A Cultural and Literary History of Anglophone Canada

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Course ID:	3300-HKiLKa-SK-1-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	09.0 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0231) Language acquisition The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	A Cultural and Literary History of Anglophone Canada
Name in Polish:	Historia kultury i literatury Kanady anglojęzycznej
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Modern Languages
Course groups:	General university courses General university courses in the humanities
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	general courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The purpose of the lecture is to introduce the processes of development of Canadian culture and literature, and to introduce the main myths and concepts that mark the literary and cultural identity of English-speaking Canada. The lecture discusses the origins of English-language literature from colonial times, the development of an identity independent of the British Dominion, the response of literature and culture to nationalist currents in Quebec, the political and cultural expansion of the United States, and the waves of emigration to Canada in the 20th century. Issues addressed include the relationship between man and nature, the myth of the frontier "frontier," indigenous peoples and Canadian identity, mainstream culture/literature versus subculture culture/literature, and the development of anti- and post-colonial consciousness in historical perspective.
Full description:	The purpose of the course is to introduce the processes of development of Canadian culture and literature, and to introduce the main myths and concepts that mark the literary and cultural identity of English-speaking Canada. The lecture discusses the origins of English-language literature from colonial times, the development of an identity independent of the British Dominion, the response of literature and culture to nationalist currents in Quebec, the political and cultural expansion of the United States, the waves of emigration to Canada in the 20th century, and the response of 21st century literature to contemporary crises. Issues addressed include the relationship between man and nature, the myth of the frontier "frontier," indigenous peoples and Canadian identity, mainstream culture/literature versus subculture culture/literature, and the development of anti- and post-colonial consciousness in historical perspective. The lecture is interdisciplinary in nature and aims to show the complex relationship between literature, culture and society. This perspective provides an understanding of how the literature of English-speaking Canada has evolved over the centuries and how it has shaped social consciousness. The literature discussed will include a range of forms (including life writing, short stories, novels, documentary forms, poetry or comics), as well as genres, such as the dystopian novel and climate fiction. The aim of the course is to enhance students' literary literary competence and critical thinking skills, so that they can reflect more deeply on contemporary processes and phenomena in Canadian literature and place them in a broader cultural and historical context.
Bibliography:	Bailey, Alfred G., et al. Literary History of Canada: Canadian Literature in English. 2nd ed. Volume I and II. Toronto University Press, 2019. Ballstadt, Carl. The Search for English-Canadian Literature. Toronto University Press, 2016. Fiamengo, Janice Anne. Home Ground and Foreign Territory: Essays on Early Canadian Literature. University of Ottawa Press, 2014. Howells, Coral Ann and Eva-Marie Kröller, eds. The Cambridge History of Canadian Literature. Cambridge University Press, 2009. Kröller, Eva-Marie, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Canadian Literature. Cambridge University Press, 2004. Riegel, Christian. Twenty-First-Century Canadian Writers. Thomson Gale, 2007. Staines, David. A History of Canadian Fiction. Cambridge University Press, 2021. Sugars, Cynthia Conchita. The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Literature. Oxford University Press, 2015. Tanti, Mellisa et al, ed. Beyond "Understanding Canada": Transnational Perspectives on Canadian Literature. 1st ed., The University of Alberta Press, 2017. Vance, Jonathan F. A History of Canadian Culture. Oxford University Press, 2009.
Learning outcomes:	(in Polish) Student zna i rozumie: K_W01: w pogłębionym stopniu miejsce badań kanadyjskich w dziedzinie nauk humanistycznych K_W02: na poziomie rozszerzonym terminologię, metodologię i stan badań z zakresu dyscyplin naukowych właściwych dla studiów kanadyjskich K_W03: współczesne dokonania ośrodków i szkół badawczych w badaniach nad literaturą kanadyjską w języku angielskim K_W05: w pogłębionym stopniu znaczenie wielokulturowości w budowaniu tożsamości jednostki i społeczności K_W07: w pogłębionym stopniu wybrane fakty, procesy i zjawiska zachodzące w obszarach kultury współczesnej Kanady anglojęzycznej K_W09: w stopniu pogłębionym wpływ dzieł literackich na dzieje kultury kanadyjskiej oraz kształtowanie się świadomości kulturowej, cywilizacyjnej i społecznej Kanady Student potrafi: K_U09; stosować zaawansowane techniki informacyjno-komunikacyjne w procesie zdobywania wiedzy i porozumiewania się w zakresie literaturoznawstwa kanadyjskiego K_U10; przeprowadzić pogłębioną analizę wybranych wydarzeń i zjawisk z historii literatury Kanady K_U12; przeprowadzić interpretację różnych zjawisk związanych z literaturą i kulturą Kanady przy zastosowaniu aktualnych metod badawczych Student jest gotów do: K_K02: uznania znaczenia wiedzy humanistycznej i społecznej w rozwiązywaniu problemów samodzielnie lub z pomocą ekspertów K_K03; uznania znaczenia refleksji humanistycznej dla kształtowania się więzi społecznych K_K05; wykorzystywania kompetencji literaturoznawczych na rzecz organizowania życia naukowego i kulturalnego K_K06; przyjęcia postawy otwartości wobec różnic osobniczych i kulturowych K_K07; myślenia i działania w sposób przedsiębiorczy w kontekście wielokulturowym K_K09; systematycznego śledzenia współczesnych procesów i zjawisk zachodzących w literaturze Kanady
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	- class attendance and active participation in discussions (30%) - written mid-semester test (20%) - written final exam (50%) The form and criteria for passing the course may change depending on the current epidemic emergency. Equivalent conditions for passing will be determined in accordance with the guidelines in force at the University of Warsaw, in consultation with the participants in the course. Detailed conditions for passing the course will be presented by the instructor at the first class or will be sent by the University's Student Services System.

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