123424 SE Literary & Cultural Studies Seminar / BA Paper / MA British/Irish/New English (2011W)
Going elsewhen: Time travel in literature
Continuous assessment of course work
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Mind that there will be a seminar conference in December:
Friday, Dec 9, 16-20, and Saturday, Dec 10, 9-14. Full attendance at the conference is compulsory for all students!
Friday, Dec 9, 16-20, and Saturday, Dec 10, 9-14. Full attendance at the conference is compulsory for all students!
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 Fr 16.09.2011 00:00 to Su 25.09.2011 23:59
- Registration is open from Th 29.09.2011 14:00 to Tu 04.10.2011 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 31.10.2011 23:59
Details
max. 18 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Thursday 13.10. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Thursday 20.10. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Thursday 27.10. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Thursday 03.11. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Thursday 10.11. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Thursday 17.11. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Thursday 24.11. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Thursday 01.12. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Friday 09.12. 16:00 - 20:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
- Saturday 10.12. 09:00 - 14:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
- Thursday 15.12. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Thursday 12.01. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Thursday 19.01. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Thursday 26.01. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This course will deal with the fictional phenomenon of time travel. We will be looking at the foundational text of the genre, H.G Wells's The Time Machine, and at other examples of time travel literature from the 20th and 21st centuries to examine the diversity of the genre and probe into the poetics and politica of time travel.
Assessment and permitted materials
continuous assessment, research tasks, presentations, academic paper
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
This class aims at providing students with the competences and skills, as well as the necessary theoretical and historical background, to analyse time travel literature from a variety of perspectives, and to turn their thoughts and arguments into coherent academic writing.
Examination topics
group discussions
research tasks
presentations
academic paper
research tasks
presentations
academic paper
Reading list
A reading list will be available in the first meeting.
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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