek, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Alena Němcová Polická, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:40 B2.23, except Mon 17. 11. to Sun 23. 11.
Prerequisites
TYP_STUDIA(BM) && FORMA(P) && !(PROGRAM(B-FJ_) || OBOR(FBFJpV) || PROGRAM(B-IJ_) || OBOR(FBIJpV) || PROGRAM(B-KJ_) || OBOR(FBKJpV) || PROGRAM(B-PO_) || OBOR(FBPOpV) || PROGRAM(B-SJ_) || OBOR(FBSJpV))
The course is open to full-time Bachelor's and five-year Master's students, with the exception of the French, Italian, Catalan, Portuguese and Spanish language and literature programmes.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 57/100, only registered: 0/100, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/100
Course objectives
The course will offer an introductory path through some nuclear themes related to the complex relationships between territorial mobility and languages, on the one hand, and literary production, on the other hand, in the present and in the recent past. The notion of migration is understood here in a relatively broad sense, encompassing various facets of the human beings' relationship to the space they traverse and inhabit. These include voluntary or, more often, socially induced displacements, such as the current migratory phenomena directed towards Europe or from Europe towards overseas destinations, etc.; forced displacement induced by climate change or, as we observe every day, by political conflict, and other related phenomena. As they move through space, human beings bring with them linguistic repertoires and narrative potential and, in their relationship with other places and people, reconfigure one and the other, at the same time modifying the very space they traverse. Framed within the European perspective of plurilingual education, the course will be organised in two thematic blocks, one specifically devoted to the languages of/in migration, the other one focusing on the relationship between migration and literature. In both cases, particular attention will be paid to the complexity of identity constructions, multilingualism and multiculturalism as intrinsic features of present day Europe. In this sense, the course allows for the development of transversal skills, which transcend disciplinary boundaries and concern crucial aspects of existence such as languages and the ability to narrate. Methodologically rooted in the new research trend of Migration Studies (in particular, Sociolinguistics of Migration and Migrant Literature), the course is however not addressed to specialists in the Humanities, but to the broader student audience variously interested in a multifaceted reading of the current world. Through thematic lectures by different lecturers, the course will address a wide range of topics, such as territorial multilingualism and individual plurilingualism; linguistic landscapes; migrant languages; migrant literatures etc. The lectures will offer students new visual perspectives, which will enable them to enrich their ability to read reality by employing new keys of interpretation.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will have acquired a more multifaceted understanding of: - the notion of territorial multilingualism and individual plurilingualism; - the complexity of today's urban linguistic landscapes; - the impact of the experience of mobility on self-representation; - the reflexes of the experience of mobility on autobiographical narratives; - the reflexes of the experience of mobility on literary narratives.
Syllabus
The course is divided into thematic blocks including: - territorial multilingualism and individual plurilingualism; - migrant languages; - linguistic landscapes; - migrant literatures; - migration and cinema; - autobiographical narrative and linguistic autobiography.
Teaching methods
1) Individual lectures providing an overview of the issues addressed. Face-to-face teaching involves the active participation of students through plenary discussion of case studies. 2) Peer-to-peer and/or small group work, in which students will be asked to enter and comment on documents, case studies and problems directly related to the topics covered.
Assessment methods
Final assessment will be based on a concluding colloquium on the main points of the learning process.
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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