UCJAJNP005 Contemporary Anglophone Literatures 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
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 introduces the main trends in contemporary English literature. Students will get acquainted with works of significant contemporary authors writing in English through their book production as well as film and TV adaptations. Students will discuss individual films, their episodes, characters and themes. Two seminars will be devoted to current topics in contemporary Anglo-American popular music.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
-identify and describe the main current literary currents
-analyze literary text
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the course
  • 2. Current Trends in Anglophone Literatures
  • 3. Holocaust Writing 1
  • 4. Holocaust Writing 2
  • 5. Contemporary Women Writing 1
  • 6. Contemporary Women Writing 2
  • 7. Feminist Poetry 1
  • 8. Feminist Poetry 2
  • 9. Anglophone Dystopia and Adaptation 1
  • 10. Anglophone Dystopia and Adaptation 2
  • 11. Current Trends in Music 1
  • 12. Current Trends in Music 2
  • 13. Course summary
Literature
  • WEISS, Michaela. The Motif of Prison in Margaret Atwood’s The Heart Goes Last. In Hradec Králové Anglophone Conference. 2019. info
  • WEISS, Michaela. Truthiness, Collectivity, and Overlapping Subjectivities: Margaret Atwood’s Take on Current Metamodern Trends in The Heart Goes Last. SKASE Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies. 2019, vol. 1, No 2, p. 11-20. ISSN 2644-5506. http://www.skase.sk/Volumes/SJLCS02/pdf_doc/02.pdf info
Teaching methods
lecture, seminar
Assessment methods
presentation, oral exam
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2025, recent)
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