Lecture: Basismodul: Introduction to Literary Studies: American Literature - Details

Lecture: Basismodul: Introduction to Literary Studies: American Literature - Details

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Course name Lecture: Basismodul: Introduction to Literary Studies: American Literature
Course number ANG.02621.02; ANG.06095.01
Semester WiSe 2025/26
Current number of participants 100
maximum number of participants 120
Home institute Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
Courses type Lecture in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
Next date Monday, 12.01.2026 12:15 - 13:45, Room: Hörsaal IV [LuWu 2] (A.W. Amo)
Lehrsprache(n) Englisch

Module assignments

Comment/Description

What is and why do we study literature? What is required for an analysis and interpretation of literary works in a scholarly manner? What skills do we need for a systematic approach to literary studies? This course is designed to acquaint students with the terminology, methods, and techniques of literary studies by analyzing texts taken from various literary periods and genres, offering a first overview of American literary history from the colonial period to the present, combined with an introduction to the development of the genres prose, poetry, and drama and the analytical tools to analyze these texts.

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "Beschränkte Teilnehmendenanzahl: Basismodul: Introduction to Literary Studies: American Literature".
The following rules apply for the admission:
  • The enrolment is possible from 29.09.2025, 08:00 to 31.10.2025, 23:59.
  • A defined number of seats will be assigned to these courses.
    The seats will be assigned in order of enrolment.