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Course: History of Popular Literature II

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Course title History of Popular Literature II
Course code KLKS/POLI2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kudláč Antonín, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The conception of mass and popular culture. The origin, development, and reception of popular literature. Popular literature from the point of view of literary theory. The relation of popular and artistic literature. Popular literature in the context of postmodernist culture. Literary practice of the given field (types of authors, specifics of publishers, the role of criticism). Popular literature in other media (film, television, comics). The development, essential works, and authors of detective prose domestically and abroad. The development, essential works, and authors of science fiction and fantasy domestically and abroad. The development, essential works, and authors of horror literature domestically and abroad.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the literary-scientific, cultural, and sociological theories of popular literature and to allow them to follow the development of the reception of popular literature in the context of the history of modern literature. Special attention will be paid to the relationship between popular and artistic literature and to the presence of this portion of literary culture in other media. The development of central genres of popular literature in this country and abroad will be an important part of the instruction.
Students who complete this course should be able to orient in the field of "non-canonical" literary creation and, at the same time, a significant part of contemporary popular culture.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Student performance assessment

Credit will depend on regular attendance and active participation during the seminars (only three absences are permitted per term) and a study of the recommended literature.
Recommended literature
  • Dědinová, T. Po divné krajině. Charakteristika a vnitřní členění fantastické literatury. Brno, 2015.
  • Eco, U. Skeptikové a těšitelé. Praha, 1995.
  • Hrabák, J. Napínavá četba pod lupou. Ze studií o paraliteratuře. Praha, 1986.
  • Janáček, P. Konspekty z populární literatury, UNI 8, č. 12, 16.12.1998, s. 18-21, UNI 9, č.1, 20. 1. 1999, s. 19-23, č. 2, 17. 2. 1999, s. 14-18, č. 3, 17. 3. 1999, s. 25-29.
  • Janáček, P. Literární brak. Operace vyloučení, operace nahrazení, 1938-1951. Brno, 2004.
  • Janáček, P. Obrys konfliktu. Populární literatura v moderní české literární kultuře, Česká literatura 49, 2001, č. 5, s. 483-518.
  • Kudláč, A. K. K. Anatomie pocitu úžasu. Česká populární fantastika 1990-2012 v kulturním, sociálním a literárním kontextu. Brno, 2016.
  • Liba, P. Kontexty populárnej literatúry. Bratislava, 1981.
  • Sirovátka, O. Literatura na okraji. Praha, 1990.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Cultural History (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Historical and Literary Studies (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Documental and Archival Services (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Religious Studies (2015) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): History (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): German for Business (2013) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2013) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): German for Business (2014) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Historical and Literary Studies (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2015) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2013) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Education (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Historical and Literary Studies (2015) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2013) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2013) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Humanities (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2015) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Humanities (2016) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Religious Studies (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Protection of Historical Heritage and Archeology (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): German for Business (2016) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): History (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2016) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Social Anthropology (2015) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Social Anthropology (2013) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Protection of Historical Heritage and Archeology (2012) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Education (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2015) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
University of Pardubice, date of update: 02.11.2024 23:51. Data created for academic year 2016/2017