120012 SE Literary Seminar / BA-Arbeit / MA British/Irish/New English (2010W)
Crooked Perspectives in Contemporary Fiction
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 13.09.2010 00:00 to Su 26.09.2010 23:59
- Registration is open from We 29.09.2010 00:00 to Tu 05.10.2010 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 31.10.2010 23:59
Details
max. 18 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 12.10. 13:00 - 15:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
- Tuesday 19.10. 13:00 - 15:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
- Tuesday 09.11. 13:00 - 15:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
- Tuesday 16.11. 13:00 - 15:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
- Tuesday 23.11. 13:00 - 15:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
- Tuesday 30.11. 13:00 - 15:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
- Tuesday 07.12. 13:00 - 15:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
- Tuesday 14.12. 13:00 - 15:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
- Tuesday 11.01. 13:00 - 15:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
- Tuesday 18.01. 13:00 - 15:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
- Tuesday 25.01. 13:00 - 15:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
In this seminar we will analyse four contemporary novels which are told from an unconventional point of view and/or by such unlikely narrators as god or death. In these texts the readers are confronted with crooked perspectives on the fictional world.
Assessment and permitted materials
Regular attendance, oral presentation, active participation in discussions in class, final essay,
research paper (20-25 pages)
research paper (20-25 pages)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Make students familiar with contemporary texts which are interesting in terms of narrative technique as well as thematic issues (historical and contemporaneous) and introduce them to a number of narratological concepts.
Examination topics
Introduction to the theory and analysis of fiction, contextualisation of novels; students's presentations, class discussions
Reading list
In this seminar we will analyse the following four novels: Charles Higson, 'Getting Rid of Mr. Kitchen', Frank Ronan, 'Dixie Chicken', Markus Zusak, 'The Book Thief', Patrick McGrath, 'Spider'.
3 texts are available at facultas on campus; as 'Dixie Chicken' is out of print a master-copy will be provided
3 texts are available at facultas on campus; as 'Dixie Chicken' is out of print a master-copy will be provided
Association in the course directory
Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: 322, 326/328, 336/338, 721-723, 821, BA12, MA4, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0216
Code/Modul: 322, 326/328, 336/338, 721-723, 821, BA12, MA4, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0216
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