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Lecturer(s)
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Strafella Giorgio, PhD.
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Sebö Gábor, Dr.
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Abbasová Veronika, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
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Hladíková Kamila, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Schirmer Andreas, Mag. phil. Dr.
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Arnez Monika, doc. Ph.D., M.A.
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Kraus Filip, Ph.D.
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Course content
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Syllabus: 1. Introduction, Marxism and Culture 2. Formalism, Structuralism 3. Psychological approach 4. The Philosophies of Giorgio Agamben and Michel Foucault in Asian Literature 5. Postcolonial Discourse 6. Deconstruction, post-structuralism 7. Feminist Literary Criticism, Gender and Queer Theory 8. Ecocriticism 9. The Aesthetic Question and the Avant-Garde 10. Myth and Archetype 11. Memes 12. Literature as Practice; Ludic Studies and Materiality 13. Wrap-up
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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In this course, students are introduced to approaches to literary theory and criticism and their methods. This is followed by an application of these methods to selected example texts of Asian literatures.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam, Essay, Seminar Work
The assessment of the course comprises two parts, i.e. (1) poster or MS Sway project (group assignment) and (2) learning diary (individual assignment). For (1) the students work in groups of 2 or 3 on a poster (or online intertextual alternative) that presents a theory or concept as a lens to interpret a work (primary source) of their choice. For (2) each student submit a text (ca. 2000 words) to answer the following questions: What did you expect from the course? How did the course challenge the way in which you experience cultural texts? What do you take away from this course in terms of concepts / methodologies that you might use in your own research or life? A list of questions including one question for each session-topic, prepared by the lecturer responsible for that section. Each lecturer prepares their question(s) based on the theoretical or analytical text or primary source. The purpose is to test that the student has participated actively in the texts either by participating in the session or on their own. There are 11 session-topics, and each student is expected to answer the questions for at least 9 of them.
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Recommended literature
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Černá, Zlata a kol. (1976). Setkání a proměny. Praha.
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Fowler, Roger (ed.). (1993). A Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms. London.
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Guerin, Wilfred L. et al. (1992). A Handbook of critical approaches. Oxford.
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Hlavatá, L., Ičo, J., & Strašáková, M. (2011). Slovník vietnamské literatury. Praha.
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Peprník, Michal. (2004). Směry literární interpretace XX. století. Olomouc.
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Švarcová, Z. (2005). Japonská literatura 712 - 1868. Praha.
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