230434 Literature from Chicagoland (S) (WiSe 2014/2015)

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This seminar investigates the Chicago cityscape construed in a selection of 20th century fictional works from/set in Chicago. Each of them constructs the megacity in a different way, sometimes, for example, setting the focus on segregation and the civil rights struggle, as in Lorraine Hansberry's famous play "A Raisin in the Sun",
on immigration such as in H.M. Petrakis' short story "Pericles on 31st Street",
or on the former world's largest meatpacking industry and socialist movements in Upton Sinclair's famous novel, "The Jungle".
With particular focus on the developments, we will discuss how "Chicago the Beautiful" - a picture constructed through, amongst others, the 1893 World's Fair, is criticized and de-constructed in the different works, sometimes shedding light on, for instance, crime developments as in Erik Larson's "The Devil in the White City" or gender issues such as in Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrie".

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Along with elementary theoretical texts, we will further read chapters from the novel:
-Erik Larson’s “The Devil in the White City” (2004)

Short stories from:
-Joseph Epstein’s “The Goldin Boys” (1992)
-H.M. Petrakis’ “Collected Stories” (1965),

a few of Carl August Sandburg’s “Chicago Poems” (1916),

and watch parts of the film adaptions of
-Nelson Algren’s “The Man with the Golden Arm” (1949)
-Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” (1959).

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every two weeks Fr 14-18 V2-213 17.10.2014-06.02.2015
not on: 12/26/14 		(Beginn in der 2. Semesterwoche)

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23-ANG-AngBM2 Basismodul 2: Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies 2.3 Basisseminar: Genres, Authors, Periods Study requirement
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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-LitP4 Kulturwissenschaft (Kulturtheorie) Kultur und Text: Exemplarische Analysen Study requirement
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Literaturwissenschaft als Kulturwissenschaft: Theorie und Praxis 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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Degree programme/academic programme Validity Variant Subdivision Status Semester LP  
Anglistik: British and American Studies / Bachelor (Enrollment until SoSe 2011) Kern- und Nebenfach BaAngPM5; BaAngPM6   2  
Literaturwissenschaft / Bachelor (Enrollment until SoSe 2011) Nebenfach BaLitP8; BaLitP4   3  

Students will have to read:

-Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrie" (1900) (there are free audiobooks available on librivox.org); to be read by 28 Nov. 2014.

-Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" (1906); to be read by 12 Dec. 2014.

Part of the 'Studienleistung' is serving as a member of an expert group on one of the theoretical texts that are provided in the first session.
Also, students will have to write a short essay, analyzing one particular aspect of cityscape construction in one of the fictional works that we will will read during the semester.

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