Studies in British and American Culture(34789-01)
Fall 2015
Chankil Park(ckpark@ewha.ac.kr, 316 Humanities Bd., Office Hour: Thurs 11:00-12:00, Tel: 02-3277-2160)
Class: 207 Hakwan, Tue 11:00-12:15,
Thurs 9:30-10:45
Course Description: This is an introduction to British and American Culture. Students will read a selection of literary
and non-literary works in English to understand British and American Culture.
Students are required to read the designated texts beforehand for each
class. This section is for the freshmen
in the Division of Humanities only. All classes will
be conducted in English except Reviews and Q & A Sessions.
Text: Introduction to English Literature edited by Ewha Institute of English and American Studies. The other reading
materials not from the main textbook will be made available in PDF format
through Armytage.net or Cyber Campus. Studying
Culture: A Practical Introduction by Judy Giles and Tim Middleton will be
used as a sourcebook for some excerpts from prominent authors of culture
studies that will be read along with the literary works related to them.
Evaluation: Midterm exam
35%, Final exam 35%, Two Quizzes 10%, One Individual Presentation 10%, Class
participation and Attendance 10%.
Class Policy:
-Attendance is
important. If you do not attend more than FIVE times(1/6 of all classes), you
will automatically get F.
-Audio or Video
recordings in Class are not allowed.
-All electronic
devices should be turned off during the class.
Tentative Reading Schedule
September
1 Introduction:
Culture and Literature
3 Identity I(Gender): Readings from Culture Theories
8 Kate Chopin, ¡°The Storm¡±
10 Sylvia
Plath, ¡°Lady Lazarus¡±
15 continued
17 Identity
II(Race): Readings from Culture Theories
22 Alice
Walker, ¡°Everyday Use¡±(PDF), °í°ÇÈñ, °í¸íÁö, °í¹Î¿µ, °íÁØÈñ
24 continued
*29 Chusuk(Thanks Giving Day)
October
1 Philis Wheatley, ¡°On Being Brought from Africa to America¡± °ûÀº°æ, ±ÇÁöÇö, ±è°¡¿µ, ±è°¡¿µ
6 Identity III(Autobiography):
Readings from Culture Theories
8 Amy
Tan, ¡°A Pair of
Tickets¡±(PDF)
13 continued ±è°¡Àº, ±è´ÙÈñ, ±è´Ù¿¹, ±è¹ÎÀç
15 William
Wordsworth¡¯s ¡°Tintern Abbey¡± ±è¹ÎÇÏ, ±è»ó¾Æ, ±è¼±¿ë, ±è¼¼·É
20 continued
22 Q & A Session
27 Midterm Exam
29
Representation: Readings from Culture Theories
November
3 Jhumpa Lahiri, ¡°Interpreter of Maladies¡±(PDF)
5 continued ±è¼öºó, ±è¼ö¿µ, ±è¼öÁø, ±è¾Æ¿µ
10 W.H. Auden, ¡°The Unknown Citizen¡± ±è¿©°æ, ±èÀ¯°æ, ±èÀ¯¿µ, ±èÀÎÀÇ
12 History: Readings from Culture Theories
17 Nathaniel Hawthorne, ¡°Young Goodman Brown¡±
19 continued ±èÁ¤¹®, ±èÁö¹Î, ±èÁö¼ö, ±èÁö¿¬
24 P.B. Shelley, ¡°England in 1819¡± ±èÁöÇå, ±èÂù¾ç, ±èÇÏ¿µ, ±èÇöÀç
26 Spaces and Places: Readings from
Culture Theories
December
1 Ernest Miller
Hemingway, ¡°A Clean,
Well-lighted Place¡±
3 continued ±èÇý¸®, ±èÇý¼ö, ±èÇýÀÎ, ±èÇýÁØ
8 Matthew Arnold, ¡°Dover Beach¡± ±èÈñÀº, È«¼öÁö, ¾Æ¼ö¹Ì, ÀÌÇý½Å
10 Review
15 Q
& A Session
17 Final Exam
*Reading Schedule is only tentative and some changes
can take place also in the list of reading texts, which will be announced at
the first class.
