Course: Chicana/o literature

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Course title Chicana/o literature
Course code KRS/LCH
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Spanish
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)
  • Riebová Markéta, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to the historical, social and cultural context of Chicano literature. 2. Rudolfo A. Anaya: Bless Me, Ultima 3. Tomás Rivera: ... y no se lo tragó la tierra 4. Gloria Anzaldúa, "La conciencia de la Mestizo: Towards a New Consciousness," Sandra Cisneros: The House on Mango Street, Ana Castillo: The Letters Mixquiahuala

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 25 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The goal of the course is to introduce students to the basic texts and the historical, social and cultural context of development of Chicano literature.
Knowledge of literary history of given era, ability to interpret and analyse selected texts, application of selected theoretical approaches.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of literary theory, knowledge of history of Latin America.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Written exam, Essay

attendence to classes, written exam
Recommended literature
  • Aínsa, F. (1986). Identidad cultural de Iberoamérica en su narrativa. Madrid: Gredos.
  • Bartra, R. (1987). La jaula de la melancolía. Identidad y metamorfosis del mexicano. Madrid: Grijalbo.
  • Blanco, J. J. (1996). Crónica literaria. Un siglo de escritores mexicanos. México: Cal y Arena.
  • Cymerman, C. - Fell, C. (2001). Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana. Desde 1940 hasta la actualidad. Buenos Aires: Edicial.
  • Domínguez Michael, Ch. (1989). "Notas sobre mitos nacionales y novela mexicana (1955-1985), Revista Iberoamericana, Vol. LV, Julio-Diciembre, N. 148-149, pp. 915-924.
  • Housková, A. (2004). Druhý břeh západu. Praha: Mladá fronta.
  • Housková, A. (1998). Imaginace Hispánské Ameriky. Hispanoamerická kulturní identita v esejích a románech. Praha: Torst.
  • Ordiz Vázquez, F. J. (1992). "Carlos Fuentes y la identidad de México", Revista iberoamericana, Vol. LVIII, Abril-Junio 1992, N. 159, pp. 527-538.
  • Rama, Á. (1980). "Los procesos de transculturación en la narrativa latinoamericana", La novela en América Latina. Panoramas 1920-1980. Xalapa: Universidad Veracruzana.
  • Ruffinelli, J. (1980). El lugar de Rulfo. Xalapa: Editorial de la Universidad Veracruzana.
  • Shaw, D. L. (1999). Nueva narrativa hispanoamericana. Boom. Posboom. Posmodernismo. Madrid: Cátedra.
  • Sommers, J. (1969). Yánez, Rulfo, Fuentes: la novela mexicana moderna. Caracas: Monte Ávila Editores.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2012) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2012) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -