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2108955 - Ideja modernog univerziteta i studije knjizevnosti

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Course title
Acronym 2108955
Study programme
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Type of study
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Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
    Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
      ESPB 3.0 Status
      Condition None. Oblik uslovljenosti
      The goal Introducing students to the concepts of culture, language, nation as well as to the history of (national) literature in the late 18th and 19th centuries in Europe, but also drawing attention to some important contemporary understandings of these concepts; highlighting the significance that the idea of ​​(national) education gained in this historical period, with a special reference to the institutionalization of the literary studies.
      The outcome Students acquire the knowledge to understand the connections between literature and the cultural/social/political context of the late 18th and 19th centuries in Europe.
      Contents
      Contents of lectures The lectures highlight the importance and role of education, and especially the humanities in the late 18th and 19th centuries in Europe, with a strong emphasis on literary studies. The importance of literary studies is discussed based on primary texts (for example, Matthew Arnold and F.R. Leavis) as well as secondary readings (texts and studies by Gerald Graff, Bill Readings, Terry Eagleton, Robert Young).
      Contents of exercises Reading and interpretation of theoretical texts and texts about literary history; student presentations and discussions; the use of discussed concepts in understanding the history of literature.
      Literature
      1. Thomas P. Miller, The Formation of College English. Rhetoric and Belles Lettres in the British Cultural Provinces (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1997). (Original title)
      2. Peter Uwe Hohendahl, Building a National Literature: The Case of Germany 1830-1870, preveo sa nemačkog Renate Baron Franciscono (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1989). (Original title)
      3. Gerald Graff, Professing Literature: An Institutional History (Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press). (Original title)
      4. Terry Eagleton, „Razvoj engleskog kao akademskog predmeta“, u: T. Eagleton, Književna teorija (Zagreb: SNL, 1987), 27-67. (Original title)
      5. Ian Hunter, Culture and Government. The Emergence of Literary Education (The Macmillan Press LTD, 1988). (Original title)
      Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
      Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
      2
      Methods of teaching Lectures and discussions.
      Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
      Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
      Activites during lectures 30 Test paper 70
      Practical lessons Oral examination
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