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Lecturer(s)
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Jelínková Ema, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Janebová Markéta, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Course outline: Genre literature may be regarded as substandard, trivial, and sometimes even as trash, but it is the literature that most readers enjoy, and it does in its own way deal with pertinent problems and questions. Vampire stories ? and movies ? are no exception, and in this seminar, we will follow the figure of the nightwalker through the centuries, starting with the vampire in folklore and then moving on to the more recent incarnations (if that should be the correct word for someone who is undead). In each section we will read one short story and one novel and also discuss one movie, starting with John Polidori?s ?The Vampyre? and Bram Stoker?s Dracula (the novel and Francis Ford Coppola?s film). In the following section we will read C.L. Moore?s SF story ?Shambleau? and Anne Rice?s Interview with the Vampire; the movie will be Let the Right One In. In the final section we will probably read the comic A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night and watch the movie Sinners. I have not yet decided on the novel. It could be Dead Until Dark, the first volume of Charlaine Harris?s Sookie Stackhouse series. We can discuss the assignment for that section in October ? I am open to suggestions. Digital versions of the texts will be available in Moodle. I will bring digital copies of the movies when I come to Olomouc in October ? bring a device to download the movies in the fist session. Be prepared to watch Coppola?s Dracula either prior to the first section or on Thursday evening so that we can discuss it on Friday. I will also show the movies each Thursday evening for those who still remember that once upon a time watching movies was a social activity.
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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)
- Homework for Teaching
- 25 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 24 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 25 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Topic: Vampires. Exploring the History of a Nightwalker, winter semester 2026 The BLOCK course will be taught by Prof. Dirk Vanderbeke (Friedrich Schiller University Jena). Dates: The twelve lessons will be distributed across the following three blocks: 15-16 October 2026 12-13 November 2026 3-4 December 2026 Each block includes: ? 2 sessions on Thursday (15:00?18:15) ? 2 sessions on Friday (9:45?13:00) Course outline: Genre literature may be regarded as substandard, trivial, and sometimes even as trash, but it is the literature that most readers enjoy, and it does in its own way deal with pertinent problems and questions. Vampire stories ? and movies ? are no exception, and in this seminar, we will follow the figure of the nightwalker through the centuries, starting with the vampire in folklore and then moving on to the more recent incarnations (if that should be the correct word for someone who is undead). In each section we will read one short story and one novel and also discuss one movie, starting with John Polidori?s ?The Vampyre? and Bram Stoker?s Dracula (the novel and Francis Ford Coppola?s film). In the following section we will read C.L. Moore?s SF story ?Shambleau? and Anne Rice?s Interview with the Vampire; the movie will be Let the Right One In. In the final section we will probably read the comic A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night and watch the movie Sinners. I have not yet decided on the novel. It could be Dead Until Dark, the first volume of Charlaine Harris?s Sookie Stackhouse series. We can discuss the assignment for that section in October ? I am open to suggestions. Digital versions of the texts will be available in Moodle. I will bring digital copies of the movies when I come to Olomouc in October ? bring a device to download the movies in the fist session. Be prepared to watch Coppola?s Dracula either prior to the first section or on Thursday evening so that we can discuss it on Friday. I will also show the movies each Thursday evening for those who still remember that once upon a time watching movies was a social activity.
What to expect This intensive course is offered as a block seminar, providing a concentrated and immersive learning experience. To benefit from this course, you will need to prepare before every class by completing the assigned reading and watching the required films. Our discussions and activities depend on everyone arriving prepared. Please enrol only if you are ready to make this commitment throughout the semester.
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Prerequisites
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Who is the course for? The course is open to both BA and MA students who have already completed Introduction to the Study of Literature (or an equivalent course).
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Student performance
Credit requirements ? Attendance ? Active participation ? Required reading and film viewing ? Final essay: o 6?8 pages (BA students) o 8?10 pages (MA students)
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Recommended literature
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Botting, Fred. (2014). Gothic. Abingdon.
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Hogle, Jerrold E. (2010). Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction.
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James, Edward. (2012). The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature. Cambridge UP.
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Peprník, Michal. (2003). Metamorfóza jako kulturní metafora. Olomouc.
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Sandner, David M., ed. (2004). Fantastic Literature: A Critical Reader. Praeger.
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Todorov, Tzvetan. (2010). Úvod do fantastické literatury. Praha.
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