120020 SE Literary Seminar / BA-Arbeit / MA American/North American Lit./Studies (2011S)

Diversity of Voices in Canadian Short Fiction

11.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

Continuous assessment of course work

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 07.02.2011 00:00 to Su 20.02.2011 23:59
Registration is open from We 23.02.2011 00:00 to Tu 01.03.2011 23:59
Deregistration possible until Th 31.03.2011 23:59

Details

max. 18 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Waldemar Zacharasiewicz

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Tuesday 08.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Tuesday 15.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Tuesday 22.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Tuesday 29.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Tuesday 05.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Tuesday 12.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Tuesday 03.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Tuesday 10.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Tuesday 17.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Tuesday 24.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Tuesday 31.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Tuesday 07.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Tuesday 21.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Tuesday 28.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Short fiction has played a significant role in the flowering of Canadian literature since the 1960s. Several prominent women writers have gained international recognition as masters in this genre, especially Alice Munro and Margaret Atwood. The literature of Canada has also been increasingly shaped by “New Canadians,” who have come from other continents to stay and have contributed their distinct voices to the cultural life of Canada. The literature of the country has also continued to mirror the diversity of regions in which cultural productions are rooted.
The texts to be chosen for this seminar reflect these developments and trends and will be used to illustrate the whole range of literary representations of individual and collective experiences. Among the authors to be considered will be Mavis Gallant, Margaret Laurence, Alice Munro, Hugh Hood, Clark Blaise, Margaret Atwood and Janice Kulyk-Keefer, as well as Rudy Wiebe, Jack Hodgins, Alistair MacLeod, M.G. Vassanji and Rohinton Mistry.

Assessment and permitted materials

seminar paper (23-25 pages), regular attendance, oral presentation, active class participation, submission of two written reports on preceding sessions, final written test

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

to familiarize students with the imaginative richness of Canadian short fiction, reflecting the prolific production in this genre, especially by women writers, and the consequences of the recognition of ethnic diversity in Canada.

Examination topics

seminar participants will present their research papers and will be invited to discuss the set texts

Reading list

a Reader with selected texts can be acquired at Copy Studio from the beginning of February onwards

Association in the course directory

Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: 322, BA12, MA5, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0264

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