EKD1 Cultural history of English-speaking countries I

Prague City Vysoká Škola
zima 2023
Rozsah
1/1. 3 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
PhDr. Richard Olehla, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
Students will get an overall picture of the cultural history of English-speaking countries (England, Great Britain and the USA). In the seminar, students will read short texts related to the subject, and followed by a fruitful discussion.
Výstupy z učení
Students will get a basic overview of the history of arts and culture in Great Britain and the USA. After the completion of the course, they will be able to define the theoretical concepts and basic symbols and motifs standing behind the cultural issues in the modern world of these countries. Furthermore, they will be able to incorporate the gained knowledge into the framework of the whole study program, and to use it in their future academic or professional endeavours.
Osnova
1. British Isles before the Norman Invasion. Anglo-Saxons. Myths. 2. Norman Invasion. Middle Ages. Elizabethan Era and culture. 3. England in the 17th and 18th century. 4. Colonial America. Beginnings of American literature. 5. American Revolutionary War. Declaration of Independence. The Constitution. 6. Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. The British Empire. Victorian Era. 7. The Civil War in the US. Abraham Lincoln. Abolitionism. 8. Great Britain and the US in both world wars. 9. Great Britain - postwar era. Thatcherism. New Labour. 10. Postwar US - Civil Rights Movement. Vietnam War. Watergate. 9/11. Obamanomics. 11. American literature - survey. 12. British literature - survey. 13. Music and Arts in Great Britain and the US - postwar era.
Výukové metody
attendance and participation (30 %); final test (70 % of the final grade)
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Literature MORTON, K. The Oxford History of Britain. OUP, 2010. TINDALL, G.B.; SHI, D.E. America: A Narrative History. W. W. Norton, 2016. Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture. Harlow, 1992. RULAND, R.; BRADBURY, M. From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature. Routledge, 2016.
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