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Seminar: Literary Humor in 19th-Century America - Vertiefungsmodul - Details
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Course name Seminar: Literary Humor in 19th-Century America - Vertiefungsmodul
Course number ANG.04629.02
Semester SS 2022
Current number of participants 16
maximum number of participants 20
Home institute Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
Courses type Seminar in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
First date Tuesday, 05.04.2022 16:15 - 17:45, Room: Seminarraum 3 [AKStr.35] (Angl.)
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

Module assignments

Comment/Description

After the English colonies had achieved their political independence in 1776, the young nation began to explore and develop its own literary and cultural traditions. In their endeavor to find some characteristic feature that would distinguish America from its European roots, cultural observers turned to "humor" as a characteristic national element. Walter Blair, a pioneer of the study of American humor, called humor "the most popular achievement of our countrymen."
In an attempt to develop an enhanced understanding of this significant phenomenon in 19th-century American culture, this class will take a look at representative texts and authors from the period and analyze them in their historical contexts.
Students interested in signing up for this class are encouraged to familiarize themselves ahead of time with general aspects of the topic. Reading material will be made available in the course of the semester.
To receive full credit for this class (5 CP), students will have to produce a "Hausarbeit." More information about the specific requirements will be announced in the first class session.

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Admission settings

The course is part of admission "Beschränkte Teilnehmendenanzahl: Literary Humor in 19th-Century America - Vertiefungsmodul".
The following rules apply for the admission:
  • The enrolment is possible from 18.03.2022, 00:00 to 30.04.2022, 23:59.
  • A defined number of seats will be assigned to these courses.
    The seats will be assigned in order of enrolment.