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120020 SE Literary Seminar / BA-Thesis: 21st-Century English Novels (2008W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Diese LVA gilt für das Bachelorstudium nach UG2002, das Diplomstudium (UniStG) und das Lehramt UF Englisch (UniStG).
Details
max. 18 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Thursday 09.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 16.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 23.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 30.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 06.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 13.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 20.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 27.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 04.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 11.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 18.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 08.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 15.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 22.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 29.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
In this course we will analyse five English novels which were written and published in the 21st century: These are very different texts, variants of various novelistic subgenres, postcolonial, detective, social satire cum tale of obsession, espionage, 'coming-of-old-age'. We will look at structural as well as narratological aspects, character construction and thematic issues and, essentially, attempt to trace new aesthetic features of English fiction of the new millenium.
Assessment and permitted materials
regular attendance, oral presentation, active participation in discussions in class, research paper of 20-25 pages, final essay.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Introduction to English novels of the last five years; placing the texts in the major trends in contemporary English fiction; narrative and thematic analysis of recent novels employing a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches.
Examination topics
Introduction to narratology and contextualization of the texts; students' presentations of selected topics, class discussion.
Reading list
Monica Ali's Brick Lane (2003), Graham Swift's The Light of Day (2003), Zoe Heller's Notes on a Scandal (2003), William Boyd's Restless (2006) and David Lodge's Deaf Sentence (2008).
Association in the course directory
322, 821, 722, 1121
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