230518 Science and Literature: Explorations of a Cultural and Academic Contact Zone (S) (WiSe 2019/2020)

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Representations of science and of scientist have been a popular topic in literature for a very long time. From the fictional characters of Victor Frankenstein (1818) over Dr. Jekyll (1886) and Professor Van Helsing (1897) to the physicist Michael Beard in Ian McEwan’s recent novel Solar (2010), literary works have traced, discussed, and evaluated scientific and technological developments often in highly critical fashion. At the same time, different academic disciplines (e.g. psychology, linguistics, cognitive science) have attempted to study literature and the act of reading from a scientific point of view.
This class will engage in an introductory exploration of the cultural and academic contact zone of science and literature. It will discuss different ways in which literary works engage with science and introduce different scientific approaches to the study of literature.

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23-ANG-AngVM1 Vertiefungsmodul 1: Britain 1.2 British Literature: Genre, Periods, Authors Study requirement
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1.3 British Cultural Studies: Theories, Periods, Media Study requirement
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23-ANG-AngVM5 Vertiefungsmodul 5: Theories & Ideologies VM 5.2 Literary Theory Study requirement
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VM 5.3 Cultural Theory Study requirement
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23-ANG-AngVM6 Vertiefungsmodul 6: Media, Arts & Communication VM 6.1 Theoretical and Historical Contexts Study requirement
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23-LIT-LitP8 Englischsprachige Literaturen Englischsprachige Literaturen in exemplarischen Lektüren 1 Study requirement
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Englischsprachige Literaturen in exemplarischen Lektüren 2 Study requirement
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Englischsprachige Literaturen: Traditionen, Gattungen, Motive Study requirement
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Wednesday, July 10, 2019 
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seminar (S) / 2
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This lecture is taught in english
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Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
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