Bending Rules and Confronting Normativity: Liquid Identity and Genderless Potential in "Queer" Literature

Dozent/in:

Igor Almeida Ferreira Baldoino

Angaben:

Seminar/Proseminar/Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 6, Studium Generale

Termine:

Mi, 10:15 - 11:45, U5/02.18

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:

1.1 Seminar
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft / Aufbaumodul Kulturwissenschaft / freie Erweiterung: Seminar 6 ECTS
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Ergänzungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar max. 6 ECTS
BA Berufliche Bildung: Basis/Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar 6 ECTS
LA GS/HS/MS/RS: Basis/Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft (b): Seminar 6 ECTS
LA GY: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft / Aufbaumodul Kultur wissenschaft: Seminar 6 ECTS

1.2 Übung:
all modules including an obligatory/optional reading tutorial (Übung) for literature and culture in
LA GS/HS/MS/RS/GY
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik
MA English and American Studies
MA WiPäd
Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies

2. (De)Registration:

in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 04.03.2019 (10:00) - 04.07.2019 (23:59)

guest auditors: please contact lecturer

2. (De)Registration:
in FlexNow!: tba
Guest auditors should first contact the lecturer

Inhalt:

“'Liquid life' is the kind of life commonly lived in our contemporary, liquid-modern society. Liquid life cannot stay on course, as liquid-modern society cannot keep its shape for long. Liquid life is a precarious life, lived under conditions of constant uncertainty” (Zygmunt Bauman).
Using Bauman’s theory as a start point, this seminar will approach and analyse Gender in various literary works from a multi-angled perspective.
Acknowledging its malleable and fluid characteristics, Gender will be discussed in relation to Power, Language, Sex and Body, Identity, Love, and how these mutually influence one another.
Furthermore, from a variety of texts, ranging from feminist science fiction, modernism and the Beat Generation, the course aims to “deconstruct”(Judith Butler) previously rigid concepts of gender and reshape such ideas as we advance, for instance, through the novels of Woolf, le Guin and Piercy.
Finally, the seminar will approach both masculinity and femininity from an “androgynous” viewpoint, that is, one that allows transition in between the binary opposites rather than the traditional stationary perspective on them.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Piercy, Marge - He, She and It (2016)
Butler, Octavia - Dawn (1997)
Woolf, Virginia - Orlando (2016)
Le Guin, Ursula K. - The Left Hand of Darkness (2016)
Kerouac, Jack - On the Road (2011)

Betreuungsübung für Bachelorarbeiten

Dozent/in:

Igor Almeida Ferreira Baldoino

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2

Termine:

Di, 16:00 - 18:00, U9/02.01

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

(De)Registration via FlexNow: 04.03.2019 (10:00) - 04.07.2019 (23:59)

Exam Preparation English Literature

Dozent/in:

Kerstin-Anja Münderlein

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2, Studium Generale

Termine:

Do, 10:00 - 12:00, U9/01.11
Einzeltermin am 26.7.2019, 9:00 - 16:00, MG1/01.02
CLASS STARTS IN WEEK 2

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module allocation
all modules including an exam preparation (Examensübung/ Übung für Examenskandidaten) on all modules including an obligatory/optional reading tutorial (Übung) in

LA GS/HS/MS/RS/GY

BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik

MA English and American Studies

Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies

2. FlexNow (de-) registration: 04.03.2019 (10:00) - 04.07.2019 (23:59)

Inhalt:

This course is designed specifically for students of all "Lehrämter" who prepare for the written "Staatsexamen" in English Literature according to the new LPO. However, students preparing other - oral or written - final exams are very welcome, too.

Students will first revise basic terminology for the analysis of poems, narrative and dramatic texts and receive an overview of literary history. After that, each session will be dedicated to one set of "Staatsexamen" questions from previous years. The range of topics (e.g. "Thema 1: Dramatische Texte der Renaissance," "Thema 6: Narrative und expositorische Texte des 19. Jahrhunderts" etc.) will depend on the participants' interest.

Empfohlene Literatur:

tba

Food in Literature

Dozent/in:

Chiara Manghi

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 4, Studium Generale, Erweiterungsbereich

Termine:

Do, 14:00 - 16:00, U9/01.11
Einzeltermin am 1.7.2019, 18:00 - 22:00, U5/00.17
CLASS STARTS IN WEEK 2
ab 2.5.2019

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

PLEASE NOTE: CLASS STARTS IN WEEK 2!

1. Module Allocation:

all modules including an obligatory/optional reading tutorial (Übung) for literature in

• LA GS/HS/MS/RS/GY

• BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik

• MA English and American Studies

• Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies

• BSc. BWL

• MA WiPäd

BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Ergänzungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar max. 6 ECTS

2. (De)Registration:

in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 04.03.2019 (10:00) - 04.07.2019 (23:59)

guest auditors: please contact lecturer

Inhalt:

Food appears in literary texts in countless forms: within a set of religious norms, with a specific symbolic meaning, within a narrative of conviviality, as means of survival,
as a recipe mentioned and described in a text and sometimes present as a paratextual element, just to mention some of the possibilities.
In this class we will learn how food in fiction can be an indicator of identity, gender, religion and, of course, power.
We will explore texts throughout the history of English literature (with some necessary short excerpts from other countries). Working with the Norton Anthology of Food Writing, we will, for instance, find an invitation to supper in Ben Johnson s poetry, read Jonathan Swift s A Modest Proposal (his solution to the famine in Ireland eating babies), poetry by Seamus Heaney, Charles Lamb s very entertaining A Dissertation upon a Roast Pig, as well as texts by contemporary authors and theorists such as Jumpa Lahiri and Terry Eagleton.
You will also become familiar with some other canonical texts outside of the British context, such as Proust s On the Madeleine, Upton Sinclair s The Jungle (I would advise not to eat before that specific reading), Walter Benjamin s reflections on eating, Roland Barthes meditation on chopsticks, as well as some excerpts from The Old Testament.
We will read in full Natasha Solomons novel Mr Rosenblum's List or Friendly Guidance for the Aspiring Englishman, where the protagonists very different attitudes to Jewish recipes, memory and culture represent opposite approaches to life after fleeing Germany during WWII, where Jack Rosenblum tirelessly tries to assimilate and to become a British gentleman by trying to forget his Jewish identity, whereas his wife Sadie stubbornly clings to the memories of her family, specifically cooking through her family cookbook. We will also read a non-fictional text, Anthony Bourdain s memoir and behind-the-scenes of the kitchen subculture, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.

Empfohlene Literatur:

·Sandra M. Gilbert and Roger J. Porter. Eating Words: A Norton Anthology of Food Writing.
·Anthony Bourdain. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.
·Natasha Solomons. Mr Rosenblum's List or Friendly Guidance for the Aspiring Englishman.
Please read Natasha Solomons Mr Rosenblum's List before the beginning of class. Please take with you Eating Words: A Norton Anthology of Food Writing to the first session of class. You need to acquire a copy of the book, since we will read and discuss most of it.

Forschungsseminar und Betreuungsübung Englische Literaturwissenschaft (Houswitschka)

Dozent/in:

Christoph Houswitschka

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 5

Termine:

Di, 18:00 - 20:00, U9/02.01

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik (nur HF mit BA-Arbeit): Vertiefungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft: Betreuungsübung (2 ECTS)

BA Medieval Studies: Anglistik: Intensivierungsmodul: Literaturwissenschaft (5 ECTS), wenn die BA-Arbeit in Literaturwissenschaft geschrieben wird

MA English and American Studies: Module Master's Defence (4 ECTS), if the MA thesis is written in the department of English Literature (Prof. Houswitschka)

MA Medieval Studies: Anglistik: Intensivierungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft II (5 ECTS), wenn die MA-Arbeit in Englischer Literaturwissenschaft geschrieben wird

alle alten Studiengänge: Übung Literaturwissenschaft (begleitend zur Magister- oder Zulassungsarbeit)

2. (De)Registration:
in FlexNow!: 04.03.2019 (10:00) - 04.07.2019 (23:59)

Inhalt:

This course is addressed at students who are preparing or working at a final thesis in English or American Literature, be it a "Magisterarbeit", "Zulassungsarbeit", "BA-Arbeit" or Master's thesis. It is supposed to offer continuous support to students while preparing or writing their theses, and to give them the opportunity to present and discuss their work with other students. The course consists of plenary and individual sessions. A definite schedule will be set up in the first meeting of the class. There will be a site on the Virtual Campus; access will be given upon registration.
In the plenary sessions, we shall discuss general formal aspects and criteria of a thesis - such as possible topics, structure, suitable theoretical approaches. Participants will present (parts of) their thesis, offering it for discussion and feedback. The individual sessions consist of one-to-one tutorials in which you can discuss the argument, the progress and possible problems of your thesis with me. For students in the BA, MA and new teacher training programmes, who write their thesis in literary studies, this course provides the "Betreuungsübung". The presentation of the thesis in a plenary session (max. 30 minutes) will be graded and counts as "mündliche Modulteilprüfung" in the BA-programme. Students in the Magister- and old teacher training programmes are advised to take this course to support them while writing their theses. Depending on the native tongue of the participants, the course will be given in English or German.
The course will be taught every two weeks, with individual meetings in the weeks where we will have no common session.

History of Poetry I

Dozent/in:

Christoph Houswitschka

Angaben:

Vorlesung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 4, Studium Generale, Erweiterungsbereich

Termine:

Di, 16:00 - 18:00, U5/01.22

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:
all modules including an obligatory/optional lecture (2 or 4 ECTS) in
Lehramt GS/HS/MS/RS/GY

BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik incl. Studium Generale

MA English and American Studies

MA Berufliche Bildung

Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies

2. (De)Registration:
in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 04.03.2019 (10:00) - 04.07.2019 (10:00)
guest auditors: please contact lecturer

Inhalt:

This lecture belongs to a series of genre surveys which cover English literature from the Middle Ages to the present.

Key Texts in Literary Theory

Dozent/in:

Touhid Chowdhury

Angaben:

Übung, 1 SWS, ECTS: 1, Studium Generale

Termine:

jede 2. Woche Mi, 20:00 - 22:00, U9/01.11

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:

• BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik (ab Studienbeginn zum WS 14/15): Ergänzungsmodul Methoden und Theorien der Englischen und Amerikanischen Literaturwissenschaft (alle Haupt- und Nebenfächer) (1 ECTS)

• BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik (ab Studienbeginn zum SoSe 2009): Ergänzungsmodul Methoden und Theorien (1 ECTS, ab Studienbeginn zum SoSe 2012 unbenotet)

• alle alten Studiengänge: Übung (1 ECTS)

2. (De)Registration:

in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 04.03.2019 (10:00) - 04.07.2019 (23:59)

guest auditors: please contact lecturer

Inhalt:

In this seminar we will study trends and schools in literary theory since the 1950s. We may discuss key texts by thinkers identified with formalism and structuralism, deconstruction and poststructuralism, gender studies and queer theory, psychoanalytical criticism, (Neo)Marxism and Cultural Materialism, New Historicism, postcolonial criticism and reader-response theory.
Depending on the participants personal interests, we may also consider more recent approaches like ecocriticism and possible-worlds theory or less "canonized" theories (e.g. systems theory).

The course is intended to assist students in both finding own approaches towards primary texts and in identifying mind-sets and methods applied in the secondary sources they read in their other seminars: "What theory demonstrates [...] is that there is no position free of theory, not even the one called common sense" (V. B. Leitch).

Empfohlene Literatur:

A course reader will be made available for download at our VC group once the schedule has been agreed upon.

South Asian Writers in English

Dozent/in:

Touhid Chowdhury

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 6, Studium Generale, Erweiterungsbereich

Termine:

Mo, 18:00 - 20:00, U9/01.11

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:

all modules including an obligatory/optional reading tutorial (Übung) for literature in

• LA GS/HS/MS/RS/GY

• BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik

• MA English and American Studies

• Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies

• BSc. BWL

• MA WiPäd

2. (De)Registration:

in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 04.03.2019 (10:00) - 04.07.2019 (23:59)

guest auditors: please contact lecturer

Inhalt:

South Asian writers’ writing in English began with the establishment of the British colonial system in the subcontinent a hundred and sixty years ago as a bi-cultural product and has been contributing a lot to the world literature since then. Many subcontinental writers have chosen English as a medium of expression and left a great impact on different forms of literature. For example Toru Dutt, Sri Aurobindo, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sarojini Naidu, Mulk Raj Anand, R. K. Narayan, Raja Rao, Kamala Das, Jayant Mahapatra, Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Khushwant Singh, Anita Desai, Bharati Mukherjee, Salman Rushdie, and some recent Indian writers such as Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai, Monica Ali, Jhumpa Lahiri, Zia Haider and many others. They have been using English to represent the culture and spirit they are from.

This course introduces students to the modern South Asian literature in English both written and published in most recent years. It examines literary dynamics of modern South Asian writing as manifested in novels and short stories written in English, in conversation with themes of identity, sexuality, nation building, Partition, exile and migration. The course also touches on key issues that are relevant to the region and its Diasporas around the world.

Each participant is expected to give a short presentation on the major topics of one text and to lead us into discussion. The main part of each session, however, should be devoted to close readings and to situating the text with regard to its historical, cultural and social context.

At the very first class, Students will be provided with a list of text that they have to choose from on which they would like to discuss in the class. However, there will be 2-3 set texts that will be announced on the same day that Students should get hold of them as soon as possible. As we will talk about a new text at least every other week, students should be prepared to do a considerable amount of reading during the term.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Obligatory reading before the semester begins:
Anam, Tahmima (2012, 2007): A Golden Age. Edinburgh: Canongate.
Chaudhuri, Amit (1999): Freedom Song. New York: A. de Knopf.
Hamid, Mohsin (2001, 2000): Moth Smoke. A novel. New York: Picador USA.

Optional/ during the semester reading list:
Ali, Monica (2004, 2003): Brick Lane. London: Black Swan.
Chaudhuri, Nirad C. (1999): The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian. London: Picador.
Deb, Sidhartha (2002): The Point of Return. London: Picador.
Desai, Kiran (2006): The Inheritance of Loss. London: Penguin.
Ghosh, Amitav (ca. 2007): The Shadow Lines. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Hossain, Begum Rokheya Sakhawat (2015): Sultana's Dream. Chennai: Tara Books Pvt. Ltd.
Khan, Adib (1994): Seasonal Adjustments. NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin.
Khan, Adib (2000): The Storyteller. NSW, Australia: Flamingo.
Lahiri, Jhumpa (1999): Interpreter of Maladies. London: Flamingo.
Mueenuddin, Daniyal (2009): In Other Rooms, Other Wonders. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Mukherjee, Bharati (2008): Jasmine. New York: Grove Press.
Rahman, Mahmud (2010): Killing the Water. New Delhi: Penguin Books.
Rahman, Zia Haider (2015): In the Light of What We Know. London: Picador.
Roy, Arundhati (1997): The God of Small Things. London: Flamingo.
Rushdie, Salman (1988): The Satanic Verses. London: Vintage Books.
Singh, Khushwant (1956/2006 // 2009): Train to Pakistan. New Delhi: Grove Press.

Tutorial for Students of MA English and American Studies

Dozent/in:

Igor Almeida Ferreira Baldoino

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS

Termine:

Mo, 16:00 - 18:00, U9/02.01

Victorian & Puritan Gender: Roles and Expectations in the Works of Austen, Brontë, Defoe, Hardy and Hawthorne

Dozent/in:

Igor Almeida Ferreira Baldoino

Angaben:

Seminar/Proseminar/Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 6, Studium Generale, Erweiterungsbereich

Termine:

Di, 8:00 - 10:00, LU19/00.13

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:

1.1 Seminar
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft / freie Erweiterung: Seminar 6 ECTS
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Ergänzungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar max. 6 ECTS
BA Berufliche Bildung: Basis/Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar 6 ECTS
LA GS/HS/MS/RS: Basis/Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft (b): Seminar 6 ECTS
LA GY: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar 6 ECTS

1.2 Übung:
all modules including an obligatory/optional reading tutorial (Übung) for literature in
LA GS/HS/MS/RS/GY
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik
MA English and American Studies
MA WiPäd
Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies

2. (De)Registration:

in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 04.03.2019 (10:00) - 04.07.2019 (23:59)

guest auditors: please contact lecturer

2. (De)Registration:
in FlexNow!: 04.03.2019 (10:00) - 04.07.2019 (23:59)
Guest auditors should first contact the lecturer

Inhalt:

Before Suzanne Collins' Katniss Everdeen, Veronica Roth's Beatrice Prior and even Wonder Woman in the twentieth and early twenty-first Centuries, a select group of literary women paved the way to our contemporary heroines and without power or superhuman abilities were able to bend or transcend their, then, rigid and limited gender roles.
The main focus of this course lies in the representation of gender in Victorian and Puritan Literature, thus, we will analyse the gradual changes that have happened in the portrayal of “womanhood” in literature, the various degrees of masculinity and femininity in the behaviour of female characters (psychological androgyny) such as: Austen’s Lizzy Bennet, Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Hardy’s Bathsheba Everdene, Hawthorne’s Hester Prynne and Defoe’s Moll Flanders; also how their fashion influences (positive or negatively) their image, their journey to become heroines and the impact of their image in the education of young and adult female audiences.
In addition to the above mentioned prose, the poetry of William Blake and his portrayal of women will also be of interest to this course.

Empfohlene Literatur:

To read prior to beginning of semester
Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice
Charlotte Brontë. Jane Eyre
Thomas Hardy. Far from the Madding Crowd

To read during the semester
Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Scarlet Letter
Daniel Defoe. Moll Flanders

More material to be added in class

Writing Workshop Julia Pascal

Dozent/in:

N.N.

Angaben:

Vorlesung

Termine:

Einzeltermin am 14.6.2019, 12:00 - 20:00, U5/02.17
Einzeltermin am 15.6.2019, 8:00 - 20:00, U5/02.17
Einzeltermin am 16.6.2019, 8:00 - 20:00, U9/01.11
Einzeltermin am 17.6.2019, 8:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 18:00, LU19/00.08
Einzeltermin am 17.6.2019, 12:00 - 14:00, LU19/00.13

“The Clash of Cultures” and Immigrant Experience in Brick Lane

Dozent/in:

Mahbub Alam

Angaben:

Seminar/Proseminar/Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 6, Studium Generale, The class takes place every biweekly, starting in week two

Termine:

Mo, 16:00 - 19:30, MG1/01.02
Sessions held on: 29 April, 13 May, 27 May, 17 June, 24 June, 8 July, 22 July

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:
1.1 Seminar
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft / Aufbaumodul Kulturwissenschaft / freie Erweiterung: Seminar 6 ECTS
BA Berufliche Bildung: Basis/Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar 6 ECTS
LA GS/HS/MS/RS: Basis/Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft (b): Seminar 6 ECTS
LA GY: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft / Aufbaumodul Kultur wissenschaft: Seminar 6 ECTS

1.2 Übung
all modules including an obligatory/optional reading tutorial (Übung) in literary studies in
LA GS/HS/MS/RS/GY

BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik

MA English and American Studies

MA Berufliche Bildung

Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies

2. (De)Registration:
in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 04.03.2019 (10:00) - 04.07.2019 (23:59)
guest auditors: please contact lecturer

Inhalt:

In Brick Lane Monica Ali presents identity crisis and uncertainty of belongingness among Bangladeshi immigrants. Some immigrants call the country they originally come from home, despite having British citizenship. This particular group of immigrants endeavors to keep their cultural identity, while another sees England as their new homeland and accepts new cultural trends.
In this seminar we will investigate these conflicts among the first and second generation of immigrants from multicultural perspectives and discuss related topics such as immigration, integration, assimilation and cultural identity.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Brick Lane Monica Ali
Course materials will be made available on VC.

20th-Century American Drama

Dozent/in:

Jiann-Chyng Tu

Angaben:

Übung/Blockseminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2, ATTENTION: The SECOND BLOCK TAKES PLACE ON JUNE28/29 IN ROOM KR14/00.06!

Termine:

Einzeltermin am 10.5.2019, 12:00 - 20:00, U5/01.17
Einzeltermin am 11.5.2019, 9:00 - 16:00, U5/01.17
Einzeltermin am 28.6.2019, 12:00 - 20:00, KR14/00.06
Einzeltermin am 29.6.2019, 9:00 - 16:00, KR14/00.06

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Modulzuordnung und Zugangsvoraussetzung / Part of modules resp. courses of study:

Attention: Please note that this class is NOT open for the Consolidation Modules!

BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik:

• Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft: Übung 2 ECTS
• Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft: Übung 2 ECTS, Zugangsvoraussetzung: Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft

BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik (nur HF ohne BA-Arbeit):

• Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft: Übung 2 ECTS
• Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft: Übung 2 ECTS, Zugangsvoraussetzung: Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft
• Vertiefungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft: Übung 2 ECTS, Zugangsvoraussetzung: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft

MA English and American Studies/Joint Degree:

• Mastermodul Literaturwissenschaft: Übung (2 ECTS)
• Master-Vertiefungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft I oder II: Übung (2 ECTS)
• Erweiterungsmodul I: Übung (2 ECTS)

Erweiterungsbereich Anglistik/Amerikanistik im Rahmen anderer MA:

• Erweiterungsmodul I: Übung (2 ECTS)

Lehramt neu GHS: Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft a (4 ECTS)
Lehramt neu RS: Zusatzmodul Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
Lehramt neu GY:

• Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
• Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS), Zugangsvoraussetzung: Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft

Lehramt neu GY (ab WS 11/12): Vertiefungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS), Zugangsvoraussetzung: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft
LA alt (alle), Diplom, Magister: Übung
Bachelor BWL, Studienschwerpunkt Wirtschaftspädagogik II: Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
Master Wirtschaftspädagogik, Studienrichtung II: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
Studium Generale: NICHT für Studierende im BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik!

2. Voraussetzungen für Punktevergabe / Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:

• active participation
• presentation

3. An- und Abmeldung / Enrollment:

• via FlexNow (Students without access to FlexNow (Erasmus or Joint Degree) please send an email to Dr. Nicole K. Konopka)
• An-/Abmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung (course registration): 4. März 4. Mai 2019 (March 4 - May 4, 2019)
• An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung (ECTS/ToR registration): 12. Juni - 12. Juli 2019 (June 12 - July 12, 2019)

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/dem Dozenten.

Studierende, die an der Lehrveranstaltung als Gäste teilnehmen wollen, melden sich bitte nicht über FlexNow! sondern per Email an und erscheinen zur ersten Sitzung; erst dann kann endgültig geklärt werden, ob Gäste aufgenommen werden können.

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

Inhalt:

This reading course on 20th-century American drama, designed to assist you in working through the reading list, will highlight and focus on several influential U.S. American dramatic works written since the 1910s in its entirety or as excerpts. Dramatic works highlight performative qualities of categories such as gender, sexuality, "race," and class. In addition, they also offer special opportunities to engage with literature more actively, for example, through scenic readings as well as viewings/hearings. Authors will include Susan Glaspell, Eugene O'Neill, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Lorraine Hansberry, Henry David Wang, Tony Kushner, among others.

Empfohlene Literatur:

For consistency, please obtain and prepare the listed editions/version of the texts:

• Susan Glaspell, Trifles (1917) [from the Norton Anthology of American Literature, shorter 8th edition]
• Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) [from the Norton Anthology of American Literature, shorter 8th edition]
• Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun, with an introduction by Robert Nemiroff (1958) [Signet Drama (1988) or Vintage Books (2004 reprint) editions]
• Henry David Wang, M. Butterfly (1988) [Plume]
• Tony Kushner, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes (1991) [Theatre Communications Group (2013)]

Other primary and secondary texts will be announced and/or made available via the VC.

American Literature I (Colonial Era - Romanticism)

Dozent/in:

Christine Gerhardt

Angaben:

Vorlesung, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale

Termine:

Fr, 10:00 - 12:00, U5/00.24

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Modulzuordnung und Zugangsvoraussetzung / Part of modules resp. courses of study:

BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS); Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS, Zugangsvoraussetzung: Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft)
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik (bis einschließl. Studienbeginn zum WS 2008/09): freie Erweiterung (2 oder 4 ECTS)
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Studium Generale (2 oder 4 ECTS)
Lehramt neu GHS: Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft a (4 ECTS)
Lehramt neu RS: Zusatzmodul Literaturwissenschaft
Lehramt neu GY: Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS); Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS, Zugangsvoraussetzung: Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft); Vertiefungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS, Zugangsvoraussetzung: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft)
MA English and American Studies/Joint Degree: Master Module English and American Literature: Lecture (2 ECTS); Profile Modules English and American Literature: Lecture (2 ECTS); Consolidation Modules English and American Literature: Lecture (2 ECTS)
Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies im Rahmen anderer MA: Master Module oder Profile Module I English and American Literature: Lecture (2 ECTS)
LA alt (alle), Magister, Diplom: Vorlesung
Bachelor BWL, Studienschwerpunkt Wirtschaftspädagogik II: Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
Master Wirtschaftspädagogik, Studienrichtung II: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS)

2. An- und Abmeldung (FlexNow) / Enrollment:

• via FlexNow (Students without access to FlexNow (Erasmus or Joint Degree) please send an email to the instructor of the course)
• An-/Abmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung (course registration): 4. März – 4. Mai 2019 (March 4 - May 4, 2019)
• An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung (ECTS/ToR registration): 12. Juni - 12. Juli 2019 (June 12 - July 12, 2019)

Für Studienortwechsler, Erasmusstudenten sowie Studierende, die den Leistungsnachweis zur baldigen Prüfungsanmeldung benötigen, werden im begrenzten Umfang Plätze freigehalten. Bei Teilnahmewunsch trotz Überbuchung des Seminars wenden Sie sich bitte per Email an die Dozentin.

Studierende, die an der Lehrveranstaltung als Gäste teilnehmen wollen, melden sich bitte nicht über FlexNow! sondern per Email an und erscheinen zur ersten Sitzung; erst dann kann endgültig geklärt werden, ob Gäste aufgenommen werden können.

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Inhalt:

This lecture provides an overview of America's literary history, focusing on the colonial era, the enlightenment, and romanticism.

The thematic, formal and stylistic features of a wide range of texts—sermons, travelogues, poems, essays, short stories, and novels—will be discussed in the broader context of America's cultural and intellectual history. In order to understand how different groups of Americans have imagined their culture at specific moments in time, we will analyze texts that address the diversity of American experiences in terms of religion, race, class, gender, region, and political conviction. We will also explore how texts from different genres have critically engaged with the past and with other cultures, charting new directions for the relationship between literature and culture. Overall, we will interrogate to which degree processes of modernization and the ideal of democratization can be understood as one of American literature's driving forces.

The syllabus will be available on the Virtual Campus.

Exam Preparation North-American Literature (Repetitorium)

Dozent/in:

Nicole K. Konopka

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2

Termine:

Mo, 12:00 - 14:00, U5/01.18

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Modulzuordnung und Zugangsvoraussetzung / Part of modules resp. courses of study:
Alle Module einschließlich einer Examensübung / Übung für Examenskandidaten oder einer verpflichtenden Leseübung in folgenden Studienrichtungen:

• LA GS/HS/MS/RS/GY
• BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik
• MA English and American Studies
• MA Berufliche Bildung
• Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies
• Studium Generale (NICHT für Studierende im BA Anglistik / Amerikanistik!)
• Joint Degree

2. Voraussetzungen für Punktevergabe / Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:

• active participation
• presentation

3. An- und Abmeldung / Enrollment:

• via FlexNow (Students without access to FlexNow (Erasmus or Joint Degree) please send an email to the instructor of the course)
• An-/Abmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung (course registration): 4. März – 4. Mai 2019 (March 4 - May 4, 2019)
• An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung (ECTS/ToR registration): 12. Juni - 12. Juli 2019 (June 12 - July 12, 2019)

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/dem Dozenten.

Studierende, die an der Lehrveranstaltung als Gäste teilnehmen wollen, melden sich bitte nicht über FlexNow! sondern per Email an und erscheinen zur ersten Sitzung; erst dann kann endgültig geklärt werden, ob Gäste aufgenommen werden können.

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Inhalt:

This course is designed specifically for students of all teaching degrees ("Lehrämter") who prepare for the written "Staatsexamen" in American Literature according to the new LPO. However, students preparing other final exams - oral or written - are very welcome, too.

The "Repetitorum" is meant to assist students in their preparations for the final written exam. The class, however, does NOT substitute each student’s individual study time! During class, students will receive immediate feedback about their level of preparation for the final exam. The most important aim of this class, however, is to provide participants with a platform to discuss complex issues, rather than particular details of one certain topic. Once again: the class aims to assist students in their preparations, but it does NOT replace independent study!

The class participants themselves choose the topics for this semester during the first session.

Forschungsseminar und Betreuungsübung

Dozent/in:

Christine Gerhardt

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2, 14-tägig / bi-weekly

Termine:

Fr, 12:00 - 14:00, U9/01.11

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Modulzuordnung und Zugangsvoraussetzungen / Part of modules resp. courses of study:

• BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik (nur HF mit BA-Arbeit): Vertiefungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft: Betreuungsübung (2 ECTS), Zugangsvoraussetzung: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft
• BA Medieval Studies: Intensivierungsmodul Anglistik/Amerikanistik (2 ECTS), wenn die BA-Arbeit in amerikanischer Literaturwissenschaft geschrieben wird; Zugangsvoraussetzung: Aufbaumodul Anglistik
• MA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Erweiterungsmodul I und II: Betreuungsübung Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS), wenn die MA-Arbeit in amerikanischer Literaturwissenschaft geschrieben wird
• MA Medieval Studies: Intensivierungsmodul Anglistik/Amerikanistik (2 ECTS), wenn die MA-Arbeit in amerikanischer Literaturwissenschaft geschrieben wird; Zugangsvoraussetzung: Aufbaumodul Anglistik
• alle alten Studiengänge: Übung Literaturwissenschaft (begleitend zur Magister- oder Zulassungsarbeit)
• Joint Degree: Free Electives (2 ECTS), wenn die MA-Arbeit in amerikanischer Literaturwissenschaft geschrieben wird

2. Voraussetzungen zur Schein- bzw. Punktevergabe / Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:

• regelmäßige aktive Teilnahme
• Betreuungsübung: Präsentation

3. An- und Abmeldung / Enrollment:

• via FlexNow (Students without access to FlexNow (Erasmus or Joint Degree) please send an email to the instructor of the course)
• An-/Abmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung (course registration): 4. März – 4. Mai 2019 (March 4 - May 4, 2019)
• An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung (ECTS/ToR registration): 12. Juni - 12. Juli 2019 (June 12 - July 12, 2019)

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.

Studierende, die an der Lehrveranstaltung als Gäste teilnehmen wollen, melden sich bitte nicht über FlexNow! sondern per Email an und erscheinen zur ersten Sitzung; erst dann kann endgültig geklärt werden, ob Gäste aufgenommen werden können.

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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."

How to Write a Term Paper: From Topic to Thesis to Final Paper / Betreuungsübung

Dozent/in:

Nicole K. Konopka

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2

Termine:

Di, 12:00 - 14:00, U5/02.18

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Modulzuordnung und Zugangsvoraussetzungen / Part of modules resp. courses of study:

How to Write a Term Paper

• B.A. Anglistik/Amerikanistik: BASISmodul Literatur- oder Kulturwissenschaft (Übung für 2 ECTS)
• Lehramtsstudiengänge Anglistik/Amerikanistik: BASISmodul Literatur- oder Kulturwissenschaft (Übung für 2 ECTS)

Betreuungsübung

• B.A. Anglistik/Amerikanistik (nur HF mit B.A.-Arbeit): VERTIEFUNGSmodul Literatur- oder Kulturwissenschaft (Betreuungsübung für 2 ECTS >>> Bitte kontaktieren Sie vorher unbedingt die Dozentin zwecks Themenabsprache!), Zugangsvoraussetzung: Aufbaumodul Literatur- oder Kulturwissenschaft
• B.A. Medieval Studies: Intensivierungsmodul Anglistik/Amerikanistik (Übung für 2 ECTS), wenn die B.A.-Arbeit in Kulturwissenschaft geschrieben wird; Zugangsvoraussetzung: Aufbaumodul Anglistik

2. Voraussetzungen zur Schein- bzw. Punktevergabe / Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:

• regelmäßige aktive Teilnahme
• Betreuungsübung: Präsentation

3. An- und Abmeldung / Enrollment:

• via FlexNow (Students without access to FlexNow (Erasmus or Joint Degree) please send an email to the instructor of the course)
• An-/Abmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung (course registration): 4. März – 4. Mai 2019 (March 4 - May 4, 2019)
• An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung (ECTS/ToR registration): 12. Juni - 12. Juli 2019 (June 12 - July 12, 2019)

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.

Studierende, die an der Lehrveranstaltung als Gäste teilnehmen wollen, melden sich bitte nicht über FlexNow! sondern per Email an und erscheinen zur ersten Sitzung; erst dann kann endgültig geklärt werden, ob Gäste aufgenommen werden können.

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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 discussions.

Key Texts in Literary Theory

Dozent/in:

Nicole K. Konopka

Angaben:

Übung, 1 SWS, ECTS: 1, 14-tägig / Erste Sitzung: 29. April 2019

Termine:

Mo, 18:00 - 19:30, OK8/02.04
Class starts at 6 pm sharp!

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Modulzuordnung und Zugangsvoraussetzung / Part of modules resp. courses of study:

• BA Anglistik /Amerikanistik ab Studienbeginn zum WS 14/15): Ergänzungsmodul Methoden und Theorien der Englischen und Amerikanischen Literaturwissenschaft (alle Haupt- und Nebenfächer) (1 ECTS)
• BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik (ab Studienbeginn zum SoSe 2009): Ergänzungsmodul Methoden und Theorien (1 ECTS, ab Studienbeginn zum SoSe 2012 unbenotet)
• MA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Erweiterungsmodul 1 oder 2: Übung Literaturwissenschaft (1 ECTS)
• alle alten Studiengänge: Übung (1 ECTS)

2. Voraussetzungen für Punktevergabe / Prerequisites for obtaining credit points:

• active participation
• presentation

3. An- und Abmeldung / Enrollment:

• via FlexNow (Students without access to FlexNow (Erasmus or Joint Degree) please send an email to the instructor of the course)
• An-/Abmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung (course registration): 4. März – 4. Mai 2019 (March 4 - May 4, 2019)
• An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung (ECTS/ToR registration): 12. Juni - 12. Juli 2019 (June 12 - July 12, 2019)

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/dem Dozenten.

Studierende, die an der Lehrveranstaltung als Gäste teilnehmen wollen, melden sich bitte nicht über FlexNow! sondern per Email an und erscheinen zur ersten Sitzung; erst dann kann endgültig geklärt werden, ob Gäste aufgenommen werden können.

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

Inhalt:

In this seminar, we will study trends and schools in literary theory since the 1950s. Our reading will be chosen from the key texts by thinkers identified with formalism and structuralism, deconstruction and post-structuralism, gender studies and queer theory, psychoanalytical criticism, (Neo-)Marxism and Cultural Materialism, New Historicism, postcolonial criticism, and reader-response theory.

The course is intended to assist students in both finding their own approaches towards primary texts and in identifying mind-sets and methods applied in the secondary sources they read in their other seminars: "What theory demonstrates [...] is that there is no position free of theory, not even the one called common sense." (V. B. Leitch).

This class is based not only on the reading, but also the in depth analysis of theoretical writing. Therefore, students are expected to prepare diligently for each session by (1) reading the assigned text(s), (2) studying each text's background/context, and (3) establishing some basic understanding of the theory discussed in the respective text before coming to class! Only then will it be possible for us to engage in critical discussion during our sessions. In sum, it is important for participants to do the assigned reading, attend all sessions and contribute to class discussions. Your input is mandatory and will be welcome!

A course reader will be available for students of this class after the first session, when the reading list has been agreed upon.

Ü The Romantic Period in Britain

Dozent/in:

Pascal Fischer

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, benoteter Schein, ECTS: 2

Termine:

Di, 12:00 - 14:00, MG2/01.02

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Modulzuordnung und Zugangsvoraussetzung / Part of modules resp. courses of study:

LITERATURWISSENSCHAFT
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik:
Basis-, Aufbaumodul Englische und Amerikanische Literaturwissenschaft: Übung (2 ECTS)

MA English and American Studies/Joint Degree:
Master Module English and American Literature: Tutorial (2 ECTS)
Profile Module English and American Literature: Tutorial (2 ECTS)
Consolidation Module English and American Literature: Tutorial (2 ECTS)

Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies im Rahmen anderer MA:
Master Module oder Profile Module English and American Literature: Tutorial (2 ECTS)

B.A./M.A. Interdisziplinäre Mittelalterstudien/Medieval Studies:
Basismodul, Aufbaumodul: Übung Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS)

Lehrämter:
Lehramt GY: Basis-, Aufbau-, Vertiefungs- und Wahlpflichtmodul Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
Lehramt RS: Zusatzmodul Englische und Amerikanische Literaturwissenschaft (2 ECTS)

KULTURWISSENSCHAFT
B.A. Anglistik/Amerikanistik:
Basis-, Aufbaumodul Britische und Amerikanische Kulturwissenschaft: Übung (2 ECTS)

MA English and American Studies/Joint Degree:
Master Module British and American Culture: Tutorial (2 ECTS)
Profile Module British and American Culture: Tutorial (2 ECTS)
Consolidation Module British and American Culture: Tutorial (2 ECTS)

Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies im Rahmen anderer MA:
Master Module oder Profile Module British and American Culture: Tutorial (2 ECTS)

B.A./M.A. Interdisziplinäre Mittelalterstudien/Medieval Studies:
Basismodul, Aufbaumodul: Übung Kulturwissenschaft (2 ECTS)

An- und Abmeldung Lehrveranstaltung / Enrollment:
March 4 until April 26, 2019

via FlexNow "Professur für Anglistische und Amerikanistische Kulturwissenschaft" (Students without access to FlexNow (Erasmus or Joint Degree) please send an email to pascal.fischer(at)uni-bamberg.de or carmen.zink(at)uni-bamberg.de.)

Inhalt:

The time from the 1790s to the early 1830s, which is referred to as the Romantic period in British literary and art history, was not only a critical phase for the literary and cultural development, but also brought about important technological, economic, social and political changes. Apart from the Industrial Revolution, it was the overthrow of the political system across the Channel that provoked a heated discussion about the constitutional institutions, the legal system, the hierarchical order, the role of women, and the religious establishment in Britain. In the course of the “French Revolution Debate” ideological camps formed up, often referred to as the Jacobins and the anti-Jacobins or the conservatives and the radicals. The new literary movement that emerged sometimes engaged with the social and political realities and sometimes tried to avoid them by retreating into the realm of the imagination. In order to deepen an understanding of the historical, literary and cultural processes of the time, this practical course (Übung) analyses key texts ranging from the pamphlet to the religious tract and from the poem to the novel.