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123227 SE Literature Seminar / BA-Paper / MA American/North American Lit./Studies (2016S)
American Novel of the First Half of the 20th Century (2)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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 We 17.02.2016 00:00 to Tu 23.02.2016 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Th 31.03.2016 23:59
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 09.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Wednesday 16.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Wednesday 06.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Wednesday 13.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Wednesday 20.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Wednesday 27.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Wednesday 04.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Wednesday 11.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Wednesday 18.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Wednesday 25.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Wednesday 01.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Wednesday 08.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Wednesday 15.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Wednesday 22.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Wednesday 29.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Students are expected to write a seminar paper or BA thesis (to be handed in by the end of May), to have an oral presentation of the paper in class, to participate in class discussions and to sit for an end-test. All students must read all the texts discussed in class.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Examination topics
Reading list
Association in the course directory
Studium: UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-322, BA 10.2, MA5, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0375
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-322, BA 10.2, MA5, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0375
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They will identify the most significant literary movements and authors, as well as describe the specificity of the cultural early 20th century developments in the USA. They will analyze and interpret the canonical literary texts discussed by applying various critical approaches: naturalism, modernism, The Lost Generation, gender issues, early feminism, the Great Depression.
Students will gain the knowledge of some of the best known early 20th century American authors: novels (The Age of Innocence, The Red Badge of Courage, Daisy Miller, The Awakening, A Farewell to Arms, Grapes of Wrath,) and one or two short stories. The list of short stories will be handed to students in class.
They will learn how to reflect on different interpretive standpoints, depending on the milieu and the contextualization of literary works in the appropriate socio-political context, and to formulate an effective, well argued and linguistically correct oral presentation of the seminar paper in class.
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