123047 PS Proseminar Literature (2012W)
Island 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 17.09.2012 00:00 to Su 23.09.2012 23:59
- Registration is open from Th 27.09.2012 00:00 to Tu 02.10.2012 23:59
- Registration is open from Tu 09.10.2012 13:00 to We 10.10.2012 16:00
- Deregistration possible until We 31.10.2012 23:59
Details
max. 24 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Friday 12.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
- Friday 19.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
- Friday 09.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
- Friday 16.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
- Friday 23.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
- Friday 30.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
- Friday 07.12. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
- Friday 14.12. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
- Friday 11.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
- Friday 18.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
- Friday 25.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Islands play a great role in the literary imagination. The authors using islands construct them as alternative, utopian realities or mirror images of the external world. They use them as testing grounds to probe into the resilience of human nature or its tendency towards corruption. Islands are ideal settings to illustrate the colonialist mentality, reflecting what is going on in the world at large.
Assessment and permitted materials
class participation, oral presentation, essay (10-12 pages), and final written test
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The students become acquainted with the ways in which authors from the 17th to the 20th century use islands as playgrounds for the literary imagination. They learn how to use different theories and methods to analyse literary texts. They improve their skills in academic writing and increase their knowledge about working methods and formal conventions.
Examination topics
oral presentations in class followed by discussions
Reading list
1) Texts to be bought: Daniel Defoe, "Robinson Crusoe"; J.M. Coetzee, "Foe"; William Shakespeare, "The Tempest" (all books will be available at the campus bookstores)
2) Texts on Moodle: excerpts from R.M. Ballantyne, "The Coral Island"; William Golding, "Lord of the Flies"; Matthew Arnold, "To Marguerite", "To Marguerite - Continued", "Dover Beach". Further texts, especially theoretical ones, will be announced and put on the platform.
2) Texts on Moodle: excerpts from R.M. Ballantyne, "The Coral Island"; William Golding, "Lord of the Flies"; Matthew Arnold, "To Marguerite", "To Marguerite - Continued", "Dover Beach". Further texts, especially theoretical ones, will be announced and put on the platform.
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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