127011 KO Critical Readings in Literature (2021W)
Dystopian Fiction and the Critique of Capitalism
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 We 01.09.2021 00:00 to We 15.09.2021 11:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 31.10.2021 23:59
Details
max. 26 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
This course will combine both synchronous (i.e. specified time) and asynchronous (i.e. unspecified time) participation.
Every week, you will find recorded videos and audio recordings of lectures (approx. 40-50 minutes in length) on Moodle at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled course section (i.e. the Sunday before the class session, at the latest). During that 48-hour period, students are expected to watch (or listen to the audio of) these lectures before the scheduled course time. On the days and times set aside for the course session (Tuesdays from 18:15-19:45), students join an online Question & Answer session on Zoom (link on Moodle) only for the last 45 minutes of the scheduled course slot (from 19:00 onward).
- Tuesday 05.10. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
- Tuesday 12.10. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
- Tuesday 19.10. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
- Tuesday 09.11. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
- Tuesday 16.11. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
- Tuesday 23.11. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
- Tuesday 30.11. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
- Tuesday 07.12. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
- Tuesday 14.12. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
- Tuesday 11.01. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
- Tuesday 18.01. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
- Tuesday 25.01. 18:15 - 19:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
-Four 500-to-800-word Response Essays, in which students respond to prompts/questions (given on the syllabus) offering their own views/opinions.-Final Project, wherein students may choose from 3 types of projects: 1.) Podcast co-interview with classmate; 2.) Book Review of one of the assigned novels/texts; 3.) Anti-/pro-capitalist speech, manifesto, or pamphlet-Participation in Synchronous Course discussion and Q&A.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
4 x Response Essays (15 points each)=60 points
Final Project=30 points
Participation in Discussion=10 points
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Total points: 100Grading scale:
1: 100-90p
2: 89-80p
3: 79-70p
4: 69-60p
5: 59-0p
Final Project=30 points
Participation in Discussion=10 points
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Total points: 100Grading scale:
1: 100-90p
2: 89-80p
3: 79-70p
4: 69-60p
5: 59-0p
Examination topics
Reading list
Primary Texts:
1. 1984, by George Orwell
2. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K Le Guin
3. Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler
4. Devil on the Cross, by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oTheory/Secondary Texts:
1. Capitalist Realism; Is There No Alternative?, by Mark FisherAll 5 books will soon be available for purchase at:
facultas Universitätsbuchhandlung am Campus
Altes AKH, Hof 1, Alser Straße 4/1/2/1Additional reading, including other primary texts, will be provided on Moodle
1. 1984, by George Orwell
2. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K Le Guin
3. Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler
4. Devil on the Cross, by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oTheory/Secondary Texts:
1. Capitalist Realism; Is There No Alternative?, by Mark FisherAll 5 books will soon be available for purchase at:
facultas Universitätsbuchhandlung am Campus
Altes AKH, Hof 1, Alser Straße 4/1/2/1Additional reading, including other primary texts, will be provided on Moodle
Association in the course directory
Studium: BA 612; BEd 046/407
Code/Modul: BA08.3; BEd Modul 10
Lehrinhalt: 12-3000
Code/Modul: BA08.3; BEd Modul 10
Lehrinhalt: 12-3000
Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:16
• Students will be able to identify different critical fields and theoretical concepts used in literary and cultural analysis.
• Students will be able recognize different features of Dystopian Fiction and how they relate to social critique and cultural politics.
• Students will be able to understand how ‘theory’ and ‘critique’ operate as useful scholarly tools within the field of literary studies.