Universität Wien

124083 VK BEd 08a.3: VK Literature and Language Education (2022W)

Race and Social Justice in African American Literature

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

An/Abmeldung

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

Details

max. 20 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Donnerstag 13.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Freitag 14.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 21.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 28.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 04.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 11.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 18.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 25.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 02.12. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 09.12. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 16.12. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 13.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 20.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Freitag 27.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The guiding objectives of this course are twofold: (1) to increase the students’ knowledge and awareness of social and racial justice issues in their personal and professional lives, allowing them to rethink their positionality as EFL teachers; and (2) to familiarize students with selected texts of African American literature and culture, providing methods and ideas for using culturally diverse materials in the classroom. Some of the concepts we will discuss will include race, racism, Blackness, whiteness and white privilege, intersectionality, as well as concepts related to African American literary studies such as signifyin(g), call-and-response, slave narrative, the blues, AAVE (African American Vernacular English), and Afrofuturism. Readings will include poetry, fiction, and essays as well as secondary, theoretical literature on antiracism and social justice.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Regular attendance and active participation throughout the course (a maximum of 2 unexcused absences allowed); short reflection essay (about 700 words); and teaching portfolio (comprising 3 elements: research assignment, in-class presentation, and lesson plan-based teaching demonstration).

All students must participate actively in the seminar, completing the assigned readings before they are scheduled to be reviewed in class and bringing the readings to class with them. Active class participation – which includes thorough preparation for every meeting, involvement in class discussions, seeking guidance from the instructor when necessary, and a general attitude of thoughtfulness and openness to different perspectives and new information – is as significant for each student’s final grade as their written assignments. This means that students are expected to work for their final grade consistently throughout the semester.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The total percentage of each student’s final grade will be determined according to the following:

20% class participation
20% reflection essay
60% teaching portfolio

To earn a passing final grade for this course, you need to obtain at least 60% (passing threshold) for each element listed above, complete each one of them in a timely manner, and miss no more than 2 classes in the semester. Any instance of plagiarism detected will automatically result in a failing grade for the assignment.

Grade scale (in %): 1 (very good): 90-100%, 2 (good): 80-89.99%, 3 (satisfactory): 70-79.99%, 4 (pass): 60-69.99%, 5 (fail): 0-59.99%.

Students will have the possibility to write their B.Ed. thesis in this course. Students submitting their B.Ed. thesis will have to meet all regular course requirements for their final grade. The thesis is worth extra 4 ECTS and will be graded separately. Students submitting their final thesis will also be required to make at least two additional individual appointments with the instructor (outside regular class time, e.g. during instructor's office hours) to discuss their projects and the criteria for academic writing that their thesis will need to meet.

Prüfungsstoff

There will be no written exam. The oral and written assignments will require the students to be familiar with (1) all readings covered in the course up to the assignment date; (2) additional materials as provided by the instructor; and (3) content covered and ideas presented during class discussions.

Literatur

Unless stated otherwise in the syllabus (provided by the instructor on the first day of classes), all readings will be made available via the course’s Moodle page. The following reading list is subject to changes at the instructor’s discretion.

Some of the materials we will be covering in this course include:
• Ava DuVernay’s film 13th;
• Raoul Peck's film I Am Not Your Negro;
• Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me;
• Poetry by Lucille Clifton, Danez Smith, Ross Gay, Claudia Rankine, and others;
• Short stories by Toni Cade Bambara and N.K. Jemisin;
• Selected prose by Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, and Jamaica Kincaid;
• Theoretical and critical texts on racism, anti-racism, and African American history and culture, including by Kimberle Crenshaw, Peggy McIntosh, Nikole Hannah-Jones, June Jordan, and others;
• Songs and lyrics by Bessie Smith, Nina Simone, and Beyonce, among others.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: BEd 046/407
Code/Modul: BEd 8a.3
Lehrinhalt: 12-4683

Letzte Änderung: Di 27.09.2022 13:48