Universität Wien

120065 PS Literature: Introductory Seminar (2007W)

Tales of Academic III-Manners

3.50 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work

anrechenbar als 701 und K 225. ECTS UF Englisch: 3.00

Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 11.10. 11:00 - 13:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 18.10. 11:00 - 13:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 25.10. 11:00 - 13:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 08.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 15.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 22.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 29.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 06.12. 11:00 - 13:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 13.12. 11:00 - 13:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 10.01. 11:00 - 13:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 17.01. 11:00 - 13:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 24.01. 11:00 - 13:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 31.01. 11:00 - 13:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The focus of this course will be on three examples of what has become known as the genre of the university or campus tale. Whereas Simon Gray's Butley is a kind of comedy of ill-manners, featuring the rude and frustrated EngLit professor Ben Butley, whose professional and domestic life is falling apart, David Mamet's much more serious and controversial problem play Oleanna shows how a misunderstanding between a lecturer and his student may turn into a fierce and harrowing conflict, involving issues of gender, class and power. Finally, David Lodge's by now classic campus novel Changing Places combines the hilarious story of a British and an American academic who swap countries, universities, lives and identities with an exploration of the changing social, political and cultural climate in 1970s Britain and America. In addition to these three texts, on which students' papers will be based, we will be reading and discussing a selection of poems, excerpts from plays and short stories from various periods of English literature.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

This class deepens and extends the subject matter of the introductory lectures. It is intended to help students develop a well founded yet independent critical approach to literary texts. Participants are given a thorough grounding in various skills and techniques required for the writing of academic papers: the use of works of reference; the use and evaluation of secondary literature; more about the theory and practice of critical analysis; the correct use of literary terminology. A selection of literary texts forms the basis for this work. On completing the class, students should be in a position to take an active part in the literary seminar.

Examination topics

interactive

Reading list

A reader will be made available at the beginning of term. The primary texts have been ordered at Facultas on campus but will also be available as master-copies in the library.

Association in the course directory

304, 701, K 225

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