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American Literature and the Public Sphere since 1945 (AE_HSPublic) [Import]- Lecturer
- Prof. Dr. Antje Kley
- Details
- Hauptseminar
Online
2 cred.h, ECTS studies, Sprache Englisch
Zeit: Mon 16:15 - 17:45
- Prerequisites / Organisational information
- Das Hauptseminar kann wie folgt verwendet werden:
MA North American Studies - Culture and Literature: Modul 7,8 MA The Americas / Las Américas: Modul 3b,4 MA Literaturstudien - intermedial und interkulturell: Modul 4,5,7,8 MA Ethik der Textkulturen: M3, M4 Lehramt Englisch an Gymnasien: Hauptmodul L-GYM Literature (Zulassungsvoraussetzung: Zwischenmodul L-GYM Literature) BA English and American Studies: Hauptmodul A mit begleitender Independent Study Group MA English Studies: "Freie Ergänzungsstudien/Wild Card" mit begleitendem Kurs
- Contents
- This online seminar invites students to explore concepts and manifestations of the public sphere and to consider how the publication and discussion of literary writing participates in the formation of public opinion. Based on revisions of Jürgen Habermas’ historical description of the public sphere by Nancy Fraser, Seyla Benhabib and others, the seminar will focus on four prominent cases to study the dynamics of the literary system (the discursive and institutional contexts and conditions for publication including the publishing industry, education, the media landscape and the marketplace) in the second half of the twentieth century and into the present. These are Allen Ginsberg’s poem “Howl” (1955) and the scandal it caused, Toni Morrison’s highly acclaimed iconic novel Beloved (1987), Suzanne Collins’ globally best selling dystopian novel The Hunger Games (2008) and Amanda Gorman’s recent inauguration poem “The Hill We Climb” (2021). The case studies provide occasion for contextualized close readings and will serve as starting points for a more general exploration of the ways in which literature matters.
- Recommended literature
- Allen Ginsberg. Howl and Other Poems. City Lights Pocket Poet Series. 1956; Woolf Haus, 2020.
Toni Morrison. Beloved. 1987; Vintage, 2016. Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games. Vol. 1. Scholastic, 2008.
- Additional information
- Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 15
Registration is required for this lecture.
Registration starts on Monday, 1.3.2021, 19.00 and lasts till Saturday, 17.4.2021, 22.00 über: mein Campus.
- Verwendung in folgenden UnivIS-Modulen
- Startsemester SS 2021:
- Amerikanistik, Modul C (M 4)
- Amerikanistik, Modul F (M 4)
- Aufbaumodul Cultural Studies (Master Modul 4)
- Aufbaumodul Literary Studies (Master Modul 5)
- North America: Culture and Literature (AM4)
- North America: Politics and Society (AM7)
- North American Studies (AM3b)
- Schwerpunktmodul Innereuropäische und globale Austauschprozesse I (IgA I+)
- Schwerpunktmodul Innereuropäische und globale Austauschprozesse II (IgA II)
- Vertiefungsmodul Literary Studies (Master Modul 8)
- Department: Chair of American Studies (Prof. Dr. Paul)
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