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Lecturer(s)
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Fonfárová Vladimíra, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Seminar will run for 7 weeks. 1st - 6th week/3 hours, last week 2 hours. American Dream and a Perfect American Family (e.g. Revolutionary Road, The Hours) Position of Sexual Minorities in Post-WWII America (e.g. A Single Man) Vietnam War (e.g Jacob's Ladder) Magdalene Asylums (e.g. Philomena, Magdalene Sisters) Thatcherism and the Unemployment Problem in the North of England (e.g. Full Monty, Billy Elliot) Assimilation of Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Indian residential schools (e.g. Indian Horse) Elite boarding schools and their role in post-WWII American society (e.g. Dead Poet's Society) Life of landed gentry at the beginning of the 19th century in England (e.g. Pride and Prejudice) Testing Students' Knowledge
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Practice exercises, Analysis of a work of art
- Participation in classes
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for course credit
- 26 hours per semester
- Term paper
- 30 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 14 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| Knowledge of literary terms in the extent of "Introduction to Literature and Film" course. |
| Knowledge of literary terms in the extent of "Introduction to Literature and Film" course. |
| learning outcomes |
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| explain historical and cultural context of the events shown in the discussed films |
| explain historical and cultural context of the events shown in the discussed films |
| identify dominant themes in the discussed films |
| identify dominant themes in the discussed films |
| explain cultural consequences of the events represented in the films |
| explain cultural consequences of the events represented in the films |
| describe audiovisual means used in the discussed films |
| describe audiovisual means used in the discussed films |
| explain various genre approaches to the audiovisual representation of particular historical and cultural topics |
| explain various genre approaches to the audiovisual representation of particular historical and cultural topics |
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| analyse historical and cultural context of the discussed films |
| analyse historical and cultural context of the discussed films |
| analyse the characters and themes within the cultural context of the discussed films |
| analyse the characters and themes within the cultural context of the discussed films |
| analyse audiovisual means in the discussed films (music, camera, scene design, filters etc.) |
| analyse audiovisual means in the discussed films (music, camera, scene design, filters etc.) |
| connect the knowledge of the anglophone cultures with their audiovisual representation |
| connect the knowledge of the anglophone cultures with their audiovisual representation |
| write an analytical essay on anglophone cultures in film |
| write an analytical essay on anglophone cultures in film |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Analysis of a work of art |
| Analysis of a work of art |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
| Skills |
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| Analysis of a work of art |
| Analysis of a work of art |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Analysis of seminar paper |
| Analysis of seminar paper |
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Recommended literature
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Bordwell, David. On the History of Film Style. Harvard, 1997.
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Chatman, Seymour. Story and Discourse: Narative Structure in Fiction and Film. New York, 1980.
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Nash, Gary B., gen. ed. The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society. New York, 2005.
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Oakland, John. British Civilization: An Introduction. New York, 2011.
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