Universität Wien

123221 SE Literature Seminar / BA Paper / MA British/Irish/New English (2016S)

Time Travel in Fiction and Film

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

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).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

There will be a mandatory conference session on Friday, June 10th, 9 – 18.00. Please note that full attendance is a prerequisite for passing this course.

  • Wednesday 09.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 16.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 06.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 13.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 20.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 27.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 04.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 11.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 18.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 25.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 01.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Friday 10.06. 08:00 - 20:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Wednesday 15.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 29.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course will deal with the fictional phenomenon of time travel. We will be looking at the foundational text of the genre, H.G Wells's The Time Machine, and at other examples of time travel literature from the 20th and 21st centuries to examine the diversity of the genre and probe into the poetics and politics of time travel.

Assessment and permitted materials

- term paper
- presentations
- participation in class

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The submission of a term paper and the participation and presentation at the conference are minimum requirements.
Attendance is mandatory, the third absence (of a 90 minute unit) will result in a negative grade.
70% term paper, 20% presentation, 10% general participation

Examination topics

Reading list

will be indicated or provided on moodle

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-322, BA10.2, MA4,
Lehrinhalt: 12-0449

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