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123251 AR Literature Course - Literature 1/2 (MA) British/Irish/New English (2016W)

'The Woman Question' in Late 19th and Early 20th-Century Plays

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

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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. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 11.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Tuesday 18.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Tuesday 25.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Tuesday 08.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Tuesday 15.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Tuesday 22.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Tuesday 29.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Tuesday 06.12. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Tuesday 13.12. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Tuesday 10.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Tuesday 17.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Tuesday 24.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Tuesday 31.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this interactive course we will explore a corpus of dramatic texts which deal with the role of woman in society. In late Victorian plays such figures as the fallen woman or the adventuress take centre stage. In the long Edwardian era the interest of dramatists, male and female, begins to focus on new women, reflecting the growing emancipation of women. In our analysis of the plays we will consider such issues as structure, character construction, motifs and themes and place the texts in the context of the theatrical landscape and the social and cultural history of the respective period. Participants are introduced to a comparatively neglected yet highly significant and fascinating body of works for the stage on a topical contemporaneous subject. Students will also be familiarised with the social climate of the period with an emphasis on the struggle for gender equality and the empowerment of women.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular attendance, oral presentation, active participation in discussions in class, final essay.

Examination topics

Text corpus; contextualization of the plays; students' presentations, class discussions.

Reading list

Plays by Oscar Wilde, Henry Arthur Jones, St. John Hankin, Elizabeth Robins, Githa Sowerby, and Elizabeth Baker and others.

Etexts on moodle.

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344, MA 844; MA UF 046
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-323-325, MA4, MA7; M04A
Lehrinhalt: 12-0317

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