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| Semester | Herbstsemester 2017 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Michael C. Frank (michaelc.frank@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | The highly publicized arrival of 492 West Indians on board the "Empire Windrush" at Tilbury, Essex, in June 1948 marked the beginning of large-scale migration from the Caribbean to Britain. In the words of Mike and Trevor Phillips, "the 'Windrush' sailed through a gateway in history, on the other side of which was the end of Empire and a wholesale reassessment of what it meant to be British." In this course, we will examine how Caribbean writings in English have both reflected and played a part in the transformation of British society and the emergence of new Caribbean-British identities. Covering the period from the post-war years to the turn of the millennium, we will read poetry, (Calypso and Dub) song lyrics, short stories, a novel, as well as a play by, among others, Una Marson, Lord Kitchener, Sam Selvon, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Caryl Phillips, and Pauline Melville. In addition, we will discuss the British cult film "Babylon" (1980). |
| Lernziele | Participants will be introduced to a key chapter of British social history (the beginnings of multiculturalism as we know it today) via a broad range of texts by émigré writers from the Caribbean; at the same time, they will be familiarized with relevant concepts from the fields of postcolonial and cultural studies. |
| Literatur | Students should acquire the following novel: Sam Selvon, "The Lonely Londoners" (Penguin Classics, 2006; ISBN: 978-0141188416). All other primary materials (short stories, song lyrics, poems, and a play) will be made available in the form of a course reader (to be purchased from the "Print-It" copy shop, Mittlere Strasse 24) as well as electronically on ADAM. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | For MA and PhD students only |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Register by e-mail to alex.van-lierde@unibas.ch. The number of participants is limited to 14. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | Online-Angebot obligatorisch |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Master Studienfach: Englisch) Modul English & American Literature (Master Studienfach: Englisch (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Literatur- und kulturwissenschaftliche Forschung (Master Studiengang: Literaturwissenschaft) Modul Literaturgeschichte (Master Studiengang: Literaturwissenschaft) Modul Research in Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Master Studienfach: Englisch) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Regular and active participation, short oral presentation, optional seminar paper |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |