123223 SE Literature Seminar / BA Paper / MA British/Irish/New English (2013S)
Contemporary Fiction
Continuous assessment of course work
Labels
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 Th 14.02.2013 00:00 to Tu 19.02.2013 23:59
- Registration is open from Mo 25.02.2013 00:00 to Fr 01.03.2013 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 31.03.2013 23:59
Details
max. 18 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Thursday
14.03.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Thursday
21.03.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Thursday
11.04.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Thursday
18.04.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Thursday
25.04.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Thursday
02.05.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Thursday
16.05.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Thursday
23.05.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Thursday
06.06.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Thursday
13.06.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Thursday
20.06.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Thursday
27.06.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
In this seminar we will analyse contemporary novels which explore phenomena beyond the normal in terms of a variety of transgressions. Racial, religious and moral taboos are broken as well as prevailing rules and norms of human co-existence. Two of the novels are set in Africa, one featuring the comic adventures of a contemporary picaro in a newly independent fictitious African country, the other a disturbing portrait of post-apartheid South Africa. Two of the novels are set in England, one an epistolary novel in which a literary scholar attempts to uncover the mystery of creativity, the other an unsettling study of loneliness and obsession in a school setting.
Assessment and permitted materials
Regular attendance, oral presentation, active participation in class discussions, research paper (20-25 pages), final essay.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Introduce students to contemporary novels which focus on transgressive behaviour, a hallmark of our society, in a variety of ways, by acquainting the reader with fascinating as well as problematic characters. All four novels are also interesting from a narratological point of view, narrative agents ranging from an unreliable narrator and idiosyncratic correspondent to eccentric and peculiar focalisers.
Examination topics
interactive; students' presentations, class discussions.
Reading list
The four texts, William Boyd 'A Good Man in Africa', Michael Frayn 'The Trick of It', J. M. Coetzee 'Disgrace', Zoe Heller 'Notes on a Scandal', are available at facultas on campus.
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: 12-0374
Code/Modul: Diplom 322, 326/328, 336/338, 721-723, 821, UF4.2.4-322, BA10.2, MA4, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0374
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