KAJ/LT1SS - Literatura 1: Britská a americká lit. (2023)

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• Select topic Introduction

  Introduction

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  This course draws upon the knowledge that students acquired during their bachelor's studies. It allows them to gain closer familiarity with significant and/or popular British and American authors and the texts they have written in English throughout the centuries in a wide range of styles and genres. In doing so, the course's main aim is to provide students with a deeper knowledge of specific authors and works in their cultural context.
  

  The course is based on an in-depth reading of several selected works of American and British fiction, followed by discussion in class. Students will gain insight into the texts, understand their literary structure and deepen their reading skills. Discussions will also address the cultural dimensions of the works and the way cultural issues appear in the texts.
  
  

  General Requirements:

  Active participation in class, independent reading and study, written assignments. The course concludes with a classified credit which the students obtain after having fulfilled all the course requirements.

  Unless specified otherwise, combined study students follow the same course requirements and have the same form of assessment.
  

  • Select activity Structure and description of the State exams

    

    Structure and description of the State exams File

    418.3 KB Dokument PDF
  • Select activity LT1 State exams reading list

    

    LT1 State exams reading list File

    15.0 KB Dokument aplikace Word 2007
  • Select activity Notices

    

    Notices Forum
• Select topic British and American studies: The field and its concepts

  British and American studies: The field and its concepts
  • Select activity Creation of the British Empire

    

    Creation of the British Empire Folder

    These PP presentations outline a few details concerning the beginnings of imperialist attitudes, often manifest in British writings/works. The file also contains the text of Rule Britannia!
  • Select activity The Evolution of the American Dream

    

    The Evolution of the American Dream URL

    This article outlines the evolution of one of the concepts most prominent in US writings/works, i.e. the American dream.
  • Select activity IMPACT OF BRITISH LITERATURE ON GLOBAL LITERATURE

    

    IMPACT OF BRITISH LITERATURE ON GLOBAL LITERATURE URL

    A blog post on multiple aspects of the impact of British literature on global literature.
    
• Select topic M. Shelley: Frankenstein

  M. Shelley: Frankenstein
  • Select activity Sci-fi genre

    

    Sci-fi genre File

    4.4 MB Powerpointová prezentace (2007)
  • Select activity The Project Gutenberg eBook of Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

    

    The Project Gutenberg eBook of Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley URL

    Link to the full text of M. Shelley's Frankenstein.
• Select topic Settlement of the New World

  Settlement of the New World
  • Select activity Settlement of the New World

    

    Settlement of the New World URL

    This article outlines what role the Pilgrims and Puritans played in the settlement of NA, and it discusses the ideology that is their American legacy.
    
  • Select activity CULTURES OF COLONIAL NORTH AMERICA

    

    CULTURES OF COLONIAL NORTH AMERICA URL

    A summative overview of the cultures of Colonial North America, which details the darker side of Puritanism.
  • Select activity Puritan New England: A Resource Guide

    

    Puritan New England: A Resource Guide URL

    This guide lists materials held by the Library of Congress and some external resources on this topic.
    
• Select topic N. Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter

  N. Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter
  • Select activity Hawthorne and Puritanism

    

    Hawthorne and Puritanism File

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• Select topic Turn of the century: Changes to the world cultures and politics

  Turn of the century: Changes to the world cultures and politics
  • Select activity THE POLITICS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

    

    THE POLITICS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY URL
• Select topic Modernism

  Modernism
  • Select activity Modernism

    

    Modernism URL
  • Select activity 50+ Robert Frost Poems

    

    50+ Robert Frost Poems URL
  • Select activity Modernism + R. Frost

    

    Modernism + R. Frost File

    6.6 MB Powerpointová prezentace (2007)
• Select topic V. Woolf: Mrs Dalloway

  V. Woolf: Mrs Dalloway
  • Select activity Modernism + V. Woolf

    

    Modernism + V. Woolf Folder
  • Select activity The Philosophy of Virginia Woolf

    

    The Philosophy of Virginia Woolf URL
• Select topic Propaganda, abuse of power and the role of literature

  Propaganda, abuse of power and the role of literature
  • Select activity Propaganda

    

    Propaganda File

    756.2 KB Powerpointová prezentace (2007)
  • Select activity HOW YOU CAN COMBAT PROPAGANDA

    

    HOW YOU CAN COMBAT PROPAGANDA URL

    Disinformation Nation is an education project of the Freedom Forum Institute, a nonpartisan organization headquartered in Washington D.C. The Freedom Forum Institute carries out its work through its programs, initiatives and conferences on First Amendment freedoms; education programs about the five freedoms in the amendment; exploration and education of the intersection of religion and public life; and efforts to encourage journalistic excellence, diversity and workplace integrity in the news media. You can find Disinformation Nation lesson plans at NewseumED.org/disinfo.
    

    
    
  • Select activity Real or Fake?

    

    Real or Fake? URL
  • Select activity How to analyze propaganda?

    

    How to analyze propaganda? File

    694.3 KB Dokument PDF
• Select topic A. Huxley – Brave New World

  A. Huxley – Brave New World
  • Select activity Brave New World novel by Huxley

    

    Brave New World novel by Huxley URL
• Select topic Literature and aftermath of conflict (trauma, PTSD, etc.), autobiographic writing

  Literature and aftermath of conflict (trauma, PTSD, etc.), autobiographic writing
  • Select activity Life-writing

    

    Life-writing File

    8.5 MB Powerpointová prezentace (2007)
• Select topic K. Vonnegut – Slaughterhouse-Five

  K. Vonnegut – Slaughterhouse-Five
• Select topic Coming-of-age writing, identity and gender questions in literature

  Coming-of-age writing, identity and gender questions in literature
  • Select activity Gender and its role in YA literature

    

    Gender and its role in YA literature File

    3.0 MB Dokument PDF
  • Select activity Gender: terminology

    

    Gender: terminology File

    739.6 KB Powerpointová prezentace (2007)
• Select topic J. Winterson – Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

  J. Winterson – Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
• Select topic Additional resources/materials

  Additional resources/materials
  • Select activity British writers directory

    

    British writers directory URL

    The British Council database created to provide a snapshot of contemporary British Literature, offering unique critical perspectives of the work of some of the writers living and working in the UK today.