123423 SE Literary & Cultural Studies Seminar / BA Paper / MA British/Irish/New English (2012S)
Contemporary Irish Fiction: Love in the Context of Ireland
Continuous assessment of course work
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IMPORTANT! First organisational meeting (obligatory): THUR 8 March, 16.00 c.t. - 17.30 Room 4 (English Department)(For course description see English version of VVZ)
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 20.02.2012 00:00 to Su 26.02.2012 23:59
- Registration is open from We 29.02.2012 00:00 to Su 04.03.2012 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.03.2012 23:59
Details
max. 18 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Monday 19.03. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Monday 26.03. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Monday 16.04. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Monday 23.04. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Monday 30.04. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Monday 07.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Monday 14.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Monday 21.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Monday 04.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Monday 11.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Monday 18.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Monday 25.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The seminar will focus on short stories and a novel by Irish writers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, dealing with varieties of love relationships in the special cultural, moral and religious context of Ireland. The texts selected will address such issues as premarital love, star-crossed love, involuntary spinsterhood/bachelorhood, the quest for one's soul-mate, romantic fulfilment in true love, unrequited love, loveless marriages of convenience, adulterous love-relationships, divorce, as well as short-lived erotic encounters resulting in unwanted pregnancies and their often dire social consequences in Catholic Ireland. The narrative texts discussed include works by celebrated writers like Edna O'Brien, William Trevor, John Banville, Eilis Ni Dhuibhne, Colm Toibin and Maeve Binchy, as well as aspiring young authors like Claire Keegan or Cecelia Ahern. The range of texts includes postmodernist writings as well as popular fiction in the "chick-lit" mode.
Assessment and permitted materials
Requirements: regular attendance throughout the semester, active participation in the discussions in class; submission of one seminar paper in English (10,000 words; BA thesis 11,000 words), which must be an authentic work written by the participant individually (no group work!); one PPT presentation (individually or as a member of a group) of about 20 mins per speaker; a final essay (700 words+) to be written in class. - Deadline for submitting the seminar-paper: strictly at the appointed date (usually one week after the presentation, unless stated otherwise). - A feedback will be given within two weeks after submission.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Aims: Advancing students' skills in writing academic papers on fictional texts; deepening students' knowledge in literary theory and deepening their practical competence in analysing narrative texts; expanding students' knowledge of the literary and cultural history of Ireland, as well as their oral and written language proficiency and presentation skills; enhancing cross-cultural understanding.
Examination topics
One input unit on the historical and cultural contexts; interactive and computer-based teaching units supported by muti-media presentations and the use of the e-learning platfrom; students' PPT presentations and forum-discussion.
Reading list
Primary Texts:
Novel: Ahern, Cecelia. Where Rainbows End. London: Harper/Collins, 2004. (Participants will need to purchase a copy). - A "Reader" containing the short stories can be purchased at the Copy-Studio (Schwarzspanierstraße 10) from 8 March, 2012.
Novel: Ahern, Cecelia. Where Rainbows End. London: Harper/Collins, 2004. (Participants will need to purchase a copy). - A "Reader" containing the short stories can be purchased at the Copy-Studio (Schwarzspanierstraße 10) from 8 March, 2012.
Association in the course directory
Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: Diplom 322, 326/328, 336/338, 426/428, 436/438, 526/528, 536/538, 721-723, 821, UF 4.2.4-322, BA09.2, 10.2, MA4, MA6, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0265
Code/Modul: Diplom 322, 326/328, 336/338, 426/428, 436/438, 526/528, 536/538, 721-723, 821, UF 4.2.4-322, BA09.2, 10.2, MA4, MA6, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0265
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