Those without the readings will be asked to leave the class and counted as absent. View cultural encounters research papers on academia. How is the concept of cultural encounter treated in the. Start studying methods of literary and cultural studies midterm. Cultural encounters humanities in the european research area. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Arising from the social turmoil of the 1960s, cultural studies is an academic discipline which combines political economy, communication, sociology, social theory, literary theory, media theory, film studies, cultural anthropology, philosophy, art history criticism etc. Cultural encounters in a new world setting european science. Old english literature has inspired many more modern literary works, from walter scott to seamus heaney. This history begins with the invitation of brahman and jain intellectuals to king akbars court in the 1560s, then details the numerous mughalbacked texts. The steep fall in oil prices improves indias manoeuvrability to address an economic recession. It nowadays publishes literature in the fields of ethnology and folkloristics. Hence, philosophical texts have, themselves, become literary. Teaching medieval and early modern crosscultural encounters k.
The cultural encounter in such a case becomes fundamental to ones perception of oneself and the cultures to which she relates. The course will more specifically discuss a selection of fiction from. Hera brought us together a diverse group of first world. Changezs name, as hamid tells us, is the urdu equivalent of genghis reminding the reader perhaps. This first inclusive critical compendium on national characterizations and national cultural or ethnic stereotypes contains 120 articles by 73 contributors. Pope university of virginia, usa g raduate students need literary history in a cultural context. My point is not that literary history is not taught or considered at all now in graduate coursesthat would be an exaggeration. This semester, students will be acquainted with basic theories that explain the memory processes of forgetting, representing and recognition through the. This paper is a report of a study to explore how students developed reflective nursing practice through cultural encounters between students from tanzania and norway. The course will more specifically discuss a selection of fiction from older times and the present that thematises cultural encounters, as well as migration and identity and multicultural societies. Covering a diverse range of media including film, tv, advertisements, video, photographs, painting, novels, poetry, newspapers and material objects, the contributors, who include ludmilla jordanova and ivan karp, explore the cultural politics of europes encounters with.
This dissertation combines aspects of educational research, theories of culture and literary analysis. Naipaul, how is the concept of cultural encounter treated. Cultural criticism, or cultural studies, is related to new historicism but with a particular and crossdisciplinary emphasis on taking seriously those works traditionally marginalized by the aesthetic ideology of white european males. The importance of literary history in a cultural context. I am a teacher of literary and cultural studies in the department of english, sultan m. Whats certain is that its one of carletons bestkept secrets, offered by a. Film and new media, globalization and postcoloniality, literary and cultural studies, marxism and critical theory, philosophy literature and aesthetics, the americas and the us anne garreta research professor of literature. You can read online cultural encounters here in pdf, epub, mobi or docx formats. Literature and culture the sustainability connection. Mar 30, 2020 all of this reading should enable you to write a 12 page section on the historical, cultural, and literary background of your passage. War social and cultural historians, literary scholars, archivists, museum curators, filmmakers and art. The importance of literary history in a cultural context randolph d. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. For me the three parts of cultural competence that i think are most important as a person is to be aware of ones own cultural worldview and attitude toward people, to have knowledge of different culture practices and worldviews, and lastly to have skills to interact to.
She is always looking for funny female writers, great love. Master fondamental studies in literary and cultural encounters faculte des lettres et des sciences humaines beni mellal. There is no guarantee that a specific passage will have important elements in each of these categories, but there will definitely be at least general historical, cultural, or literary aspects to your passage. This project will offer a clear, thoughtful, and energetic introduction to a literarycultural period. Word and text a journal of literary studies and linguistics vol. I am also coordinator of the master slce, studies in literary and cultural encounters. Culture of encounters documents the fascinating exchange between the persianspeaking islamic elite of the mughal empire and traditional sanskrit scholars, which engendered a dynamic idea of mughal rule essential to the empires survival. It examines social, economic, and political conditions that effect institutions and products. Explore how cultural encounters are manifested in literary works, specifically short stories from an anthology of short stories from five continents, with particular reference to in cuba, i was a german shepherd by ana menendez.
You will learn about culture as a concept and cultural practice in denmark and globally. Literary and cultural studies department of english nebraska. It examines social, economic, and political conditions that effect institutions and. Explore how cultural encounters are manifested in literary works, specifically short stories from an anthology of short stories from five continents, with particular reference to in cuba, i. Multiculturalism and literature in the english classroom a swedish perspective. Tulane university cultural encounters in literature. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Cultural encounters in reflective dialogue about nursing care. Methods of literary and cultural studies midterm flashcards. Literary and cultural encounters fourth asse international conference on british and american studies organized in collaboration with the department of foreign languages, university of vlora ismail qemali 810 june 2017 vlore, albania call for papers deadline for proposals. Ranging in scope from the great ancient civilizations to shelleys passion. Jun 23, 2012 cultural encounters cultural encounters signals our focus on the ways in which cultures interact, overlap and are transformed by these encounters. Teaching medieval and early modern crosscultural encounters. Students engage in individually supervised workstudy arrangements and learn to apply english language arts, theory, and principles in their work environment.
Their impact on the individual can be quite intense. Pdfs of our class readings will be posted here in advance of the class period for which theyre assigned. Arts, media and literary studies research master en phd. Central to the programme is the handson engagement with concrete objects novels, films, poems, operas, television series, art installations, websites, performances. Students must work at least ten hours per week on the job, meet periodically with a supervising faculty member, conduct. Studies of the shift in certain societies from pedestrian. This project will offer a clear, thoughtful, and energetic introduction to a literary cultural period. How is the concept of cultural encounter treated in the short. Cultural encounters in reflective dialogue about nursing. Sep 26, 2006 the literary in theory takes up questions that have been basic to the enterprise known as theory with a fine mix of historical awareness, lively critical sense, and thoughtful advocacy. Visitors like lawrence durrell, colin thubron, christopher hitchens and sebastian junger have registered the effects of political strife on both the people of the island and those who visit from abroad. Course multilingualism and literary cultural encounters 2 nord60 coursedetailsportlet nord60 multilingualism and literary cultural encounters 2. Graduate students who wish to pursue literary and cultural studies have opportunities to work closely with faculty and design individualized programs of study.
Literary and cultural studies gives you access to historical and emergent traditions of literature, culture and thought. Over the years, we have published issues bearing such diverse titles as fictions of nature, genres and historicity, durability and transience, writing the self, or modernity. Course cultural identity and cultural encounters in. Are the main characters, mainly santosh, aware of the cultural encounter theme. It emphasises the links between cultural artefacts and the historical and social contexts in which they are produced and consumed. Chapter 1 introduction to multicultural literature t he united states and canada are multicultural nations, including europeans, native americans, african americans, latinos, and asians. Unease has marked relations between modern travel writers and the people of cyprus. Climate change adaptation, literary and cultural studies, digital media, science and technology studies, media studies, digital humanities, environmental ethics email jay telotte, ph. Download 8page essay on literature and crosscultural encounters 2020. It will be developed by a group of three or four colleagues doing research and critical analysis together both in and out of class. Part 1 theory, chapter 1 the literary in theory contains the argument that the literary has migrated from being the object of theoryfor example, structuralismto being, in some sense, the quality of theory itself 38. Crosscultural encounters and conflicts oxford scholarship. Course pdfs methods of literary and cultural studies. Discussion published by sophie konig in hgermanistik on tuesday, april 14, 2020.
This cluster hopes to develop interdisciplinary theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of cultural phenomena. In the light of current world events, the need to historicise and contextualise. However, the governments decision to increase the excise duty on fuel betrays an attempt to appropriate for itself the benefits that may have otherwise accrued to the citizens. Speculate about the role of literary thinking in the 21 st century, with attention to its institutional situation, the history of its practices, and the possibilities for its future.
Mar 04, 2011 is scott carpenters introduction to critical methods class the holy grail of liberal arts education. Encounters two studies in the sociology of interaction available for download and read. Consequently, the interweaving of cultural and literary influences does not result in loss of identity. The united states and canada also include people from different religious groups such as christian, jewish, and muslim. Pdf cultural encounters download full pdf book download. University of groningen cultural encounters of the secular. Cultural encounters examines how otherness has been constituted, communicated and transformed in cultural representation. Its a term to describe events of very different countries cultures mainly being introduced to. Download pdf encounters two studies in the sociology of interaction book full free.
This course in the theory and method of literary study has two goals that might, at first, seem contradictory. Explore how cultural encounters are manifested in literary works, specifically short stories from an anthology of short stories from five continents, with particular reference to the joy luck club by amy tan. Course multilingualism and literary cultural encounters. Comparative literature and cultural identity jola skulj slovene academy of sciences and arts. Literary and cultural studies ivan allen college of liberal. The course will cover literary representations of cultural encounters and cultural identity. Master fondamental studies in literary and cultural encounters. To which extent are they determined by historical or ideological circumstances, or else by cultural, literary or discursive conventions. Literary and cultural encounters 4th asse international conference on british and american studies organized in collaboration with the university of vlora ismail qemali, vlora, albania 810 june 2017, vlora, albania conference programme. Among the forces shaping todays international landscape, those of cultural differences and conflicts are perhaps the most prominent. Based in portland, oregon but writing with an eye to the church at local, national and global levels, we are a groundbreaking journal offering a biblically informed, christcentered. Cullers vision of literary studies is inclusive and cumulative.
Cultural encounters available for download and read online in other formats. Multiculturalism and literature in the english classroom. This course will introduce students to the concepts of cultural, collective or social memory studies and its relationship with literature, which is both cradle and recreator of memory. My title is intended as both indicative literary into cultural studies and an imperative literary into cultural studies. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Pdf cultural encounters with the englishspeaking world. The programme is challenging and demands a lot of reading, critical thinking and academic writing. However, worldwide, there exist diverse ethnic, racial, regional, and national subcultures which share characteristics with other subcultures, but are defined by their own. Literary theory and criticism english literature, literary theory, linguistics, film theory, media theory, ugc net jrf exam preparation, novel analysis, research papers nasrullah mambrol. The crisis of value and judgment which include papers focusing on various topics from the. Is the author aware of the cultural encounter theme. Historical, cultural, and literary background exegetical. Aug 09, 2016 6 established literary agents looking for clients published on august 9. Download pdf cultural encounters free usakochan pdf.
There is a universal culture which unites all human beings in shared emotions, feelings, and instincts. The core of the study addresses the issue of how images of a nation, locale or country are constructed in translated. Cultural encounters in translated childrens literature offers a detailed and innovative model of analysis for examining the complexities of translating childrens literature and sheds light on the interpretive choices at work in moving texts from one culture to another. Literary and cultural studies focusses especially on theory and methods. Welcome to the database of cultural encounters the erasmus ip project in which this database was created is now in its final stage and we hope that the database will continue to be used and enlarged not only by those involved in the project but by the general public as well. Ii literature and culture the sustainability connection from an african perspective charles takoyoh eyong, millens mufuaya and irene iwo foy. Read download cultural encounters pdf pdf download.
Interestingly, many, but not all, studies of text and ideology privilege the importance of text features over the reader in the literary transaction. The literary in theory cultural memory in the present. In the social work practice and in society for business and social worlds cultural competence is needed to be successful. Create critical interventions of your own, in multiple genres, using close analysis of cultural forms to make larger claims about the world and how we live in it. The student takes for granted his or her own mobility and freedom to travelconcepts that did not exist for a peasant in molieres day. Course cultural identity and cultural encounters in literature ntnu. N egotiating cultural encounters with the englishspeaking w orld. Literary and cultural studies department of english. Who we are our journal is an official program of multnomah university and seminary. Based in portland, oregon but writing with an eye to the church at local, national and global levels, we are a groundbreaking journal offering a biblically informed, christcentered trinitarian engagement with contemporary culture.
Through critical interpretation and dialogue, we can see how language mediated through texts arranges and allows different ways of knowing and living. The historical perspective of these encounters is indeed important to understand why english has acquired such linguistic, cultural and literary dominance not only among the englishspeaking countries but also worldwide, but it is even more important to investigate the outcomes of these encounters, resulting most notably from conflict. This collection of chapters has been written in the belief that a study of past encounters and conflicts between the worlds major cultures can shed light on their nature and importance. Cultural encounters in translated childrens literature. In order to rebuild ones life one has to be strong and an optimist.
Literary and cultural analysis from university of amsterdam offers you the intellectual knowledge and skills to interpret and reflect on literature, art and popular culture. In this module, we explore how the anglosaxon period can be usefully explored as a series of cultural encounters and exchanges between peoples. It is required that you print these out in hard copy and bring them to class. The objective of the literary and cultural theory series is to publish works, collections of articles, and conference proceedings which aim at transgressing boundaries of single disciplines and at creating common space within which themes and methodologies of those single disciplines merge and contribute to the production of a novel approach to culture, literature, and philosophy. Culture encounters art simply consists of different points of view cultural encounters focuses on the study of cultural identities interpreting human social costumes, religious practices and symbolic objects of arts such as, statues, masks and bronze plaques as essential part of the human cultural identity. The main line of argument is that the informed reading and discussion of literary texts that thematise cultural encounter will enhance the intercultural dimension of english as a foreign language efl in swedish upper secondary schools. Sub hamburg a 201110285 how to interpret literature critical theory for literary and cultural studies second edition robert dale parker university of illinois at urbanachampaign. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support. Old english literature has inspired many more modern literary works, from walter scott or seamus heaney. From my own experience, ive mainly only seen cultural encounter as a term used in history books. And indeed, early cultural studies emerged as a reaction against immanent and elitist notions of culture and meaning which were prevalent especially in. A 21stcentury tulane student reads a 17thcentury french play. Inspired by pratts conceptualisation of the contact zone, a critical perspective on the particular historical and spatial context of any encounter and. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.