"Had Nature any supple Face": An Introduction to American Ecocriticism

Dozent/in:

Susen Halank

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale, Gender und Diversität, Kultur und Bildung, Erweiterungsbereich

Termine:

Mi, 12:00 - 14:00, U5/02.17

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:

All modules including an obligatory or optional reading tutorial (Übung) for literary studies or cultural studies:

• BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik
• LA GS/HS/MS/RS/GY
• MA English and American Studies
• MA WiPäd
• Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies
• Studium Generale (2 or 4 ECTS - not BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik!)
• Exchange Students (2 or 4 ECTS)

>> OPEN for Consolidation Module literary studies and cultural studies!

2. Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:

• active participation (individual tasks and group work)
• presentation in English (=2 ECTS)
• presentation in English and short written assignment (=4 ECTS)
• only Consolidation module: oral exam (see website for more information: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/en/american-studies/studies/consolidation-module-ma/ )

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: September 01– October 31, 2023
• ECTS (de)registration: January 08–23, 2024

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:

Ecofeminism, postcolonial ecocriticism, material ecocriticism, affective ecocriticism, animal studies, environmental communication – all these terms, theories, and approaches have developed over the last 30 years of ecocritical scholarship with the common goal of grasping the relationship between the natural environment, humanity, and literature. Ecocriticism as an umbrella term has since been established as one of the most important and most relevant literary theories of the 21st century. From different perspectives, ecocriticism analyses the relationship between human and non-human world in both fictional and non-fictional texts; texts that range from 18th-century natural history essays that focus on describing natural detail to 21st-century climate change fiction.

This course offers an overview of the history and different branches of ecocriticism in close connection with US environmental history, focusing on various literary texts from the 19th century until today (e.g. Henry Thoreau, Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, Linda Howe, Mary Oliver, Jack Collom, Margret Atwood …). Primary texts will be discussed and selected together with the participants in the first session.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Required Readings of theoretical texts - we will focus on selected chapters:

• Adamson, Joni; Gleason, William A. and David Pellow (ed.). Keywords for Environmental Studies, 2016.
• Clark, Timothy. The Cambridge Introduction to Literature and the Environment, 2011. (chapter 2)
• Gaard, Greta. Critical Ecofeminism, 2017. (Introduction and part 1)
• Huggan, Graham; Tiffin, Helen (ed.). Postcolonial Ecocriticism: Literature, Animals, Environment, 2010. (focus on part 1)
• Iovino Serenella and Serpil Oppermann (ed.). Material Ecocriticism, 2014. (Introduction, Chapter 1)
• Lawrence Buell, Ursula K. Heise, and Karen Thornber. “Literature and Environment.” Annual Review of Environment and Resources 36, no. 1, 2011, 417–440.
• Oppermann, Serpil (ed.). New International Voices in Ecocriticism, 2015. (chapters 1, 5, 11)
• Weik von Mossner, Alexa. Affective Ecologies: Empathy, Emotion, and Environmental Narrative, 2017.
• Zapf, Hubert (ed.). Handbook of Ecocriticism and Cultural Ecology, 2016. (with focus on: chapters 9, 10, 11, 14, 25)

American Comics: A History

Dozent/in:

Georgiana Banita

Angaben:

Vorlesung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale, Gender und Diversität, Kultur und Bildung, Erweiterungsbereich, Modulstudium

Termine:

Di, 18:00 - 20:00, MG1/00.04

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:

All modules including an obligatory or optional lecture (Vorlesung) for 2 or 4 ECTS in literary studies OR cultural studies:

• BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik
• Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies
• Lehramt GS/HS/MS/RS/GY
• MA English and American Studies
• MA Berufliche Bildung
• MA WiPäd
• Studium Generale (not BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik!)

>> Open for Consolidation Module literary studies AND cultural studies (LECTURE)!

2. Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:

• only Consolidation module: oral exam (see website for more information: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/en/american-studies/studies/consolidation-module-ma/ )
• only Studium Generale: written test on pass/fail basis (options: 2 ECTS=45 minutes; 4 ECTS= 90 minutes)
• only Erasmus/exchange students: graded written test (options: 2 ECTS=45 minutes; 4 ECTS= 90 minutes)

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: September 01– October 31, 2023
• ECTS (de)registration: January 08–23, 2024

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:

Tailored for undergraduate and graduate students seeking a historical understanding of comics, this wide-ranging lecture unravels the development, milestones, and prominent creators of the American comics landscape. Guided by sources and methods from comic studies, cultural history, art history, and narrative theory, the lecture scrutinizes comics as an artistic depository of historical knowledge and socio-political critique.

We begin with an in-depth analysis of the rise of illustrated narratives in the late 19th century, resulting in the emergence of iconic newspaper comic strips such as Richard F. Outcault's "The Yellow Kid" and Winsor McCay's "Little Nemo in Slumberland." Subsequent sessions focus on the Golden Age of Comics, marked by the creation of superheroes like Superman and Batman, whom we contextualize within the broader historical milieu of World War II as American archetypes embodying the nation’s aspirational ideals. Moving on to the Silver Age, the lecture addresses the reinvigoration of the superhero genre and its relationship with Cold War narratives through the works of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, among others, while also analyzing the impact of the Comics Code Authority (1954) on the content and artistry of the medium. A thorough examination of the Bronze Age illuminates comics’s turn to darker territory and controversial social issues such as race, poverty, and addiction. Here we take some time to investigate the inception of underground comics as a counter-cultural response to the conservatism and consumerism of the Reagan era. In the modern age, the course discusses in detail the contributions of graphic novelists like Art Spiegelman, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Maus," a story about surviving the Holocaust and its legacy in the present, and appraises the innovations and political punch of creators such as Alison Bechdel in "Fun Home" and Ta-Nehisi Coates' reimagining of Black Panther.

Through background analysis and nuanced close reading, the lecture uncovers the evolution of US comics as an arena for exploration of subjects like war, immigration, multiculturalism, diversity, and justice. The aim is to provide a colorful, enjoyable experience of American comics that is of course fun and informative, but also revealing of how comics have always mirrored and questioned cultural and political shifts in US history.

How to Write a Term Paper | Betreuungsübung BA

Dozent/in:

Nicole K. Konopka

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2, Studium Generale, Gender und Diversität, Frühstudium

Termine:

Fr, 14:00 - 16:00, U5/01.17

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:

How to Write a Term Paper in literary or cultural studies

• B.A. Anglistik/Amerikanistik (Übung 2 ECTS im Basismodul oder Aufbaumodul)
• Lehramtsstudiengänge Englisch: (Übung 2 ECTS im Basismodul oder Aufbaumodul)
• Studium Generale (not BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik!)

Thesis supervision in literary or cultural studies

• B.A. Anglistik/Amerikanistik (nur HF mit B.A.-Arbeit) (Betreuungsübung 2 ECTS)
• B.A. Medieval Studies: (Intensivierungsmodul 2 ECTS, wenn die B.A.-Arbeit in Kulturwissenschaft geschrieben wird)

Please contact the instructor beforehand to discuss your general idea and the possibility of thesis supervision!

2. Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:

• completion of advanced module (Aufbaumodul)
• active participation (individual tasks and group work)
• presentation in English (Erasmus/exchange students and B.A. candidates only!)

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: September 01– October 31, 2023
• ECTS (de)registration: January 08–23, 2024

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:

This course aims to assist students in the Basismodul in writing their first term paper in literary or cultural studies in Bamberg. We will discuss general formal aspects and content related criteria of an academic paper, such as possible topics, structure, suitable theoretical approaches. Primarily, however, we will practice how to choose a topic, how to develop a coherent structure, how to involve theoretical frameworks, and how to adhere to the MLA citation rules. Finally, we will discuss the different types of source material that are suitable for the list of references of your paper. Students have the chance to present a provisional outline in a closed discussion forum, where they will receive feedback from fellow students and the instructor.

This course is also addressed at students in the Vertiefungsmodul who are preparing or working at a BA-thesis in American Literature or Culture. Therefore, this course provides the guidance sessions for the BA thesis (Betreuungsübung) for students in the BA programs who write their thesis in literary or cultural studies. It assists students in the preparation of their final paper, and gives them an opportunity to discuss their work with other students. BA-candidates will present parts of their final paper, offering it for discussion and feedback. If you are planning to attend this class, make sure that the instructor will also be your thesis advisor. Please contact Ms. Konopka well in advance to discuss your topic and the requirements for the supervision.

Please note that this is a practical training course and not a lecture! You are expected to participate in the tasks and discussions.

Empfohlene Literatur:

All readings will be provided via the VC!

Latinx Representation in American Literature and Culture

Dozent/in:

Lorena Bickert

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale, Gender und Diversität, Kultur und Bildung

Termine:

Mo, 12:00 - 14:00, U5/01.18

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:

All modules including an obligatory or optional reading tutorial (Übung) for literary studies or cultural studies:

• BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik
• LA GS/HS/MS/RS/GY
• MA English and American Studies
• MA WiPäd
• Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies
• Studium Generale (2 or 4 ECTS - not BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik!)
• Exchange Students (2 or 4 ECTS)

>> OPEN for Consolidation Module literary studies and cultural studies!

2. Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:

• active participation (individual tasks and group work)
• presentation in English (=2 ECTS)
• presentation in English and short written assignment (=4 ECTS)
• only Consolidation module: oral exam (see website for more information: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/en/american-studies/studies/consolidation-module-ma/ )

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: September 01– October 31, 2023
• ECTS (de)registration: January 08–23, 2024

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:

"I'm Chile-...Dominica-Rican! / But I always say I'm from Queens!" —this line from the Broadway and movie musical In the Heights sums up this seminar’s trajectory across a wide array of Latinx literature and culture. "Latinx" refers to the multidisciplinary academic field of Latinx Studies that seeks to highlight Latin American and Caribbean voices in the US. Works by Latinx novelists, poets, and filmmakers are not only a testimony to the diverse literary and cultural landscape of the US, but they also create impactful discursive spaces for intercultural dialog and connection. Over the course of the semester, participants are invited to discuss Latinx texts that span across a variety of topics and genres. This course provides an overview of Latinx poetry, short fiction, novels, plays, musicals, and movies, such as feminist writer Gloria Anzaldúa’s highly influential Borderlands/La Frontera (1987), Junot Díaz’s 2007 novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and In the Heights (2005; 2021), penned by Hamilton-creator Lin Manuel Miranda. We will discuss excerpts from these and other texts, addressing how central concepts of Latinx Studies shape and transform literary and cultural representations of race, class, gender, Indigeneity, spirituality, sexual orientation, genre, and American national identity on a wider scale.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Excerpts, short texts, and secondary material will be provided on the Virtual Campus. Please check your e-mail inbox for access information before classes start in October. Please purchase and read Junot Díaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2007) by November 2023.

Diversity: Literary, Cultural and Linguistic Perspectives (Online Joint Lecture Series)

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Susan Brähler, Kerstin-Anja Münderlein

Angaben:

Vorlesung, Studium Generale, Gender und Diversität

Termine:

Einzeltermin am 8.11.2023, Einzeltermin am 13.12.2023, Einzeltermin am 10.1.2024, Einzeltermin am 7.2.2024, 18:15 - 20:00, Online-Meeting

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:
This lecture is open for the following modules within their study programmes that include a lecture without an exam as part of their module!

Lehramt Englisch RS:
Zusatzmodul Englische und Amerikanische Literaturwissenschaft RS BS a (2 ECTS)

Lehramt Englisch GY:
Vertiefungsmodul Sprachwissenschaft oder Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS)

BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik:
Studium Generale

MA English and American Studies:
Master Module Literature or Culture or Linguistics (2 ECTS)
Profile Module I/II in Literature or Culture or Linguistics (2 ECTS)

NOT open for Consolidation Module
(guest auditors: please contact Dr. Kerstin-Anja Münderlein)

2. (De)Registration:
(De)Registration in FlexNow (Literature and Culture): 01.09.2023, 10:00 - 31.10.2023, 23:59
Registration in FlexNow (Linguistics): 25.09.2023 - 19.10.2023
Deregistration in FlexNow (Linguistics): 25.09.2023 - 30.10.2023

Please register under the correct chair for which you want to attend the lecture: Englische Literaturwissenschaft (Literature or Culture, separate registrations on FlexNow!) or Englische Sprachwissenschaft (Linguistics)

Inhalt:

This course is the first instalment of a new transdisciplinary series of yearly online lectures offered jointly by the partner universities of the European Joint Master's Programme in English and American Studies. The first edition of Spanning regions and disciplines: lecture series of the European Joint Master's Programme in English and American Studies will deal with the topic of diversity from linguistic, cultural and literary perspectives and is available not only to MA students of both study tracks but also to students of Lehramt Realschule (as part of their Zusatzmodul Literaturwissenschaft) or Lehramt Gymnasium (as part of their Vertiefungsmodul Sprachwissenschaft oder Literaturwissenschaft) and BA students (Studium Generale).
The lecture series is an outstanding opportunity to interact with a group of international students and to get to know professors from our partner universities. The course will consist of four online lectures taught between November 2023 and February 2024 (via Zoom; students will receive access info via the VC) and a hybrid student conference on Thursday, 25 April 2024.

Lectures (working titles only!):
8 November: Binary or diversity? A multimodal approach to Michael Jackson's music video Black or White (Prof. Dr. Manfred Krug, Bamberg)
13 December: Why food studies matters (Prof. Andrew Monnickendam, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
10 January: Communities and Connections: Inter-American Perspectives (Prof. Dr. Roberta Maierhofer, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz)
7 February: First Person: Challenges and Affordances (Associate Professor Mena Mitrano and Associate Prof. Pia Masiero, Università Ca Foscari Venezia)

Student Conference on 25 April 2024:
Keynote lecture: Latinx Shakespeare: Carlos Morton's Trumpus Caesar and the power of political farce (Prof. Dr. Wladyslaw Witalisz, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie)
Guest lecture: Queer Literatures of the Caribbean (Assistant Professor Kedon Willis, City College of New York)

Ü Betreuungsübung britische und amerikanische Kulturwissenschaft

Dozent/in:

Pascal Fischer

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, benoteter Schein, ECTS: 2, Gender und Diversität

Termine:

Do, 14:00 - 16:00, OK8/02.04

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Modulzuordnung und Zugangsvoraussetzung / Part of modules resp. courses of study:

BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik (nur HF mit BA-Arbeit):
Vertiefungsmodul Kulturwissenschaft: Betreuungsübung (2 ECTS)

BA Medieval Studies: Anglistik: Intensivierungsmodul:
Kulturwissenschaft (5 ECTS), wenn die BA-Arbeit in Kulturwissenschaft geschrieben wird

MA English and American Studies:
Module Master's Defence (4 ECTS), if the MA thesis is written in the department of Professur Anglistische und Amerikanistische Kulturwissenschaft (Prof. Fischer)

MA Medieval Studies:
Anglistik: Intensivierungsmodul Kulturwissenschaft II (5 ECTS), wenn die MA-Arbeit in Anglistischer/Amerikanistischer Kulturwissenschaft geschrieben wird

An- und Abmeldung Lehrveranstaltung / Enrollment:
September 1 until October 31, 2023

via FlexNow "Professur für Anglistische und Amerikanistische Kulturwissenschaft" (Students without access to FlexNow (Erasmus or Joint Degree) please send an email to pascal.fischer(at)uni-bamberg.de or carmen.zink(at)uni-bamberg.de.)

Ü Technology and Culture

Dozent/in:

Pascal Fischer

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, benoteter Schein, ECTS: 2

Termine:

Di, 12:00 - 14:00, OK8/02.04
Einzeltermin am 12.12.2023, 12:00 - 14:00, OK8/01.26

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Modulzuordnung und Zugangsvoraussetzung / Part of modules resp. courses of study:
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik:
Basismodul Britische und Amerikanische Kulturwissenschaft: Übung (2 ECTS)
Aufbaumodul Britische und Amerikanische Kulturwissenschaft: Übung (2 ECTS)
Vertiefungsmodul Britische und AmerikanischeKulturwissenschaft: Übung (2 ECTS)

MA English and American Studies/Joint Degree:
Master Module British and American Culture: Tutorial (2 ECTS)
Profile Module British and American Culture I + II: Tutorial (2 ECTS)
Consolidation Module British and American Culture I: Tutorial (2 ECTS)

Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies im Rahmen anderer MA:
Master Module oder Profile Module British and American Culture: Tutorial (2 ECTS)

MA WiPäd: Aufbaumodul Kulturwissenschaft (Übung 2 ECTS)

B.A./M.A. Interdisziplinäre Mittelalterstudien/Medieval Studies:
Basismodul, Aufbaumodul: Übung Kulturwissenschaft (2 ECTS)

Lehrämter:
RS/BS: Zusatzmodul Britische und Amerikanische Kulturwissenschaft (Wahlpflicht) (2 ECTS)
GY: Wahlpflichtmodul Britische und Amerikanische Kulturwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
WiPäd: Basismodul Britische und Amerikanische Kulturwissenschaft (Wahlpflicht) (2 ECTS)

An- und Abmeldung Lehrveranstaltung / Enrollment:
September 1 until October 31, 2023

via FlexNow "Professur für Anglistische und Amerikanistische Kulturwissenschaft" (Students without access to FlexNow (Erasmus or Joint Degree) please send an email to pascal.fischer(at)uni-bamberg.de or carmen.zink(at)uni-bamberg.de.)

Ü Übung Methoden und Theorien der Kulturwissenschaft / Methods and Theories in Cultural Studies

Dozent/in:

Pascal Fischer

Angaben:

Übung, 1 SWS

Termine:

Mi, 8:00 - 10:00, OK8/02.04
Diese Veranstaltung findet alle 14 Tage statt. Beginn ab der zweiten Semesterwoche, am 25. Oktober 2023.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Modulzuordnung und Zugangsvoraussetzung / Part of modules resp. courses of study:

B.A. Anglistik/Amerikanistik:
Ergänzungsmodul Methoden und Theorien Kulturwissenschaft (1 ECTS)

An- und Abmeldung Lehrveranstaltung / Enrollment:
September 1 until October 31, 2023

via FlexNow "Professur für Anglistische und Amerikanistische Kulturwissenschaft" (Students without access to FlexNow (Erasmus) please send an email to pascal.fischer(at)uni-bamberg.de or carmen.zink(at)uni-bamberg.de.)

Inhalt:

This course provides an overview of important approaches in the theory of culture. We will study key texts that have influenced the discipline of Cultural Studies in the Anglo-American world and beyond. Rather than being based on a lecture-style instruction, this class should be understood as a forum to discuss students positions toward the texts. A thorough preparation of the respective material is therefore imperative.