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123047 PS Proseminar Literature / Literary Studies (2016S)

Victorian Women Writers

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

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. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 09.03. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Wednesday 16.03. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Wednesday 20.04. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Wednesday 27.04. 19:30 - 21:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Wednesday 04.05. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Wednesday 25.05. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Wednesday 01.06. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Wednesday 08.06. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Saturday 11.06. 10:00 - 16:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Wednesday 15.06. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course will explore the work of Victorian women writers, using poetry, fiction, and non-fiction texts such as letters and travelogues. We will consider questions of gender, sexuality, class and empire and look at the varied positions of women in Victorian society and literary production, from 'angels in the house' to the Victorian 'New Woman'.

AIMS:
Students will become familiar with a range of texts by Victorian women writers and will be able to describe their generic characteristics. They will be able to explain key concerns articulated in these texts and contextualise them appropriately with reference to British cultural – and specifically women’s – history. They will further become acquainted with various critical approaches to Victorian women’s writing and be able to apply these appropriately in a scholarly paper.

METHODS:
Classroom discussion, presentations, research assignments, eLearning.
Students are expected to present a paper of 8-10 minutes at a mini-conference on 11 June (Sat, 10am-4pm). Participation in the mini-conference is obligatory!

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation in class; research assignments; oral presentation at mini conference; term paper;

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Charlotte Brontë - "Jane Eyre" (available at Facultas Campus bookstore)
Geraldine Jewsbury - "The Half Sisters"
A reader with selected primary and secondary texts is available at Copystudio Schwarzspanier Straße.

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344, BA 612; BEd 046
Code/Modul: UF 3.3.3-304, BA10.1; BEd 08a.1, BEd 08b.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-3041

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