123425 SE Literary & Cultural Studies Seminar / BA Paper / MA American/North American Lit./Studies (2017S)
Re-reading the American Renaissance
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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- Anmeldung von Do 16.02.2017 00:00 bis Mi 22.02.2017 23:59
- Abmeldung bis Fr 31.03.2017 23:59
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max. 20 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
First session=MARCH 14!!!!
May 9, 10-4 SYMPOSIUM with guest lectures, mandatory to attend!
no session in the last week of the semester
Dienstag
14.03.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Dienstag
21.03.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Dienstag
28.03.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Dienstag
04.04.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Dienstag
25.04.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Dienstag
02.05.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Dienstag
09.05.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Dienstag
16.05.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Dienstag
23.05.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Dienstag
30.05.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Dienstag
13.06.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Dienstag
20.06.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Dienstag
27.06.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
The American Renaissance, referring to a period in American (or rather: New England) Literature so termed by F.O. Matthiessen in 1941 which ran from about 1830 to around the Civil War, has been a major category in the canonization of romanticist and transcendentalist writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Herman Melville. Matthiessen argues that all of these writers, heretofore little acknowledged, shared a devotion to "the possibilities of democracy." At the time of World War II and its Cold War aftermath, this interpretation recalled the literary nationalism of the mid-19th century, calling for a unique American literary style to distinguish it from British literature. In this class, we will re-examine core texts of the period regarding their alleged democratic values on the one hand, but on the other also try to find approaches to make these texts speak to prevalent issues of our own times. In order to do so, we will address a variety of critical perspectives on these texts, from feminism to race criticism and environmental studies. In addition, the process of canon-formation will be critically assessed.Methods: text discussions, lecture elements, single/pair/group work
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
1) written assignments: response paper; posting question for discussion on each text (by Monday 6 p.m., Moodle Forum)
2) presentation: research, audience-oriented 15-minute academic presentation (incl. slides & handout)
3) seminar/BA paper
You have to have a positive grade in each of these three areas to pass this class.
2) presentation: research, audience-oriented 15-minute academic presentation (incl. slides & handout)
3) seminar/BA paper
You have to have a positive grade in each of these three areas to pass this class.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
Grading Scheme:
ACTIVE Participation (discussions, questions via email, response paper) 25%
Presentations 25%
Seminar Paper 50%
ACTIVE Participation (discussions, questions via email, response paper) 25%
Presentations 25%
Seminar Paper 50%
Prüfungsstoff
Literatur
Available at Facultas soon:
Henry David Thoreau, Walden
Herman Melville, Moby Dick
Nathaniel Hawthorne, The House of the Seven Gables
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin
All other primary and secondary texts will be available via Moodle.
Henry David Thoreau, Walden
Herman Melville, Moby Dick
Nathaniel Hawthorne, The House of the Seven Gables
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin
All other primary and secondary texts will be available via Moodle.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Studium: UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-322, BA09.2, 10.2, MA5, MA6, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0406
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-322, BA09.2, 10.2, MA5, MA6, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0406
Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33