Universität Wien
Warning! The directory is not yet complete and will be amended until the beginning of the term.

127011 KO Critical Readings in Literature (2018W)

Contemporary Anglophone literature other than English or American

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

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).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 11.10. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 18.10. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 25.10. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 08.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 15.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 22.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 29.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 06.12. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 13.12. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 10.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 17.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 24.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 31.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Students will gain the knowledge of the representative contemporary Anglophone/postcolonial literary authors primarily from the Caribbean, the Indian subcontinent, Africa and modern multi-ethnic Britain. They will analyze and interpret the selected literary texts by applying the postcolonial critical approach that will be studied at the beginning of the course.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular attendance, participation in classroom discussions; oral presentation; portfolio consisting of two written assignments.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

50 points two portfolio assignments/papers
30 points oral presentation of the selected topic
20 class participation and discussions
Students have to fulfill all course requirements (each with at least 50%) and to score at least 60 points altogether to pass this course.
Grading scale:
1: 100-91p
2: 90-81p
3: 80-71p
4: 70-60p
5: 59-0p

Examination topics

Classroom discussions, student presentations, texts listed on the reading list and those distributed in class.

Reading list

Chinua Achebe, Hanif Kureishi, J. M. Coetzee, V. S. Naipaul, et al.

Association in the course directory

Studium: BA 612; BEd 046/407
Code/Modul: BA08.3; BEd Modul 10
Lehrinhalt: 12-3000

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33