Universität Wien

340350 PS Culture and Communication: English (2014S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 19.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Wednesday 26.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Wednesday 02.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Wednesday 09.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Wednesday 30.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Wednesday 14.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Wednesday 21.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Wednesday 28.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Wednesday 04.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Wednesday 11.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Wednesday 18.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Wednesday 25.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 8 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Empire and Aftermath

This course aims to familiarise students with the historical interconnectedness of today's English speaking countries, and to critically analyse British colonial history.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment is based on classroom participation, presentations, an end-of-term test, and a term paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Diese Lehrveranstaltung soll ein Bewußtsein für die Untrennbarkeit von Kultur- und Sprachmittlung schaffen und das kulturspezifische Wissen der Studierenden erweitern, sowie auf kulturspezifische Unterschiede in der Kommunikation aufmerksam machen.

Examination topics

Students will prepare presentations on various aspects in the context of "Empire and Aftermath", and discuss contemporary texts in connection to their historical background.

Reading list

Recommended Literature:

- Bhaba, Homi. 1994. The location of culture. New York, Routledge
- Said, Edward W. 1979. Orientalism. New York, Random House
- Ferguson, Niall. 2003. The British Empire. How Britain made the Modern World. London, Penguin Books

Mandatory literature: (pick three of the following*)

- Mill, James. 1818. The History of British India. London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy
- Lawrence, T.E. 1918. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
- Foster, E.M. 1924. A Passage to India. London, Edward Arnold
- Lessing, Doris. 1950. The Grass is Singing. London, Penguin Books
- Jabavu, Noni. 1960. Drawn in Colour
- Rhys, Jean. 1966. Wide Sargasso Sea. London, Penguin Books
- Naipaul, V.S. 1969. The Loss of El Dorado
- Achebe, Chinua. 1958. Things Fall Apart
- Stoppard, Tom. 1978. Night and Day. London, Faber
- Coetzee, J.M. 1980. Waiting for the Barbarians
- Wilson, Jeremy. 1989. Lawrence of Arabia: The Authorised Biography of T.E. Lawrence
- Roy, Arundhati. 1997. The God of Small Things. London, HarperCollins
- Smith, Zadie. 2000. White Teeth. Penguin Books, London
- Pruzan, Todd/Mortimer, Favell Lee. 2005. The Clumsiest People in Europe. London/New York, Bloomsbury
- Snell-Hornby, Mary. 2011. My Travels Alone.

* if you pick either Zadie Smith's White Teeth or Jeremy Wilson's Lawrence of Arabia, you will only have to read two books.


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