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120412 VO STEOP (A046): BEd 1.2 Introduction to the Study of Literature and Culture (2025W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
STEOP
Moodle

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Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 01.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 08.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 15.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 22.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 29.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 05.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 12.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 19.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 26.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 26.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 03.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 10.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This lecture course is students' starting point in literary and cultural studies and introduces them to a selection of basic concepts and methods of literary and cultural analysis. It will provide a selection of literary texts and cultural materials as examples. It acquaints students with relevant terminology and its practical application and provides a survey of the major theoretical approaches. The relevance of the various issues for the English language classroom will be highlighted.
This is a lecture class, i.e. there will be predominantly input by the lecturer, but students are advised to prepare readings from the primary and from the theoretical literature provided on moodle.
Please note that the tutorials provide opportunities for discussion in smaller groups.

Assessment and permitted materials

multiple choice exam in English (combined exam with linguistics)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

In order to pass you will need to achieve 59.50% in each part (linguistics; literature/culture).
In case only one part is positive: If you have a 1 in the positive part you need to reach at least 52.00% for a pass. With a 2, you need 54.00%; with a 3: 56.00%; with a 4: 58.00%.

Examination topics

lecture contents, set readings and videos (primary literature and theory), materials on moodle

Reading list

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. We should all be feminists. TED Talk, 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg3umXU_qWc

Butler, Octavia. Kindred. New York: Beacon Press, 2004.

Butler, Octavia. Kindred: a Graphic Novel Adaptation by John Jennings, and Damian Duffy, Abrams, Inc., 2017.

Crenshaw, Kimberle. “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color.” Stanford Law Review, 1991, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 1241-1299.

Crenshaw, Kimberlé. “Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw Defines Intersectionality,” YouTube, 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWP92i7JLlQ

Culler, Jonathan. Literary Theory. Oxford: OUP, 1997. Appendix.
Giles, Judy; Middleton, Tim. Studying Culture. A Practical Introduction. Oxford: Blackwell, 2001.

Longhurst, Brian; et al. Introducing Cultural Studies. Second edition. London: Pearson Longman, 2008.

Meyer, Michael. English and American Literatures. Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag.

Nünning, Vera; Nünning, Ansgar. An Introduction to the Study of English and American Literature. Stuttgart: Klett Lerntraining, 2009.

Pope, Rob. Studying English Literature and Language. An Introduction and Companion. Third edition. London: Routledge, 2012.

Storey, John. Cultural Theory and Popular Culture. An Introduction. Ninth Edition. London: Routledge, 2021.

West, Dorothy. The Penny. In The Richer, The Poorer. New York: Anchor Books, 1995.

Association in the course directory

Studium: BEd 046/407
Code/Modul: BEd 01.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-0412

Last modified: Fr 12.09.2025 15:06