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This course focuses on the modernist woman writer Virginia Woolf and her novels, short fiction, and essays. Its objective is not only to introduce the author’s opus as it gradually evolved stylistically and thematically but mainly to provide an insight into contemporary critical approaches to her fiction. In this way, the students will be encouraged to explore various critical frames which they might later apply to their own research. Moreover, this conception of the seminar allows students to discover the diversity of methodological approaches that might be utilized in relation to a single author. The first sessions of the seminar will focus on Woolf´s short fiction in relation to object-oriented ontology and process philosophy, her masterpiece To the Lighthouse read from psychoanalytic perspective, the novel Orlando related to queer theory and concepts of identity and her feminist manifesto A Room of One´s Own, which would introduce the feminist thought. The following sessions would be concerned with Woolf´s novel The Waves and its proto-postmodern nature and concept of interpersonal identity, animal studies in relation to Flush, a biography narrated from a dog’s point of view, posthuman nature of the passage “Time Passes” and natural interludes in The Waves and Woolf´s proto-ecological thinking and discussion of consumerism in several of her essays. The last sessions would focus on Woolf´s philosophy of interconnection outlined in “A Sketch of the Past” and further developed in Three Guineas and Between the Acts. As a result, the seminar provides a summary of critical approaches to Woolf’s works and at the same time analyses the topics of materiality, gender, the posthuman, social justice and community that have dominated recent conferences and academic papers on Woolf. Poslední úprava: Poncarová Petra Johana, Mgr., Ph.D. (03.01.2021)
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ASSESSMENT: Z, ZK (MA graded paper) Students must attend at least 70 % of the seminars (2-3 unexplained absences), give a short oral presentation (max. 20 minutes), participate actively, and produce the final essay of 3,000 – 4,000 words (for graded students 4,000 words minimum, “zápočet” 3,000 words minimum). The grade will be assessed on the basis of the essay. ESSAY SPECIFICATIONS: - students are encouraged to choose their own topics, however, they will be given a list of broader topics which might inspire them (available on Moodle) - students must discuss their essay topic with the seminar leader before they start writing - essay deadline is 31 April 2021 - essays will be corrected by the end of May, students who get a failing grade may resubmit the essay by 15 June 2021. PLEASE NOTE: Essays must include full bibliographical references and footnotes for all works cited or paraphrased (consult “essay guidelines” on the department’s website). Students are advised not to use Internet sources in place of adequately researching texts available in print (or electronic journals). Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in a fail grade. Number of credits: 5 (MA graded paper: 3 credits) Poslední úprava: Poncarová Petra Johana, Mgr., Ph.D. (03.01.2021)
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SELECTED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES: (most primary sources are available on Moodle) ALT, Christina. Virginia Woolf and the Study of Nature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. BEER, Gillian. Virginia Woolf: the Common Ground. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, [1996]. HUSSEY, Mark. The Singing of the Real World: The Philosophy of Virginia Woolf’s Fiction. Columbus: Ohio State University, 1986. LEE, Hermione. The Novels of Virginia Woolf. London: Methuen & Co Ltd., 1977. LEE, Hermione. Virginia Woolf. London: Vintage, 1997. RYAN, Derek. Virginia Woolf and the Materiality of Theory: Sex, Animal, Life. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2015. RYAN, Derek, and Stephen Ross, eds. The Handbook to the Bloomsbury Group. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2018. SELLERS, Susan, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Virginia Woolf. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. WAUGH, Patricia, ed. Literary Theory and Criticism: An Oxford Guide. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. WOOLF, Virginia, WOOLF, Leonard, ed. A writer's diary: being the extracts from the diary of Virginia Woolf. 5th impr. London: Hogarth Press, 1969. WOOLF, Virginia. Between the Acts. Repr. (1953). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1974. Penguin Modern Classics. WOOLF, Virginia. Monday or Tuesday. London: Hesperus Press, 2003. WOOLF, Virginia. Mrs Dalloway. London: Penguin books, 1996. WOOLF, Virginia. Orlando. London: Penguin, 1998. WOOLF, Virginia. Selected Essays, ed. David Bradshaw. Oxford: OUP, 2009. WOOLF, Virginia. To the Lighthouse. Repr. (1977). London: Granada, 1984. Panther Books. WOOLF, Virginia a Morag SHIACH. A Room of One's Own: Three Guineas. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. World's Classics. WOOLF, Virginia. A haunted House and Other Short Stories. Repr. (1982). London: Triad Grafton Book, 1988. WOOLF, Virginia. The Waves. New edition. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1973. Penguin modern classic. Poslední úprava: Poncarová Petra Johana, Mgr., Ph.D. (03.01.2021)
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COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to the restrictions regarding the Covid-19 pandemic, the seminar will probably be taught online via Zoom videoconference at the scheduled time. Please, make sure you have the program installed on your laptop and a good internet connection. Please note that the distance learning might continue until the end of the term. The requirements and assessment remain the same. Poslední úprava: Poncarová Petra Johana, Mgr., Ph.D. (03.01.2021)
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WEEK-TO-WEEK SYLLABUS: Week 1 (February 16): Introduction to Woolf Reading: “22 Hyde Park Gate,” “Old Bloomsbury” Week 2 (February 23): Woolf and theories of materiality Reading: short fiction – “The Mark on the Wall,” “Solid Objects,” “The Fascination of the Pool,” “A Simple Melody” Week 3 (March 2): Woolf and the poetics of space and time Reading: Mrs Dalloway Week 4 (March 9): Woolf and psychoanalysis Reading: To the Lighthouse Week 5 (March 16): Woolf, queer theory, and the concepts of identity Reading: Orlando Week 6 (March 23): Woolf and feminism Reading: A Room of One´s Own Week 7 (March 30): Woolf and animal studies Reading: Flush,“Kew Gardens” Week 8 (April 6): Woolf, ecocritical thought and consumerism Reading: essays “An Evening Over Sussex: Reflections in a Motor Car,” “The Docks of London,” “Flying over London,” “Thunder at Wembley,” “Oxford Street Tide” Week 9 (April 13): Woolf and the “proto-postmodern” and “postcolonial” novel Reading: The Waves Week 10 (April 20): Woolf and posthumanism Reading: “Time Passes” (To the Lighthouse), natural interludes from The Waves, essay “The Sun and the Fish” Week 11 (April 27): Woolf and her personal philosophy Reading: “A Sketch of the Past,” “The New Biography,” “On Being Ill,” Week 12 (May 4): Woolf, the war and pacifism Reading: Three Guineas Week 13 (May 11): Woolf and community Reading: Between the Acts Poslední úprava: Poncarová Petra Johana, Mgr., Ph.D. (03.01.2021)
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