120020 SE Literary Seminar (322) = Seminar Literaturwissenschaft / BA-Thesis (2009W)
Popular Literature in Canada
Continuous assessment of course work
Labels
Diese LVA gilt für das Bachelorstudium nach UG2002, das Diplomstudium (UniStG) und das Lehramt UF Englisch (UniStG).
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 Tu 15.09.2009 14:00 to Mo 28.09.2009 14:00
- Registration is open from Fr 02.10.2009 14:00 to Th 08.10.2009 14:00
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.10.2009 23:59
Details
max. 18 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 07.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Wednesday 14.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Wednesday 21.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Wednesday 28.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Wednesday 04.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Wednesday 11.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Wednesday 18.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Wednesday 25.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Wednesday 02.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Wednesday 09.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Wednesday 16.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Wednesday 13.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Wednesday 20.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Wednesday 27.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
In this course we will analyse five English novels which were written and published in the 21st century: These are very different texts, variants of various novelistic subgenres, postcolonial, detective, social satire cum tale of obsession, espionage, 'coming-of-old-age'. We will look at structural as well as narratological aspects, character construction and thematic issues and, essentially, attempt to trace new aesthetic features of English fiction of the new millenium.
Assessment and permitted materials
regular attendance, oral presentation, active participation in discussions in class, research paper of 20-25 pages, final essay.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Introduction to English novels of the last five years; placing the texts in the major trends in contemporary English fiction; narrative and thematic analysis of recent novels employing a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches.
Examination topics
Introduction to narratology and contextualization of the texts; students' presentations of selected topics, class discussion.
Reading list
Association in the course directory
Diplom 343, UF 344, BA 612
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