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Vorlesungsverzeichnis >> Fakultät Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften >> Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik >> Englische und Amerikanische Literaturwissenschaft >> Haupt- und Oberseminare (Vertiefungs- und Mastermodule) >>
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Island Fictions- Dozent/in
- Dr. Daniel Schümann
- Angaben
- Seminar
2 SWS, benoteter Schein
Erweiterungsbereich
Zeit und Ort: Einzeltermin am 16.4.2016 9:00 - 14:00, U5/01.18; Einzeltermin am 11.6.2016 9:00 - 14:00, U9/01.11; Einzeltermin am 12.6.2016 10:00 - 14:00, U9/01.11; Einzeltermin am 9.7.2016 9:00 - 14:00, U9/01.11; Einzeltermin am 10.7.2016 10:00 - 14:00, U9/01.11
- Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches
- 1. Module Allocation:
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik:
- Vertiefungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar (8 ECTS)
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik (bis einschließl. Studienbeginn zum WS 2008/09):
- freie Erweiterung: Seminar 6 ECTS
LA GY:
- Vertiefungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar (8 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies:
- Master Module English and American Literature: Seminar (8 ECTS)
- Profile Module English and American Literature I-VI: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)
- Consolidation Module English and American Literature I-IV: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)
Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies:
- Master Module or Profile Module I or III English and American Literature: Seminar (8 ECTS)
Erasmus and other visiting students:
2. (De)Registration:
in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 08th of February 2016 (10:00) until 10th of April 2016 (10:00)
guest auditors: please contact lecturer
- Inhalt
- Islands have captivated generations of poets and writers, as well as readers. Multi-faceted like the reasons for this age-old fascination are the poetic creations that are set on islands. It can be argued that it is essentially the 'amphibious' quality of islands as border zones between land and sea that has made them into favourite fictitious testing grounds for philosophic ideas and literary plots. Since islands are prime destinations of explorers, conquerors, and modern-day tourists, it can also be safely claimed that every island has its own myth(s). What is more, even non-existent islands have kindled the imagination of authors, as can be seen in the myths of Atlantis and Vineta, supposedly submerged into the Atlantic Ocean and the Baltic Sea, respectively.
This seminar will approach the literary motif of the island from different angles both in terms of the cultural background of the authors whose texts will be dealt with and in terms of the historical perspectives adopted. The tales and novels selected for discussion were originally written in four different languages English, Russian, Polish, and German. Consequently, a wide range of cultural traditions is reflected in these texts even if they refer back to certain common ur-texts of insularity (e.g. Thomas More's Utopia). The main focus will be on the following texts:
- Thomas More: Utopia (1516)
- Daniel Defoe: Robinson Crusoe (1719)
- Robert Louis Stevenson: Treasure Island (1883)
- Arthur Conan Doyle: The Lost World (1912)
- Evgeni Zamiatin: The Islanders (1917)
- Jan Józef Szczepa ski: Die Insel (1968)
- Vasili Aksënov: The Island of Crimea (1979)
- Lutz Seiler: Kruso (2014)
All of the texts selected for this class have either originally been written in English or have been translated into English or German. These works must be read by every student. Besides, every student is required to choose one of the works for which s/he will build up special textual expertise in the course of the semester.
This class will be conducted on five single weekend days (16 April 9:00-14:00, 4 June 9:00-14:00, 5 June 10.00-14.00, 9 July 9:00-14:00, and 10 July 10:00-14:00), which will leave longer breaks for reading and individual study. A list of topics for discussion and presentation, as well as deadlines for the submission of research papers will be made available on the Virtual Campus.
- Empfohlene Literatur
- McCusker, Maeve: Islanded Identities: constructions of postcolonial cultural insularity. Amsterdam et al.: Rodopi 2011 (= Cross Cultures 139).
Weaver-Hightower, Rebecca: Empire Islands: castaways, cannibals, and fantasies of conquest. Minneapolis et al.: University of Minnesota Press 2007.
- Englischsprachige Informationen:
- Credits: 8
- Zusätzliche Informationen
- Erwartete Teilnehmerzahl: 15
- Institution: Lehrstuhl für Englische Literaturwissenschaft
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