American Utopia at the Turn of the 20th Century - AAAALB030A

• Title: Americké utopie přelomu 20. století
• Guaranteed by: Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures (21-UALK)
• Faculty: Faculty of Arts
• Actual: from 2015
• Semester: both
• Points: 2
• E-Credits: 5
• Hours per week, examination: 0/2, C [HT]
• Capacity: winter:unknown / unknown (unknown); summer: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
• Note: you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
• Guarantor: Mgr. Pavla Veselá, Ph.D.
• Class: Exchange - 09.2 General and Comparative Literature

Annotation

The course provides an introduction to the concept of utopia, a brief exploration of several nineteenth-century communitarian projects and a detailed analysis of selected turn-of-the-century utopian novels. Primary texts under review include Mary Griffith’s "Three Hundred Years Hence," Edward Bellamy’s Looking Backward 2000-1887, Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Herland and Imperium in Imperio by Sutton E. Griggs.

Last update: Znojemská Helena, Mgr., Ph.D. (15.03.2016)