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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Lukáš Klimeš (11.01.2022)
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Lukáš Klimeš (11.01.2022)
Recommended literature: BEASLEY-MURRAY, Tim. The Mukařovský Case: Structuralism, Stalinism, and the Avant-Garde. Central Europe (Leeds, England) [online]. Routledge, 2015, 13(1-2), 51-71. ČAPEK, Karel a Šárka TOBRMANOVÁ-KÜHNOVÁ. Believe in people: the essential Karel Čapek. London: Faber and Faber, 2010. ČAPEK, Karel, Claudia NOVACK a Ivan KLÍMA. R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots). London: Penguin Books, 2004. ČAPEK, Karel, M. (Marie) WEATHERALL a R. (Robert) WEATHERALL. War with the newts. London: Penguin Books, 2010. HAMES, Peter. The Golden Sixties: The Czechoslovak New Wave revisited. Studies in Eastern European cinema [online]. Routledge, 2013, 4(2), 215-230 HAŠEK, Jaroslav, Josef LADA a Cecil PARROTT. The good soldier Švejk: and his fortunes in the World War. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1983. HAVEL, Václav a Paul WILSON. Summer meditations. New York: Vintage Books, 1993. HRABAL, Bohumil a Edith PARGETER. Closely observed trains. [1st ed.]. London: Abacus, 1990. HRABAL, Bohumil a Paul R. (Paul Robert) WILSON. I served the King of England. New York: New Directions, 2007–1989. KRÁLOVÁ-KULLOVÁ, Jana, Zuzana JETTMAROVÁ, Robert RUSSELL and Patrick CORNESS. Tradition versus modernity: from the classic period of the Prague School to translation studies at the beginning of the 21st century. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Filozofická fakulta, 2008. KUNDERA, Milan. The joke. London: Faber and Faber, 1992. SAYER, Derek. Prague, capital of the twentieth century: a surrealist history. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013. ŠKVORECKÝ, Josef. The cowards. London: Faber and Faber, 1994. |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Lukáš Klimeš (11.01.2022)
Examination process The requirement for finishing the course is 75% attendance, student activity, and the final written exam in a form of an essay based on the topics discussed during the course units |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Lukáš Klimeš (11.01.2022)
Lecture topics: 1. Introduction: Czech Inventors Throughout the History: Overview of the ground-breaking inventions made by Prokop Diviš, Josef Ressel, Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Kryštof Rad, Johann Gregor Mendel, František Křižík, Jan Jánský, Jaroslav Heyrovský, Otto Wichterle, Antonín Holý. 2. Tomáš Garrique Masaryk and Václav Havel Shaping Czech Cultural and Academic Environment: Analysis of the interdisciplinary contributions made by the two presidents from philosophical, sociological, and artistic point of view. The reflection of Czech totalitarian regime in Havel’s plays and its interpretation in the world. 3. The Most Translated Representatives of Czech Literature 1: Antimilitarism expressed in the novels written by Karel Čapek, Jaroslav Hašek and Buhumil Hrabal. Analysis of English translations and discussion on the translatability of cultural facts. 4. The Most Translated Representatives of Czech Literature 2: Introduction into the Czech exile literature. Philosophical, sociological, and cultural features of the Czech history expressed by Josef Škvorecký, Ludvík Vaculík, and Milan Kundera. Concepts of absurdity, alienation, and isolation. 5. Prague as the European Centre of Linguistics: The activities of Prague Linguistic Circle, cooperation of Czech linguists – Jan Mukařovský, Vilém Mathesius, Vladimír Skalička, etc. – with international experts in language and literary studies. Distinguishing principles of Czech Structuralism and its (mis)interpretation in the world. 6. Czech Translation and Interpreting Studies: Tracing Czech Structuralism in the field of Czech translation studies. Introduction into the translation theory elaborated by Jiří Levý, drawing a comparison with the global translation studies. The important role of translation in the international transfer of a minor literature. The role of conference interpreting in the establishment of international dialogue during the Czech modern history. 7. Czech Philosophers – Past and Present: Jan Patočka’s theory of existential phenomenology in the context of Czech political events during the second half of the 20th century. Current challenges faced by the Czech society explained in the philosophical theses by Patočka’s former students: Tomáš Halík, Václav Bělohradský, Pavel Kouba, Daniel Kroupa. 8. Milestones of the Czech History Expressed in Filmography and Drama: Discussion on the international reception of movies One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Cozy Dens, Kolja in comparison to its perception in the Czech context. Introducing the work of the most renowned Czech directors. The “personage” of Jára Cimrman and its cultural background. 9. Poetism – the Purely Czech Avant-Garde: Historical background of the programme, the work of the Devětsil association and its members: Vítězslav Nezval, Karel Teige, Vladislav Vančura. The Nobel Prize winning Czechoslovak writer Jaroslav Seifert. Discussion on the translatability of the (experimental) poetry. 10. Czech Worldview in Visual Art: Alfons Mucha and his expression of Slavic history. Brief history of the Czech surrealism inspired by vivid contacts between Czech and French artists. The work of Toyen, Jindřich Štýrský, Jan Zrzavý. Czech Cubism and its main representatives: Bohumil Kubišta, Josef Čapek, Emil Filla. The founder of Czech abstract art František Kupka. 11. Excursion to the National Gallery in Prague: (for the virtual mobility students, there will be an alternative in a form of video presentation). 12. Czech Travellers & Explorers in the World: Overview of the pioneering journeys that brought first information about various ethnic groups, cultures, and environments, contributing to the multicultural awareness in Czech society. Emil Holub, Pavel Jáchym Šebesta, Josef Kořenský, Alois Musil, Alberto Vojtěch Frič, Jiří Hanzelka and Miroslav Zikmund. 13. Exam: Comparative essay based on the findings acquired during the course. |