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77905-01 - Forschungsseminar: The British Mediterranean (4 KP)
| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2026 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende | Ina Habermann (ina.habermann@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | This course engages with the powerful presence of Britain in the Mediterranean in the heyday of the British empire. We will address both how the British presence shaped the Mediterranean, and how Britain’s engagement with the Mediterranean shaped the British imagination. In particular, our focus will be on the comparison of British attitudes to Greece and to Palestine. While Greece was held in high regard as the cradle of Western civilization and there was support for the Greek war of independence against the Ottoman empire in the early nineteenth century, Palestinians received no substantial support during the British Mandate and after the foundation of Israel in 1948. As Greece was established as a British holiday paradise, the political situation in the Near East remained highly volatile and violent. We will discuss a variety of literary texts that speak to these discourses, events and experiences over time. |
| Lernziele | Students will learn about the historical British presence in the Mediterranean and engage critically with British discourses of Southern Europe and the Levant. They will situate literary texts in cultural and historical contexts and improve their skills in literary analysis. |
| Literatur | Books to purchased "Byron’s Poetry and Prose: Authoritative Texts", Criticism (Norton Critical Editions). Gerald Durrell, "My Family and Other Animals" (1956, part of "The Corfu Trilogy"). Victoria Hislop, "The Island" (2005). Linda Grant, "When I Lived in Modern Times" (2000). Selma Dabbagh, "Out of It" (2011). Isabella Hammad, "The Parisian" (2019). Further materials will be available on ADAM. |
| Bemerkungen | As background reading (not mandatory) I recommend Robert Holland, "Blue Water Empire. The British in the Mediterranean since 1800" (Penguin, 2013); Edward Said, "The Question of Palestine" (1979). |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | This course is for MA students. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Please register for this course in https://services.unibas.ch. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | Online-Angebot obligatorisch |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Dienstag | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
Einzeltermine
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Dienstag 17.02.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 24.02.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Fasnachtsferien |
| Dienstag 03.03.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 10.03.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 17.03.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 24.03.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 31.03.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 07.04.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 14.04.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 21.04.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 28.04.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 05.05.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 12.05.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 19.05.2026 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Dienstag 26.05.2026 | 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) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | Attendance, active participation, presentation |
| 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 |