Narrating Change: The American Short Story

Dozent/in:

Johanna Feier

Angaben:

Hauptseminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 8, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Gender und Diversität, Nachhaltigkeit

Termine:

Di, 18:00 - 21:00, MG2/01.10
Classes will take place biweekly. The first session takes place on April 18.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:

All modules including a specialization level seminar (Hauptseminar) for LITERARY studies:

• BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik (Seminar 8 ECTS)
• LA GY (Seminar 8 ECTS)
• MA English and American Studies (Seminar 4, 5, 6, or 8 ECTS)
• Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies (Seminar 8 ECTS)
• Erasmus and other visiting students (Seminar 6 or 8 ECTS)

>> Open for Consolidation Module LITERARY studies!

2. Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:

• active participation (individual tasks and group work)
• term paper in English (following the Style Sheet)
• only Consolidation module: oral exam (see website for more information: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/en/american-studies/studies/consolidation-module-ma/ )
• required only for Vertiefungsmodul: completion of the advanced level (Aufbaumodul) beforehand!

3. FlexNow-Registration:

Please register for this class on FlexNow via the following section (Lehrstuhl): Professur für Amerikanistik. In case of problems contact flexnow.amerikanistik(at)uni-bamberg.de.

• Course (de)enrollment: March 1st – May 1st, 2023
• ECTS (de)registration: June 1st – July 1st, 2023

Guest auditors: please contact lecturer via e-mail.

Information on how to solve problems with your registration: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/anglistik-amerikanistik/studium/flexnow-info/

Für Studienortwechsler, Erasmusstudenten sowie Studierende, die den Leistungsnachweis zur baldigen Prüfungsanmeldung benötigen, werden im begrenzten Umfang Plätze freigehalten. Bei Überbuchung der Lehrveranstaltung fällt die Entscheidung über die Teilnahme in Rücksprache mit der Dozentin.

Inhalt:

As a popular, ubiquitous literary form, the short story provides a window into the ever-changing landscapes of American cultures across the centuries. In this class, we will discuss narratives by culturally diverse American writers, from the origins of the short story in the 19th century up until the present day. In addition to analyzing the genre and its formal structures, we will examine how authors from different backgrounds have used the short prose form to reflect and comment on the plethora of American identities and experiences.

Empfohlene Literatur:

A reader will be provided in the first week of classes.