230584 Reading Short Stories: Text, Context, Criticism (S) (SoSe 2026)
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The genre of the short story has undergone manifold changes, yet has always maintained its intriguingly subversive potential. This seminar aims to trace the development of the short story from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century. We will investigate its formal, thematic, economic, and social characteristics, while situating it in the historical and cultural contexts of Great Britain and beyond. Our readings will be informed by critical theories from feminism, postcolonialism, disability studies and other paradigms. The reading list will, amongst others, include stories by Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, Virginia Woolf, and Hilary Mantel.
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| Frequency | Weekday | Time | Format / Place | Period | |
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| weekly | Do | 10-12 | 13.04.-24.07.2026 |
Subject assignments
| Module | Course | Requirements | |
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| 23-ANG-M-GM3 Grundmodul 3: Contact Zones and Intercultural Studies Grundmodul 3: Contact Zones and Intercultural Studies | Cultural/Literary Contact Britain | Study requirement
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| 23-LIT-M-LitAM3 Advanced Module II: Philological Specialisation in English Language and Literature Aufbau-Modul II: Fachphilologische Vertiefung Anglistik | Lehrveranstaltung 1 | Study requirement
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| Lehrveranstaltung 2 | Study requirement
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| Lehrveranstaltung 3 | Graded examination
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