Course: Text and Context

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Course title Text and Context
Course code KZU/TAKM
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
Course content
1) discussing theoretical approaches to a literary texts (structuralism, marxism, deconstruction, new historicism etc.) 2) analyzing the pre-selected masterpieces of the world literature in the broader social, political, cultural and religious context.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Based upon the analysis of the text and context of the selected masterpieces of the world literature the seminar will highlight the variety of possible interpretations of a fiction as a historical source.
Ability to put literary text into a broader social context. Ability to use a fiction as a historical primary source.
Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with the content of the key literary texts discussed in the seminar. The basic knowledge of literary theories.

Assessment methods and criteria
Essay

activity in the seminar reading of chosen texts essay
Recommended literature
  • Jan Horský. (2009). Dějepisectví mezi vědou a vyprávěním. Praha.
  • Stephen Greenblatt. (2007). Velký příběh neznámého muže. Praha.
  • Umberto Eco. (1997). Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Votobia Olomouc.
  • Wodak, R., & Krzyżanowski, M. Qualitative discourse analysis in the social sciences.


Study plans that include the course
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