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123232 AR Literature Course (interactive) (2017S)

Contemporary World Authors: Hanif Kureishi (A)

1.50 ECTS (1.00 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

  • Tuesday 07.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Tuesday 21.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Tuesday 25.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Tuesday 09.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Tuesday 23.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Tuesday 13.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course aims to introduce students to one of the most significant, provocative and versatile writers of his generation: British novelist, screen-writer, playwright and essayist Hanif Kureishi (b. 1954). Coming to prominence in the mid-1980s Kureishi's vivid evocations of marginalised subjects have redefined images of British identity and new ways of being British.

Week 1 Introduction to Hanif Kureishi:
Please read Kureishi's ‘The Rainbow Sign’ on moodle before the class.

Week 2 "The Buddha of Suburbia" (1990):
Please read Sandhu, 'Pop goes the centre' on moodle before the class.

Week 3 "The Buddha of Suburbia" (1990)

Week 4 ‘My Son the Fanatic’ short story and ‘Bradford’:
Please read Kureishi's short story MSF and his essay 'Bradford' - both will be on moodle before the class.

Week 5 "My Son the Fanatic" Screenplay:
Please buy/borrow and read the screenplay before the class. Please watch the screenplay too.

Week 6 Class Presentations

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular attendance, active participation in class, presentation, exam.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Active class participation (25%)
Class presentation (25%)
Exam (50%)

You need to complete all requirements.

Examination topics

The texts and film discussed in class.

Reading list

You need to buy/borrow the following books:

* Hanif Kureishi, "The Buddha of Suburbia" (London:Faber 1990)
* Hanif Kureishi, "My Son the Fanatic" (BFI Film 1997)
Please make sure you watch the film "My Son the Fanatic" before Week 4.
(All books available at the Facultas am Campus bookstore.)

* The short story ‘My Son the Fanatic’ and essays ‘Bradford’ and ‘Rainbow Sign’ will be uploaded on moodle.

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344;
Code/Modul: UF4.2.4-323;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0266

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