123042 PS Proseminar Literature (2012S)
From ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ to ‘Land of Hope and Curry’: Images of the British Empire in 19th- and 20th-Century English Literature
Continuous assessment of course work
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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 20.02.2012 00:00 to Su 26.02.2012 23:59
- Registration is open from We 29.02.2012 00:00 to Su 04.03.2012 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.03.2012 23:59
Details
max. 24 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Wednesday
14.03.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
28.03.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
18.04.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
25.04.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
02.05.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Wednesday
09.05.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
16.05.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
23.05.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
30.05.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
13.06.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Saturday
16.06.
09:00 - 16:00
Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
Wednesday
27.06.
16:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
By the end of the 19th century, the British Empire had developed into what the historian Lawrence James aptly describes as a "colossus astride the world," which captured the public imagination and carried enormous ideological significance as a source of national self-aggrandisement and a vital missionary force in 'lighting the torch' of Western civilisation. The highly ambivalent experience of British imperial rule and its political, linguistic, and cultural legacy features as a pervasive theme in colonial and postcolonial literary (self-)representations, reflecting a wide range of responses from militant jingoism and heroic idealisation to subversive irony and fierce criticism.In this class we will explore images of British colonial involvement and its far-reaching consequences by discussing some of the classic texts of 'Empire writing', such as the poetry of Rudyard Kipling, the Nobel Prize-winning 'bard of the British Empire', and E.M. Forster's modernist novel A Passage to India (1924). In addition, will take a look at some outstanding examples of late-twentieth-century Black British literature, notably the highly successful comedy East is East (1997) by the British Pakistani playwright Ayub Khan-Din, which highlights questions of cultural identity in multicultural Britain. These texts will be analysed from the critical perspective of postcolonial theory, examining the 'rhetoric of Empire' and questioning the construction of cultural self-representations.Please note: Students are expected to present 15-minute papers at a 'mini-conference' scheduled for Saturday, 16 June (9am-4pm); this means that there will be no classes on 21 March, 6 June, and 26 June. Attendance of the mini-conference is compulsory!
Assessment and permitted materials
Active participation, research assignments, short mid-term paper, oral presentation (plus PowerPoint) at mini conference, end-term paper, final written test
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Participants will develop their practical skills in the critical analysis of literary texts and will be familiarised with some of the theoretical key concepts central to the study and interpretation of colonial and postcolonial British literature. In addition, students will be helped to improve their oral presentation skills and will be introduced to the basic methods and techniques of academic research and writing.
Examination topics
small-group and classroom discussion, presentations, reading and research assignments, eLearning
Reading list
Copies of the following books have been ordered and will be available at the bookshop Facultas am Campus:
E.M. Forster. A Passage to India. London: Penguin Classics, 2011.
Ayub Khan-Din. East is East. London: Nick Hern, 1997.A reader containing poems and further primary and secondary material will be available at the CopyStudio Schwarzspanierstraße at the beginning of term.
E.M. Forster. A Passage to India. London: Penguin Classics, 2011.
Ayub Khan-Din. East is East. London: Nick Hern, 1997.A reader containing poems and further primary and secondary material will be available at the CopyStudio Schwarzspanierstraße at the beginning of term.
Association in the course directory
Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, BA 612;
Code/Modul: Diplom 304, 701, UF 3.3.3-304, BA10.1;
Lehrinhalt: 12-3040
Code/Modul: Diplom 304, 701, UF 3.3.3-304, BA10.1;
Lehrinhalt: 12-3040
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