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340350 PS Culture and Communication: English (2013S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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This is a condensed course, which will take place from June 7 to June 28.Please note that the nature of this course makes certain preparations on your part necessary: You are required to have completed the mandatory reading before the first meeting (see also "reading list"), and to have prepared your presentation (see "presentations").
You will find detailed information on both tasks on the moodle platform, to which all registered participants will have access after the registration period is completed.Late registration is possible only if space is available, and of course if the preparations mentioned above are taken care of before the first meeting. To enquire about late registration, please contact antonina.lakner@univie.ac.at
You will find detailed information on both tasks on the moodle platform, to which all registered participants will have access after the registration period is completed.Late registration is possible only if space is available, and of course if the preparations mentioned above are taken care of before the first meeting. To enquire about late registration, please contact antonina.lakner@univie.ac.at
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 Fr 01.02.2013 09:00 to Th 07.03.2013 17:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 07.03.2013 17:00
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Friday 07.06. 09:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
- Friday 14.06. 09:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
- Friday 21.06. 09:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
- Friday 28.06. 09:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Empire and AftermathThis course aims to familiarise students with the historical interconnectedness of today's English speaking countries, and to critically analyse British colonial history.
Assessment and permitted materials
Assessment is based on classroom participation, presentations, an end-of-term test, and a term paper.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Diese Lehrveranstaltung soll ein Bewußtsein für die Untrennbarkeit von Kultur- und Sprachmittlung schaffen und das kulturspezifische Wissen der Studierenden erweitern, sowie auf kulturspezifische Unterschiede in der Kommunikation aufmerksam machen.
Examination topics
Students will prepare presentations on various aspects in the context of "Empire and Aftermath", and discuss contemporary texts in connection to their historical background.
Reading list
Recommended Literature:- Bhaba, Homi. 1994. The location of culture. New York, Routledge
- Said, Edward W. 1979. Orientalism. New York, Random House
- Ferguson, Niall. 2003. The British Empire. How Britain made the Modern World. London, Penguin BooksMandatory literature: (pick three of the following*)- Mill, James. 1818. The History of British India. London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy
- Lawrence, T.E. 1918. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
- Foster, E.M. 1924. A Passage to India. London, Edward Arnold
- Lessing, Doris. 1950. The Grass is Singing. London, Penguin Books
- Jabavu, Noni. 1960. Drawn in Colour
- Rhys, Jean. 1966. Wide Sargasso Sea. London, Penguin Books
- Naipaul, V.S. 1969. The Loss of El Dorado
- Achebe, Chinua. 1958. Things Fall Apart
- Stoppard, Tom. 1978. Night and Day. London, Faber
- Coetzee, J.M. 1980. Waiting for the Barbarians
- Wilson, Jeremy. 1989. Lawrence of Arabia: The Authorised Biography of T.E. Lawrence
- Roy, Arundhati. 1997. The God of Small Things. London, HarperCollins
- Smith, Zadie. 2000. White Teeth. Penguin Books, London
- Pruzan, Todd/Mortimer, Favell Lee. 2005. The Clumsiest People in Europe. London/New York, Bloomsbury
- Snell-Hornby, Mary. 2011. My Travels Alone.* if you pick either Zadie Smith's White Teeth or Jeremy Wilson's Lawrence of Arabia, you will only have to read two books.
- Said, Edward W. 1979. Orientalism. New York, Random House
- Ferguson, Niall. 2003. The British Empire. How Britain made the Modern World. London, Penguin BooksMandatory literature: (pick three of the following*)- Mill, James. 1818. The History of British India. London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy
- Lawrence, T.E. 1918. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
- Foster, E.M. 1924. A Passage to India. London, Edward Arnold
- Lessing, Doris. 1950. The Grass is Singing. London, Penguin Books
- Jabavu, Noni. 1960. Drawn in Colour
- Rhys, Jean. 1966. Wide Sargasso Sea. London, Penguin Books
- Naipaul, V.S. 1969. The Loss of El Dorado
- Achebe, Chinua. 1958. Things Fall Apart
- Stoppard, Tom. 1978. Night and Day. London, Faber
- Coetzee, J.M. 1980. Waiting for the Barbarians
- Wilson, Jeremy. 1989. Lawrence of Arabia: The Authorised Biography of T.E. Lawrence
- Roy, Arundhati. 1997. The God of Small Things. London, HarperCollins
- Smith, Zadie. 2000. White Teeth. Penguin Books, London
- Pruzan, Todd/Mortimer, Favell Lee. 2005. The Clumsiest People in Europe. London/New York, Bloomsbury
- Snell-Hornby, Mary. 2011. My Travels Alone.* if you pick either Zadie Smith's White Teeth or Jeremy Wilson's Lawrence of Arabia, you will only have to read two books.
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