Czech & Central European Fairytales & Society - YBAC054

• Anglický název: Czech & Central European Fairytales & Society
• Zajišťuje: Kurzy UPCES, CET (24-AJ EXT)
• Fakulta: Fakulta humanitních studií
• Platnost: od 2024
• Semestr: oba
• E-Kredity: 6
• Rozsah, examinace: 0/4, KZ [HT]
• Počet míst: zimní:neurčen / neurčen (1); letní:neurčen / neurčen (1)
• Minimální obsazenost: neomezen
• 4EU+: ne
• Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
• Stav předmětu: vyučován
• Jazyk výuky: angličtina
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Další informace: https://bakalar.fhs.cuni.cz/SHV-211.html#2; https://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-1016.html#2
• Poznámka: předmět je možno zapsat mimo plán; předmět lze zapsat v ZS i LS
• Garant: Mgr. et Mgr. Barbara Storchová, Ph.D.; Bc. Lenka Lukešová; Mgr. Nikola Skladanová
• Vyučující: Mgr. et Mgr. Barbara Storchová, Ph.D.
• Třída: Courses available to incoming students

Anotace

Traditional fairytales are a significant part of folklore and culture of specific region as well as of human in general. As a genre that was formed throughout centuries, they contain a lot of information about the world around us as well as about ourselves. Through their variety, diversity and colorfulness you can observe variety, diversity and colorfulness of the world whereas their specifities and peculiarities show distinction and specific nature of particular countries, peoples and cultures. Fairytales have been attracting the attention of various fields from the beginning of their literary existence and so there are also various theories searching for the disguised meanings of fairytales and the significance which they contain and refer to. This course seeks to introduce the area of Central European fairytales as a genre within its broader historical, geographical and cultural context. It will deal with fairytale as a specific literary genre rooted in European oral tradition with connection to myths, legends and other local folklore narratives, as well as to modern film and theatre adaptations. The course also describes and surveys various method of investigating and interpreting fairytales within the development of scholarship about them. It presents historical, psychological, anthropological or religious types of theories, but also sociobiological and gender or feminist methods of analysis. It includes topics such as ethical or moral principles in fairytales, gender and social roles presented in fairytales or historical and political influences on fairytale adaptations.

Poslední úprava: Skladanová Nikola, Mgr. (14.08.2023)

Podmínky zakončení předmětu

Students are required to follow the instructions and requirements specified in the course syllabus. 

Winter semester: Final exams are held in the first half of December. There might also be midterm exams, see the syllabus.

Summer semester: Final exams are held in the first half of May. There might also be midterm exams, see the syllabus.

Poslední úprava: Skladanová Nikola, Mgr. (14.08.2023)

Metody výuky

This is one of the courses organized in cooperation with the partner institution CET Academic Programs, designed for US students and the Czech and international students of the Faculty of Humanities.

These courses are scheduled either twice (2x90 min.) or once (1x180 min.) a week in the CET classrooms (Palackého 3, Praha 1).

Attendance is mandatory.

Poslední úprava: Skladanová Nikola, Mgr. (14.08.2023)

Sylabus

https://cetacademicprograms.com/college-study-abroad/programs/czech-republic/cet-prague/

Required reading materials (the Reader) will be sent to the enrolled students via e-mail as a pdf file.

One copy of the reader will also be available in the CET Library.

Poslední úprava: Skladanová Nikola, Mgr. (14.08.2023)

Požadavky k zápisu

The teaching period of the CET courses begins already within the week from January 27, 2025, onwards. 

Because of the early beginning of the CET tuition period before the Faculty course registration is opened, students will not be able to register for the CET courses through the SIS.

In order to be allowed to enroll in the course, you have to:

  *   attend all classes of the particular course during the first week and sign in the attendance sheet form 

  *   send a registration e-mail to [e-mail] by January 31, 2025, to confirm that you would like to be enrolled in the course

If the number of students who fulfill these conditions exceeds the capacity of the course, the time of the registration e-mail decides the order of their enrolment. 

Successful students will be enrolled in the course in the SIS by the FHS International Office.


To get access to the CET facilities during the first week of classes, the students need to ring the doorbell at the main entrance to the CET Center in Palackého 3, Praha 1, and wait to be let in by a buzzer.

 

INFORMATION FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS:

Because the teaching period of CET courses begins early, these courses are available in spring semesters only for those exchange students who are spending a full academic year at Charles University. They can enroll in 2 CET courses per semester depending on the available capacity and are expected to select regular courses in addition to the CET (YBAC-coded) courses.

 

Poslední úprava: Skladanová Nikola, Mgr. (16.01.2025)