Předmět Anglo-americká politická témata v beletrii, filmu a televizi (AJ16174)

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Cíl

An introduction to some of the many ways in which political themes have been treated in fictions in various media from the 18th century to the present. Readings and film viewings will offer a survey of selected stories, principally American but also British, focused on politicians and government leaders, on political events and movements, and on imagined “utopian” or “dystopian” political futures. Topics to be discussed include the various uses of political fictions; recurring themes and their transformations in different periods and for different artistic purposes; and how fictions have anticipated and responded to real events, thereby contributing to the evolution of the Anglo-American “political imaginary.”By successfully completing the course, students will achieve a better understanding of American and British history and politics, of certain “classic” works and characteristic developments in Anglo-American fiction and film, and of differences in modes and methods of storytelling in written prose, feature films and episodic television. They will gain further experience in analyzing imaginative works and relating them to historical events and contexts, and will become acquainted with an array of topics that could serve as the eventual basis for a bachelor’s thesis.

Osnova

(TENTATIVE; watch for updates)WEEK 1: COURSE INTRODUCTIONShakespeare: Political fiction in the Henry plays (in class)WEEK 2: PRESIDENTS AND "PATRIOT KINGS"READ: posted selections on the "Patriot King," the US presidency, Washington and Lincoln (6 files)WEEK 3: PROGRESSIVE, UTOPIAN AND "UPOLIAN" FICTIONSREAD: posted selections from political novels of the Progressive Era: Edward Bellamy, Looking Backward; Sutton E. Griggs, Imperium in Imperio; Thomas Dixon Jr., The Leopard's Spots; Edward M. House, Philip Dru, Administrator; Charlotte Perkins Gilman, HerlandVIEW: Gabriel Over the White HouseWEEK 4: "MEN OF THE PEOPLE" VERSUS "BIG BROTHERS"VIEW: 1984READ: posted/linked selections from George Orwell, 1984 ("The Theory & Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism"); Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here; Philip Roth, The Plot Against AmericaWEEK 5 (27 October): READING WEEKWEEK 6: THE MILITARY AND COLD WAR PARANOIAVIEW: Seven Days in May; Dr. StrangeloveREAD: TBAWEEK 7: COUNTERCULTURES AND THEIR POLITICAL "EMBODIMENTS"READ: posted selections from Irving Wallace, The Man; Fletcher Knebel, TrespassVIEW: Kisses for My President; Wild in the StreetsWEEK 8: THE MANY FACES OF "MR. SMITH"READ: posted selections from Tom Clancy, Executive Orders; Martin L. Gross, Man of DestinyVIEW: Dave; Bulworth or Head of State (TBA)WEEK 9: POLITICS IN RECENT BROADCAST TELEVISIONVIEW: selected episodes of Yes, Minister; The West Wing; That’s My Bush!READ: TBAWEEK 10: POLITICS IN RECENT "PRESTIGE" TELEVISIONVIEW: selected episodes of Veep; Scandal or House of Cards (TBA); The Man in the High CastleREAD: TBAWEEK 11: TBA; exam reviewWEEK 12: Exam (first sitting)

Požadavky

( AJ09999 Postupová zkouška || AJ01002 Anglický jazyk II ) && AJ07002 Úvod do studia kultury USA II

Garant

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.

Vyučující

Jeffrey Alan Smith, M.A., Ph.D.