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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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The position of Scotland within the Union. Establishing traditional Scottish literary icons - W. Scott. Kailyard tradition - idealising the rural - J.M. Barrie. The urban working class fiction - Glaswegian school - A. McArthur. Scottish literary Renaissance - A. Gray. New internationalism - J. Kelman . Female voices within the masculine tradition - J. Galloway. Giving voice to subcultures - I. Welsh. Writing across labels - J.Kay.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
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Learning outcomes
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The seminar is devoted to the development of Scottish literature, as this national literature deals with some themes which are valid also in Czech context. It is interesting to analyse the development of Scottish literary expression of the national values - culture, language, national identity.
Course participants will increase their own cultural values and awareness. The seminar also develops the ability to work with English texts, textual analysis, handling primary and secondary sources.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
KAA/ULIA
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination, Work-related product analysis
Preparedness and active participation in the seminars (20%), oral presentation of a text and leading a class-discussion (30%), written final test (50%).
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Recommended literature
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CARRUTHERS, G. Beyond Scotland. Amsterdam - New York: Rodopi, 2004.
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KRAVITZ, P. The Picador Book of Contemporary Scottish Fiction. Macmillan Publishers, 1997.
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MARCH, C. Rewriting Scotland. Manchester University Press, 2002.
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WALLACE, G.; R. STEVENSON. The Scottish Novel since the Seventies. Edinburgh University Press, 1994.
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