UCJAU027 Contemporary American Literature

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course follows American Literature 1 and 2 and is centered on the pluralistic nature of contemporary American literature. The choice of selected texts reflects the diversity of American literature, much of it devoted to the literatures of cultures outside the mainstream, mainly American Jewish, African-American literature and popular genres such as graphic novels.
Syllabus
  • 1. American Jewish Poetry
    2. San Francisco Renaissance
    3. African American Poetry
    4. Minimalism
    5. American Jewish Short Story
    6. Southern Literature
    7. Holocaust Fiction
    8. Graphic Novels
    9. Postmodernism
    10. The New Journalism
    11. Feminist Prose
    12. Contemporary Drama
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Procházka, M. a kol. Lectures on American Literature, Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 2002. info
  • Ruland, R. a Bradbury, M. Od puritanismu k postmodernismu: Dějiny americké literatury. info
  • McQuade, D. (ed.). The Harper American Literature, New York: Harper & Row, 1987. info
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Regular attendance to the seminars, presentation/essay and a successful completion of a written test which would prove the students` ability to apply theoretical background upon texts.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2013, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021.
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