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123222 SE Literature Seminar / BA Paper / MA British/Irish/New English (2012W)

Constructing Female Identities in Different Times and Places

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

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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. 18 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 10.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 17.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 24.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 31.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 07.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 14.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 21.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 28.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 05.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 12.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 09.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 16.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 23.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 30.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This seminar will deal with narrative constructions of female identities in novels from the 19th and the 20th century. The novels will include Anglophone writers from four continents (Europe, USA, Australia/New Zealand, Africa).

Students volunteering for one of these early topics should inform Prof. Mengel about their choice by e-mail: ewald.mengel@univie.ac.at.
17/10/12 1) "The Mill on the Floss" in the Context of Its Time
2) The Past in "The Mill on the Floss"
24/10/12 3) "The Mill on the Floss" as Bildungsroman
4) Duty in "The Mill on the Floss"
("The Mill on the Floss" is already available at the campus bookshops.)

Assessment and permitted materials

Class participation, oral presentation, essay (22-25 pages), and final written test.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The students become acquainted with the ways in which authors from different times and places narratively construct female identities in their novels. The novels will be embedded into the historical, social, political and cultural background of their time.

Examination topics

Oral presentations in class followed by discussions.

Reading list

George Eliot, "The Mill on the Floss"; Theodore Dreiser, "Sister Carrie"; John Fowles, "The French Lieutenant's Woman"; Keri Hulme, "The Bone People"; Zoe Wicomb, "You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town" (all available in pb at the campus bookstores)

Association in the course directory

Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: Diplom 322, 326/328, 336/338, 721-723, 821, UF4.2.4-322, BA10.2, MA4, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0216

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