230584 Analyzing and Interpreting Literary Texts: US-American Literatures (S) (SoSe 2021)
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This course will focus on U.S. American Literatures and introduces first-year students to the basics of literary studies – the tools of the trade, as it were. Participants will be taught the terms and methods of analysis and interpretation of texts in the three main literary genres, poetry, drama and narrative.
The seminar will be accompanied by a tutorial in which students have the chance to repeat, discuss and practice the methods taught in the seminar.
Bibliography
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Reading recommendations:
• Culler, Jonathan D. Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction. Reissued. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2011 (an older version is available as an e-book in the university library).
• Meyer, Michael. English and American Literatures. Tübingen und Basel: Francke, 42011. (available as an e-book in the university library)
• Nünning, Vera, and Ansgar Nünning. An Introduction to the Study of English and American Literature. Stuttgart: Klett-Lerntraining, 2015.
Teaching staff
Dates ( Calendar view )
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Subject assignments
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| 23-ANG-AngBM2 Basismodul 2: Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies | 2.2 Analyzing and Interpreting American Literary Texts | Study requirement
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| 23-ANG-AngBM2.1_G Basismodul 2.1 (Basic): Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies in the Primary EFL Classroom | 2.1.1 Analysing and Interpreting American Literary Texts | Study requirement
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| 23-ANG-AngBM2_G Basismodul 2: Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies in the Primary EFL Classroom | 2.2 Analyzing and Interpreting American Literary Texts | Study requirement
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Studienleistungen
• Students are asked to participate regularly and do the assignments (which can be found in the “Syllabus” on the LernraumPlus).
• The second requirement is a projected term paper to be handed in by 1 July 2021 (consisting of a thesis/guiding question(s), introduction, annotated bibliography). This outline can be used for other courses to elaborate on (e.g. in Advanced Academic Writing), but cannot be work into a full paper for this class.
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- Tuesday, January 5, 2021
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- Type(s) / SWS (hours per week per semester)
- S / 2
- Language
- This lecture is taught in english
- Department
- Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
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