Vertiefungsmodul Literary Studies (Master Modul 8)10 ECTS
(englische Bezeichnung: Advanced Module Literary Studies)
(Prüfungsordnungsmodul: Vertiefungsmodul Literary Studies)

Lectures:

• • HS Fashion & American Literature (optional)
    (Hauptseminar, 2 SWS, Ulf Schulenberg, Thu, 10:00 - 12:00, KH 1.013)
  • HS The American Romance (optional)
    (Hauptseminar, 2 SWS, Ulf Schulenberg, Wed, 16:00 - 18:00, KH 1.012)

Empfohlene Voraussetzungen:

Successful completion of intermediary modules 4 and 5

Inhalt:

The advanced thematic seminar addresses key questions of American literary studies through exemplary cases. Potential fields covered are:

• Literary discourse viewed through the lens of theoretical approaches

• Cultural evaluation and reception of literary texts, processes of canonization

• History of genre (forms and functions)

• Literary and cultural memory

• Ethics and aesthetics

• Medial aspects of literary and cultural studies; changes in mediality, intermediality, the cultural impact of electronic media and digitalization

• Transculturation, creolization, hybridity in North American literatures
  

Lernziele und Kompetenzen:

Students acquire currency in a second thematic field within American literary studies and with relevance to contemporary research; they practice their ability to work critically and independently in compliance with academic standards, which they test by writing a short scholarly presentation and a final seminar paper. The Independent Study prepares students for their work towards a master’s thesis and trains them in academic methodology and argumentation.

Literatur:

A reading list will be provided.

Verwendbarkeit des Moduls / Einpassung in den Musterstudienplan:

1. North American Studies: Culture and Literature (Master of Arts)
   (Po-Vers. 2010 | Masterprüfung | Vertiefungsmodul Literary Studies)

Studien-/Prüfungsleistungen:

Hausarbeit zu Vertiefungsmodul Literary Studies (Prüfungsnummer: 38701)

Prüfungsleistung, Hausarbeit, benotet

Anteil an der Berechnung der Modulnote: 70.0 %

kein Erstablegung

1. Prüfer:

Antje Kley

Wissenschaftlicher Vortrag zu Vertiefungsmodul Literary Studies (Prüfungsnummer: 38702)

Prüfungsleistung, mündliche Prüfung, benotet

Anteil an der Berechnung der Modulnote: 30.0 %

Erstablegung: WS 2015/2016, 1. Wdh.: SS 2016

1. Prüfer:

Antje Kley