Modern American Literature 340-AS2-2AL

At the end of the course the student:
- has basic knowledge on the development of American literature in the historical perspective (the period from the late 20th century to the present) - K_W03, K_W05
- enumerates literary periods in their chronological order - K_W05, K_W07
- identifies the main representatives of the given literary periods and movements in American literature - K_W05, K_W07
- has basic knowledge of biographies, dominant themes and characteristic motifs in American literature- K_W05, K_W07
- knows basic literary terms - K_W02, K_W03
- can emulate the examples of literary analysis and literary interpretation that have been presented during the course - K_U04, K_U05, K_U08, K_U13
- displays basic academic skills while analysing and interpreting American recent literary text in his/her own project work - K_U04, K_U05, K_U08, K_U13
- acquires knowledge and academic skills on his/her own, following the guidelines of the teacher - K_U04, K_U05, K_U08, K_U13
- prepares oral presentations (in English) on a selected problem, drawing on relevant theoretical sources - K_U04, K_U05, K_U08, K_U13
- is able to develop an argument on the problems discussed during the course, drawing on the opinions of the authors, and drawing logical conclusions = K_U04, K_U05, K_U08, K_U13
- is able to explain the importance of cultural legacy that is present in canonical texts of American literature - K_U04, K_U05, K_U08, K_U13
- is tolerant and open to different viewpoints and can relate to them in a critical way - K_K03, K_K07
- while addressing controversial issues, expresses balanced opinions, considering the views and feelings of others - K_K03, K_K08

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Blended learning

Prerequisites (description)

Modern American fiction

Course coordinators

Term 2024:

Jacek Partyka

Term 2022:

Tomasz Sawczuk

Term 2023:

Jacek Partyka

Learning outcomes

Assessment criteria

Students are graded at the end of the course. To pass the course, students have to receive at least 60% of the points avaliable on the final exam:
60 – 74% = 3 75 – 82% = 4 83 – 100% = 5
Students may be absent on the day of the test only because of medical reasons.
Students who receive less than 60% of points will retake the final test. To pass the test students have to receive a minimum of 60% of points; however, at that point the only available grade is 3.

Bibliography

Art Spiegelman MAUS
2. Cormac McCarthy The Road
3. Don DeLillo Falling Man
4. Thomas Pynchon The Crying of Lot 49
5. Cynthia Ozick
6. Toni Morrison
7. Colson Whitehead
8. Paul Auster
9. Jonathan Franzen
10. Philip Roth
11. David Foster Wallace

Term 2022:

Outlines:
Bercovitch, Sacvan, ed. The Cambridge History of American Literature, CUP 1999.
Norton Anthology of American Literature, New York: Norton 1998.

Term 2023:

Outlines:
Bercovitch, Sacvan, ed. The Cambridge History of American Literature, CUP 1999.
Norton Anthology of American Literature, New York: Norton 1998.

Term 2024:

Outlines:
Bercovitch, Sacvan, ed. The Cambridge History of American Literature, CUP 1999.
Norton Anthology of American Literature, New York: Norton 1998.

Notes

Term 2022:

Students are graded at the end of the course. To pass the course, students have to receive at least 51% of the points avaliable on the final exam:

(fail) - 0-50%
(3) - 51-59%
(3+) - 60-69%
(4) - 70-79%
(4+) - 80-89%
(5) - 90% and more

Students may be absent on the day of the test only because of medical reasons.
Students who receive less than 60% of points will retake the final test. To pass the test students have to receive a minimum of 60% of points; however, at that pint the only available grade is 3.

Term 2023:

Students are graded at the end of the course. To pass the course, students have to receive at least 51% of the points avaliable on the final exam:

(fail) - 0-50%
(3) - 51-59%
(3+) - 60-69%
(4) - 70-79%
(4+) - 80-89%
(5) - 90% and more

Term 2024:

Students are graded at the end of the course. To pass the course, students have to receive at least 51% of the points avaliable on the final exam:

(fail) - 0-50%
(3) - 51-59%
(3+) - 60-69%
(4) - 70-79%
(4+) - 80-89%
(5) - 90% and more

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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