Selected Chapters from American Literature - OENAA1739Z

• Title: Selected Chapters from American Literature
• Guaranteed by: Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury (41-KAJL)
• Faculty: Faculty of Education
• Actual: from 2021
• Semester: summer
• E-Credits: 4
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/2, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D.
• Class: Předměty v angličtině - mgr.
• Classification: Teaching > English

Annotation

English

Last update: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. (28.01.2021)

The aim of this course is to consolidate and deepen the students’ existing knowledge of American literature through complex and cross-section themes and explored in wider historical, social and cultural contexts. The course is conceived as class discussions and students’ presentations based on preceding independent preparation and reading.

Czech

Last update: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. (28.01.2021)

Cílem předmětu je konsolidace a zároveň prohloubení znalosti americké literatury. Studenti jsou skrze volbu různých průřezových témat a reprezentativních literárních děl a na nich založené diskusi vedeni k vnímání americké literatury v širším historickém, společenském, kulturním, ale rovněž vzdělávacím kontextu.

Descriptors

Last update: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. (28.01.2021)

The subject will be taught in MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3aec97d7a990fb4a85a810ba6940ce4484%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=7cf062bc-aa0b-498f-9854-e138336a1323&tenantId=5335a395-3770-41bf-b111-59efae08bf8d

The materials and further information may be find in Moodle: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=5980.

Literature

English

Last update: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. (28.01.2021)

 

Primary literature:

 

WALKER, Alice. The color purple. New York: Pocket Books, 1985.

 

Ernest Hemigway, selected short stories.

 

MILLER, Arthur. The crucible: a play in four acts. 5th print. London: Penguin Books, 1995.

 

Recommended secondary sources:

Gray, Richard. A History of American Literature. Blackwell, 2006.

High, Peter B. An Outline of American Literature. Longman, 2007.

Jařab, Josef. Po cestách z neviditelnosti: eseje o afroamerické literatuře a kultuře. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2016.

Levine, Robert S., ed. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Volume 1, Beginnigs to 1865. Shorter ninth edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, [2017].

Levine, Robert S., ed. The Norton Anthology of American literature. Volume 2, 1865 to the present. Shorter ninth edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, [2017].

Procházka, Martin. Lectures on American Literature. Karolinum, 2007 (2011).

Ruland, Richard, and Malcolm Bradbury. From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2016.

Stobaugh, James P. American Literature: Cultural Influences of Early to Contemporary Voices. Green Forest: Master Books, 2018.

 

+ selected texts in Moodle https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=5980

Czech

Last update: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. (28.01.2021)

Primary literature:

WALKER, Alice. The color purple. New York: Pocket Books, 1985.

Ernest Hemigway, selected short stories.

MILLER, Arthur. The crucible: a play in four acts. 5th print. London: Penguin Books, 1995.

 

Gray, Richard. A History of American Literature. Blackwell, 2006.

High, Peter B. An Outline of American Literature. Longman, 2007.

Jařab, Josef. Po cestách z neviditelnosti: eseje o afroamerické literatuře a kultuře. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2016.

Levine, Robert S., ed. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Volume 1, Beginnigs to 1865. Shorter ninth edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, [2017].

Levine, Robert S., ed. The Norton Anthology of American literature. Volume 2, 1865 to the present. Shorter ninth edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, [2017].

Procházka, Martin. Lectures on American Literature. Karolinum, 2007 (2011).

Ruland, Richard, and Malcolm Bradbury. From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2016.

Stobaugh, James P. American Literature: Cultural Influences of Early to Contemporary Voices. Green Forest: Master Books, 2018.

Syllabus

English

Last update: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. (28.01.2021)

Introduction to the course

The most significant literary offshoots of Colonial and Early Republican era in the United States.

Characteristic features of American literary Romanticism, exemplified with reference to fiction, poetry and the dominant philosophy of the era.

Teaching practice, no classes

Easter Monday, no classes

Development of Realism and Naturalism in American literature seen as response to the changing social climate, scientific and ideological discourse of the late 19th century.

Representative summary of American prose and poetry of the 1910s through early 40s, centred around Modernism and the Lost Generation.

The birth and rise of American drama, with an obvious focus on 20th century playwrights.

A comprehensive overview of US literature from World War II until the present.

Czech

Last update: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. (28.01.2021)

Introduction to the course

The most significant literary offshoots of Colonial and Early Republican era in the United States.

Characteristic features of American literary Romanticism, exemplified with reference to fiction, poetry and the dominant philosophy of the era.

Teaching practice, no classes

Development of Realism and Naturalism in American literature seen as response to the changing social climate, scientific and ideological discourse of the late 19th century.

Representative summary of American prose and poetry of the 1910s through early 40s, centred around Modernism and the Lost Generation.

The birth and rise of American drama, with an obvious focus on 20th century playwrights.

A comprehensive overview of US literature from World War II until the present.

Course completion requirements

English

Last update: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. (01.02.2021)

1) Preparation for and active participation in weekly seminars, regular attendance – max. 2 absences

2) Compilation of a reading list based on works of American literature

3) Microteaching of a 10-minute-long activity connected with the themes of the course

4) A mock state exam essay: a 600-word long essay written in English, against the clock, under the teacher's supervision on one of two assigned topics + reception of the teacher’s feedback

5) Language skills are part of the overall assessment.

Czech

Last update: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. (01.02.2021)

1) Příprava a aktivní účast na seminářích, max. 2 absence

2) Vytvoření seznamu četby založeném na dílech americké literatury

3) prezentace aktivity spojené s tématy probíranými v kurzu

4) státnicová esej na zkoušku a zpětná vazba od učitele: podmínky jsou v Moodlu a v anglické verzi podmínek zakončení předmětu

5) Součástí hodnocení je i jazyková a formulační úroveň.

Learning resources

Last update: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. (28.01.2021)

The course in Moodle: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=5980