123231 AR Literature Course (interactive) (2011W)
Gender and Race in Short English Texts
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 Fr 16.09.2011 00:00 to Su 25.09.2011 23:59
- Registration is open from Th 29.09.2011 14:00 to Tu 04.10.2011 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 31.10.2011 23:59
Details
max. 24 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Thursday 13.10. 11:00 - 12:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 20.10. 11:00 - 12:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 27.10. 11:00 - 12:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 03.11. 11:00 - 12:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 10.11. 11:00 - 12:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 17.11. 11:00 - 12:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 24.11. 11:00 - 12:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 01.12. 11:00 - 12:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 15.12. 11:00 - 12:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 12.01. 11:00 - 12:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 19.01. 11:00 - 12:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Thursday 26.01. 11:00 - 12:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
In the course we will analyze the presentation of non-white ethnicities in modern shorter texts (short stories and plays) from a variety of English-speaking countries. We will discuss the interaction of xenophobia with misogyny, which leads to a double disadvantaging of women. We will look at the roles women from both colonial and European backgrounds play in these texts, roles which range from helpless victim to victimizer responsible for the outbreak of racial violence. We will compare how contemporary writers address ethnic and gender conflicts both past and present and questions of cultural identity.
Assessment and permitted materials
participants will be required to give an oral presentation which should also be handed in in a printed version, to read all the texts discussed in class and participate in the discussion in class, and to write a final test about the texts we analyzed in the course.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The course aims to give a survey of a variety of modern texts from a broad range of geographical areas and of their treatment of ethnic conflicts and cultural identity. It will give insight into the diversity of attitudes and styles with which the topic is addressed in modern literature.
Examination topics
interactive, e-learning platform for information
Reading list
We will discuss texts by Maxine Hong Kingston, Nadine Gordimer, Richard Wright, Hanif Kureshi, Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, David Mamet, Djanet Sears, et al.
Association in the course directory
Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344;
Code/Modul: Diplom 323, 324, UF4.2.4-323;
Lehrinhalt: 12-3230
Code/Modul: Diplom 323, 324, UF4.2.4-323;
Lehrinhalt: 12-3230
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