127012 KO Critical Readings in Literature (2023W)
Notions of Home in Speculative Fiction
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
Labels
An/Abmeldung
Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").
- Anmeldung von Mo 11.09.2023 00:00 bis Mo 25.09.2023 12:00
- Abmeldung bis Di 31.10.2023 23:59
Details
max. 30 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
Montag
09.10.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Montag
16.10.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Montag
23.10.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Montag
30.10.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Montag
06.11.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Montag
13.11.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Montag
20.11.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Montag
27.11.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Montag
04.12.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Montag
11.12.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Montag
08.01.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Montag
15.01.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Montag
22.01.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Montag
29.01.
12:15 - 13:45
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Students are expected to read the material for each session and to actively participate in the discussions thereof. These discussions can take on various forms, including creative engagement with the texts.
Each session/text will be accompanied by an expert task. This may include reading and/or researching additional material as well as presenting your findings orally in class. Each student has to choose and present two expert tasks over the course of the semester.
There will be two written tasks: The creative task will allow you to engage with the implications of a given text on a personal basis and will be assessed on the basis of passed/failed, while the written reflection on your process will be graded according to the grid presented in the first session. Please note that your creative output will be made available to your fellow students via Moodle. The written argumentation will allow you to take a position in the genre discourse and will be graded according to the aforementioned grid as well.
Each session/text will be accompanied by an expert task. This may include reading and/or researching additional material as well as presenting your findings orally in class. Each student has to choose and present two expert tasks over the course of the semester.
There will be two written tasks: The creative task will allow you to engage with the implications of a given text on a personal basis and will be assessed on the basis of passed/failed, while the written reflection on your process will be graded according to the grid presented in the first session. Please note that your creative output will be made available to your fellow students via Moodle. The written argumentation will allow you to take a position in the genre discourse and will be graded according to the aforementioned grid as well.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
Creative Task + Reflection: 30%
Written Argumentation: 30%
2 Expert Tasks: each 15%
Active Participation: 10%Students must fulfil and pass each of the course requirements and score at least 60 % altogether in order to pass this course.
Grading Scale:
1: 100-90%
2: 89-80%
3: 79-70%
4: 69-60%
5: 59-0%
You may miss a maximum of two classes (i.e., two times 90 minutes).
The plagiarism detection software Turnitin will be used on written assignments.
Written Argumentation: 30%
2 Expert Tasks: each 15%
Active Participation: 10%Students must fulfil and pass each of the course requirements and score at least 60 % altogether in order to pass this course.
Grading Scale:
1: 100-90%
2: 89-80%
3: 79-70%
4: 69-60%
5: 59-0%
You may miss a maximum of two classes (i.e., two times 90 minutes).
The plagiarism detection software Turnitin will be used on written assignments.
Prüfungsstoff
Participants are expected to study set materials and additional secondary/theory sources, participate in the discussions, and fulfil all tasks.
Literatur
Primary Literature:
J.R.R. Tolkien: “Prologue: Concerning Hobbits, and other matters” and “The Scouring of the Shire” from: The Lord of the Rings (1954-55)
Jordan Ifueko: “Oshun, Inc.” (2017)
Ben Aaronovitch: Broken Homes (2013)
Sequoia Nagamatsu: “A Gallery A Century, A Cry A Millennium” from: How High We Go in the Dark (2022)
Wole Talabi: “Polaris” from: Incomplete Solutions (2019)
Martha Wells: “Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory” (2021)Secondary Literature (excerpt):
Attebery, Brian. Fantasy: How It Works. Oxford University Press, 2022.
Blunt, Alison, and Robyn Dowling. Home. 2nd ed., Routledge, 2022.
Womack, Ytasha. Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture. Chicago Review Press, 2013.All primary texts as well as additional secondary texts will be made available via Moodle and/or the Semesterapparat in the university library. It is however recommended to procure a copy of Broken Homes for yourself.
The list above may be subject to changes.
J.R.R. Tolkien: “Prologue: Concerning Hobbits, and other matters” and “The Scouring of the Shire” from: The Lord of the Rings (1954-55)
Jordan Ifueko: “Oshun, Inc.” (2017)
Ben Aaronovitch: Broken Homes (2013)
Sequoia Nagamatsu: “A Gallery A Century, A Cry A Millennium” from: How High We Go in the Dark (2022)
Wole Talabi: “Polaris” from: Incomplete Solutions (2019)
Martha Wells: “Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory” (2021)Secondary Literature (excerpt):
Attebery, Brian. Fantasy: How It Works. Oxford University Press, 2022.
Blunt, Alison, and Robyn Dowling. Home. 2nd ed., Routledge, 2022.
Womack, Ytasha. Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture. Chicago Review Press, 2013.All primary texts as well as additional secondary texts will be made available via Moodle and/or the Semesterapparat in the university library. It is however recommended to procure a copy of Broken Homes for yourself.
The list above may be subject to changes.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Studium: BA 612; BEd 046/407
Code/Modul: BA08.3; BEd Modul 10
Lehrinhalt: 12-3000
Code/Modul: BA08.3; BEd Modul 10
Lehrinhalt: 12-3000
Letzte Änderung: Di 12.09.2023 18:47
In this class, we will take a closer look at how ‘home’ is imagined in texts assigned to the genres of fantasy and science fiction and how these imaginations represent (see Stuart Hall) real-world discourses on who is why where (allowed to be) at home.
We will read representative examples of various modes and sub-genres of fantasy and science fiction from high fantasy to Afrofuturism. These texts will allow us to not only examine the reaches of what a home can be, but also the (sometimes seemingly arbitrary) borders between (sub-)genres.
Close readings of the primary literature will thus be supplemented by secondary literature on both complex concepts: theories of home and genre theory as well as additional texts on the primary literature itself.By the end of the course, students will be able to …
... recognize and contextualize patterns of political discourses in literary texts.
... participate in the genre discourse within speculative fiction and beyond.
... write analytical and reflective texts according to the rules of literary studies.