123222 SE Literature Seminar / BA Paper / MA British/Irish/New English (2014W)

African fiction about war and genocide

11.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

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 08.09.2014 00:00 to Fr 12.09.2014 18:00
Registration is open from Tu 23.09.2014 00:00 to Th 25.09.2014 23:59
Deregistration possible until Fr 31.10.2014 23:59

Details

max. 20 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Ewald Mengel

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    
    Thursday
    09.10.
    10:00 - 12:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Thursday
    16.10.
    10:00 - 12:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Thursday
    23.10.
    10:00 - 12:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Thursday
    30.10.
    10:00 - 12:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Thursday
    06.11.
    10:00 - 12:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Thursday
    13.11.
    10:00 - 12:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Thursday
    20.11.
    10:00 - 12:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Thursday
    27.11.
    10:00 - 12:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Thursday
    04.12.
    10:00 - 12:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Thursday
    11.12.
    10:00 - 12:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Thursday
    18.12.
    10:00 - 12:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Thursday
    08.01.
    10:00 - 12:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Thursday
    15.01.
    10:00 - 12:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Thursday
    22.01.
    10:00 - 12:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    
    Thursday
    29.01.
    10:00 - 12:00
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This seminar will take the students on a journey through five African countries - South Africa, Nigeria, Ruanda, Uganda, and Somalia - and deal with genocide, violence, and trauma in the postcolonial era.

Students volunteering for one of the following early topics should contact Prof. Mengel by e-mail: ewald.mengel@univie.ac.at.

J.M. Coetzee, "Disgrace" (2000)
1) "Disgrace": The historical/political context
2) Rape in "Disgrace"
3) Lucy's reaction: A model for reconciliation?
4) The reception of Coetzee's "Disgrace"

Assessment and permitted materials

Class participation, oral presentation, essay (15-17 pages, for BA students writing their BA thesis 25-27 pages), and final written test.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The students become acquainted with form, content, and style of contemporary African Anglophone novels and their historical, social and political context. They will gain insight into fictional microcosms that symbolically reflect the macrocosm of African society.

Examination topics

Oral presentations in class followed by discussions.

Reading list

J.M. Coetzee, "Disgrace" (2000); Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, "Half of a Yellow Sun" (2006); Immaculée Ilibagiza, "Left to Tell" (2006); Moses Isegawa, "Snakepit" (2004); Nuruddin Farah, "Crossbones" (2011). All books will be available at the Campus bookstores.

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: UF4.2.4-322, BA10.2, MA4, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0374

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