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123251 AR Literature Course - Literature 1/2 (MA) British/Irish/New English & Cultural Studies (2020W)
A bundle of laughs? Analysing humour
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 Tu 08.09.2020 12:00 to Tu 15.09.2020 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.10.2020 23:59
Details
max. 23 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Monday 05.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
- Monday 12.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
- Monday 19.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
- Monday 09.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
- Monday 16.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
- Monday 23.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
- Monday 30.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
- Monday 07.12. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
- Monday 14.12. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
- Monday 11.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
- Monday 18.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
- Monday 25.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Presence and participation in the online meetings is mandatory. You can have two absences. Please make sure you watch the recordings of any sessions you have missed and bring yourselves up to date on tasks and readings.
You will be expected to prepare short multimodal presentations to share with your colleagues, post shorter written assignments and, at the end of term, hand in a longer piece of writing.
You will be expected to prepare short multimodal presentations to share with your colleagues, post shorter written assignments and, at the end of term, hand in a longer piece of writing.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The grade will consist of the following:
Participation (online participation in live sessions and asynchronous tasks) 20%
Presentation and online discussion (due Nov 3) 20%
2 short assignments of 500-550 words each (Nov 23 and Dec 14) 30%
Final assignment of 4000-4400 words each (due Feb 7) 30%
Each of these needs to be positive (55% each). The minimum to pass this class altogether is 60%.
Grading scale:
Max. 100 pts; Pass rate: 60%
Grading scale:
100-90 Sehr Gut
91-80 Gut
81-70 Befriedigend
71-60 Genügend
59-0 Nicht Genügend
Participation (online participation in live sessions and asynchronous tasks) 20%
Presentation and online discussion (due Nov 3) 20%
2 short assignments of 500-550 words each (Nov 23 and Dec 14) 30%
Final assignment of 4000-4400 words each (due Feb 7) 30%
Each of these needs to be positive (55% each). The minimum to pass this class altogether is 60%.
Grading scale:
Max. 100 pts; Pass rate: 60%
Grading scale:
100-90 Sehr Gut
91-80 Gut
81-70 Befriedigend
71-60 Genügend
59-0 Nicht Genügend
Examination topics
The assignments and the texts on which they are based will be posted on moodle.
Reading list
The theoretical texts on humour analyses (by critics such as Freud, Bergson, Attardo and others) will be posted on moodle. A number of books, films, clips, comics, poems, series and other formats will be listed on moodle, and there will be a space for you to post your own suggestions.
To give you a taste: apart from British literature, such as Alan Bennet’s The Uncommon Reader, and British comedy (such as the hilarious Miranda), I will also discuss texts, comedy programmes, podcasts and series, including those with or by artists of a black or Asian British background (Jackie Kay, Patience Agbabi, Goodess Gracious Me, The Mash Report, BBC Summer Comedy Festival...).
To give you a taste: apart from British literature, such as Alan Bennet’s The Uncommon Reader, and British comedy (such as the hilarious Miranda), I will also discuss texts, comedy programmes, podcasts and series, including those with or by artists of a black or Asian British background (Jackie Kay, Patience Agbabi, Goodess Gracious Me, The Mash Report, BBC Summer Comedy Festival...).
Association in the course directory
Studium: UF 344; MA 844; MA 844(2); MA UF 046/507
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-323-325; MA4, MA6, MA7; MA 3.1, 3.2; M04A
Lehrinhalt: 12-3251
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-323-325; MA4, MA6, MA7; MA 3.1, 3.2; M04A
Lehrinhalt: 12-3251
Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:16
This term we will look at humour in all academic seriousness and analyse its structures, its genres and its effects. On the basis of humour theory (which is not going to be a bundle of laughs), we will analyse what it is that makes us smile, cringe or roll over with laughter. I will provide a large selection of verbal and multimodal texts (that I hope are funny for you, too!) for you to choose from, as a group and indivually, and the theory necessary to understand the workings of comedy and jokes.
In this online course, we will “meet” regularly on BigBlueButton (or an another tool that turns out to offer better communication tools), via a link on moodle, at the stated time (except on October 19, which will be an asynchronous unit). To take part in these meetings, please make sure you have access to a computer and an internet connection that is stable enough to enable you full participation with mic and camera. You will also need a camera and a microphone (inbuilt or webcam) for our sessions, and a headset would be preferable. The meetings will be recorded.