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Lecturer(s)
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Flajšarová Pavlína, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Jelínková Ema, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Woock Elizabeth Allyn, Mgr. PhD.
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Course content
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This course explores the cultural geography of Scotland through its regions, landscapes, and cultural identities. We will investigate how physical geography, history, language, and cultural production (literature, art, film, folklore, music) shape regional identities and the Scottish nation as a whole. Students will engage with scholarly readings, primary cultural texts, and cartographic/visual resources. Introduction: Scotland in Cultural Geography Edinburgh: Capital of Culture and Festival City The Central Belt: Glasgow and Urban Scotland Fife and the East Coast The Lowlands The Highlands and Islands Dumfries and Galloway The North-East (Aberdeenshire and Moray) The Islands
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic)
- Semestral Work
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 22 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 30 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 28 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The seminar aims to introduce students to the cultural geography of Scotland by exploring how its regionsHighlands, Islands, Lowlands, Borders, and urban centreshave been shaped by history, landscape, and cultural expression. Through literature, folklore, music, and visual culture, students will examine how ideas of place and identity are constructed and contested. The course combines theoretical perspectives from cultural geography with close engagement with texts and traditions, encouraging students to think critically about the relationship between geography, culture, and politics. By the end of the seminar, students will gain a nuanced understanding of Scotland's regional diversity, its historical transformations, and its global connections, while developing skills in analysis, research, and cultural interpretation.
- An understanding of the development of literature and of the main genres in relation to social and cultural changes - An understanding of the specific character of literary representation - An understanding of the connections between the past and the present, mediated by literature - Developing an appreciation for the value of cultural heritage - Acquiring basic literary terminology and Chicago bibliography norms - Greater competence in interpreting literary texts - Greater competence in structuring and writing essays - Developing the ability to take part in a scholarly discussion
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Prerequisites
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Relevant knowledge of English reading and speaking skills.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student
attendence, portfolio
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Recommended literature
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Bordwell, David. (1997). On the History of Film Style. Harvard.
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Hilský, Martin. Současný britský román. Praha.
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Chatman, Seymour. Dohodnuté termíny. Rétorika narativu ve fikci a filmu, kap. "Nový druh filmové adaptace", UP, Olomouc 2000, s. 157-177.
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Procházka, Martin, et al. Slovník spisovatelů: anglická literatura. Praha.
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Sanders, Andrew. (2004). The Short Oxford History of English Literature. Oxford.
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