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  The American West:ern: Exploring the Myth, the Place, the Genre [Import]

Dozent/in
Dr. Nicole K. Konopka

Angaben
Übung
Rein Präsenz
2 SWS
Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale, Gender und Diversität, Kultur und Bildung
Zeit und Ort: Mo 12:00 - 14:00, SP17/00.13

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 (not BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik!)

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

2. Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:

3. FlexNow-Registration:
  • Course Participation (de)enrollment: March 15 – May 01, 2022
  • ECTS/Exam (de)registration: June 01 – July 01, 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
In this class, we will explore the ongoing fascination with the American Old West – in the US and abroad. Based on a wide range of source material, we will critically discuss cultural narratives such as the western frontier, manifest destiny, westward expansion, and American exceptionalism – as well as their corresponding counter-narratives.

To gain a deeper understanding of the complexity of cultural production and its socio-political, as well as artistic implications, we will work with literary text and, of course, Western movies, but also paintings, photography, music, episodes from TV series, and even life-style expressions such as architecture, fashion, and food. We will explore how all of those cultural expressions shaped and still shape our image of the American West and – by extension – our image of the United States of America.

ATTENTION: This is a READING class! Participants must be able to read and review quite a lot of material between the weekly sessions. The class is also designed to assist you with the reading list of the American Studies Section and aims to contribute to your understanding of key aspects of North American literature and culture. Most of the material will be provided via the Virtual Campus ahead of each session. Students are, however, required to purchase three novels (print or e-book) and finish reading the first one before the beginning of the semester (see below)!

Empfohlene Literatur
Required Reading:
  • Owen Wister, The Virginian (1902) – read before the first session!
  • Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie (1935)
  • Rikke Villadsen, Cowboy (2020, graphic novel)

Make sure to order all of the books (print or e-book) well before the start of class, as some texts might take some time to be delivered!

In connection to this class, this term’s weekly media session will show classic examples of and modern takes on the Western movie. The Media Session takes place Wednesdays, 8-10 p.m. (sharp), in lecture hall U5/00.24. Attendance is optional, but highly recommended.

Englischsprachige Informationen:
Title:
The American West:ern: Exploring the Myth, the Place, the Genre

Credits: 2

Zusätzliche Informationen
Erwartete Teilnehmerzahl: 25

Institution: Zentrum für Lehrerinnen- und Lehrerbildung Bamberg (ZLB)

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