This focus semester on democracy is making me question my own role and function in this academic setting. It has been argued that
"aus einer systemisch-machtkritischen Perspektive [sind] wir als Lehrende strukturell eine Hürde für Studierende, weil die Hochschule uns eine Funktion als Kontrolleur*innen, Gatekeeper, Bewerter*innen und Aussortierer*innen einschreibt. Die starken Hierarchien sind einfach schädlich für das Lernen von Studierenden. Solange dieses System besteht, brauchen wir Lehrende, die machtsensibel mit ihrer Rolle umgehen und die die Beziehungen zu ihren Studierenden dehierarchisieren und gleichwürdiger gestalten. Das ist letztlich gut für uns alle – Lehrende und Lernende –, weil wir uns stärker verbünden können gegen systemischen Druck, der unsere gemeinsame Arbeit erschwert" (Katharina Pietsch, Unconditional Teaching, 5 June 2023: https://www.unconditional-teaching.com/index.php?pg=uff-talk-ressource-anstatt-huerde).
So in this class I am inviting you -- from my position as facilitator -- to an exercise in democratic equality: We will decide together which texts we will discuss, how the seminar is to run, and what kinds of Studienleistungen make sense. Everyone is encouraged to suggest material for discussion: ANYTHING GOES!
(N. B. We are of course bound by the FsB and module descriptions, and I would remind you that some people are doing this class for PM2 British Studies, so British/Irish texts should probably dominate the list - unless the majority decide that that is not important).
Note that people in the new BA (since SuSe 2023) have to have passed the LPT, written and oral parts, to earn credit points in this class.
Whatever the majority agrees to read or watch, we all read or watch. That is what democracy means.
(I will say straight away that my own hope for this class is that I will get more insight into what YOU actually enjoy reading and that I will learn how YOU would like to approach texts in literary and cultural studies. You may have been waiting for a seminar on [author] or [genre] or [medium] because you feel they would be very interesting to discuss, but in this department nobody feels competent to teach it: anime/manga is an example. The idea in this class is that you teach each other (and me)!
Rhythmus | Tag | Uhrzeit | Format / Ort | Zeitraum | |
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wöchentlich | Fr | 12-14 | T2-213 | 07.10.2024-31.01.2025 | This class is part of the focus semester "Democracy". |
Modul | Veranstaltung | Leistungen | |
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23-ANG-AngPM2.1_a Profilmodul 2.1: British Studies | 2.1.3 Literature and Culture | Studienleistung
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Studieninformation |
- | benotete Prüfungsleistung | Studieninformation | |
23-ANG-AngPM2_a Profilmodul 2: British Studies | 2.3 Literature and Culture | Studienleistung
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Studieninformation |
- | benotete Prüfungsleistung | Studieninformation | |
23-ANG-Profil4 Profilmodul 4: Advanced British and American Studies | Profil4.2 British Literature and Culture OR American Literature and Culture | Studienleistung
benotete Prüfungsleistung |
Studieninformation |
Profil4.3 British Literature and Culture OR American Literature and Culture | Studienleistung
benotete Prüfungsleistung |
Studieninformation | |
23-ANG-Profil5 Profilmodul 5: Anglophone Cultures around the World | Profil5.2 Anglophone Literatures and Cultures | Studienleistung
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.
Taking part. Being there. Taking responsibility. Shaping our learning processes.
Specifically: Taking part in a preliminary ZOOM meeting on Friday, 19 July, 14:15 to discuss the class and to decide on the first text we will read together: https://uni-bielefeld.zoom.us/j/2130327082
Zu dieser Veranstaltung existiert ein Lernraum im E-Learning System. Lehrende können dort Materialien zu dieser Lehrveranstaltung bereitstellen: