230316 British Fiction Today: The Family, Relationships and Other Nightmares (S) (WiSe 2018/2019)
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British fiction today is incredibly varied, multifaceted and rich in its themes and forms. Therefore, it is rather difficult to generalise about the contemporary novel. However, one thing many narratives have in common is that they are concerned with what it means to be in relationships, either as partners in a love relationship, or as members of families. In this class we will read five novels from ca. the last 20 years that cast a look - more often than not a critical one - into family bonds, the intricacies of love and various other aspects of contemporary social life.
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We will read the following novels:
Pat Barker: Another World
Ian McEwan: The Child in Time
Ali Smith: The Accidental
Zadie Smith: White Teeth
Students who wish to participate must possess their own copies of the texts.
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Subject assignments
| Module | Course | Requirements | |
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| 23-ANG-AngPM2.1 Profilmodul 2.1: British Studies | 2.1.3 British Literature and Media | Study requirement
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| 23-ANG-AngPM2.1_a Profilmodul 2.1: British Studies | 2.1.3 Literature and Culture | Study requirement
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| 23-ANG-AngPM2_a Profilmodul 2: British Studies | 2.3 Literature and Culture | Study requirement
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| 23-GP Global Perspectives | Bereich 2: World history, culture and language | Study requirement
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| - | Ungraded examination | Student information |
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| Degree programme/academic programme | Validity | Variant | Subdivision | Status | Semester | LP | |
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| Internationales in Studium und Lehre (Einschreibung bis SS 2011) | Wahl | 3 | aktive Teilnahme Global Perspectives, Bereich 2 GS |
Students ought to have completed BM2 before registering. Please only register for this class if you are willing (and find the time) to read the five novels. All students are expected to be interested in the analysis of narrative.
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