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Lecturer(s)
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Kovářová Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction 2. What is Southern Gothic? 3-4. William Faulkner. 5. Eudora Welty. 6. Tennessee Williams. 7. Truman Capote. 8-9. Flannery O'Connor. 10. Harper Lee. 11. Cormac McCarthy. 12. Zora Neale Hurston. 13. Southern Gothic and contemporary culture.
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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 aim of this course is to familiarize students with basic concepts and works of Southern Gothic as one of the most influential modes or genres of American literature of the 20th century. The course covers basic concepts, significant works, and the lasting heritage of the Southern Gothic in American culture.
Students acquire a comprehensive idea of Southern Gothic and its impact on contemporary American literature and culture.
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of American literature and the ability to read the literary works in English.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Student performance assessment
Attendance (max. 3 absences) Active participation in class Reading of assigned texts Essay proposal Written essay of 1,000-1,500 words (1 revision) Essay consultation Specific details are available in the programme of the course published in Moodle in the first week of the semester.
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Recommended literature
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Primární texty dle sylabu.
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Castillo Street, Susan a Charles L. Crow (Eds.). The Palgrave Handbook of Southern Gothic. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. ISBN 978-1-137-47773-6.
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Flora, J. M., L. H. MacKethan a T. Taylor (Eds.). The Companion to Southern Literature. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-8071-2692-6.
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Lloyd-Smith, Allan. American Gothic Fiction: An Introduction. New York: Continuum, 2004. ISBN 0-8264-1594-6.
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Punter, David. The Literature of Terror: Volume 1: The Gothic Tradition. New York: Routledge, 2013. ISBN 978-0-582-23714-8.
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