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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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The concept and history of queer literature in the UK: defining the concepts and historical milestones 'Norm' and Otherness in the works of 19th and early 20th century queer authors: Oscar Wilde and E. M. Forster Traces of Otherness: queerness of Henry James's works The earthquake of liberalisation: the Bloomsbury Group and Virginia Woolf A turn towards happier endings: Mary Renault's Charioteer Queer literature for young people: a rising trend after 2000. Queer themes in contemporary British literature: historical fantasy by Bridget Collins Queer temporality in Natasha Pulley's historical novels Queering contemporary gothic novel: Sarah Waters Genre queer literature: British folklore and genius loci in Harper Fox's romances Genre queer literature: romantic comedies and (a)historical dramas by Alexis Hall Cancel culture and queer gatekeeping: controversies of contemporary queer literature in social media Heteronormativity, homonormativity and TERFism: the problems of queer culture in contemporary Britain
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Home preparation for classes
- 50 hours per semester
- Term paper
- 42 hours per semester
- Participation in classes
- 28 hours per semester
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| explain the concept of queer literature in anglophone countries |
| explain the concept of queer literature in anglophone countries |
| define queer culture and describe its features |
| define queer culture and describe its features |
| define the milestones in the history of queer literature in Britain |
| define the milestones in the history of queer literature in Britain |
| define and describe the genre spectrum of queer literature in Britain |
| define and describe the genre spectrum of queer literature in Britain |
| identify the most important trends in contemporary queer literature in Britain |
| identify the most important trends in contemporary queer literature in Britain |
| Skills |
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| identify the most important representatives of contemporary queer literature in Britain |
| identify the most important representatives of contemporary queer literature in Britain |
| assess the contribution of the 19th and early 20th century authors to queer culture in Britain |
| assess the contribution of the 19th and early 20th century authors to queer culture in Britain |
| analyze thoroughly selected works of British queer literature |
| analyze thoroughly selected works of British queer literature |
| assess literary and cultural specifics of British queer literature |
| assess literary and cultural specifics of British queer literature |
| identify problems queer culture faces in modern Britain |
| identify problems queer culture faces in modern Britain |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
| Skills |
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| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| Analysis of a work of art |
| Analysis of a work of art |
| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Analysis of a presentation given by the student |
| Analysis of a presentation given by the student |
| Analysis of seminar paper |
| Analysis of seminar paper |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
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Recommended literature
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Barker, Meg-John - Scheele, Jules. Queer: A Graphic History. London, 2016.
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Bristow, Joseph. Effeminate England. New York, 1995.
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Halberstam, Jack. In a Queer Time and Place: Transgender Bodies, Subcultural Lives. New York, 2005.
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Hughes, William - Smith, Andrew (eds.). Queering the Gothic. Manchester, 2011.
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Charteris, Charlotte. The Queer Cultures of 1930s Prose: Language, Identity and Performance in Interwar Britain. London, 2019.
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Jenkins, Christine A. - Cart, Michael. Representing the Rainbow in Young Adult Literature. Lanham, 2018.
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Jung, Susanne. Bouncing Back: Queer Resilience in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century English Literature and Culture. Bielefeld, 2020.
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Mason, Derritt. Queer Anxieties of Young Adult Literature and Culture. Jackson, 2020.
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Palmer, Paulina. Queering Contemporary Gothic Narrative 1970-2012. London, 2016.
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