Universität Wien

123046 PS Proseminar Literature / Literary Studies (2015W)

Multicultural London in Contemporary Fiction

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

What, exactly, does it mean to call London a contemporary multicultural metropolis? Starting from recent theories of urban space from Doreen Massey’s World City (2010) and Danny Dorling’s The 32 Stops on the Central Line (2013), this course on contemporary London literature offers different views of the city by Black, Asian, and immigrant British writers. The literature challenges popular and mainstream images of the city and exposes key issues of British culture and multiculturalism. The different perspectives on the city are enabled by close reading and analysis of one novel, a play, short stories and poetry. Essay writing skills will be covered throughout the course in preparation for a final analytical essay.
Moodle

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

Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Freitag 16.10. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 23.10. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 30.10. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 06.11. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 13.11. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 20.11. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 27.11. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 04.12. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 11.12. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 18.12. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 08.01. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 15.01. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 22.01. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 29.01. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Novel: Leila Aboulela, Minaret (2005)
Drama: One play from Hidden Gems:Contemporary Black British Plays 2: Six Experimental New Plays by Black British Writers (2012)
A course reader will comprise the extracts from Doreen Massey’s World City (2010), Danny Dorling’s The 32 Stops on the Central Line (2013), and other critical reading, as well as short stories, interviews and poetry extracts by writers including Monica Ali, Guatam Malkani, Alex Wheatle, Brian Chikwava, and Gabriel Gbadamosi.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

10% attendance & participation, 20% Moodle blog contributions (4 over the semester), 10% final essay research plan, 20% oral presentation of final essay topic, 40% final analytical essay.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

This course aims to provide students with analytical tools which they can apply to a variety of literary texts. This course exposes students to new British fiction through which to explore literary representations of British culture and identity. A focus on research methods and academic writing will culminate in a final analytical essay.

Prüfungsstoff

We analyse the fiction through formal literary considerations as well as through secondary readings from different disciplinary and critical standpoints (urban geography; postcolonial; feminist; multicultural). A focus on academic writing and research methods enables students to improve and practice essay writing.
Students must have read the novel and play before class starts.

Literatur

Leila Aboulela, Minaret (2005) and Hidden Gems:Contemporary Black British Plays 2: Six Experimental New Plays by Black British Writers (2012) will be available from Fakultas

A course reader of other material will be available in the first class

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: UF 344, BA 612; BEd 046
Code/Modul: UF 3.3.3-304, BA10.1; BEd 08a.1, BEd 08b.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-3041

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33