135032 PS Literaturtheorie (PS): Postcolonial Literary Theory (2023W)
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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- Anmeldung von Fr 01.09.2023 00:01 bis Mi 20.09.2023 23:59
- Abmeldung bis Di 31.10.2023 23:59
Details
max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
- Dobrota Pucherova
- Kai Moritz Andreas (TutorIn)
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
Montag
02.10.
15:15 - 16:45
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Montag
09.10.
15:15 - 16:45
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Montag
16.10.
15:15 - 16:45
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Montag
23.10.
15:15 - 16:45
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Montag
30.10.
15:15 - 16:45
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Montag
06.11.
15:15 - 16:45
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Montag
13.11.
15:15 - 16:45
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Montag
20.11.
15:15 - 16:45
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Montag
27.11.
15:15 - 16:45
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Montag
04.12.
15:15 - 16:45
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Montag
11.12.
15:15 - 16:45
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Montag
08.01.
15:15 - 16:45
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Montag
15.01.
15:15 - 16:45
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Montag
22.01.
15:15 - 16:45
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Montag
29.01.
15:15 - 16:45
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
-homework- 5 short response essays on weekly topics, app. 600 words each (20%)
-participation in class discussion (10%)
-oral presentation and leading discussion (20%)
-seminar paper, 3500 words (50%)
-participation in class discussion (10%)
-oral presentation and leading discussion (20%)
-seminar paper, 3500 words (50%)
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
minimum requirements:
-regular attendance
-participation in class
-submitting homework essays on time
-5 short response essays (20%)
-oral presentation and discussion leading (20%)
-seminar paper (50%). Topics will be given to choose from. Minimum requirements and assessment criteria for the final essay:1) Contents (in particular detection of the central points; clear formulation, structure and organization of the argument, supported with evidence from primary and secondary sources; the ability to read text closely and interpret both form, content and context; the ability to reflect critically on the relations between primary and relevant secondary texts, instead of just citing secondary texts as a source of authority and interpretation; correctness of methodology; originality; creativity 60%2) Format (esp. layout, formatting, and citation practice): 20%3) Language (particularly scholarly terminology and correct use of technical terms; clear and understandable language; correct spelling, grammar, and sentence composition; style): 20%In all three areas at least 50% of the points must be achieved in order to obtain credit. The mark breakdown is as follows:(1) 90-100 %
(2) 80-89 %
(3) 65-79 %
(4) 50-64 %
(5) 49 -0 %
-regular attendance
-participation in class
-submitting homework essays on time
-5 short response essays (20%)
-oral presentation and discussion leading (20%)
-seminar paper (50%). Topics will be given to choose from. Minimum requirements and assessment criteria for the final essay:1) Contents (in particular detection of the central points; clear formulation, structure and organization of the argument, supported with evidence from primary and secondary sources; the ability to read text closely and interpret both form, content and context; the ability to reflect critically on the relations between primary and relevant secondary texts, instead of just citing secondary texts as a source of authority and interpretation; correctness of methodology; originality; creativity 60%2) Format (esp. layout, formatting, and citation practice): 20%3) Language (particularly scholarly terminology and correct use of technical terms; clear and understandable language; correct spelling, grammar, and sentence composition; style): 20%In all three areas at least 50% of the points must be achieved in order to obtain credit. The mark breakdown is as follows:(1) 90-100 %
(2) 80-89 %
(3) 65-79 %
(4) 50-64 %
(5) 49 -0 %
Prüfungsstoff
colonial and anti-colonial discourses
orientalism
postcolonial re-reading of imperial writing
writing back to the centre
re-reading and re-writing English literature
neocolonialism and globalization in literature
orientalism
postcolonial re-reading of imperial writing
writing back to the centre
re-reading and re-writing English literature
neocolonialism and globalization in literature
Literatur
Primary literature:
Rudyard Kipling, Kim (1901)
Jamaica Kincaid, “On Seeing England for the First Time” (1991)
Chinua Achebe, “An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness” (1977)
Jamaica Kincaid, A Small Place (1988)
Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John (1985)
Karen Blixen, Out of Africa (1937) (pp. 32-42 and 269-271)
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, “Her Cook, Her Dog: Karen Blixen’s Africa” (1993)
Salman Rushdie, “The Empire Writes Back with a Vengeance”(1982)
P. L. Travers, Mary Poppins (1934)
Jane Austen, Mansfield Park (1814)
William Shakespeare, The Tempest (1610-1611)
Michel de Montaigne, Of Cannibals (1580)
Aimé Césaire, Une Tempête (1968)
Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe (1719)
J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan; Or the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up (1904)Secondary literature:
Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin, The Empire Writes Back (1989)
John McLeod, Beginning Postcolonialism (2000)
Peter Barry, Beginning Theory (1995)
Edward Said, Orientalism (1978)
Edward Said, Culture and Imperialism (1990)
Justin Edwards, Postcolonial Literature (2008)
Peter Childs, Postcolonial Theory and English Literature (1999)Films:
Kim (1950)
Mansfield Park (1999), dir. Patricia Rozema
The Tempest (2010), dir. Julie Taymor
Peter Pan (1953)
Rudyard Kipling, Kim (1901)
Jamaica Kincaid, “On Seeing England for the First Time” (1991)
Chinua Achebe, “An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness” (1977)
Jamaica Kincaid, A Small Place (1988)
Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John (1985)
Karen Blixen, Out of Africa (1937) (pp. 32-42 and 269-271)
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, “Her Cook, Her Dog: Karen Blixen’s Africa” (1993)
Salman Rushdie, “The Empire Writes Back with a Vengeance”(1982)
P. L. Travers, Mary Poppins (1934)
Jane Austen, Mansfield Park (1814)
William Shakespeare, The Tempest (1610-1611)
Michel de Montaigne, Of Cannibals (1580)
Aimé Césaire, Une Tempête (1968)
Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe (1719)
J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan; Or the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up (1904)Secondary literature:
Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin, The Empire Writes Back (1989)
John McLeod, Beginning Postcolonialism (2000)
Peter Barry, Beginning Theory (1995)
Edward Said, Orientalism (1978)
Edward Said, Culture and Imperialism (1990)
Justin Edwards, Postcolonial Literature (2008)
Peter Childs, Postcolonial Theory and English Literature (1999)Films:
Kim (1950)
Mansfield Park (1999), dir. Patricia Rozema
The Tempest (2010), dir. Julie Taymor
Peter Pan (1953)
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
BA M3
Letzte Änderung: So 01.10.2023 20:27
• identify, analyse and understand the key aspects, contexts and the practice of postcolonial literary theory
• apply close reading skills and critical thinking to a variety of literary texts
• reflect critically on the relations between primary texts and relevant secondary texts
• discriminate between ideas and justify personal positions
• produce well-structured, relevant arguments with an appropriate intellectual framework