Kolloquium für Master-Arbeiten

Dozent/in:

Birgitt Hoffmann

Angaben:

Kolloquium, 1 SWS

Termine:

Mo, 16:00 - 18:00, SP17/01.05

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Anmeldung zur Teilnahme über FlexNow ab 01.10.2018
Anmeldung zur dezentralen Prüfung über FlexNow: 14.1.-28.1.2019.

Die Veranstaltung kann in folgenden Bereichen belegt werden:

• MA Ir 05 Aufbaumodul "Arbeitsfelder, Theorien und Methoden der Iranistik", 1 Kolloquium, 1 SWS, Referat 30 Min.

Inhalt:

Das Kolloquium bietet Gelegenheit, in Entstehung befindliche schriftliche Arbeiten (Hausarbeiten, Masterarbeiten) vorzustellen und zu besprechen. Blockveranstaltung an 2-3 Terminen - werden noch bekanntgegeben - je nach Anzahl der Anmeldungen.

Sufism in the West

Dozent/in:

Michael Asbury

Angaben:

Seminar, benoteter Schein, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale, Kultur und Bildung, Zentrum für Interreligiöse Studien, Erweiterungsbereich, Den genauen Termin erfahren Sie bei Anmeldung. Bitte melden Sie sich bei der Koordination des ZIS für dieses Seminar an.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

The main working language for the seminar will be English but participants may contribute to discussions in English or German.

Inhalt:

To explore Sufism, often labeled “Islamic mysticism,” in the West, this seminar sets the stage with an historical overview addressing themes like potential instances of shared heritage from antiquity or medieval cultural transfer among Jewish, Christian and Muslim mystics; the shaping of Western perceptions of Sufism from early modern times on, such as through Sufi literature, colonial encounters, and Orientalism; and developments in the West that paved the way for the arrival of Sufism, like the emergence of popular alternatives to traditional religiosity. The remainder of the course will be devoted to discussing the varied forms of Sufism in the West from the early 20th century up to the present, whether universalistic, Islamic or both. In addition to mystical teachings and practices, topics include Sufi adaptations to the Western context, responses to reformist and modernist critiques, and involvement in interfaith dialogue.

Assigned Readings for Part One of the Seminar “Sufism in the West” (27-28 October 2018) Available for Download on the Virtual Campus The assigned readings that will form the basis for discussion during part one of the upcoming seminar “Sufism in the West” (27-28 October 2018) are available for download on the Virtual Campus. Participants are encouraged to do their best to complete all of the readings, but in consideration of the short time period between the start of the semester and the beginning of the seminar, key sections to be discussed are indicated in the seminar schedule, which is also available on the Virtual Campus. Participants are further advised to look for the main ideas within all of the assigned readings, rather than becoming mired and having a detailed understanding of only two or three readings.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Bruinessen, Martin Van, and Julia Day Howell, eds. Sufism and the “Modern” in Islam. London: I.B. Tauris, 2007.
Dickson, William Rory. Living Sufism in North America: Between Tradition and Transformation. Albany, NY: State University Of New York Press, 2016.
Geaves, Ron. The Sufis of Britain: An Exploration of Muslim Identity. Cardiff, UK: Cardiff Academic Press, 2000.
Geaves, Ron, Markus Dressler, and Gritt Klinkhammer. Sufis in Western Society: Global Networking and Locality. London: Routledge, 2009.
Malik, Jamal and Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh, eds. Sufism East and West: Reorientation and Dynamism of Mystical Islam in the Modern World. Leiden: Brill, 2018. (Forthcoming).
Malik, Jamal and John Hinnells. Sufism in the West. London: Routledge, 2007.
Raudvere, Catharina and Leif Stenberg, eds. Sufism Today: Heritage and Tradition in the Global Community. London: I.B. Tauris, 2009.
Sedgwick, Mark J. Western Sufism: From the Abbasids to the New Age. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017.
Westerlund, David. Sufism in Europe and North America. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.

Antisemitism in English and American Literature and Culture

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Christoph Houswitschka, Pascal Fischer

Angaben:

Hauptseminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 8, Erweiterungsbereich

Termine:

Mi, 18:00 - 20:00, MG1/02.05

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik:
Vertiefungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar (8 ECTS)

Vertiefungsmodul Kulturwissenschaft: 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)
Vertiefungsmodul Kulturwissenschaft. Seminar (8 ECTS)

MA English and American Studies:
Master Module English and American Literature: Seminar (8 ECTS)
Master Module British and American Culture: Seminar (8 ECTS)
Profile Module English and American Literature I-VI: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)
Profile Module British and American Culture I-VI: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)

Consolidation Module English and American Literature I-IV: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)
Consolidation Module British and American Culture 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)
Master Module or Profile Module I or III British and American Culture: Seminar (8 ECTS)

Erasmus and other visiting students:
Seminar (6 or 8 ECTS)

BA-Hauptfach Jüdische Studien:
B/H 2a+b (Einführung in die jüdische Religionsgeschichte)
A/H 1a+1b+1 Sternchen (Jüdische Religionsgeschichte)
V/H 1 (Jüdische Literatur, Kunst und Kultur)

BA-Nebenfach Jüdische Studien und Judaistik 45:
A/N-45 1+2 Sternchen (Jüdische Religionsgeschichte)
V/N-45 2a+3a (Sprache und Literatur)

BA-Nebenfach Jüdische Studien und Judaistik 30:
A/N-30 1+2 Sternchen (Jüdische Religionsgeschichte)

2. (De)Registration:
in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 01.10.2018 (10:00) - 10.01.2019 (23:59)
guest auditors: please contact lecturer

Inhalt:

While Britain and the United States have contributed greatly to the promotion of liberal ideals like justice, tolerance and equality, one should not ignore the ugly underbelly of narrow-mindedness, prejudice and bigotry that has also existed. That anti-Semitism has proved to be one of the most enduring and baneful forms of hostility can partly be attributed to its ability to transform – “like a virus, it mutates,” as Jonathan Sacks, the former Orthodox Chief Rabbi of the UK, put it in a speech in the House of Commons on September 13, 2018.
This advanced seminar in literary and cultural studies will look at many of the mutations of the disease from the early modern period until today. Christian anti-Judaism did not only decry the Jewish religion as callous and legalistic, but accused its followers of blindness, stubbornness and clannishness. Ultimately, Jews were blamed for the death of Christ. Racial forms of anti-Semitism, which developed in the course of the 19th century, elaborated on these ancient prejudices, hallucinating about unsavory Jewish character traits, filthy bodies and licentious practices. The irrational character of anti-Jewish racism is nowhere better illustrated than in the grand conspiracies Jews were suspected of scheming.
Drawing upon a plethora of texts and phenomena, the seminar will elucidate these elements in their historical contexts. Questions addressed in the seminar include, but are not limited to, the following: How is the issue of Jewishness and anti-Semitism negotiated in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice? In what way did nineteenth-century physiognomic theories reflect anti-Semitic ideas? To what extent does Charles Dickens' character Fagin in Oliver Twist epitomize anti-Semitic stereotypes? What was the impact of the The Protocols of the Elders of Zion on early-twentieth century attitudes towards the Jews? What role did Henry Ford play in the promotion of anti-Semitism in the US? Who followed Nazi ideology in Britain and the US in the 1930s and ‘40s? What Jewish institutions combatted anti-Semitism in America? How has anti-Semitism been portrayed by Jewish-American authors? What are the connections between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism? What is the debate about Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's anti-Semitism all about?

Empfohlene Literatur:

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Linguistische Werkstatt

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Julia Schlüter, Susanne Borgwaldt

Angaben:

Oberseminar, 2 SWS

Termine:

Mi, 18:00 - 20:00, U5/01.17

Inhalt:

Die Linguistische Werkstatt ist eine Vortragsreihe mit Diskussionscharakter, in der ein breites Spektrum an linguistischen Fragestellungen behandelt wird. Vorträge werden sowohl von in Bamberg tätigen also auch auswärtigen Sprachwissenschaftlerinnen und Sprachwissenschaftlern gehalten; auch Promovierende können die Ergebnisse ihrer Arbeit vortragen und zur Diskussion stellen. Die Reihe soll vor allem ein Diskussionsforum bieten, das über die Grenzen der einzelnen Fächer hinweg unterschiedliche Ansätze und Fragestellungen innerhalb der Linguistik umfasst. Promovierende der BaGL können die regelmäßige Teilnahme an der Werkstatt als Teil ihrer Pflichtveranstaltungen anrechnen lassen.