AJ16073 The North: Cultural Representations of Northern England, Scotland and Wales

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, 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
Wed 19:10–20:45 G32
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ09999 Qualifying Examination || AJ01002 Practical English II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course this semester will focus primarily, this semester, on aspects of film and television set in the north of England, Scotland, and Wales. The aim of the course is to explore and analyse related aspects of regional-national identity, in the context both of cultural identity and the increasingly divided and confused nature of current British identity, in relation to class, ethnicity, gender and landscape and related geographical elements, in particular.
Learning outcomes
Students completing the course will be expected to have gained a better understanding of relations between the specific forms of film and television series considered in relation to their treatment of different sub-regions of 'The North' covered on the course.
Syllabus
  • 1)Sept.20th:INDUCTION WEEK: NO LESSON 2)Sept 27th:Introductory 3)Oct 4th:Get Carter; Our Friends in the North (1-2) 4)Oct 11th:Our Friends in the North (3-4);Vera: Series 1:1) 5)Oct 18th:Our Friends in the North (5); Vera (Series 5) 6)Oct.25thEdge of Darkness (1); Kes;(Red Riding (1-3) 7)Nov.1st:Edge of Darkness (2): Our Friends in the North (6) 8)Nov.8th:Happy Valley (First Series): Our Friends in the North (7) 9)Nov.15th:READING WEEK : NO LESSON 10)Nov. 22nd:Scott and Bailey (First Series 1-3);Our Friends in the North (8) 11)Nov. 29th:Our Friends in the North (9); Butterfly Kiss;Scott and Bailey (4-6) 12)Dec. 6th:Y Gwyll (Hinterland)(First Series) 13)Dec 13th: Shetland (First Series): (The Hebrides); The Maggie
Literature
    required literature
  • Vera (TV Series)
  • Scott and Bailey (TV series
  • Happy Valley (TV series)
  • Kes (film)
  • Red Riding (TV film series)
  • Edge of Darkness (TV film)
  • Butterfly Kiss (film)
  • Get Carter (film)
  • Our Friends in the North (TV Series)
    not specified
  • The Maggie (film)
  • Y Gwyll (TV series)
  • The Hebrides (TV Nature film series)
  • Shetland (TV series)
  • OSMOND, John. The divided kingdom. London: Constable, 1988, 278 s. ISBN 0-09-468210-0. info
Teaching methods
The course will be taught through a combination of small group and class discussion and analysis
Assessment methods
The course will be assessed on the basis of a combination of attendance and oral contribution (40%) and an essay of 6-8 pages to be submitted in hard copy form to the teacher of the course(60%).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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