Course for international guest/part time students
- Faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
- Organization
- BTK Department of English Studies
- Code
- OT-ANG17-310/c
- Title
- Modern English and American Literature and Culture: From the Myth of the North to Multiculturalism: Main Trends in Canadian Short Fiction
- Usual semester
- Autumn
- ECTS
- 3
- Language
- en
- Learning outcomes
- As part of the teacher education programme, the course provides an overview of the major periods, trends and themes of Canadian short fiction from its beginnings to the present day, focusing on some significant literary works. Knowledge To learn about the main representatives of Canadian short fiction and literary trends, and the key works they have produced. Fundamental knowledge of the major periods of Canadian short fiction and their context. Understanding of the main features of Canadian literature, the characteristics of contemporary Canadian identity and multiculturalism. Skills Use of knowledge of literature and cultural history to draw conclusions and identify trends in the contemporary Canadian and global cultural context. Ability to process complex information and apply the theoretical knowledge learned. Application of knowledge of cultural history and literary studies in interpreting specific literary works, recognizing literary phenomena and placing them in broader genre and cultural contexts. Attitudes Striving to form autonomous opinions and to communicate them within the framework of literary and cultural studies. Acceptance that any literary work should be placed within a framework of canonical and cultural diversity and the ambiguity of meaning. Interest in the synchronic and diachronic dialogue of literary and cultural trends, social processes and the impact of cultural layers on each other. Autonomy and responsibility Autonomously forming an opinion on literary and cultural texts, works of art, historical and political events and social phenomena, and communicating such opinion orally and in writing, using the knowledge acquired. Ability to process information independently in a complex way, both orally and through reading. Willingness and ability to give space to the opinions of others and to engage in productive discourse.
- Course content
- Each week reading and interpreting one or two representative short stories, placing them in a wider literary, historical and social context and exploring their interrelationships. A selection of works by major writers such as Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Catharine Parr Traill, Stephen Leacock, Morley Callaghan, Thomas Raddall, Margaret Atwood, Jack Hodgins, Mordecai Richler, Rudy Wiebe, Carol Shields, Alistair MacLeod, Guy Vanderhaeghe, Alice Munro, Jane Urquhart, Rohinton Mistry, Timothy Findley, Yann Martel, Tamas Dobozy and David Bezmozgis
- Assessment method
- Weekly reading of assignments and writing short essays, giving brief in-class presentations on a relevant topic, and writing a term paper on a given research topic using secondary literature at the end of the semester.
- Bibliography
- Works included in the final course description.