In this seminar you will be introduced to the themes and tropes that define the genre of Science Fiction, its historical development, and its continuing relevance in popular culture.
By reading and watching a number of Science Fiction novels and films, by talking about them in class, and by completing regular small research and writing tasks, you can apply and develop your academic skills. The focus on writing exercises in this class will help you to use writing as a tool for thinking, to organise and structure your writing, and to overcome writing anxiety, in preparation for the BM 2 module paper.
Required reading
Buy a copy of
Read The Island of Dr. Moreau before the start of the seminar. Also watch as much as you can of the current TV series Orphan Black (Space/BBC America, 2013–present). These two Science Fiction media will be our point of departure. We will deal with The Handmaid’s Tale toward mid-term, so be sure to have read it by then.
Additional required reading will be assigned over the course of the seminar, I will provide the texts in digital form.
It is recommended that you have completed at least one of the courses Analysing and Interpreting Literary Texts (British/American Literature) from BM 2 and the course Writing from BM 1.
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23-ANG-AngBM2 Basismodul 2: Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies | 2.3 Basisseminar: Genres, Authors, Periods | Studienleistung
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23-LIT-LitP8 Englischsprachige Literaturen | Englischsprachige Literaturen in exemplarischen Lektüren 1 | Studienleistung
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Studieninformation |
Englischsprachige Literaturen in exemplarischen Lektüren 2 | Studienleistung
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Studieninformation | |
Englischsprachige Literaturen: Traditionen, Gattungen, Motive | Studienleistung
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Studieninformation | |
Seminar mit Lektüreschwerpunkt | Studienleistung
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Studieninformation | |
- | benotete Prüfungsleistung | Studieninformation |
Die verbindlichen Modulbeschreibungen enthalten weitere Informationen, auch zu den "Leistungen" und ihren Anforderungen. Sind mehrere "Leistungsformen" möglich, entscheiden die jeweiligen Lehrenden darüber.
The 3 CP (= 90 hours of work) for this class encompass regular participation (or alternative self-study with submitted reflection papers), regular homework tasks for class preparation/revision, and a Studienleistung (writing portfolio, to be submitted at the end of class).
Zu dieser Veranstaltung existiert ein Lernraum im E-Learning System. Lehrende können dort Materialien zu dieser Lehrveranstaltung bereitstellen: