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31933-01 - Proseminar: Narratives of the Self: American Life Writing (3 KP)
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2012 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Franziska Gygax (franziska.gygax@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | The genre of autobiography has a long tradition in American literature for various reasons. The so-called rights for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness may be considered to be one of the stimuli for many life stories that depict the search for and/or realization of these goals, and a great number of American (male) autobiographies indeed tell stories of exemplary and successful lives. But autobiography also plays a crucial role in black America and has often been chosen as a narrative form by fugitive slaves to show the ordeal and a possible way to freedom. Moreover, there is a long tradition of American women’s autobiographies – among them also Native American – that reveal a different approach to self-representation. Thus, it is necessary to challenge notions of a coherent, autonomous, or unified subject in autobiographies. Furthermore, the intersection of race, class, and gender in American autobiographies must be addressed. |
| Lernziele | The aim of this course is to exercise and expand the range of skills acquired in the introductory courses. We will read a selection of autobiographies (Native American, African American, white American), and students will be introduced to theoretical and generic issues in autobiography studies. |
| Literatur | "Classic American Autobiographies". Ed. William L. Andrews (Signet Classics 2003). Harriet Jacobs. "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" (Penguin Classics 2000). (On order at "Labyrinth" bookshop) Additional primary and secondary texts will be available on ISIS. |
| Bemerkungen | Participants must have read the autobiographies in the anthology. |
| Weblink | ISIS |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | Successful completion of the first-year module "Learning about Literature and Culture" |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Enrol by email to alex.van-lierde@unibas.ch indicating your 1st and 2nd choice proseminar. The first 18 to enrol are guaranteed a place in the course of their 1st choice; others may be shifted to one of the other courses on offer. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul Refining Skills in Literature and Culture (Bachelor Studienfach: Englisch) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | Regular attendance, active participation, group presentation |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |