American Literature: Translation, Adaptation, Interdisciplinarity - MA Seminar 1

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Course ID:	3301-LAS1FIE03
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	American Literature: Translation, Adaptation, Interdisciplinarity - MA Seminar 1
Name in Polish:	Literatura amerykańska: Problemy przekładu, adaptacji i interdyscyplinarności - Sem. mgr 1
Organizational unit:	Institute of English Studies
Course groups:	(in Polish) Seminaria magisterskie dla studiów dziennych
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:	Master's seminars
Short description:	The seminar will be devoted to American literature but in the context of broadly conceived problematics of translation. We will examine chosen translations between artistic media (e. g. film adaptations of literary works), between languages and between disciplines (history/cultural studies/literary studies).
Full description:	The seminar will be devoted to American literature but in the context of broadly conceived problematics of translation. We will examine chosen translations between artistic media (e. g. film adaptations of literary works), between languages and between disciplines (history/cultural studies/literary studies). The aim of the seminar is to familiarize students with critical (theoretical) approaches useful as tools for analyzing primary texts in students' MA thesis projects. We will discuss theoretical texts by representatives of approaches popular today and - most importantly - try to think of applications of theoretical concepts in students' theses. The texts will represent the following approaches: feminism, psychoanalysis, ecocriticism, marxism, new historicism, ecocriticism, Afro-American criticism, animal studies. Students' projects can be concerned with any period in American literature and can also analyze non-canonical texts and non-fiction. Projects related to gender/race/class/sexuality and boredom or addiction in US literature and culture are particularly encouraged.
Bibliography:	Readings and films are picked individually, depending on the given run of the seminar and the students' interests. The basic general sources are: Literart theory: The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism D. H. Richter (ed.), The Critical Tradition
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge The participants: - broaden their knowledge of contemporary theory - will acquire a deeper understanding of selected phenomena in American Literature, will become acquainted with selected literary texts and films Skills The participants will be able to: - analyze, interpret and discuss literary texts from a transdisciplinary perspective - research a selected topic - use the acquired theoretical apparatus to write their master's thesis
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Requirements - active participation in class discussions, presentations, systematic work on subsequent chapters of the master's thesis Credit will be granted on the basis of completed chapters of the master's thesis, as well as active participation in class (including - presentations)

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