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76494-01 - Forschungsseminar: My Three Favorite Novels (4 KP)
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2025 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende | Philipp Schweighauser (ph.schweighauser@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | In this course, we will read and discuss my three favorite novels. We will proceed chronologically, from Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita” (1955) to Don DeLillo’s “White Noise” (1985), to Mark Z. Danielewski’s “House of Leaves” (2000). My completely unstrategic choice—these are simply the three novels I like best—raises obvious questions concerning the canon, periodization, gender, race, genre, taste, and style. Apart from close reading selected passages from these literary gems—a practice that I consider particularly rewarding for particularly good literary works—we will engage with literary criticism about these texts. In addition, we will discuss two to three more general reflections on canon-formation and taste. |
| Lernziele | Students will engage with three novels their instructor considers particularly good. Apart from close reading these texts and discussing literary-critical approaches to them, we will think about the criteria we use to determine the value of literary texts. |
| Literatur | For Nabokov’s “Lolita” and Danielewski’s “House of Leaves", it is important that you buy specific editions. You should buy “The Annotated Lolita” edited by Alfred Apple Jr. because it contains a multitude of notes that help you navigate this highly intertextual novel. Consider buying the relatively cheap Penguin annotated edition ISBN-13 978-0141185040. For "House of Leaves", you should buy a full-color edition in which parts of the text are rendered in blue and red: ISBN-13 978-0375703768 is a good choice. For DeLillo’s "White Noise", there are several options and all are fine. Additional texts are made available on ADAM. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | This seminar is open only to MA students and PhD candidates. |
| 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, Raum 25 |
Einzeltermine
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Mittwoch 17.09.2025 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Mittwoch 24.09.2025 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Mittwoch 01.10.2025 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Mittwoch 08.10.2025 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Mittwoch 15.10.2025 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Mittwoch 22.10.2025 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Mittwoch 29.10.2025 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Mittwoch 05.11.2025 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Mittwoch 12.11.2025 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Mittwoch 19.11.2025 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Mittwoch 26.11.2025 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Mittwoch 03.12.2025 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Mittwoch 10.12.2025 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Mittwoch 17.12.2025 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 25 |
| Module |
Modul: Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Master Studienfach: Englisch) Modul: Literatur- und kulturwissenschaftliche Forschung (Master Studiengang: Literaturwissenschaft) Modul: Research in Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Master Studienfach: Englisch) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | regular attendance, active participation |
| 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 |