123251 AR Literature Course - Literature 1/2 (MA) British/Irish/New English (2017S)
Contemporary Anglophone South Asian Women's Writing
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 Th 16.02.2017 00:00 to We 22.02.2017 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Fr 31.03.2017 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
07.03.
10:00 - 12:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday
14.03.
10:00 - 12:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday
21.03.
10:00 - 12:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday
28.03.
10:00 - 12:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday
04.04.
10:00 - 12:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday
25.04.
10:00 - 12:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday
02.05.
10:00 - 12:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday
09.05.
10:00 - 12:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday
16.05.
10:00 - 12:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday
23.05.
10:00 - 12:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday
30.05.
10:00 - 12:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday
13.06.
10:00 - 12:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday
20.06.
10:00 - 12:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday
27.06.
10:00 - 12:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This option is designed to introduce students to a selection of contemporary Anglophone South Asian women's writers (including Jhumpa Lahiri, Arundhati Roy) viewed through the lens of postcolonial feminist theory. The course is structured around four inter-related, themed sections: it explores a selection of contemporary texts in relation to ways in which gender inflects representations of national identity and history and politics, caste, religion alongside gendered perspectives of migration, identity, displacement in an increasing global context.Week 1 - Introducing Contemporary South Asian Women StudiesWeeks 2-3 - Women and the nation’s narrative: Tahmima Anam’s "A Golden Age"Weeks 4-5 - Gender and Caste: Arundhati Roy’s "The God of Small Things"Weeks 6-7 - Gender, Religion, Culture: Monica Ali’s "Brick Lane"Weeks 8-9 - Gender and Diaspora: Jhumpa Lahiri, "Interpreter of Maladies"Week 10 - Revision and guidance on next week's class presentationsWeeks 11-12 - Class presentations/Revision
Assessment and permitted materials
Regular attendance, active participation in class, presentation, exam.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Active class participation (25%)
Class presentation (25%)
Exam (50%)You need to complete all requirements.
Class presentation (25%)
Exam (50%)You need to complete all requirements.
Examination topics
All the course texts and background literature
Reading list
You need to buy/borrow the following books:Tahmima Anam, "A Golden Age" (2007)
Arundhati Roy, "The God of Small Things" (1997)
Monica Ali, "Brick Lane" (2003)
Jhumpa Lahiri, "Interpreter of Maladies" (2000)All books available at the Facultas am Campus bookstore.
Arundhati Roy, "The God of Small Things" (1997)
Monica Ali, "Brick Lane" (2003)
Jhumpa Lahiri, "Interpreter of Maladies" (2000)All books available at the Facultas am Campus bookstore.
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: 12-0270
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-323-325; MA4, MA7; M04A
Lehrinhalt: 12-0270
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