230354 The Essay: Reflections on 'America' (S) (WiSe 2021/2022)
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- Schwerpunkt: American Studies
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The objective of the class is to explore the genre of the essay as self-reflexive, creative and critical expression. Essays in U.S. American culture represent an important medium to express critical reflections on cultural, literary, social and political developments in U.S. society and culture in the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st century. This class will take a historical approach covering a time span from colonial to contemporary times. Students will read and interpret selected essays by authors and thinkers like Franklin, Paine, Emerson, Santayana, Kallen, Bourne, Hughes, Hurston, Baldwin, Coates, and Danticat among others. The essays will provide food for thought and reflection, as we discuss crisis, change, contact zones and identity politics in (an extended) U.S. cultural context. Students will be required to engage with the selected essays in written and oral form.
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| 23-ANG-AngBM2 Basic Module 2: Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies Basismodul 2: Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies | 2.3 Basisseminar: Genres, Authors, Periods | Study requirement
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| 23-LIT-LitP8 English Literature 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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| Seminar mit Lektüreschwerpunkt | Study requirement
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| - | Graded examination | Student information |
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