Universität Wien

123232 AR Literature Course (interactive) (2016S)

Surviving the Teenage Years: Youth Identity Issues in World Fiction

1.50 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work

Coming of age stories and the literary tradition of the Bildungsroman are mainstays of Western literary fiction, and particularly prominent in Young Adult fiction. The issues of personal identity, social and political awareness, and cultural change familiar to this genre are even more emphasised when the authors, narrators and protagonists come from minority cultures. This course studies three short novels in which identity and selfhood are also a struggle for rights and recognition by underprivileged groups: Muslim women under Sharia law in Iran (Marjane Satrapi), Native Americans in the USA (Sherman Alexie), and Black British youths in South London (Alex Wheatle). The course situates these novels within subaltern, postcolonial, and feminist discourses, approached with an eye to how to teach such texts in the classroom.
Moodle

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. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Courses will be held on: 14.03, 4.04, 18.04, 2.05, 23.05, 6.06, 20.06

  • Monday 14.03. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Monday 04.04. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Monday 18.04. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Monday 02.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Monday 23.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Monday 06.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Monday 20.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course provides students with analytical and teaching tools which they can apply to a variety of literary texts. The course aims to:
- identify key socio-cultural issues in each text,
- analyse literary techniques of form and function (including the graphic novel),
- consider approaches to teaching these texts in the school Curriculum.
Class texts:
Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis, Vintage 2008
Sherman Alexie, The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Klett English Editions, 2009.
Alex Wheatle, The Dirty South, Serpent’s Tail 2009

Methoden: Interactive class discussions, own research and group presentations.

Assessment and permitted materials

10% attendance & participation, 10% Moodle blog contributions (2 over the semester), 20% group presentation of one text; 60% three short analyses or teaching plans of each of the three texts (20% each).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

10% attendance & participation, 10% Moodle blog contributions (2 over the semester), 20% group presentation of one text; 60% three short analyses or teaching plans of each of the three texts (20% each).

Examination topics

Reading list

Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis, Vintage 2008
Sherman Alexie, The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Klett English Editions, 2009.
Alex Wheatle, The Dirty South, Serpent’s Tail 2009

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344;
Code/Modul: UF4.2.4-323;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0266

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