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127011 KO Critical Readings in Literature (2017W)

Double Trouble: Dangerous Doppelgängers and Mysterious Mirrorings

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

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 10.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 17.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 24.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 31.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 07.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 14.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 21.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 28.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 05.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 12.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 09.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 16.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 23.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Tuesday 30.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Uncanny doppelgängers, doubles, and mysterious metamorphoses abound in English and American literature and film. In this course, we will examine various aspects of this trope, ranging from Victorian figurations of masculinity and imperialism and Virginia Woolf’s idea of the “androgynous mind” to modern forms of mirroring and doubling in the context of replicants and cyborgs. Topics covered in this course will include: the doppelgänger as a feature of the uncanny; queer doublings; posthumanism as a transgression of the binary between self and other; issues of inclusion and exclusion; canon formation.

Assessment and permitted materials

regular attendance and participation in classroom discussions; oral presentations; portfolio consisting of individual assignments (e.g. critical review, close reading of key passages, blog entry)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

45% portfolio, 30% oral presentation, 25% active participation and short assignments

All course requirements need to be fulfilled for a positive grade.

Examination topics

This is an interactive course ("prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung"). In addition to completing a (written) portfolio, participants are expected to read all set texts and actively participate in class throughout the semester.

Reading list

Texts discussed will include: Edgar A. Poe, “William Wilson” (1839), R.L. Stevenson, “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (1886); Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892), Virginia Woolf, “Orlando” (1928); Ridley Scott (dir.), “Blade Runner” (1982). A complete list of texts and information about additional material (secondary and theoretical texts) will be provided in the first session.

Association in the course directory

Studium: BA 612; BEd 046/407
Code/Modul: BA08.3; BEd Modul 10
Lehrinhalt: 12-3000

Last modified: We 09.09.2020 00:22