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Course: Creative Writing in Popular Literature

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Course title Creative Writing in Popular Literature
Course code KLKS/TPSAL
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
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.
  • Hábová Dagmar, Mgr.
Course content
1. Looking for a theme 2. Creating the characters 3. Creating the dialogue 4. Description of the environment 5. Construction of the text 6. Use of the text

Learning activities and teaching methods
Methods of individual activities
Learning outcomes
The course focuses on introduction to the technique of writing short stories in the realm of so called popular literature, namely the genres of detective story, science fiction, fantasy and horror. The students will be informed with the help of chosen works about specific features of the discussed genres (their dominant form, basic thematic circles, model characters, sub-genre variants) and gather information from studying autho-reflexive texts of various authors. The course focuses on practical exercises, focused on phases of creating a text: different techniques of finding a theme, construction of a story and .plot development according to genre schemes, creating dialogues, description of the environment. A wide range of exercises will be used- from simple games to paraphrases of already existing texts and genre variations on known themes to final corrections of ready made text. Students are going to learn working individually, in couples and also in a team.
The students will acquire creative skills, which can later be used in their own writing as well as in other fields of study and their creative potential will thus be reinforced.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Home assignment evaluation

Condition for obtaining the credit is sufficent attendance, active participitaion in courses and writing three short stories (2-3 pages). Each of them should correspond to one genre of popular literature. Maximum 3 absences during semester are allowed.
Recommended literature
  • Berková, Alexandra. O psaní. Praha, 2014.
  • BRADBURY, R. Zen a umění psát. Eseje o tvořivosti. Praha, 1998.
  • KING, S. O psaní. Memoáry o řemesle. Praha 2005 (2. vyd.).
  • LOVECRAFT, H. P. Soupis některých základních hrůzostrašných motivů používaných v nadpřirozených povídkách. Návrhy pro psaní příběhů, in: týž, Bezejmenné město. Praha 1998, s. 164-169.
  • Pilipiuk, A. Jak napsat bestseller (www.fantasyplanet.cz).
  • Pilipiuk, A. Jak psát fantastiku (www.fantasyplanet.cz).
  • VONNEGUT, jr., K. Úvod, in týž: Tabatěrka z Bagomba. Praha 2001, s. 15-25 an.


Study plans that include the course
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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: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2015) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Humanities (2016) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Historical and Literary Studies (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): History (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): German for Business (2016) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Historical and Literary Studies (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
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: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2015) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2016) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Social Anthropology (2015) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Religious Studies (2015) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2013) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Religious Studies (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Humanities (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Documental and Archival Services (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
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: Summer
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: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Social Anthropology (2013) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): History (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Cultural History (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Historical and Literary Studies (2015) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): German for Business (2014) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
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: Summer
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