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"Outliving systems of tyranny": Hemingway, Iberian Contemporaries, and the Spanish Civil War -
- Dozentinnen/Dozenten:
- Nicole K. Konopka, Susen Halank
- Angaben:
- Blockseminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 6, Gender und Diversität, Kultur und Bildung
- Termine:
- Einzeltermin am 18.10.2024, 10:00 - 15:00, U5/01.17
Einzeltermin am 15.11.2024, 10:00 - 18:00, U5/01.17
Einzeltermin am 29.11.2024, 10:00 - 15:00, U5/01.17
Einzeltermin am 7.2.2025, 10:00 - 12:00, U2/02.27
- Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:
- 1. Module Allocation:
AMERICAN STUDIES
- BA: seminar for 6 ECTS in literary OR cultural studies (Aufbaumodul) >> open for Ergänzungsmodul !
- LA: seminar for 6 ECTS in literary OR cultural studies (Aufbaumodul)
- MA degrees: practice class for 2 or 4 ECTS in literary OR cultural studies (Übung) >> open for Consolidation Module !
ROMANISTIK
- BA (Spanisch): Seminar (5/6 ECTS) oder Übung (2 ECTS) im Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft; Übung (2 ECTS) im Vertiefungsmodul II Literaturwissenschaft; Übung (3 ECTS) im Profilmodul
- LA (Spanisch): Seminar (6 ECTS) oder Übung (2 ECTS) im Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft; Seminar (3 ECTS) im Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft; Übung (2/4 ECTS) im Profilmodul Literaturwissenschaften
- MA (Spanisch): Seminar (6 ECTS) oder Übung (4 ECTS) im Mastermodul Romanische Literaturen Typ B.
2. Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:
AMERICAN STUDIES
ROMANISTIK
- aktive Teilnahme
- Prüfungsleistung nach Modulhandbuch
3. Registration:
Please note that the list of participants is limited to 20 people in total: ten students from American Studies (instructor: Dr. Konopka) and ten students from Roman Studies (instructor: Susen Halank).
- Course (de)enrollment: September 01 - October 11, 2024
- ECTS/Exams (de)registration: January 13-27, 2025 (opens at 10 a.m.; closes at 11:59 p.m.)
For course registration please contact both instructors in one shared e-mail, indicating the subject area for which you are planning to take the class (American Studies or Romanistik)!
- Inhalt:
- In this course, we explore the literary, cultural, and historical landscapes of the Spanish Civil War through the works of Ernest Hemingway and several Iberian contemporaries. Our goal is to examine how these authors depicted and responded to the era s political turmoil, offering insights into themes of resistance, endurance, and democratic values amidst tyranny. Additionally, we will examine how writers up to this day reflect on the horrors of the war and its aftermath.
Students will engage with a diverse range of materials, including novels, plays, poems, and short stories. In addition to literary texts, the course will incorporate discussions of films and paintings that portray the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath, providing a multidimensional understanding of the time period.
As part of this seminar, we will embark on an immersive field trip to Spain, visiting key locations such as Barcelona, Madrid, Pamplona, and the Spanish North. These visits will enrich our understanding of the cultural and historical context, allowing students to experience firsthand the settings that inspired these pivotal works of literature and art.
Excursion to Spain: January 08-15, 2025 (8 days, including stops in Barcelona, Madrid, Pamplona, Bilbao, and Guernica)
Costs: 550 per person (must be paid in full after the first meeting in October; includes transport, accommodations, and entrance fees) Info: We are currently applying for additional funding, hoping to reimburse parts of the costs.
Mandatory Friday meetings in Bamberg:
- October 18, 2024, 10-12 a.m. c.t. (general orga)
- November 15, 2024, 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. s.t. (historical context)
- November 29, 2024, 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. s.t. (literary context)
- January 24, 2025 (debriefing)
Course Language: Due to the expected number of international students, it is very likely that the course language will be English. Exams etc. will, of course, be held in the language required by your module handbook.
For course registration please contact both instructors in one shared e-mail, indicating the subject area for which you are planning to take the class (American Studies/Romanistik)!
- Empfohlene Literatur:
- The final reading list of this course will be discussed (and possibly altered) together with the participants in the first week of the semester. Therefore, we invite you to read as much as you can throughout the summer break and bring at least two of your personal reading recommendations to the first session. Any genre (prose, poetry, drama) might be considered.
Furthermore, we expect you to find out as much as you can about the following books before our first meeting in October, since they will form the basis of our course reading - a list that will be completed with the help of your recommendations in the first session of the semester:
- Javier Cercas, Soldados de Salamina (transl.: Soldiers of Salamis)
- Carmen Laforet, Nada
- Rafael Sanchez Ferlosio, El Jarama (transl.: The River)
- Federico Garcia Lorca, La Casa de Bernada Alba (transl.: The House of Bernada Alba)
- Ernest Hemingway: In Our Time (1925); The Sun Also Rises (1926); The Fifth Column And Four Stories of the Spanish Civil War (1938); For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940)
- Munro Leaf, The Story of Ferdinand (1936)
Shorter literary texts (short stories, essays, poetry) and secondary reading will be made available on the VC.
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How to Write a Term Paper | Betreuungsübung Konopka -
- Dozent/in:
- Nicole K. Konopka
- Angaben:
- Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2
- Termine:
- Do, 10:00 - 12:00, M3/00.16
- 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)
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 02 - October 18, 2024
- ECTS/Exams (de)registration: January 13-27, 2025 (opens at 10 a.m.; closes at 11:59 p.m.)
Registration is open from 10 a.m. until 11:59 p.m.!
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 engage in discussions.
- Empfohlene Literatur:
- All readings will be provided via the VC!
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In the Spotlight: A Survey of US-American Literary History (e-learning course) -
- Dozent/in:
- Nicole K. Konopka
- Angaben:
- Proseminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 6, Gender und Diversität, Modulstudium, Dies ist ein reines Online-Seminar. Anmeldung erfolgt über die VHB!
- Termine:
- Zeit n.V., Online-Webinar
Der Kurs findet ausschließlich virtuell statt. Er steht über die virtuelle Hochschule Bayern Studierenden aller bayerischen Universitäten bzw. Hochschulen zur Verfügung.
- Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:
- 1. Modulzuordnung und Zugangsvoraussetzung / Part of modules resp. courses of study:
- BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar 6 ECTS; Zugangsvoraussetzung: Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft
- Lehramt Englisch: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar 6 ECTS; Zugangsvoraussetzung: Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft
2. Voraussetzungen für Punktevergabe / Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:
- active participation (individual tasks and group work)
- term paper in English (following the Style Sheet)
3. An- und Abmeldung / Enrollment:
- via Virtuelle Hochschule Bayern!
- An-/Abmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung/course registration: October 01-31, 2024 (via vhb website!)
- An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung/exam registration: January 01 - February 01, 2025 (via email to the instructor)
Die Lehrveranstaltung ist als Online-Kurs konzipiert. Sie steht über die virtuelle Hochschule Bayern [ https://www.vhb.org/startseite ] Studierenden aller bayerischen Universitäten bzw. Hochschulen zur Verfügung.
- Inhalt:
- This seminar is an internet-based survey course that offers students in the “Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft” an overview of the main developments in US-American literary history. The class will help students to understand the links between literary periods, their central ideas, and important stylistic features. The course provides participants with detailed information about the complexities that underlie and connect each literary work and period. The course’s other main goal is to familiarize students with key texts and key discourses of US-American literature, such as race, class, and gender. The texts were chosen because they either represent crucial aspects of their respective literary periods, or because they address topics and concepts that were controversial at this particular point in history.
Despite being an E-Learning course, this is a discussion-based class, so active participation is crucial. Participants are required to contribute to class discussions by posting at least two quality responses per forum. Your learning process will be enabled through your active involvement in the different assignments, which are designed to allow you as much creative freedom as possible while assisting you in your reading and understanding of the poems, short stories, novels, and plays.
- Empfohlene Literatur:
- Most readings will be made available via the Learning Management System (VC/Moodle).
Two texts, however, need to be acquired by each participant individually:
- Kate Chopin, The Awakening (1899)
- Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children’s Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death (1969)
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Introduction to English and American Literary Studies (B) -
- Dozent/in:
- Nicole K. Konopka
- Angaben:
- Proseminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 6, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale, Gender und Diversität, Kultur und Bildung, Zentrum für Mittelalterstudien, Zentrum für Interreligiöse Studien, Modulstudium
- Termine:
- Di, 16:00 - 18:00, U5/00.24
Einzeltermin am 22.10.2024, 16:00 - 18:00, U2/00.25
Einzeltermin am 5.11.2024, 19:00 - 23:00, Raum n.V.
Die Sitzung am 5. November wird durch die Election Night im Audimax ersetzt.
- Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:
- 1. Module Allocation:
All degrees requiring an introductory seminar for their basic module in literary studies for 6 or 8 ECTS (Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft):
- BA Anglistik-Amerikanistik / BA Berufliche Bildung / BA Interdisziplinäre Mittelalterstudien/Medieval Studies
- BSc. BWL
- LA GS/HS/MS/RS/GY
- MA WiPäd
2. Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:
- 6 ECTS: active participation in the seminar, course tutorial, library tutorial, final written exam
- 8 ECTS (module exam): active participation in the seminar, course tutorial, library tutorial, final written exam (see additional information below!)
The following applies ONLY to students whose Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft contains BOTH the Introduction to Literary Studies and a lecture (see module handbook):
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 the lecture (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.
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: October 08-18, 2024
- ECTS/Exams registration: January 13-27, 2025 (opens at 10 a.m.; closes at 11:59 p.m.) - de-registration is possible until midnight before the final exam!
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/
WICHTIG: Es stehen diverse Parallelkurse zur Verfügung. Den Termin A finden Sie in Flexnow bei der Englischen Literaturwissenschaft, den Termin B bei der Amerikanistik. Bitte entscheiden Sie sich frühzeitig für EINEN Termin!
Für Studienortwechsler, Erasmusstudenten sowie Studierende, die den Leistungsnachweis zur baldigen Prüfungsanmeldung benötigen, werden im begrenzten Umfang Plätze freigehalten. Bei Überbuchung des Seminars fällt die Entscheidung über die Teilnahme in Rücksprache mit der Dozentin.
- Inhalt:
- This course provides a concise introduction to major themes and methods in the study of English and American literature with a focus on 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 American literary history. The focus, however, will be on the discussion of textual examples from these various vantage points. The goal of this course is to enable you to articulate up-to-date readings of texts from different genres, in their cultural contexts, informed by key theories and analytical methods.
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 Introduction taught by members of the English Literature section uses literary examples from a primarily British context, and the one taught by members of the American Studies section uses 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.
- Empfohlene Literatur:
- Michael Meyer. English and American Literature. 4th ed. UTB Basic. Tübingen: Francke, 2010. (or a newer edition; Ebook welcome!)
All other readings will be provided via the VC!
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Media Session "The Weird and Wondrous: 1980s Fantasy Icons" -
- Dozent/in:
- Nicole K. Konopka
- Angaben:
- Sonstige Lehrveranstaltung, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis
- Termine:
- Fr, 18:00 - 21:00, U5/00.24
Einzeltermin am 13.12.2024, 18:00 - 24:00, U7/01.05
Einzeltermin am 14.12.2024, 0:00 - 7:00, U7/01.05
The first screening takes place on November 08, 2024!
- Inhalt:
- The Media Session is designed as an extension of those classes of the American Studies Section that work with movies. However, we encourage all students to attend the movie sessions, because we show American classics as well as classics inspired by America.
This semester we will focus on movies that are weird and wondrous and movies about the weird and wondrous. This includes (but is not limited to!) magical creatures, plots that embrace the bizarre, and characters that are as unforgettable as they are entertaining.
For the first time, we will focus primarily on movies from only one decade, namely the 1980s - an era of legendary fantasy films (many of which have now become cult classics). This will give us a chance to observe and discuss the development of the idea of what exactly is 'weird' against the backdrop of multiple movie genres (e.g. comedy, drama, satire, horror, and animation), as well as distinct changes in US-American culture over the course of 'only' ten years.
Additionally and as a special treat, we will host an all-night-long-film-marathon just before Christmas. This time we'll watch all the Lord of the Rings movies - extended editions, of course. Make sure to sign up on NEAS (VC course "News in English and American Studies") to receive the exact schedule in the beginning of the semester!
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Methods and Theories of Cultural Studies (Methodenübung Ergänzungsmodul Kulturwissenschaft) -
- Dozent/in:
- Nicole K. Konopka
- Angaben:
- Übung, 1 SWS, ECTS: 1, Gender und Diversität, Kultur und Bildung
- Termine:
- Mi, 12:00 - 14:00, U9/01.11
The first session takes place on October 23, 2024!
- Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:
- 1. Module Allocation:
- BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik (Methods and Theories in Cultural Studies Übung 1 ECTS)
- Studium Generale
>> NOT Open for ‘Ergänzungsmodul’ literary studies!
2. Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:
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 Participation (de)enrollment: September 02 – October 18, 2024
- ECTS/Exam (de)registration: January 13-27, 2025 (opens at 10 a.m.; closes at 11:59 p.m.)
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 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.
- Empfohlene Literatur:
- All readings will be provided via the VC!
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