American Literature of the 19th Century

Dozent/in:

Eva-Sabine Zehelein

Angaben:

Vorlesung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 4, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale, Gender und Diversität

Termine:

Di, 10:00 - 12:00, Raum n.V.
Class starts in the second week of term!

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:

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

• BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik
• Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies (and equivalents in other subjects)
• 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 (LECTURE)!

2. Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:

• active participation
• only Consolidation module: oral exam (see website for more information: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/amerikanistik/studium/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:

• Course (de)enrollment: September 1st – November 1st, 2021
• ECTS (de)registration: January 1st – February 1st, 2022

Guest auditors: please contact lecturer via e-mail.

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

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 is a survey lecture aiming to introduce or help review major American developments, socio-cultural themes and literary genres, as well as a diverse choir of American literary voices of the "long 19th century."

Selected literary texts (to be found on VC) will be discussed together – seminar-like! – in class.

Empfohlene Literatur:

All readings will be provided via the VC.

Forschungsseminar und Betreuungsübung BA/MA/LA (Amerikanistik)

Dozent/in:

Eva-Sabine Zehelein

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2

Termine:

jede 2. Woche Di, 16:00 - 18:00, OK8/02.04
Class starts in the second week of term!

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:

All degrees including a research seminar (Betreuungsübung) for literary studies or cultural studies:

• BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik (Betreuungsübung 2 ECTS)
• BA Medieval Studies (Intensivierungsmodul 5 ECTS, wenn die BA-Arbeit in Amerikanischer Literaturwissenschaft oder Kulturwissenschaft geschrieben wird)
• Lehramt GY (Betreuungsübung begleitend zur Zulassungsarbeit)
• MA English and American Studies (Betreuungsübung 2 ECTS)
• MA Medieval Studies (Intensivierungsmodul 5 ECTS, wenn die MA-Arbeit in Amerikanischer Literaturwissenschaft oder Kulturwissenschaft geschrieben wird)
• alle alten Studiengänge (Betreuungsübung begleitend zur Magisterarbeit)

2. Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:

• completion of advanced module (Aufbaumodul)
• active participation (individual tasks and group work)
• only M.A. supervision: thesis defense (30 minutes)

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

3. FlexNow-Registration:

• Course (de)enrollment: September 1st – November 1st, 2021
• ECTS (de)registration: January 1st – February 1st, 2022

Guest auditors: please contact lecturer via e-mail.

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

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 is designed for students who are preparing or working on a final thesis in American literature or culture, be it a "Magisterarbeit," "Zulassungsarbeit," "BA-Arbeit" or Master’s thesis. It offers continuous support during the process of preparing or writing the thesis, and provides an opportunity to share parts of it with other students. The course consists of plenary and individual sessions; the syllabus and readings will be available on the Virtual Campus.

In the plenary sessions, we will discuss general criteria and formal aspects of a thesis – such as possible topics and research questions, theoretical approaches, and structural issues. Participants will present (parts of) their thesis for discussion and feedback. The individual sessions consist of one-to-one tutorials in which you will discuss the argument and structure of your thesis with me. For students who write their thesis in literary or cultural studies in the BA, MA and new teacher training programs, this course provides the "Betreuungsübung."

Please contact PD Dr. Zehelein well in advance to discuss your topic and the requirements for the supervision.

Empfohlene Literatur:

All readings will be provided via the VC!

Home

Dozent/in:

Eva-Sabine Zehelein

Angaben:

Hauptseminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 8, Gender und Diversität, Kultur und Bildung

Termine:

Mo, 12:00 - 14:00, Raum n.V.
Class starts in the second week of term!

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) (and equivalents in other subjects)
• Erasmus and other visiting students (Seminar 6 or 8 ECTS)

>> Open for Consolidation Module literary studies!

2. Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:

• completion of the advanced level (Aufbaumodul)
• 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/amerikanistik/studium/consolidation-module-ma/)

3. FlexNow-Registration:

• Course (de)enrollment: September 1st – November 1st, 2021
• ECTS (de)registration: January 1st – February 1st, 2022

Guest auditors: please contact lecturer via e-mail.

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

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:

What exactly is a hometown? Why is small town life either desired or despised? Why do people call places “home” which are not their places of birth or even places where their families live? How – if at all – have definitions of “home” changed over time? What is the relevance of “home” for American politics? What role does real estate play? How strong is nostalgia in the projection of “home”?

The seminar will attempt to answer these and related questions by looking closely at a broad variety of North American texts (novels, short stories, paintings, photographs, film).

Empfohlene Literatur:

Please buy and read: Toni Morrison, Home (2012); Dionne Brand, What We All Long For (2005); Gabrielle Zevin, The Hole We’re In (2010), Alison Bechdel, Fun Home (2006).