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Seminar: Basismodul: Introduction to Literary Studies: American Literature - Details
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Course name Seminar: Basismodul: Introduction to Literary Studies: American Literature
Course number ANG.02621.02; ANG.06095.01
Semester WS 2020/21
Current number of participants 97
maximum number of participants 130
Home institute Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
Courses type Seminar in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
First date Monday, 09.11.2020 08:00 - 09:30

Rooms and times

No room preference
Monday: 08:00 - 09:30, weekly

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.

This course is organized as a digital course, consisting of weekly reading assignments, quizzes and thematic video clips (asynchronous elements) and meetings on a digital platform where we will have the opportunity to discuss the respective topics and reflect on our reading experiences (synchronous elements).

To pass this module students will also have to attend a tutorial and attend a tour through the library (either in person or digital, tba).

Admission settings

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