Universität Wien

120130 VO Cultural and Regional Studies (Canadian Civilisation) (2010W)

Canada and Its Literatures

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

!!Introductory session on October 12 with information on the course program, 10am, in Unterrichtsraum, ground floor of Department!!

Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 11.11. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Thursday 11.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Thursday 18.11. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Thursday 18.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Thursday 25.11. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Thursday 25.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Thursday 02.12. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Thursday 02.12. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Thursday 09.12. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Thursday 09.12. 18:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Thursday 16.12. 16:30 - 18:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lecture course will consider the evolution of Canada as a country and as seen through its literatures. Beginning with an introduction to the history of the country, we will move on to a consideration of its wealth of political, cultural, and literary institutions and practices.

The course will analyze in detail the early attempts to define a literature, beginning with the nineteenth-century demands that the country learn to speak for itself. Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables will be studied as a literary work in itself, as a product of American publishing, and as the first classic work of Canadian literature. The French presence in Canada will be highlighted by the appearance of Gabrielle Roy's The Tin Flute (1945), a magnificent work of fiction heralding the growth (earlier than English-Canadian fiction) of a unique and vibrant literature in Quebec. Margaret Atwood's poetic sequence, The Journals of Susanna Moodie (1970), looks back to the pioneering world of early Canada and creates Moodie's life as a celebration of her career and her later appearance in contemporary Canada. This foray into the Canadian poetic world offers us a careful look at one of the most significant Canadian writers. Finally, the transformation of Canada from a pioneering world into a global power will be the subject of our study of Rohinton Mistry's Tales from Firozsha Baag (1987).

Assessment and permitted materials

Written final test.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

To familiarize students with the political history, the literary institutions, and the literature of Canada.

Examination topics

Lecture course supported by excerpts from films and other visual material. Students are encouraged to participate actively in discussions.

Reading list

Students are expected to acquire the following books:

Lucy Maud Montgomery. Anne of Green Gables - the New Canadian Library edition with an afterword by Margaret Atwood.
Gabrielle Roy. The Tin Flute.
Margaret Atwood. The Journals of Susanna Moodie. (Oxford University Press)
Rohinton Mistry. Tales from Firozsha Baag - the New Canadian Library edition with an afterword by W.H. New.

Association in the course directory

Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, BA 612, EC 125, EC 126;
Code/Modul: 403-405, 701, BA10;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0105

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