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120111 SE Literary Seminar / BA-Arbeit / MA British/Irish/New English (2011S)
The Text as Emotion Machine: The Psychology of Reading for Pleasure
Continuous assessment of course work
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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).
- Registration is open from Mo 07.02.2011 00:00 to Su 20.02.2011 23:59
- Registration is open from We 23.02.2011 00:00 to Tu 01.03.2011 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Th 31.03.2011 23:59
Details
max. 18 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Thursday 10.03. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 17.03. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 24.03. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 31.03. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 07.04. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 14.04. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 05.05. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 12.05. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 19.05. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 26.05. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 09.06. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 16.06. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
- Thursday 30.06. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Of the many motivations for reading a text, immersion is the one which has the most palpable, even physical effect. Thrilling texts can produce goose pimples and moist hands, emotional scenes bring tears to our eyes, and the description of an erotically charged scene may lead to quickened heartbeats and other reactions besides... In this course, we will investigate the phenomenon of immersivity, analyse its various types and forms and follow its changing course throughout the different stages of literary history. Reading texts from diverse genres and media will help us appreciate the genre-specific features of this reader-reception phenomenon.
Assessment and permitted materials
Assessment will be on the basis of attendance, active participation, small assignments, presentations and a seminar paper.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
This course aims at a) presenting basic narratological and reader reception theory b) teaching a topic-related analytical toolkit c) enabling students to apply their knowledge and skills in their own projects d) alerting students to related issues such as various concepts of cognitive literary theory and possible worlds theory.
Examination topics
eLearning, group work, lecture, audio- and video-excerpts, classroom discussion, student presentation, home study, seminar paper.
Reading list
A reader with extracts from non-fictional sources and shorter literary texts will be provided. Powerpoint-presentations can be downloaded from the eLearning platform. Copies of the longer texts presented during the term will be available in one of the campus bookshops.
Association in the course directory
Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: 322, 326/328, 336/338, 721-723, 821, BA12, MA4, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0216
Code/Modul: 322, 326/328, 336/338, 721-723, 821, BA12, MA4, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0216
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