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120122 PS Introductory Seminar (literature) (2008S)

Female Voices from the Modern American South

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

Anrechenbar als Wahlfach 701 (UniStG Studienplan). ECTS UF Englisch: 3.00

Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 14.03. 11:00 - 13:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 21.03. 11:00 - 13:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 28.03. 11:00 - 13:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 04.04. 11:00 - 13:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 11.04. 11:00 - 13:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 18.04. 11:00 - 13:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 25.04. 11:00 - 13:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 02.05. 11:00 - 13:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 09.05. 11:00 - 13:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 16.05. 11:00 - 13:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 23.05. 11:00 - 13:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 30.05. 11:00 - 13:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 06.06. 11:00 - 13:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 13.06. 11:00 - 13:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 20.06. 11:00 - 13:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Friday 27.06. 11:00 - 13:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

"I feel the need of a land, of a sure terrain, of a sort of permanent landscape of the heart" (Elizabeth Spencer). While some critics doubt that the South as a cultural entity still exists, others hold on to their belief in a distinctive "Southern" literary imagination. Doubtless, the historical and socio-cultural background of the agrarian South created different spaces for Southern women than those living in the progressive, individualistic American North.
In this class we will deal with female writers from the American South whose texts focus on topics of personal development: childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. We will try to find out whether the Southern imagination is expressed in truly distinctive features, or are these stories the distillation of a more common American, or even global, experience?

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

304, K 225, 701

Examination topics

interactive

Reading list

We will discuss texts of writers such as Elizabeth Spencer, Lee Smith, Shirley Ann Grau, Alice Walker, Flannery O'Connor, Katherine Anne Porter, Carson McCullers, and others. A Reader will be provided.

Association in the course directory

304, 701; K 225.

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