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| Semester | Herbstsemester 2022 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Ina Habermann (ina.habermann@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | Few authors will thank you for labelling their work 'middlebrow', since this is often a way of damning a work with faint praise, and effectively classifying it as second rate. However, middlebrow fiction is widely read, and as the scholar Q.D. Leavis states, helps people 'with the business of living'. In this seminar, we will take the 'middlebrow' seriously, explore it as a theoretical concept and discuss some influential examples of twentieth-century middlebrow fiction. We will first look at the earlier part of the century, when middlebrow fiction emerged as a phenomenon often related to female writers, and then proceed to discuss with the help of representative examples how the middlebrow lives on in later decades. |
| Lernziele | Students will improve their skill in critical analysis and will reflect on issues such as style, literary value judgements and the cultural significance of fiction. Seminar discussions will provide the basis and frame for independent research. |
| Literatur | Texts (to be purchased): Dorothy Sayers, "Gaudy Night" (1936) Nancy Mitford, "The Pursuit of Love" (1945) Rose Macaulay, "The Towers of Trebizond" (1956) Nick Hornby, "High Fidelity" (1995) Zadie Smith, "White Teeth" (2000) Further material will be made available on the ADAM server. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | For MA students. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | Online-Angebot obligatorisch |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Dienstag | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Dienstag 20.09.2022 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 27.09.2022 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 04.10.2022 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 11.10.2022 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 18.10.2022 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 25.10.2022 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 01.11.2022 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 08.11.2022 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 15.11.2022 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 22.11.2022 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 29.11.2022 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 06.12.2022 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 13.12.2022 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 20.12.2022 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Module |
Modul: Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Master Studienfach: Englisch) 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 attendance, active participation, presentation |
| 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 |