"The animal, what a word! The animal is a word, it is an appellation that men have instituted, a name they have given themselves the right and the authority to give to the living other" (Derrida 23).
These two sentences written by Derrida sum up the basic problem thinkers have been (more or less) confused by since Darwin's Origin of Species (1859) at the latest: the human-animal boundary. Questions about animals as creatures capable of emotions have had their repercussions in many different forms of media. Using theoretical concepts of critical theory and philosophy, this seminar engages with representations of animals in exemplary contexts of 19th and 20th century literature and film. It is co-hosted by Tabea Weber.
The required reading will be announced in due course.
Frequency | Weekday | Time | Format / Place | Period | |
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block | Block | 10-18 | C01-204 | 01.-05.10.2012
not on: 10/3/12 |
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23-ANG-AngPM3 Profilmodul 3: American Studies | PM 3. 3 US American Literatures and Media | 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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Seminar mit Lektüreschwerpunkt | Study requirement
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The binding module descriptions contain further information, including specifications on the "types of assignments" students need to complete. In cases where a module description mentions more than one kind of assignment, the respective member of the teaching staff will decide which task(s) they assign the students.
Degree programme/academic programme | Validity | Variant | Subdivision | Status | Semester | LP | |
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Anglistik: British and American Studies / Bachelor | (Enrollment until SoSe 2011) | Kern- und Nebenfach | BaAngPM5; BaAngPM6 | 2/3 | |||
Anglistik: British and American Studies / Master of Education | (Enrollment until SoSe 2014) | BaAngPM5; BaAngPM6 | |||||
Anglistik: British and American Studies (GHR) / Master of Education | (Enrollment until SoSe 2014) | BaAngPM5; BaAngPM6 | |||||
Literaturwissenschaft / Bachelor | (Enrollment until SoSe 2011) | Nebenfach | BaLitP8 |