Universität Wien

127011 KO Critical Readings in Literature (2017W)

Double Trouble: Dangerous Doppelgängers and Mysterious Mirrorings

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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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. 30 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 10.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Dienstag 17.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Dienstag 24.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Dienstag 31.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Dienstag 07.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Dienstag 14.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Dienstag 21.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Dienstag 28.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Dienstag 05.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Dienstag 12.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Dienstag 09.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Dienstag 16.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Dienstag 23.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Dienstag 30.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Uncanny doppelgängers, doubles, and mysterious metamorphoses abound in English and American literature and film. In this course, we will examine various aspects of this trope, ranging from Victorian figurations of masculinity and imperialism and Virginia Woolf’s idea of the “androgynous mind” to modern forms of mirroring and doubling in the context of replicants and cyborgs. Topics covered in this course will include: the doppelgänger as a feature of the uncanny; queer doublings; posthumanism as a transgression of the binary between self and other; issues of inclusion and exclusion; canon formation.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

regular attendance and participation in classroom discussions; oral presentations; portfolio consisting of individual assignments (e.g. critical review, close reading of key passages, blog entry)

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

45% portfolio, 30% oral presentation, 25% active participation and short assignments

All course requirements need to be fulfilled for a positive grade.

Prüfungsstoff

This is an interactive course ("prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung"). In addition to completing a (written) portfolio, participants are expected to read all set texts and actively participate in class throughout the semester.

Literatur

Texts discussed will include: Edgar A. Poe, “William Wilson” (1839), R.L. Stevenson, “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (1886); Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892), Virginia Woolf, “Orlando” (1928); Ridley Scott (dir.), “Blade Runner” (1982). A complete list of texts and information about additional material (secondary and theoretical texts) will be provided in the first session.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: BA 612; BEd 046/407
Code/Modul: BA08.3; BEd Modul 10
Lehrinhalt: 12-3000

Letzte Änderung: Mi 09.09.2020 00:22