123045 PS PS Literary Studies (2023W)
"That's so meta!" - Self-reflexive literature from William Shakespeare to Zadie Smith
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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- Anmeldung von Mo 11.09.2023 00:00 bis Mo 25.09.2023 12:00
- Abmeldung bis Di 31.10.2023 23:59
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max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
Please note: This course starts earlier than 9.10. (the date given on the registration page) because of the Friday time slot.
Voluntary joint excursion to the exhibition ON STAGE at mumok (https://www.mumok.at/de/stage), which thematically fits our course topic, outside of our regular weekly sessions - more information in the first session!- Freitag 06.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Freitag 13.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Freitag 20.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Freitag 27.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Freitag 03.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Freitag 10.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Freitag 17.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Freitag 24.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Freitag 15.12. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Freitag 12.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Freitag 19.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Freitag 26.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
From House of Cards to Fleabag, we have become somewhat accustomed to “fourth-wall breaks”, in which a performer looks directly into the camera, acknowledging the presence of the audience, in recent film and television. In this course, we will focus on literary precursors of this device, tracing its historical development in a broadly chronological way. We will start with early forms of self-reflexive and metafictional literary texts such as Shakespeare’s sonnets and [excerpts from] Laurence Sterne’s Tristram Shandy, discuss the famous “Reader, I married him” passage and other sections from Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, then move on to Woolf’s modernist parody of Victorian literary discourse in Orlando. Finally, we will turn to the ‘golden age’ of metafiction and metatheatre in postmodernism (Atwood, Stoppard) and take a look at contemporary examples that also employ self-reflexivity and/or metafiction in intriguing ways (Smith, Agbabi).In addition to discussing the literary texts in detail via small-group and plenum discussions, we will revise a range of analytical tools and theoretical approaches, giving students the chance to develop their analytical and academic writing skills further and providing them with basic theoretical tools for the critical analysis and interpretation of literary texts. At the end of this course, students will have learned how to find and narrow down a research topic, formulate a research question, find and integrate secondary literature, adhere to the rules of good scientific practice, and structure and write a term paper.
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
- regular attendance and participation in discussions and group work (you may miss a maximum of two classes without a doctor's notice): 20 points max.
- presentation: 15 points max.
- abstract (250-300 words): 15 points max.
- term paper (3500 words +/- 10%): 50 points max.The course requirements will be discussed in detail during the first session.Deadlines:
* Abstract: before Christmas break
* term paper: end of January (if you need the grade to register for other courses)
/mid-February (if you don't need the grade to register for other courses)
Late submission: -2 pointsAI tools may not be used for completing the proseminar paper. When discussing aspects of academic writing, its use, proliferation of biases will be critically reflected and the idea of writing as an important and necessary process of structuring and narrowing down your thoughts about a specific topic will be discussed.
- presentation: 15 points max.
- abstract (250-300 words): 15 points max.
- term paper (3500 words +/- 10%): 50 points max.The course requirements will be discussed in detail during the first session.Deadlines:
* Abstract: before Christmas break
* term paper: end of January (if you need the grade to register for other courses)
/mid-February (if you don't need the grade to register for other courses)
Late submission: -2 pointsAI tools may not be used for completing the proseminar paper. When discussing aspects of academic writing, its use, proliferation of biases will be critically reflected and the idea of writing as an important and necessary process of structuring and narrowing down your thoughts about a specific topic will be discussed.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
- regular attendance and participation in discussions and group work (you may miss a maximum of two classes without a doctor's notice): 20 points
- presentation: 15 points
- abstract (250-300 words): 15 points
- term paper (3500 words +/- 10%): 50 pointsOverall Score: 100 points max.Pass-mark: 60 pointsGrading Scale:
1: 100-90 points
2: 89-80 points
3: 79-70 points
4: 69-60 points
5: 59-0 pointsIn order to pass, you need to fulfill each individual requirement and complete tasks on time. The plagiarism detection software Turnitin will be used on the written assignments (abstract, proseminar paper).
- presentation: 15 points
- abstract (250-300 words): 15 points
- term paper (3500 words +/- 10%): 50 pointsOverall Score: 100 points max.Pass-mark: 60 pointsGrading Scale:
1: 100-90 points
2: 89-80 points
3: 79-70 points
4: 69-60 points
5: 59-0 pointsIn order to pass, you need to fulfill each individual requirement and complete tasks on time. The plagiarism detection software Turnitin will be used on the written assignments (abstract, proseminar paper).
Prüfungsstoff
Students are expected to come to class prepared (i.e. have read all required texts and familiarised themselves with all the required materials covered in class, done additional research if necessary) and complete all tasks on time.
There will be no written final exam.
There will be no written final exam.
Literatur
Required Reading (in full):
* Virginia Woolf, Orlando (1928)
* Margaret Atwood, “Happy Endings” (short story, 1983 - link on Moodle)
* Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead - NB: Being well-acquainted with Shakespeare’s Hamlet is essential for a proper enjoyment of this text!
* Zadie Smith, “Kelso Deconstructed” (short story, 2019 – link on Moodle)Links to excerpts from other literary texts (Shakespeare sonnets, Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, Patience Agbabi, Telling Tales) as well as theoretical and secondary literature (by Patricia Waugh, Lionel Abel, Joan Doughlas Peters, Yael Schlick, and others) will be provided on Moodle.
* Virginia Woolf, Orlando (1928)
* Margaret Atwood, “Happy Endings” (short story, 1983 - link on Moodle)
* Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead - NB: Being well-acquainted with Shakespeare’s Hamlet is essential for a proper enjoyment of this text!
* Zadie Smith, “Kelso Deconstructed” (short story, 2019 – link on Moodle)Links to excerpts from other literary texts (Shakespeare sonnets, Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, Patience Agbabi, Telling Tales) as well as theoretical and secondary literature (by Patricia Waugh, Lionel Abel, Joan Doughlas Peters, Yael Schlick, and others) will be provided on Moodle.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Studium: BA 612; BEd 046 / 407
Code/Modul: BA10.1; BEd 08a.1, BEd 08b.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-3041
Code/Modul: BA10.1; BEd 08a.1, BEd 08b.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-3041
Letzte Änderung: Mo 18.09.2023 10:07