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Lecturer(s)
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Trušník Roman, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Definition of popular literature and its changes over time Popular vs. genre literature Academic interest in popular literature Popular literature as a product of the publishing industry Popular literature and readers, the concept of fandom Selected popular genres (fantasy, science fiction, horror, thriller, detective novels, "romantic" literature, youth literature, comics) Current trends in popular literature
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Participation in classes
- 28 hours per semester
- Preparation for course credit
- 32 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 60 hours per semester
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| define popular literature |
| define popular literature |
| identify the stages of scholarly interest in popular literature |
| identify the stages of scholarly interest in popular literature |
| clarify the relationship between popular and genre literature |
| clarify the relationship between popular and genre literature |
| identify the most important genres of popular literature and their representatives |
| identify the most important genres of popular literature and their representatives |
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| analyze a selected work in the context of the relevant genre |
| analyze a selected work in the context of the relevant genre |
| identify topics in the development of a selected genre based on one's own research |
| identify topics in the development of a selected genre based on one's own research |
| compare "literary" and "popular" literature |
| compare "literary" and "popular" literature |
| distinguish between the often confused genres of "fantasy" and "science fiction" |
| distinguish between the often confused genres of "fantasy" and "science fiction" |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
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| Analysis of a presentation |
| Analysis of a presentation |
| Analysis of a work of art |
| Analysis of a work of art |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| 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 the student's performance |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature) |
| Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature) |
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Recommended literature
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Berberich, Christine (ed.). The Bloomsbury Introduction to Popular Fiction. London, 2015.
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Bloom, Clive. Bestsellers: Popular Fiction since 1900. Basingstoke, 2008.
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Hamilton, Geoff - Jones, Brian. Encyclopedia of American Popular Fiction. New York, 2009.
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Kamblé, Jayashree - Selinger, Eric Murphy - Teo, Hsu-Ming (eds.). The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction. London, 2021.
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Murphy, Bernice M. Key Concepts in Contemporary Popular Fiction. Edinburgh, 2017.
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Wilkins, Kim - Driscoll, Beth - Fletcher, Lisa. Genre Worlds: Popular Fiction and Twenty-First-Century Book Culture. Amherst, 2022.
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