Course: American Queer Literature

« Back
Course title American Queer Literature
Course code UMJL/EXAMQ
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Trušník Roman, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Queer: homosexual, gay, lesbian, LGBT, 2SLGBTQIA+ Milestones in the development of gay literature after 1945 Milestones in the development of lesbian literature after 1945 Pre-Stonewall literature Postonewall literature Literature after the onset of AIDS AIDS as a topic of gay literature Pulp Feminism Minorities in minorities - African-American literature, literature of the original inhabitants of the United States, literature of the American South Queer literature and genre literature

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Home preparation for classes - 70 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 22 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
explain the concept of queer literature in the context of the United States of America
explain the concept of queer literature in the context of the United States of America
define the major historical milestones in the history of queer literature in the United States of America
define the major historical milestones in the history of queer literature in the United States of America
define and describe the genre spectrum of queer literature in the United States of America
define and describe the genre spectrum of queer literature in the United States of America
describe the most significant trends in contemporary queer literature in the United States of America
describe the most significant trends in contemporary queer literature in the United States of America
Skills
identify the most prominent representatives of contemporary American queer literature
identify the most prominent representatives of contemporary American queer literature
analyze in depth selected works of American queer literature
analyze in depth selected works of American queer literature
evaluate the literary and cultural particularities of American queer literature
evaluate the literary and cultural particularities of American queer literature
identify issues associated with queer culture in the contemporary United States of America
identify issues associated with queer culture in the contemporary United States of America
teaching methods
Knowledge
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Skills
Text analysis
Text analysis
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • Bergman, David. The Violet Hour: The Violet Quill and the Making of Gay Culture. New York, 2004.
  • Brookes, Les. Gay Male Fiction since Stonewall: Ideology, Conflict, and Aesthetics. New York, 2009.
  • Fawaz, Ramzi. Queer Forms. New York, 2022.
  • McCallum, E. L. - Tuhkanen, Mikko. The Cambridge History of Gay and Lesbian Literature. Cambridge, 2014.
  • Putna, Martin C. Úvod metodologický: Evropské a americké vědy o homosexualitě a kultuře. In Homosexualita v dějinách české kultury. Praha, 2011.
  • Smithers, Gregory D. Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America. Boston, 2022.
  • Summers, Claude J. Gay Fictions: Wilde to Stonewall. New York, 1990.
  • Trušník, Roman. Podoby amerického homosexuálního románu po roce 1945. Olomouc, 2011.
  • Woodhouse, Reed. Unlimited Embrace: A Canon of Gay Fiction, 1945?1995. Amherst, 1998.
  • Woods, Gregory. A History of Gay Literature: The Male Tradition. New Haven, 1999.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester