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| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2023 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende | Philipp Schweighauser (ph.schweighauser@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | With recent events such as the 'Arab Spring' and the revolution in Iran in the back of our minds, this seminar on American literary and cultural history takes us from the first anti-British grumblings in the American colonies of the 1760s over classic revolutionary documents such as Thomas Paine's "Commmon Sense" (1776) and the Declaration of Independence to post-revolutionary texts that take positions on domestic popular movements such as Shays' Rebellion (1787) and the Whiskey Rebellion (1791-94) as well as the international upheavals of the French Revolution and its descent into la terreur. We will chart the various meanings of 'revolution' in a wide variety of literary and cultural texts to assess the kinds of cultural work these texts perform. Our approach will be both historical and literary-historical. |
| Lernziele | Students gain in-depth knowledge about revolutionary and anti-revolutionary discourses in a foundational moment in American literary and cultural history. |
| Literatur | By way of preparing for the course, you need to purchase one book and read it either before the semester begins or in the first few weeks of the term. It can be purchased at the Labyrinth bookstore: John Ferling's "A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic" (New York: Oxford University Press, 2003). Richard D. Brown's "Major Problems in the Era of the American Revolution, 1760-1791: Documents and Essays" (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000); Before the term begins, you need to have read Ferling's one-volume history of the American Revolution. Additional texts are made available on ADAM. |
| Bemerkungen | Note that this seminar relates to Philipp Schweighauser's lecture course "American Literature Survey I/IV: Beginnings to Early Republic" (26014). However, attendance of the lecture is not a prerequisite for this seminar. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | This seminar is open only to MA students. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Please register on services.unibas.ch. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | Online-Angebot obligatorisch |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Mittwoch | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Mittwoch 22.02.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Mittwoch 01.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Fasnachstferien |
| Mittwoch 08.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Mittwoch 15.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Mittwoch 22.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Mittwoch 29.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Mittwoch 05.04.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Mittwoch 12.04.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Mittwoch 19.04.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Mittwoch 26.04.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Mittwoch 03.05.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Mittwoch 10.05.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Mittwoch 17.05.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Mittwoch 24.05.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Mittwoch 31.05.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| 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 and active participation |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |