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| Semester | Herbstsemester 2022 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Francesca Pierini (francesca.pierini@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | This seminar offers a thematic survey of young adult literature. It focuses on the current century, the flourishing of young adult narratives that emerged in the wake of the 'Harry Potter' Book Series (1997-2007), and the most recent trends the genre is exploring. "Unlike other types of popular romance, what defines young adult (YA) romance is its audience. This statement is obvious, but it also masks a complicated set of conventions and assumptions that reflect changing ideologies concerning our collective notion of 'teenagers' and what constitutes 'appropriate' reading material for them" (Allen 2021: 168). Matters get significantly more complicated if we take into consideration the recently discovered statistical fact according to which 55 per cent of YA readership is constituted by adults (Bowker Market Research, 2012). |
| Lernziele | By the end of the semester, students will… • Be familiar with the definitions, development, and cultural significance of YA romance fiction • Be able to critically evaluate representative texts of the genre. • Have read YA romance novels and examined these, through writing and discussion, as literary and cultural texts in order to explore the complex relationship between popular YA romance literature and its readership. |
| Literatur | Students will choose and read three novels out of the list below. In addition, they will read the secondary article or book chapter paired with each chosen novel and uploaded on ADAM by the instructor. 1. Han, Jenny. "To All the Boys I Loved Before". Simon & Schuster, 2014. 2. Green, John. (2012) "The Fault in Our Stars". UK: Penguin. 3. Donnelly, Jennifer. "Stepsister" or Donnelly, Jennifer. "Poisoned". Scholastic Press, 2019 and 2020. 4. Meyer, Stephenie. "Twilight". Little Brown and Co., 2005. 5. Collins, Suzanne. "The Hunger Games". New York: Scholastic, 2008. 6. M.T. Anderson et al. "Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All". Random/Schwartz & Wade, 2018. 7. Petrus, Junauda. "The Stars and the Blackness Between Them". Dutton Books, 2019. 8. Lo, Melinda. "Ash". Brown Books, 2009. 9. Albertalli, Becky. "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda". HarperCollins, 2015. 10. Hoover, Colleen. "It Ends with Us". Atria Books, 2016. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | This seminar is for BA students on the advanced level. Students must have completed ALL three introductory modules (including the proseminar papers). |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Please register via email to francesca.pierini@unibas.ch. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | Online-Angebot obligatorisch |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Donnerstag | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Donnerstag 22.09.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Donnerstag 29.09.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Donnerstag 06.10.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Donnerstag 13.10.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Donnerstag 20.10.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Donnerstag 27.10.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Donnerstag 03.11.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Donnerstag 10.11.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Donnerstag 17.11.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Donnerstag 24.11.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Donnerstag 01.12.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Donnerstag 08.12.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Donnerstag 15.12.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Donnerstag 22.12.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Module |
Modul: Advanced Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Bachelor Studienfach: Englisch) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Students are required to write and e-mail the instructor, over the course of the seminar, 3 assignments (one page each) to communicate their opinions/impressions of the readings. Please choose 3 novels from the list, read them, and read the secondary literature that goes with it (one article or book chapter, all uploaded by the instructor on ADAM). In these assignments, each student should analyse/discuss their chosen narratives supporting their claims/line of reasoning in reference to the secondary texts that are paired with the novels. |
| 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 |