Universität Wien

123226 SE Literary & Cultural Studies Seminar / BA-Seminar/BA-Arbeit / MA-Seminar (2012W)

Blood Lines: Vampires in Literature

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

BITTE LESEN SIE BRAM STOKERS DRACULA VOR BEGINN DES KURSES !
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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

  • Mittwoch 10.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Mittwoch 17.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Mittwoch 24.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Mittwoch 31.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Mittwoch 07.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Mittwoch 14.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Mittwoch 21.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Mittwoch 28.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Mittwoch 05.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Mittwoch 12.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Mittwoch 09.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Mittwoch 16.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Mittwoch 23.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Mittwoch 30.01. 08:00 - 10:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The figure of the vampire is a comparatively recent invention. Traditionally, 1819 is regarded as the starting point of the vampire's staggering literary career: this was the year that saw the publication of John Polidori's Gothic tale The Vampyre. Since then, the figure of the vampire has never quite gone out of fashion; thus proving to be truly immortal, or 'undead'. This is due in part to the vampire's early assimilation into pop culture, while recent series, such as Buffy, Moonlight, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries, Being Human and Twilight bear witness to a remarkable upsurge in vampire mania. Conceiving of the vampire as a vehicle for the shifting concerns of modern sensibility, we will trace his transformation from fanged fiend to fashion icon.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Assessment will be on the basis of attendance, active participation, small assignments, presentations, a short written exam, and a seminar paper.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

This course aims at a) discussing dominant cultural anxieties encoded in vampire narratives b) teaching a topic-related analytical toolkit c) enabling students to apply their knowledge and skills in their own projects d) alerting students to related issues such as psychoanalytical theory and cultural criticism.

Prüfungsstoff

eLearning, group work, lecture, audio- and video-excerpts, classroom discussion, student presentation, home study, seminar paper

Literatur

A reader with extracts from non-fictional sources and shorter literary texts will be provided. Powerpoint-presentations can be downloaded from the eLearning platform. Copies of the longer texts presented during the term (The Vampyre, Carmilla, Dracula, Varney, I am Legend, Salem's Lot, Fledgling, The Historian, Twilight, The Passage, etc.) will be available in one of the campus bookshops. N.B. STUDENTS NEED TO BE THOROUGHLY ACQUAINTED WITH BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA BY THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSE !

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: Diplom 322, 326/328, 336/338, 426/428, 436/438, 526/528, 536/538, 721-723, 821, UF 4.2.4-322, BA09.2, 10.2, MA4, MA6, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0265

Letzte Änderung: Do 09.01.2025 00:16