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KFL/1ALC
Anglo-American Literature and Culture
Guarantors: PhDr. Alice Tihelková, Ph.D.
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Course annotation
KFL/1ALC
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| The aim of the course is to equip students with essential knowledge of the literary, cultural and historic development of Anglo-American countries. In the literary segment of the module, developmental trends and the characteristic elements of English and American prose, poetry and drama will be chronologically analyzed in regards to the specific cultural, social and historic events that significantly influenced English and American literature. Key authors of specific literary periods will also be presented. In the segment devoted to English history and culture, the students will become acquainted with the development of key institutions - the monarchy, parliament, the Anglican Church, the British Empire, and so forth. The module is taught in English. |
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Lectures
| 1. Intro |
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The Roaring Twenties in Britain |
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The culture and society of the Thirties |
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Britain after WWII |
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The Swinging Sixties |
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Anarchy in the UK: the 1970s |
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The Thatcher revolution and the Blairist 1990s |
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The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era in the USA |
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The Roaring Twenties in the USA + the Great Depression |
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The 1950s in the USA |
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The counterculture of the 1960s |
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The era of Ronald Reagan |
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Final test |
Last updated:
17.10.2024
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Lecture materials
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