135051 PS Social History of Lit. (PS): Contemporary London: Textual and Visual Migrations (2020S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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 Sa 01.02.2020 00:01 to Sa 22.02.2020 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Th 30.04.2020 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 10.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Tuesday 17.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Tuesday 24.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Tuesday 31.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Tuesday 21.04. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Tuesday 28.04. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Tuesday 05.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Tuesday 12.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Tuesday 19.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Tuesday 26.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Tuesday 09.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Tuesday 16.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Tuesday 23.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Tuesday 30.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This seminar explores contemporary textual and visual representations of London across a variety of media. While London has long benefited from migration to the city, both new arrivals and those with a family history of migration often face persistent discrimination and are frequently portrayed negatively within media and political discourse. Drawing on readings from post-colonial and contemporary feminist theories, this seminar will consider how textual and visual strategies might work to challenge negative stereotypes, write-back to discrimination, and reconstruct London as it is represented. Themes for discussion in class will include the intersections between migration, gender, and class; hybridity and mobility; segregation and discrimination; violence and the body; and cultural constructions of the family and the home.
Assessment and permitted materials
Active Class Participation: 10%
In-class Presentation: 30%
Term Paper Plan: 10%
Term Paper (max. 15 pages): 50%
In-class Presentation: 30%
Term Paper Plan: 10%
Term Paper (max. 15 pages): 50%
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The seminar and all primary/secondary readings will in English.
Examination topics
Reading list
Primary Texts Will Include:Ali, Monica. 2003. Brick Lane [text] (New York, Scribner)Dirty Pretty Things. 2002. [film] (UK, BBC Films)Hamid, Mohsin. 2017. Exit West. [text] (London, Penguin Random House)It’s a Free World. 2007 [film] (UK, Film4)McNish, Hollie. 2013. Mathematics [online video] (UK, YouTube GB), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NLpLV5nUi0 [accessed 03.02.20]Mpanga, George. 2012. My City [online video] (UK, YouTube GB), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zVhSKsMnok [accessed 03.02.20]Recommended Introductory Reading:McLeod, John. 2004. Postcolonial London: Rewriting the Metropolis (London and New York, Routledge)
Association in the course directory
BA M5
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