123421 SE Literary & Cultural Studies Seminar / BA Paper / MA American/North American Lit./Studies (2014W)
Modern Women Writers from the American South
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 Mo 08.09.2014 00:00 to Fr 12.09.2014 18:00
- Registration is open from Tu 23.09.2014 00:00 to Th 25.09.2014 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Fr 31.10.2014 23:59
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
A Saturday session on Dec. 13 at 9,30 a.m. is anticipated to make up for two sessions which may be missed in November.
Wednesday
08.10.
16:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Wednesday
15.10.
16:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Wednesday
22.10.
16:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Wednesday
29.10.
16:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Wednesday
05.11.
16:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Wednesday
12.11.
16:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Wednesday
19.11.
16:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Wednesday
03.12.
16:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Wednesday
10.12.
16:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Saturday
13.12.
09:30 - 12:00
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Wednesday
17.12.
16:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Wednesday
07.01.
16:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Wednesday
14.01.
16:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Wednesday
21.01.
16:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Wednesday
28.01.
16:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Women writers have made a major contribution to the literary output and the prominence of the American South in modern US literature. The seminar will analyze short and long fiction by major literary voices from various parts of the South, taking into account the distinct regional cultures. It will explore issues of race and class and will focus on the importance of family and marital relationships and trace shifts in the role of women in Southern society.
Assessment and permitted materials
Seminar paper (20-22 pages), oral presentation, regular attendance and active class participation, two written reports on sessions of up to two pages each, final written test.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The aim of this seminar is to acquaint students with fiction, novels and short stories by women writers from the American South composed since World War II.
Examination topics
Student presentations of research papers on the topics chosen, general discussion of the texts and their location in the tradition of Southern literature and in the changes the region has seen since the 1950s.
Reading list
The texts chosen range from a novel by Eudora Welty (The Optimist's Daughter) and stories by Elizabeth Spencer (from MS) through short fiction by African American writer Alice Walker (from GA) and a novel by Lee Smith (originally from the Piedmont sub-region of Virginia), to fiction by Bobbie Ann Mason and, possibly, by Barbara Kingsolver (from the former border state of Kentucky).
A Reader with a number of short stories will supplement the novels chosen for the seminar. It is available at Copystudio, Schwarzspanierstraße. Editions of Welty's 'The Optimist's Daughter' and Smith's 'Family Linen' are available at Facultas (Campus).
A Reader with a number of short stories will supplement the novels chosen for the seminar. It is available at Copystudio, Schwarzspanierstraße. Editions of Welty's 'The Optimist's Daughter' and Smith's 'Family Linen' are available at Facultas (Campus).
Association in the course directory
Studium: UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-322, BA09.2, 10.2, MA5, MA6, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0406
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-322, BA09.2, 10.2, MA5, MA6, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0406
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