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The aim of this course is to introduce contemporary British and American literary production, mainly its major developmental tendencies, themes, representative authors and works since the second half of the 1990s until today. The course will focus on fiction, poetry and drama. The lectures provide a historical, social, political, cultural and literary-theoretical context of the works. The seminars are based on critical discussions dealing with the key formal and thematic aspects of the works. The discussions presuppose the contextualisation of the works within the framework of the previous development within the genres as well as integration of the main elements of postmodern and poststructuralist theories into the texts’ interpretation.
Last update: Topolovská Tereza, PhDr., Ph.D. (14.09.2020)
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· to introduce students to the major issues of contemporary British and American literatures · to enable students to identify dominant (and distinct) themes in individual literatures · to enable students to relate the selected texts to their historical, cultural and theoretical backgrounds Last update: Topolovská Tereza, PhDr., Ph.D. (14.09.2020)
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Distanční výuka předmětu bude probíhat v online prostředí MS Teams:https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3a704fa1b1fb624c249bfab9064aa08ccc%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=5499bfee-463a-4e9c-9638-baae8a7297d1&tenantId=5335a395-3770-41bf-b111-59efae08bf8d v čase, kdy je rozvržena prezenční výuka předmětu – studenti budou informováni o podrobnostech emailem a první hodina bude věnována seznámení s tímto prostředím. Nároky na docházku budou platit stejné jako při prezenční výuce. Dále mají studenti k dispozici „moodlovou“ verzi předmětu na adrese: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=6473. Last update: Topolovská Tereza, PhDr., Ph.D. (12.10.2020)
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Předmět je zakončen písemnou zkouškou - minimum pro splnění je 70%. Zkouška má podobu eseje o 600 slovech, témata esejí kopírují zaměření přednášek a seminářů. Do výsledného hodnocení se odráží i jazyková úroveň - jsou připuštěny maximálně 4 hrubé jazykové chyby. Podmínkou připuštění ke zkoušce je 80% docházka do seminářů. Na zkoušku mají studenti jeden řádný a dva opravné pokusy.
Last update: Topolovská Tereza, PhDr., Ph.D. (14.09.2020)
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Primary sources: 1. Contemporary British Literature within Historical, Political, Cultural and Theoretical Contexts. Ali Smith The Universal Story (2014) from The Whole Story and Other Stories (2014) 2. Contemporary British Fiction: Literature and Society Alan Hollinghurst: The Stranger’s Child (2011): Part One: Two Acres+ Part Two: Revel 3. Contemporary British Fiction: Contemporary Historical Fiction Andrea Levy:“Back to My Own Country” (2014) from Six Stories and an Essay (2014) + The Long Song (2010): Chapter 1 - 18 4. Contemporary British Fiction: Contemporary Historical Fiction Andrea Levy: The Long Song (2010): Chapter 19 – Afterword 5. Contemporary British Drama Lucy Kirkwood: The Children (2016), Extracts: Natasha Gordon: Nine Night (2018), Caryl Churchill: Escaped Alone (2016), Ella Hickson: Oil (2016) 6. Contemporary British Poetry
Secondary literature Bentley, N. Contemporary British Fiction. Edinburgh University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0748624201. Corcoran, N. (ed.) The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth Century English Poetry. Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0521691321. English, J. F. (ed.) A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2006. ISBN 978-1405120005. Gwynn, R.S., Lindner, A. Contemporary American Poetry. London: Longman, 2004. ISBN: 978-0321182821. Innes, C. Modern British Drama: The Twentieth Century. Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0521016759. Perfect, M. Contemporary Fictions of Multiculturalism: Diversity and the Millennial London Novel. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. ISBN 978-1137307118. Innes, C., Middeke, M., Schnierer, P.P., Roudané, M.C. (eds.). The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2014. ISBN: 978-1408134795. Saddik, A. Contemporary American Drama. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-0748624942. Sierz, A., Middeke, M., Schnierer, P.P. The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary British Playwrights. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2011. ISBN: 978-1408122785. Wheatley, D. Contemporary British Poetry. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. ISBN: 978-0230362536. Recommeded secondary sources: Boccardi, M. The Contemporary British Historical Novel. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2009. ISBN 978-0230200074. Bradford, R. The Novel Now: Contemporary British Fiction. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1405113854. Lane, D. Contemporary British Drama. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2010. ISBN: 978-0748638222. Lane, R.J., Mengham, R., Tew, P. (eds.) Contemporary British Fiction. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2003. ISBN 978- 0745628677. McClatchy, J.D. The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry. Vintage, 2003. ISBN: 978-1400030934. Paterson, D., Simic, C. (eds.). New British Poetry. Graywolf Press: 2004. ISBN: 978-1555973940. Schmidt, Kerstin. The Theater of Transformation: Postmodernism in American Drama. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2005. ISBN: 978-9042018952. Sierz, A. In-yer-face theatre: British drama today . London: Faber and Faber, 2001. ISBN: 978-0571200498. Last update: Topolovská Tereza, PhDr., Ph.D. (14.09.2020)
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Active participation in classes - max. 2 absences Written exam - a 600 words-long essay, minimum to pass 70% - 2 re-sittings max, 3 sittings in total. Language skills are part of the overall assessment - max. 4 errors within 1 sitting of the exam. Last update: Topolovská Tereza, PhDr., Ph.D. (14.09.2020)
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Course structure: 1. Course Introduction 2. Contemporary British Literature within Historical, Political, Cultural and Theoretical Contexts. 3. Contemporary British Fiction 4. Contemporary British Fiction 5. Contemporary British Drama 6. Contemporary British Poetry
7. Contemporary American Short Fiction: Philosophical fiction Charles R. Johnson – 4 short stories 7. Contemporary American Novel David Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedars 8. +9. Multicultural American Novel I+II Philip Roth: The Human Stain 10. Contemporary American Poetry 11. Contemporary American Drama David Mamet: November Last update: Topolovská Tereza, PhDr., Ph.D. (25.09.2020)
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The course in Moodle: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=6473. Last update: Topolovská Tereza, PhDr., Ph.D. (14.09.2020)
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