Universität Wien

120020 SE Literary Seminar / BA-Arbeit / MA American/North American Lit./Studies (2011S)

Diversity of Voices in Canadian Short Fiction

11.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 18 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 08.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Dienstag 15.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Dienstag 22.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Dienstag 29.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Dienstag 05.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Dienstag 12.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Dienstag 03.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Dienstag 10.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Dienstag 17.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Dienstag 24.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Dienstag 31.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Dienstag 07.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Dienstag 21.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Dienstag 28.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Short fiction has played a significant role in the flowering of Canadian literature since the 1960s. Several prominent women writers have gained international recognition as masters in this genre, especially Alice Munro and Margaret Atwood. The literature of Canada has also been increasingly shaped by “New Canadians,” who have come from other continents to stay and have contributed their distinct voices to the cultural life of Canada. The literature of the country has also continued to mirror the diversity of regions in which cultural productions are rooted.
The texts to be chosen for this seminar reflect these developments and trends and will be used to illustrate the whole range of literary representations of individual and collective experiences. Among the authors to be considered will be Mavis Gallant, Margaret Laurence, Alice Munro, Hugh Hood, Clark Blaise, Margaret Atwood and Janice Kulyk-Keefer, as well as Rudy Wiebe, Jack Hodgins, Alistair MacLeod, M.G. Vassanji and Rohinton Mistry.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

seminar paper (23-25 pages), regular attendance, oral presentation, active class participation, submission of two written reports on preceding sessions, final written test

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

to familiarize students with the imaginative richness of Canadian short fiction, reflecting the prolific production in this genre, especially by women writers, and the consequences of the recognition of ethnic diversity in Canada.

Prüfungsstoff

seminar participants will present their research papers and will be invited to discuss the set texts

Literatur

a Reader with selected texts can be acquired at Copy Studio from the beginning of February onwards

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: 322, BA12, MA5, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0264

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33