AJ55012 Témata z literatury: Kanadská literatura

Filozofická fakulta
podzim 2008
Rozsah
5x2. 10 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Mgr. Klára Kolinská, M.A., Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Katedra anglistiky a amerikanistiky – Filozofická fakulta
Rozvrh
Pá 3. 10. 10:00–11:35 G32, Pá 17. 10. 10:00–11:35 G32, Pá 7. 11. 10:00–11:35 G32, Pá 21. 11. 10:00–11:35 G32, Pá 5. 12. 10:00–11:35 G32
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Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
Course Objectives: To familiarize with selected representative texts of Canadian literature in all of its main genres To understand the basic distinctive features of Canadian national literature, and their relation to the country‘s historical and cultural development To analyse some of the dominant themes of Canadian literature as represented in selected examples
Osnova
  • Sessions description: 1. exploration, nature, and survival Margaret Atwood: from: Survival Exploration narratives From: The History of Emily Montague 2. immigration and nation-building Susanna Moodie: Roughing It in the Bush F.P. Grove: “The First Day of an Immigrant” Rohinton Mistry: “Swimming Lessons” 3. First Nations writing Jeanette Armstrong: “The Disempowerment of First North American Native Peoples and Empowerment Through Their Writing” Thomas King: “The One About Coyote Going West” Tomson Highway: The Rez Sisters 4. ethnicity and multiculturalism Neil Bissoondath: from: Selling Illusions: The Cult of Multiculturalism in Canada Antonio d’Alfonso: from: In Italics Josef Škvorecký: The Engineer of Human Souls 5. Canadian genres long poem: Malcolm’s Katie short story: Alice Munro: “Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You” drama: Sharon Pollock: Blood Relations
Literatura
  • Eli Mandel & David Taras, eds.: A Passion for Identity. An Introduction to Canadian Studies
  • Ajay Heble, Donna Palmateer Pennee & j.R. Struthers, eds.: New Contexts of Canadian Criticism
  • Augie Fleras & Jean Leonard Elliott: The Challenge of Diversity: Multiculturalism in Canada
  • Russell Brown & Donna Bennet: An Anthology of Canadian Literature in English
  • John Saywell: Canada: Pathways to the Present
  • Neil Bissoondath: Selling Illusions: The Cult of Multiculturalism in Canada
Metody hodnocení
seminar discussions final essay, regular written comments and analyses posted in the Forum
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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