LITERATURA COMPARADA GUÍA DOCENTE

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1 LITERATURA COMPARADA GUÍA DOCENTE 1. DATOS GENERALES DE LA ASIGNATURA ASIGNATURA: Literatura Comparada CÓDIGO: CARÁCTER (señalar con una X la modalidad correspondiente): Asignatura de Formación Básica (FB) X Asignatura obligatoria (OB) Asignatura optativa (OP) CENTRO: Facultad de Letras de Ciudad Real GRADO: Estudios Ingleses RAMA DE CONOCIMIENTO: Artes y Humanidades CRÉDITOS ECTS: 6 CURSO: 3º ó 4º SEMESTRE: 1 LENGUA EN QUE SE IMPARTIRÁ: Inglés USO DOCENTE DE OTRAS LENGUAS (sólo si es relevante): PROFESORADO QUE LA IMPARTE NOMBRE/S: Ricardo Miguel Alfonso DEPARTAMENTO: Filología Moderna ricardo.miguel@uclm.es DESPACHO: HORARIO DE ATENCIÓN AL ALUMNO: JUSTIFICACIÓN EN EL PLAN DE ESTUDIOS, RELACIÓN CON OTRAS ASIGNATURAS Y CON LA PROFESIÓN La asignatura desarrolla los contenidos de la materia Literatura Inglesa 1

2 del módulo Cultura y Literatura en Lengua Inglesa del grado Estudios Ingleses y desarrolla contenidos del área Filología Inglesa Tiene carácter profesionalizante Sí No X Para la relación detallada con otras asignaturas del presente título y la actividad profesional remitimos a la correspondiente memoria del grado 2. REQUISITOS PREVIOS None 3. COMPETENCIAS DE LA TITULACIÓN QUE LA ASIGNATURA CONTRIBUYE A ALCANZAR (consultar Proyecto de Título e incluir aquí sólo las trabajadas específicamente - y, por tanto, evaluables-, en esta asignatura) 4. OBJETIVOS O RESULTADOS ESPERADOS 2

3 Key Skills: a capacity to analyse and critically examine texts an ability to source, manage and process bibliographic information a competence in the planning and execution of essays a capacity for independent thought and judgement, and ability to assess the critical ideas of others skills in critical reasoning an ability to handle information and argument in a critical manner basic information-technology skills organisation and time-management skills Subject-specific Skills: critical skills in the close reading and analysis of texts critical skills in the comparative analysis of literary texts an informed awareness of formal and aesthetic dimensions of literature an ability to articulate and substantiate an imaginative response to literature a command of a broad range of vocabulary and an appropriate critical terminology an awareness of literature as a medium through which values are affirmed and debated across different cultures Objectives: To introduce students to modern literature and culture To enable students to gain a basic understanding of the different genres of modern literature To study a selection of literary texts of the period To enable students to place these works in their historical and cultural context To enable student to assess cultural differences as reflected in modern literary texts On completion of this subject the student will: Have developed the skills outlined opposite and achieved the objectives described above Be able to analyse selected literary works, taking account of their historical and generic contexts Be able to write a discursive, academic essay on a given topic 5. TEMARIO / CONTENIDOS This subject introduces students with no previous knowledge, to modern literature in different languages. Our aim is to focus on a variety of literary texts which we will analyse critically and compare with each other. 6 y 7. ACTIVIDADES O BLOQUES DE ACTIVIDAD Y METODOLOGÍA CON SU CARGA EN HORAS DE TRABAJO PARA ALUMNO Y PROFESOR Y SU VALORACIÓN Tiempo Tiempo de actividad 3

4 Actividades de actividad presencial (Profesor y Alumno) autónoma (Alumno) Tiempo total Valoración en nota final Clase teórica: impartición de contenidos teóricos Clase práctica: Lecturas: Presentación trabajo escrito: Examen Attendance and Participation 10% Attendance and Participation 10% % % TOTAL horas horas 150 horas 100% Horas Horas 6 CRÉDITOS ECTS 8. CRITERIOS DE EVALUACIÓN In order to pass the subject, students must attend at least 75% of the in-class lectures and score at least 50% in both the essay/oral exam and the final exam. 9. CRONOGRAMA / CALENDARIO Week 1 Introduction to Comparative Literature Week 2-3 The American Constitution; Walt Whitman, Democratic Vistas; José Martí, Our America Week 4 Herman Melville, Benito Cereno 4

5 Week 5-6 Week 7-8 Week 9-10 Week Week 13 Week Week 16 Phoebe Cary, The Christian Woman ; Julia Ward Howe, Woman ; Kate Chopin, The Awakening; Gloria Anzaldúa, Towards a New Consciousness Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior Sherman Alexie, Reservation Blues and Leslie M. Silko, Lullaby Easter holidays Movies: Do the Right Thing (Dir. Spike Lee) and American History X (Dir. Tony Kaye) Revision and oral exams 10. BIBLIOGRAFÍA, RECURSOS There is no manual for the course. However, Manfred Schmeling s Teoría y praxis de la literatura comparada (1984) and Susan Bassnett s Comparative Literature (1993) remain helpful. 5