Betreuungsübung für Bachelorarbeiten

Dozent/in:

Susan Brähler

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2

Termine:

Di, 10:00 - 12:00, Raum n.V.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

(De)Registration via FlexNow: 01.03.2021, 10:00 - 25.04.2021, 23:59

Introduction to English and American Literary Studies (A)

Dozent/in:

Susan Brähler

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS, benoteter Schein, ECTS: 6, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale, Modulstudium, Frühstudium

Termine:

Mo, 14:15 - 15:45, Raum n.V.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

WICHTIG: Dieser Kurs wird auch im Sommersemester 2021 online via MS Teams unterrichtet. TeilnehmerInnen werden am Wochenende vor Kursbeginn via E-Mail informiert. Wenn Sie sich später zum Kurs melden, müssen Sie sich selbstständig bei der Dozentin melden!
IMPORTANT: We expect that this course will be taught via Microsoft Teams in the summer semester 2021. All participants will be informed about that during the weekend before the course begins. If you register later than that, it is your responsibility to contact the lecturer!

1. Module Allocation:

Basismodul (seminar: 2 or 6 ECTS) in

• LA GS/HS/MS/RS/GY

• BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik

• BA Berufliche Bildung

• BA Interdisziplinäre Mittelalterstudien/Medieval Studies

• BSc. BWL

2. (De)Registration:

in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 06.04.2021 (10:00) - 25.04.2021 (23:59)

guest auditors: please contact lecturer
WICHTIG Es stehen zwei Parallelkurse zur Verfügung. Termin A finden Sie in FlexNow! bei der Englischen Literaturwissenschaft, Termin B bei der Amerikanistik. Bitte entscheiden Sie sich frühzeitig für EINEN Termin! Studierende, die sich gleichzeitig für mehrere Seminare "Introduction to English and American Literature" anmelden, werden nach Maßgabe der Kurskapazitäten einem Kurs zugeteilt.

3. Tutorials:

Das Seminar "Introduction to English and American Literary Studies" wird durch folgende Tutorien ergänzt:

a) Begleitendes Tutorium zur "Introduction to English and American Literary Studies A" zur Vertiefung und Ergänzung der im Kurs besprochenen Themen; eine zusätzliche Anmeldung ist nicht notwendig. Dieses Tutorium wird von derselben Dozentin unterrichtet wie die Introduction selbst.
b) Basiskurs Bibliothek, bestehend aus eine E-learning Modul und einer Übung (90 Minuten); Anmeldung über den Virtuellen Campus der Universitätsibliothek.

Inhalt:

This course provides a concise introduction to major themes and methods in the study of English and American Literature. We will discuss key features of the main literary genres poetry, prose fiction and drama, explore selected approaches in literary theory and criticism as a basis for analyzing and interpreting literary texts, and survey the main periods and developments of predominantly English literary history.

Please note that all Introductions to English and American Literary Studies prepare students for the analysis and interpretation of both English and American literature. The only difference is that the Introductions taught by members of the English Literature section use literary examples from a primarily British context, and those taught by members of the American Studies section use primarily American examples. Choosing one or the other Introduction does not mean that you “specialize” in English or American literature, and you don’t have to take your later courses in the same area.

The following applies only to students whose Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft contains both the Introduction to Literary Studies and a lecture:
As of now, the final written exam of this Introduction to Literary Studies is also the module exam for the Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft. The exam will contain questions about both the content of the Introduction and of a lecture ("Vorlesung") (free choice: English or American Literature lecture). Students, therefore, are advised to take the introductory class either after attending the lecture OR in the same semester.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Meyer, Michael. English and American Literatures. Tübingen: Francke, 2011. (4th edition!)

The quickest writers off the block: Fictional Responses to Brexit

Dozent/in:

Susan Brähler

Angaben:

Seminar/Proseminar/Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 6, Studium Generale, Erweiterungsbereich

Termine:

Do, 14:00 - 16:00, Raum n.V.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:

1.1 Seminar
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft / freie Erweiterung: Seminar 6 ECTS
BA Berufliche Bildung: Basis/Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar 6 ECTS
LA Gym: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar 6 ECTS
LA GS/HS/MS/RS: Basis/Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft (b): Seminar 6 ECTS

1.2 Übung:
all modules including an obligatory/optional reading tutorial (Übung) for literature in
LA GS/HS/MS/RS/GY
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik
MA English and American Studies
MA WiPäd
Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies
Open for Consolidation Module Literature (Übung)
Open for Ergänzungsmodul Literature

2. (De)Registration:

in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 01.03.2021, 10:00 - 25.04.2021, 23:59

guest auditors: please contact lecturer

Inhalt:

To elaborate on Theresa May’s now-famous statement, Brexit not only means Brexit, but Brexit also means BrexLit! The label ‘BrexLit’ was coined by the Financial Times in 2016 to account for the substantial – and ongoing – literary output in the years before, during and after the Brexit referendum on 23 June 2016, which settled the separation of the UK from the European Union. The Leave vs. Remain campaigns triggered some of the most polarising debates ever witnessed in the UK, laying bare the profound fissures running through British society as well as the traditionally strained relationship between the UK and ‘the Continent’. That these current events call for investigation and explanation from across all disciplines seems only natural and, of course, British writers have contributed their share by exploring, more or less explicitly, the causes and implications of the Brexit referendum through the medium of fiction.
We will begin our seminar by problematising notions of Englishness and Britishness in the 21st century and investigate why the British have been reluctant Europeans from the beginnings of European unification. In a second step, we will examine the vocabulary of the Leave and Remain Campaigns. With these preliminaries in mind, we will explore the heterogeneous field of BrexLit. The mandatory reading for this class will comprise a variety of genres – satire, poetry, drama, short story, the novel and even music and film – and will allow for a discussion of topics as diverse as post-truth politics and fake news, hate crime, the challenges of ageing, the refugee crisis, queer and regional identities as well as environmental affairs.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Reading List:
Ali Smith, Autumn (2016)
Carol Ann Duffy, My Country: A Work in Progress (2017)
Mohsin Hamid, Exit West (2017)
Zadie Smith, “The Lazy River” (2017; available online)
Lucien Young, Alice in Brexitland (2017)
Ian McEwan, The Cockroach (2019)
John Lanchester, The Wall (2019)
Alexandra Büchler, Alison Evans, eds. Zero Hours on the Boulevard: Tales of Independence and Belonging (2019; short stories will be made available on the VC)
Poems of the 'Shore to Shore' Tour (will be made available on the VC)

Tutorium zu Introduction to English and American Literary Studies (A)

Dozent/in:

Susan Brähler

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, Studium Generale, Modulstudium, Frühstudium

Termine:

Mo, 12:15 - 13:45, Raum n.V.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

This tutorial is based on Introduction to English and American Studies A taught by Susan Brähler.

Welcome Meeting new MA students

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Christoph Houswitschka, Susan Brähler, Kerstin-Anja Münderlein

Angaben:

Sonstige Lehrveranstaltung

Termine:

Zeit/Ort n.V.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Wednesday, 07 April 2021, 11:00 a.m.

Inhalt:

This appointment will be held via Zoom. New students will receive an invitation link via e-mail a few days in advance.