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Seminar: Transnational Explorations of American Literature: Mark Twain in a German Language Context - Vertiefungsmodul - Details
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Veranstaltungsname Seminar: Transnational Explorations of American Literature: Mark Twain in a German Language Context - Vertiefungsmodul
Veranstaltungsnummer ANG.04630.02; ANG.06137.02; ANG.06145.02
Semester SoSe 2024
Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden 3
erwartete Teilnehmendenanzahl 20
Heimat-Einrichtung Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
Veranstaltungstyp Seminar in der Kategorie Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
Nächster Termin Donnerstag, 02.05.2024 12:15 - 13:45, Ort: Seminarraum 15 PC-Pool [EA 25] (Raum K.01)
Lernorganisation Potential participants should be aware that this course requires a high level of commitment and active participation. This includes independent research in the library, particularly the use of its resources. Weekly sessions are based on completing extensive reading and writing assignments. The reading workload pages per week may range from 15 to 30 pages.
Students should understand that this class is not a lecture; rather, it is a seminar designed for active engagement and discussion of the information and ideas they have prepared specifically for each class session. This format relies on the presence of participants who have thoroughly prepared, enabling them to contribute effectively within this academic context.
Regular attendance is expected, and students must ensure that their extracurricular activities do not interfere with their ability to dedicate adequate time to this course.
Leistungsnachweis Students can earn two types of credit in this class:
1) A "Studienleistung" is recorded in the university's computer system when all tasks set during the lecture period have been completed and written assignments have been submitted in full, on time and in good quality.
2) Students receive credit for a "Modulleistung" upon successfully completing the "Modulabschlussprüfung". Detailed instructions on the nature of the final exam will be given at an appropriate time during the semester.
Studiengänge (für) ANG.04630.02 für LAG, LAS, LAF (2012, 2015) / MA Engl. Sprache und Literatur 45/75 LP / MA Angloam. Literatur, Sprache und Kultur 120 LP
SWS 2
ECTS-Punkte 5

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In general, the study of a particular literature is concerned with its existence in the area in which it originated. American literature is therefore usually read and understood in the context of the USA. However, for a literature that attracts worldwide attention and is therefore also read in other contexts, the question arises as to what effects it has when American texts are read outside their original national context.
This seminar focuses on selected texts by the popular writer Mark Twain, whose works have been available in German for over 150 years. Through the lens of Twain's works, the course will explore what happens when texts are transported into a different cultural environment. Students will examine how translation affects the meaning of texts, reflect on the importance of cultural knowledge and ponder the inherent challenges of intercultural comprehension. With this particular approach, the class will raise questions about methodological issues, the stability of literary texts, and the role they play in intercultural understanding.