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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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Canadian literature: definition and a brief historical survey The image of nature in the works of Canadian short story writers (e.g. Joyce Marshall, Charles G. D. Roberts) Deconstructing the children's and young adult novel: Lucy Maud Montgomery Humour and irony in the works of Stephen Leacock Feminist themes and the 20th-century women authors (e.g. Alice Munro, Carol Shields) Metafiction in the works of Carol Shields Unreliable historiography: questioning historical fact in the works of Margaret Atwood Scottish folklore heritage in Alistair MacLeod's short stories Dystopian visions in the works of Margaret Atwood The neo-Gothic novel and elements of horror in the works of Kate Pullinger The image of a family Contemporary Indigenous Literature: Eden Robinson
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Participation in classes
- 28 hours per semester
- Term paper
- 42 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 50 hours per semester
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| define the concept of Canadian literature |
| define the concept of Canadian literature |
| identify the milestones in English-written Canadian literature |
| identify the milestones in English-written Canadian literature |
| define the terms such as short story cycle, dystopia, metafiction, neogothic novel etc. |
| define the terms such as short story cycle, dystopia, metafiction, neogothic novel etc. |
| identify the most significant representatives of English-written Canadian literature from 19th century onwards |
| identify the most significant representatives of English-written Canadian literature from 19th century onwards |
| describe the major themes in English-written Canadian literature of the 20th and 21st century |
| describe the major themes in English-written Canadian literature of the 20th and 21st century |
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| identify the genres of selected works from English-written Canadian literature |
| identify the genres of selected works from English-written Canadian literature |
| analyze thoroughly works of dominant representatives of English-written Canadian literature |
| analyze thoroughly works of dominant representatives of English-written Canadian literature |
| assess critically the literary contribution of dominant representatives of English-written Canadian literature |
| assess critically the literary contribution of dominant representatives of English-written Canadian literature |
| assess English-written Canadian literature in the context of the world literatures |
| assess English-written Canadian literature in the context of the world literatures |
| analyse and assess the specifics of Canadian literature in comparison to British or American literature |
| analyse and assess the specifics of Canadian literature in comparison to British or American literature |
| 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 seminar paper |
| Analysis of seminar paper |
| Analysis of a presentation given by the student |
| Analysis of a presentation given by the student |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
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Recommended literature
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Gibson, Douglas. Stories about Storytellers: Publishing Alice Munro, Robertson Davies, Alistair MacLeod, Pierre Trudeau, and Others. Toronto, 2018.
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Howells, Coral Ann. Private and Fictional Words: Canadian Women Novelists of the 1970s and 1980s. Oxon, 2014.
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Kröller, Eva-Marie (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Canadian Literature. Cambridge, 2017.
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Lane, Richard J. The Routledge Concise History of Canadian Literature. Oxon, 2012.
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Munoz-Gonzáles, Esther. Posthumanity in the Anthropocene: Margaret Atwood?s Dystopias. Oxon, 2023.
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Nischik, Reingard M. (ed.). The Canadian Short Story: Interpretations. New York, 2010.
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Nischik, Reingard M. The English Short Story in Canada: From the Dawn of Modernism to the 2013 Nobel Prize. Jefferson, 2017.
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Riegel, Christian - Wyile, Herb (eds.). A Sense of Place: Re-Evaluating Regionalism in Canadian and American Writing. Edmonton, 2006.
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Sugars, Cynthia. Canadian Gothic: Literature, History, and the Spectre of Self-Invention. Cardiff, 2014.
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