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Argumentation and Academic Discourse - YMGS505
Title: Argumentation and Academic Discourse
Guaranteed by: Programme Gender Studies (24-KGS)
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities
Actual: from 2020
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, C [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Guarantor: doc. PhDr. Blanka Knotková - Čapková, Ph.D.
Mgr. et Mgr. Tereza Jiroutová Kynčlová, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): Mgr. et Mgr. Tereza Jiroutová Kynčlová, Ph.D.
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Annotation - Czech
Anotace Kurz se zaměřuje na mocenské aspekty jazyka jakožto nástroje reprezentace, zdůrazňuje jeho reflexivní užívání z hlediska genderové lingvistiky a dále věnuje pozornost uplatňování genderové optiky v akademické práci a při její psané i ústní prezentaci. Kurz dále pokrývá obsahové i formální náležitosti akademického psaní a představuje kritické metody analýzy diskursů. Tematické okruhy 1. Gender a jazyk 2. Genderově orientovaná lingvistika 3. Jazyk, diskurs, moc 4. Politika lokace a reprezentace 5. Stylistika odborného textu 6. Etika výzkumu a psaní odborného textu 7. Řečnický projev 8. Genderová perspektiva textu a ústního projevu 9. Akademické psaní: diplomová práce 10. Akademické psaní: odborná recenze 11. Charakteristiky akademicky strukturované diskuse 12. Diskursivní a kritická diskursivní analýza 13. Praktická cvičení – strukturovaná diskuse 14. Praktická cvičení – odborný rozbor vybraných mediálních textů
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Povinný předmět studijního programu Genderová studia. Zápis možný pouze pro domovské studující - provádí jej tajemnice programu.

 

This is a mandatory course of the Gender Studies study programme. Only students of the programme can attend it - registration is administered by the Secretary.

Last update: Chavalková Badurová Tatiana, Mgr. (10.09.2020)
Syllabus - Czech

FEMINIST LITERARY THEORY ANC CRITICISM / ARGUMENTATION AND ACADEMIC DISCOURSE

Winter 2024/2025

A DUAL SYLABUS FOR MANDATORY COURSES Feminist Literary Theory and Criticism and Argumentation and Academic Discourse

Tereza Jiroutová Kynčlová, Ph.D., tereza.jiroutovakynclova@fhs.cuni.cz

OFFICE HOURS: Room 2.40, Monday 11:30-1230; OR online via MST upon email request at tereza.jiruotovakynclova@fhs.cuni.cz. Please, do let me know via email that you are interested in meeting for a consultation of an issue or a topic and we will agree on a date and time for a meeting either in person or online.

FAIR ACADEMIC CONDUCT:

Plagiarism: Failure to acknowledge and properly reference sources of any kind used in assignments, papers and/or presentations is a breach to academic integrity and ethics. At all times, avoid plagiarism of any sort as it is a disciplinary offence and – upon the Faculty of Humanities Disciplinary Committee ruling – may result in termination of study. Presenting some else’s work or ideas as your own and failure to provide credits, acknowledgement, and references to all relevant sources falls under the definition of plagiarism. Should you experience uncertainty about correct ways of quoting and referencing, consult any citation manual and feel free to contact me anytime for advice. I am ready to help you. Also, be advised that the necessity to reference other people’s work and ideas applies equally to published texts (journals, books, articles, newspapers etc.) as well as unpublished texts (lectures, presentations, seminars, student papers, diploma theses etc.). Further, other forms of conveying information besides text are also subject to crediting and referencing, such as video material, audio material, computer code, photographs, graphs, illustrations, sheet music, web sites etc.

Language: Aspiring to create a learning environment in which people of all identities are encouraged to contribute their perspectives to academic discourse, this course (and the Gender Studies Program in general) enforces language, which is gender-inclusive, non-sexist, non-racist and culturally sensitive. That means using words that affirm and respect how people describe, express, and experience their gender, sexuality, ethnicity, culture, religion and other aspects of their identity. It’s important to think through the implications of our arguments and formulations, especially in this class, which is discussion-only. All of us are responsible for maintaining an environment that is respectful toward others.

STUDENT ACCOMMODATIONS: If you have learning disabilities or you are struggling with the recent (post)pandemic-related situation and need more time to think, write and work, feel free to let me know anytime and we will find a way to make you feel comfortable while taking the course and meeting its requirements. Thank you. 

AIMS: The aim of the course is to familiarize students with feminist views on literary theory, means of feminist literary criticism, language as a means of representation, and relevant examples of feminist literary schools. The course will sensitize students to gender as an analytical tool of literary analysis and teach them how to dissect literary texts employing gender and feminist theories. While the course Feminist Literary Theory and Criticism is aimed at explication of theoretical frameworks of literature and its reception, Argumentation and Academic Discourse focuses on practical application of learned and discussed theories and concepts in textual analyses. To those ends, short impromptu textual materials and media representation will be brought to class and distributed in print version. These texts will be chosen to correspond with current developments pertaining to gender equality and social justice as reflected in textual cultural representations. Both courses are taught jointly and are envisioned to be conducted in a form of a seminar, i.e. students are expected to engage in active discussions of text read prior to coming to class.

READING MATERIALS: All required/mandatory readings are uploaded in the SIS. In addition, there are other readings of interest that may be helpful for students in taking both this and other courses and when they embark on writing their final paper(s) and/or complete assignments. Impromptu materials may be brought to class for topical discussion and analysis. Enjoy exploring! Unless stated otherwise below, all readings are mandatory and their knowledge is essential for a successful completion of the course. Thank you.

REQUIREMENTS:

Please note, you must complete ALL written assignments to be awarded grades for BOTH courses. Active participation in discussions is encouraged and affects final grade.  In the SIS you receive a “credit” (marked Z, as in “započteno”) for Argumentation and Academic Discourse. Besides Z, you will be given a grade (Excellent, Very Good, Good) which will be combined with your grades for 1) Abstract of your final paper and 2) your Final Paper. This will appear in the SIS as a grade for Feminist Literary Criticism and Theory in the form of a number (1 Excellent, 2 Very Good, 3 Good).

Written exam/test: (“Z”, credit, weight 30% of final grade) Exam pertains to concepts discussed in mandatory readings; should you fail, you will be able to retake the exam as many as 2 more times as stipulated in The Higher Education Act; The exam will be scheduled during examination period (January, February).

Abstract of your final paper: (weight 10%) (max 250 words), due date: December 9, 2024

Final essay: (weight 40%) (1800 words, excluding bibliography) /should you fail, you will be able to resubmit your final paper as many as 2 more times as stipulated in The Higher Education Act/, due date: January 15, 2025

Active participation in class discussions: (weight 20%) Students are expected to share their views on the reading materials that they have studied and read prior to coming to class.

Requirements and suggestions on writing the final essay: The final essay is to present a thorough gender-sensitive analysis of a chosen short story, fairy tale or a newspaper article. The essay should be 1800 words in length INCLUDING references, but EXCLUDING bibliography. When writing your final paper, follow the structure of academic text: Introduction, theoretical background, analysis (avoid descriptive approach), conclusion, bibliography. Theory employed and analysis conveyed need to form an integral whole. Their mutual interconnectivity is vital. Theoretical concepts/texts used in the theoretical part of the essay need to be connected with relevant outcomes of the presented analysis. The minimum requirements for bibliography are as follows: besides the source text, use AT LEAST 8 academic sources from academic databases, monographs, journals and/or books. Please note that Wikipedia will not be recognized as an academic source. Avoid plagiarism, make sure your referencing is competent. You are responsible for proofreading and editing your essay so that it complies with grammatical rules of correct English. Failure to adhere to correct English may result in a lower grade. Please follow the academic style of writing and make sure your language corresponds with academic discourse.

What questions can you ask when employing gender-sensitive literary analysis?

Note:  The following questions are recommended guidelines ONLY. They serve to trigger your thoughts about the analyzed text. As such, they DO NOT represent the required or obligatory structure of the final essay. Not all texts may correlate with the provided list of questions, neither may they relate to all of them.

1. Discuss the construction of gender. Is gender a given in the analyzed text? Is it essentialist, dichotomous, fixed, internally homogenous, or is it otherwise?

2. Discuss the construction of sexuality, sexual identity, and sexual relations. Do representations of sexuality comply with heteronormative imperatives? If not, how do these representation subvert the notion of compulsory heteronormativity?

3. Discuss the representations of femininity and masculinity in literary characters.

4. Discuss the modes in which power is manifested, subverted, resisted, reproduced. What forms of control does it exemplify?

5. Discuss gender relations generally and individually. What do the relations within given groups look like and why? What are the consequences of such relations?

6. Discuss the construction of the plot and the narration of the story from a gender-sensitive perspective. Who does the speaking? Who is silent? What consequences does it have for the plot and possible interpretations of the story?

REQUIRED READINGS:

All mandatory readings/sources are available through the SIS.

 

INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS:

Oct 7 / Course format and contents introduction.

Student and teacher introduction. Reflecting on self-positionality within the realm of literary studies and gender studies. A gender-informed analysis of a short story (to be distributed during the first meeting).

 

Oct 14 / Critical conceptsinterpretation, feminism, literature, representation, reading as a woman.

Abbot, Pamela and Claire Wallace. An Introduction to Sociology: Feminist Perspectives. London, New York: Routledge, 1997. Second Edition. Pg. 7-8.

Morris, Pam. Literature and Feminism. An Introduction. Malden: Blackwell Publishers, 2000 [1993]. Pg. 1-36.

Fetterley, Judith. „Introduction. On the Politics of Literature“ in The Resisting Reader: A Feminist Approach to American Fiction. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1978. Pg. xi-xxvi.

Oct 21 / Feminist literary theory and the development of modern literary theory. Fair academic conduct. Literary cannon, representation of women in literature. Feminine, feminist and female writing. Social Context. Un/Reliable narratorBourdieu’s concept of symbolic violence.

Morris, Pam. Literature and Feminism. An Introduction. Malden: Blackwell Publishers, 2000 [1993]. Pg. 37-57.

Barthes, Roland. “The Death of the Author” in Twentieth Century Literary Theory. A Reader. Newton, K.M. (ed.), New York: Macmillan Education, 1997. Pg. 120-123.

Ponce, Mary Helen. "The Jewelry Collection of Marta la Güera" in Infinite Divisions. An Anthology of Chicana Literature. Rebolledo, Tey Diana and Eliana S. Rivero (eds.). Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 1993. Pg. 146-150.

Bourdieu, Pierre. Masculine Domination. Cambridge: Polity Press. 2001. Pg. vii-ix, 1-4, 34-42.

Optional Reading:

Felski, Rita. “Readers” in Literature after Feminism. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2003. Pg. 23-56.

Oct 28/ NO CLASS, NATIONAL HOLIDAY

Nov 4 / Writing by women. Feminine, feminist and female writing.

Text for analysis: Kate Chopin, Story of an Hour

Showalter, Elaine. “Towards A Feminist Poetics” in Twentieth Century Literary Theory. A Reader. Newton, K.M. (ed.), New York: Macmillan Education, 1997. Pg. 216-220.

Optional Reading:

Felski, Rita. “Authors” in Literature after Feminism. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2003. Pg. 57-93.

Nov 11 / NO CLASS, READING WEEK

No class. The whole program of gender studies invites students to use the reading week for reading ahead and preparing for the remaining weeks of the semester. Also, students are encouraged to use time off-line for selfcare.

Nov 18/ Feminist archetypal analysis. Archetypes vs. stereotypes. Fairy tales and gender.

NOTE: This session will be taught by my dear colleague and friend, doc. Blanka Knotková Čapková, Ph.D., an associate professor, Graduate program in gender studies, FHS UK,

­Wooly Wolf by Vera Neubauer, n-class video

Pratt, Annis, Barbara White, Andrea Loewenstein, Mary Wyer (1981). Archetypal Patterns in Women’s Fiction. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1981. Pg. 3-12, 167-178.

Nov 25/ Psychoanalysis and literatureFrench psychoanalytic feminism. Écriture feminine.

Morris, Pam. Literature and Feminism. An Introduction. Malden: Blackwell Publishers, 2000 [1993]. Pg. 93-163.

Irigaray, Luce. This Sex Which Is Not One. New York: Cornell University Press, 1985. Pg. 23-33.

Cixous, Hélene. The Laugh of the Medusa. Signs, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Summer, 1976). Pg. 875-893.

Dec 2 / Feminist narratology. Susan Lanser. Practical exercise: Charlotte Perkins Gilman – The Yellow Wallpaper.

Lanser, Susan. “Toward a Feminist Narratology” in Warhol Robyn R. a Diane Price Herndl (eds): Feminisms. An Anthology of Literary Theory and Criticism. New Bruswick: Rutgers University Press, 1991. Pg. 611-629.

Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. “The Yelow Wall-Paper” in The Yellow  Wall-Paper, Herland and Selected Writings. Knight, Denise (ed.). London: Peguin Books, 2009. Pg. 166-182.

Dec 9/ Postcolonial feminist criticism. Strategic essentialism. The Subaltern. Voice. Intersectionality.

Mohanty, Chandra Talpade. “Under Western Eyes. Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourses.” boundary 2, 12 (3). On Humanism and the University I: The Discourse of Humanism, 1984, 333-358.

Loomba, Ania. “Situating Colonial and Postcolonial Studies” in Colonialism/Postcolonialism. London and New York: Routledge, 2005. Pg. 1-19.

hooks, bell. Where We Stand. Class Matters. New York, London: Routledge. 2000. Read one chapter of your choice.

Due date: Final Paper Abstract (250 words).

Dec 16 / Lesbian, Black and Class Criticism. Queer Theory. Practical exercise: novel excerpts. Language and gender identity.

Morris, Pam. Literature and Feminism. An Introduction. Malden: Blackwell Publishers, 2000 [1993]. Pg. 164-194.

Barry, Peter. Beginning Theory. An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2009. Pg. 134-148.

Eugenides, Jeffrey. Middlesex. London: Bloomsbury, 2003. Pg. 401-439.

 

Jan 6 / Literary gender analysis. Course reflection and wrap-up. Revision.

ONLINE?

Sunday in the Park. Undated. Accessible in the SIS.

 

 

* Povinná:

ValDROVÁ, j. Reprezentace ženství z perspektivy lingvistiky genderových a sexuálních identit. Praha: SLON, 2018. ISBN: 978-80-7419-261-6.
FAIRCLOUGH, N. Critical Discourse Analysis. The Critical Study of Language. London, New York: Routledge, 2010. ISBN: 978-1-4058-5822-9.
KNOTKOVÁ ČAPKOVÁ, B. Stylistika, argumentace a akademické psaní. Praktická příručka pro práci v seminářích. Praha: Fakulta humanitních studií Univerzity Karlovy, 2007.
CAMERON, D. (ed.). The Feminist Critique of Language. A Reader. London, New York: Routledge, 2005. ISBN: 0-415-16400-1.
MILLS, S. Discourse. London, New York: Routledge, 2001. ISBN: 0-415-11053-X.


* Doporučená:

CAMERON, D. Feminism and Linguistic Theory. London: Macmillan, 1992. ISBN: 978-0-333-55889-8.
SPENDER, D. Man Made Language. London: Pandora, 1990. ISBN: 0-04-440766-1.
HOLMES, J., MEYERHOFF, M. (eds.). The Handbook of Language and Gender. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2003. ISBN: 0-631-22502-1.
ECO, U. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997. ISBN: 80-7198-173-7.

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