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Lecturer(s)
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Egrmaierová Blanka, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Šlézar Ivan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Pavliv Pavlína, Mgr. et. Mgr. et. Bc. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) Between literature and philosophy, entry into the topic: Kafka's The Metamorphosis 2) Kafka's short story The Metamorphosis through the perspective of philosophical interpretations (M. Mayer and others) 3) Kafka's animal stories in the philosophy of G. Deleuze and F. Guattari 4) Kafka's novels I: America, The Trial, The Castle (selected passages). Psychoanalytic interpretation (M. Robert) 5) Kafka's Novels II: America, The Trial, The Castle (selected passages). Philosophical interpretation (R. Calasso, M. Kundera and others). 6) M. Kundera, Immortality I 7) M. Kundera, Immortality I 8) B.-Ch. Han, The Burnout Society 9) H. Melville, Bartleby, the Scrivener 10) K. Čapek, R.U.R., The Makropulos Case 11) Between literature and philosophy: contemporary man in ancient texts I, Greek tragedy 12) Between literature and philosophy: contemporary man in ancient texts II, Plato's early dialogues 13) Between literature and philosophy: film script and film Serious Man (J. D. Coen and E. J. Coen)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- unspecified
- 57 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 78 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 15 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 50 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| describe the main schools of thought in modern philosophy and literature, especially 20th century |
| characterize basic linguistic categories (word classes, grammatical categories, statement, text, etc.) |
| Skills |
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| reconstruct arguments in philosophical and literary texts written in English |
| use common academic digital tools, e.g. research databases |
| formulate and defend one's position in discussion |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| reproduce different approaches to literary texts, their motivations and consequences |
| characterise the possible connections between philosophy and literature |
| describe selected philosophical approaches concerning literary texts |
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| evaluate the mutual relevance of philosophical and literary studies approaches to literature |
| interpret the meaning of passages from literary texts according to different approaches and compare the results of these analyses |
| apply philosophical and literary studies knowledge of literary texts in a coherent seminary paper |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Seminar |
| Lecture |
| Students' portfolio |
| Individual study |
| Self-study of literature |
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| Seminar |
| Skills demonstration |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| Field trip |
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| Seminar |
| Skills demonstration |
| Students' portfolio |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Combined exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Čapek, Karel. R.U.R. : Rossum's universal robots. V nakladatelství Artur vydání čtvrté. 2013. ISBN 978-80-7483-005-1.
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Deleuze, Gilles; Guattari, Félix. Kafka : za menšinovou literaturu. [Praha] : Herrmann & synové, 2001. ISBN 80-238-7471-3.
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Deleuze, Gilles; Guattari, Félix. Tisíc plošin. Vyd. 1. Praha : Herrmann & synové, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87054-25-3.
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Han, B.-Ch. The Burnout Society. Stanford, 2015. ISBN 978080479509.
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Han, B.-Ch. Vyhořelá společnost. Praha. 2016.
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Kafka, Franz. Metamorphosis and other stories. 2015. ISBN 978-0-241-19782-0.
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Kundera, Milan. Kastrující stín svatého Garty. Vyd. tohoto souboru 1. V Brně : Atlantis, 2006. ISBN 80-7108-274-0.
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Kundera, Milan. Nesmrtelnost. Brno : Atlantis, 1993. ISBN 80-7108-066-7.
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Melville, Herman. Písař Bartleby : Příběh z Wall Streetu. 1. vyd. Praha : Odeon, 1990. ISBN 80-207-0150-8.
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Robert, Marthe. Sám jako Franz Kafka. Praha, 2001. ISBN 80-85844-02-8.
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