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120065 PS Literature: Introductory Seminar (304) (2009S)

Literature and Depravity

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work

Diese LVA gilt für das Bachelorstudium nach UG2002, das Diplomstudium (UniStG) und das Lehramt UF Englisch (UniStG).

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 24 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 10.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Tuesday 17.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Tuesday 24.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Tuesday 31.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Tuesday 21.04. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Tuesday 28.04. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Tuesday 05.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Tuesday 12.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Tuesday 19.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Tuesday 26.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Tuesday 09.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Tuesday 16.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Tuesday 23.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Tuesday 30.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Literature has always been peopled with depraved characters of all varieties. More often than not, these evil figures are more interesting than their upright and moral counterparts. In this introductory seminar we will analyse two contemporary texts featuring deviant characters: The Collector (1963) by English novelist John Fowles and This Is How It Goes (2005) by American film director, screenwriter and playwright Neil LaBute. Fowles's novel is a psychological thriller, the story of the abduction and imprisonment of Miranda Grey by Frederick Clegg, told first from the point of view of the mentally disturbed kidnapper, and then from that of the victim by means of a diary she has kept. This Is How It Goes, the story of an interracial love triangle set in a small town in America, is a play about manipulation, exploitation, race and infidelity. An American critic even claims that "This Is How It Goes is really about what almost all of Mr. LaBute's work is about: the theory that all men (he means men, not men and women) are animals, except that most animals are probably nicer."

Assessment and permitted materials

active participation in class; oral presentation; term paper; final test

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

This class deepens and extends the subject matter of the introductory course 301. It is intended to help students develop a well founded yet independent critical approach to literary texts. Participants are given a thorough grounding in various skills and techniques required for the writing of academic papers: the use of works of reference; the use and evaluation of secondary literature; more about the theory and practice of critical analysis; the correct use of literary terminology. A selection of literary texts forms the basis for this work. On completing the class, students should be in a position to take an active part in the literary seminar.

Examination topics

interactive

Reading list

Readers will be available at the beginning of the term. The primary texts will be ordered at Facultas on campus and/or will be available as master-copies. More information on the reading list and all other matters in the first session.

Association in the course directory

304, 701, 1111

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