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Course name Seminar: John Steinbeck and The Grapes of Wrath - Vertiefungsmodul
Course number ANG.04630.02
Semester SS 2022
Current number of participants 11
maximum number of participants 20
Home institute Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
Courses type Seminar in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
First date Thursday, 07.04.2022 12:15 - 13:45, Room: Hörsaal XII [Löw]
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

Rooms and times

Hörsaal XII [Löw]
Thursday: 12:15 - 13:45, weekly (13x)
No room preference
Thursday: 12:15 - 13:45, weekly

Module assignments

Comment/Description

When he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962, John Steinbeck, one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the twentieth century, expressed his belief that a literary author is "charged with exposing our many grievous faults and failures, with dredging up to the light our dark and dangerous dreams for the purpose of improvement." His novel, The Grapes of Wrath (1939), which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940, can be seen as an illustration of this conviction. It has been both admired and attacked for its vivid and moving descriptions of a family trapped by environmental disaster and economic desperation.
This class will focus on selected aspects of Steinbeck's novel and provide students with opportunities to analyze, discuss, and understand the writer's work in the context of American literary history. It will also encourage them to explore the various literary and cultural issues which have given his writings an enduring relevance.
The success of this class will depend on student engagement and participation, especially on the willingness of each participant to devote a significant amount of time and effort to the weekly reading and writing assignments which will be the centerpiece of this class. Prospective participants are strongly encouraged to purchase a copy of the book,* to read the novel before the beginning of term, and to familiarize themselves in advance with the general aspects of the topic.
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.
This class will be relevant for students wishing to write their exam essay in literary studies (Staatsexamensessay - Arbeit unter Aufsicht).

* John Steinbeck, _The Grapes of Wrath: Text and Criticism_, ed. Peter Lisca (Penguin Books, 1997. ISBN: 978-0140247756)

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Admission settings

The course is part of admission "Beschränkte Teilnehmendenanzahl: John Steinbeck and The Grapes of Wrath - 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.