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127013 KO Critical Readings in Literature (2024S)

Contemporary Black and Asian British Literature

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
Moodle

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Details

max. 30 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

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  • Donnerstag 07.03. 08:15 - 09:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 14.03. 08:15 - 09:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 21.03. 08:15 - 09:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 11.04. 08:15 - 09:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 18.04. 08:15 - 09:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 25.04. 08:15 - 09:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 02.05. 08:15 - 09:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 16.05. 08:15 - 09:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 23.05. 08:15 - 09:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 06.06. 08:15 - 09:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 13.06. 08:15 - 09:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 20.06. 08:15 - 09:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 27.06. 08:15 - 09:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

In this Critical Readings course, we will examine contemporary Black British and Asian British Literature in its political and cultural contexts. Throughout, we will analyse novels, essays, and poems by contemporary writers, among them Caleb Azumah Nelson, Sairish Hussain and Angela Hui, and interpret them with the help of critical and cultural theories by key thinkers such as Stuart Hall and Sara Ahmed, exploring how the literary writers’ texts shape and reflect on the intersections of race, power, class, and migration. Additionally, we will investigate contemporary debates on (anti)racism, national and racial identity, and questions of cultural and religious difference. Through their works, Black British and Asian British writers are challenging conventional and stereotypical narratives, sparking important debates around questions of home and belonging and opening up new perspectives, voices and experiences that were previously underrepresented or silenced in the literary world.

Course outcomes:
- Students will engage critically with Black British and Asian British Literature from different theoretical perspectives.
- Students will gain an understanding of the political, social and cultural contexts of such pieces of contemporary writing.
- Students will be able to analyse the intersections of race, power, class and migration in these texts.
- Students will develop their practical skills in the analysis of literary texts and academic writing.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Active participation in classroom discussions and on Moodle (10% class, 10% Moodle)
Portfolio of written tasks (short close reading essay (1500 words): 30%, reading journal on two texts of your choice (1000 words): 20%, creative writing task (500-750 words): 10%)
Short presentation (15 minutes) in groups (20%)

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Students must fulfil and pass each of the course requirements and score at least 60% in order to pass this course. You may miss a maximum of two classes.

Grading scale:
1 (very good): 100-90%
2 (good): 89-80%
3 (satisfactory): 79-70%
4 (pass): 69-60%
5 (fail): 59-0%

The course requirements will be discussed in detail during the first session. The plagiarism detection software Turnitin will be used on the written assignments. AI tools may not be used for completing the short close reading essay, reading journals and creative writing tasks.

Prüfungsstoff

This is an interactive course with continuous assessment (“prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung”). In addition to handing in a written portfolio, participants are expected to prepare a presentation in groups, read all texts and actively participate in class throughout the semester as well as hand in tasks and assignments on time.
There will be no written exam.

Literatur

Primary Texts: (please purchase all 3 books):
- Sairish Hussain – The Family Tree (2020)
- Caleb Azumah Nelson – Open Water (2021)
- Angela Hui – Takeaway (2021)

Secondary Literature (excerpts):
- Stuart Hall – “New Ethnicities” (1988)
- Sara Ahmed – Strange Encounters: Embodied Others in Post-Coloniality (2000)
- David Olusoga – Black and British: A Forgotten History (2016)
- Reni Eddo-Lodge – “Race and Class” (2017)
- Afua Hirsch – Brit(ish) (2018)
- Tariq Modood – “Political secularism and post-immigration ethno-religious communities” (2021)

Links to excerpts from other literary texts (selected chapters from The Good Immigrant (2016), selected essays from Haramacy (2022), and selected poems from More Fiya (2023)), as well as theoretical and secondary literature (by Ahmed, Eddo-Lodge, Hall, Hirsch, Modood, and Olusoga), will be provided on Moodle.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

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

Letzte Änderung: Do 01.02.2024 15:45