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123423 SE Literary & Cultural Studies Seminar / BA Paper / MA British/Irish/New English (2012S)

Contemporary Irish Fiction: Love in the Context of Ireland

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

IMPORTANT! First organisational meeting (obligatory): THUR 8 March, 16.00 c.t. - 17.30 Room 4 (English Department)

(For course description see English version of VVZ)

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

Montag 19.03. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag 26.03. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag 16.04. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag 23.04. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag 30.04. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag 07.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag 14.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag 21.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag 04.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag 11.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag 18.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Montag 25.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The seminar will focus on short stories and a novel by Irish writers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, dealing with varieties of love relationships in the special cultural, moral and religious context of Ireland. The texts selected will address such issues as premarital love, star-crossed love, involuntary spinsterhood/bachelorhood, the quest for one's soul-mate, romantic fulfilment in true love, unrequited love, loveless marriages of convenience, adulterous love-relationships, divorce, as well as short-lived erotic encounters resulting in unwanted pregnancies and their often dire social consequences in Catholic Ireland. The narrative texts discussed include works by celebrated writers like Edna O'Brien, William Trevor, John Banville, Eilis Ni Dhuibhne, Colm Toibin and Maeve Binchy, as well as aspiring young authors like Claire Keegan or Cecelia Ahern. The range of texts includes postmodernist writings as well as popular fiction in the "chick-lit" mode.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Requirements: regular attendance throughout the semester, active participation in the discussions in class; submission of one seminar paper in English (10,000 words; BA thesis 11,000 words), which must be an authentic work written by the participant individually (no group work!); one PPT presentation (individually or as a member of a group) of about 20 mins per speaker; a final essay (700 words+) to be written in class. - Deadline for submitting the seminar-paper: strictly at the appointed date (usually one week after the presentation, unless stated otherwise). - A feedback will be given within two weeks after submission.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Aims: Advancing students' skills in writing academic papers on fictional texts; deepening students' knowledge in literary theory and deepening their practical competence in analysing narrative texts; expanding students' knowledge of the literary and cultural history of Ireland, as well as their oral and written language proficiency and presentation skills; enhancing cross-cultural understanding.

Prüfungsstoff

One input unit on the historical and cultural contexts; interactive and computer-based teaching units supported by muti-media presentations and the use of the e-learning platfrom; students' PPT presentations and forum-discussion.

Literatur

Primary Texts:
Novel: Ahern, Cecelia. Where Rainbows End. London: Harper/Collins, 2004. (Participants will need to purchase a copy). - A "Reader" containing the short stories can be purchased at the Copy-Studio (Schwarzspanierstraße 10) from 8 March, 2012.

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: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33