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74315-01 - Seminar: Introduction to Twentieth-Century American Drama (3 KP)
| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2025 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende | Philipp Schweighauser (ph.schweighauser@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | This course offers an introduction to twentieth-century American drama on the basis of four plays. In different ways, at least three of the texts have become classics on and off the stage. As we seek to define some of the themes and techniques they share, we will also be led into questions concerning the ways in which dramatic (and literary) texts insert themselves into the canon of works accepted as major. The notion of performance as it is used in drama studies, linguistics, anthropology, and gender studies will be another focus in our analyses of plays that deserve not only to be read closely but also to be performed. Apart from the dramatic texts, which, apart from Hurston, students are expected to read before the beginning of the semester, we will be reading critical texts about the plays themselves and theoretical texts of a more general nature that introduce students to basic concepts and terms in literary theory, drama studies and, more specifically, the study of American drama. |
| Lernziele | Students are introduced to a range of canonical 20th c. American plays and a selection of literary-historical, theoretical, and generic concepts for their study. |
| Literatur | Eugene O’Neill’s "Long Days’ Journey into Night" (1956), Edward Albee’s "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1962), Susan Glaspell’s "Trifles" (1916), and Zora Neale Hurston’s "Color Struck" (1925). We will begin with O’Neill. Glaspell’s short text is in the "Norton Anthology of American Literature" (buy it or make your own copies), Hurston’s will be made available on ADAM and does not need to be bought. O’Neill and Albee need to be purchased, ideally from Labyrinth bookstore. Additional reading material will be made available on ADAM. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | This course if open to students of English who have passed all three BA introductory modules (including the proseminar paper in literature). Max. 25 students. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Please register on Online Services. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | Online-Angebot obligatorisch |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Dienstag | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
Einzeltermine
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Dienstag 18.02.2025 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Dienstag 25.02.2025 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Dienstag 04.03.2025 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Dienstag 11.03.2025 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Fasnachstferien |
| Dienstag 18.03.2025 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Dienstag 25.03.2025 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Dienstag 01.04.2025 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Dienstag 08.04.2025 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Dienstag 15.04.2025 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Dienstag 22.04.2025 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Dienstag 29.04.2025 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Dienstag 06.05.2025 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Dienstag 13.05.2025 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Dienstag 20.05.2025 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Dienstag 27.05.2025 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Module |
Modul: Advanced Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Bachelor Studienfach: Englisch) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | regular attendance, active participation, weekly readings |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |