Culturas y literaturas en lengua inglesa

Juan José Cruz Hernández

Rev. 30-04-2010

This course aims to introduce the student into cultural, literary, and historical landmarks of the English-speaking countries, except the British Isles and the United States. A first contact with these societies will enable the student to understand their literary achievements -which are greatly contributing to the corpus of current English Literature.

• Programme Study Guide
• Syllabus
• Assessment
• General Bibliography
• Tutorial Discussion

Syllabus

1. British Empire
2. Canada
3. Australia and New Zealand
4. South Africa

Assessment

• Active involvement in practical sessions (25 %): discussions will be based on readings previously assigned in class. Many may be accessed to from the outline of each block.
• Discussion in tutorials (25 %): Students will choose a film and a time segment from a list that will be previously placed at the door of office B1-26. Each 15 days approx. the groups will meet with the teacher in a tutorial class and discuss the film in relation to the topic introduced in the lecture sessions. Students are expected to illustrate their command of the subjects introduced in class, and to that respect they are advised to do research on their own. Click here to learn more about timetables for seminar and tutorial discussions
• To learn more about the outline and glossary for your tutorial discussion, click here.
• Final Exam (50 %): A final exam will be assigned at the end of the course. It will consist of an objective part (the student will prove its competence by identifying specific facts in short answers) and a written essay.

General Bibliography

• BOEHMER, Elleke (ed.): Empire Writing: An Anthology of Colonial Literature, 1870-1918. Oxford: University Press, 2009. BULL 820(41-4) EMP
• BRYDON, Diana (ed.):Postcolonialism: Critical Concepts.London: Routledge, 2000. BULL 325.3 POS
• EDGAR, Andrew-Peter Sedgwick (eds.): Cultural Theory: The Key Concepts. London: Routledge, 2008.
• JAMES, Lawrence: The Rise and Fall of the British Empire. New York: St. Martin's, 1994. BULL 325(410-5) LAW ris
• MUKERJI, Chandra - Michal Schudson (eds.): Rethinking Popular Culture: Contemporary Perspectives in Cultural Studies. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. BULL 316.7 RET
• WOODS, Anthony: Nineteenth-Century Britain, 1815-1914. Burn Mill: Longman, 1992. BULL 40786