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28841-01 - Seminar: Reading Rape (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2011 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Therese Steffen (therese.steffen@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This BA/MA-seminar tackles a difficult topic that explores how "the unspeakable is unspoken" in a variety of texts ranging from slave narratives to contemporary novels and short stories. At stake in this advanced course is the textual representation rather than rape as a social trauma. At the intersection of race, class, and gender issues this seminar offers an insight in various forms of profiling and allows a deeper understanding of 'rape' as |
| Bibliography | E.W. Harper, "Iola Leroy", Edith Wharton, "The House of Mirth", William Faulkner, "Sanctuary", Chester Himes, "A Case of Rape", Ann Petry, "The Street". Joan Didion and the case of the Central Park rape as well as Sabine Sielke, "Reading Rape. The rhetoric of sexual violence in American Literature" serve as a starting point. |
| Course application | Please register by e-mail to therese.steffen@unibas.ch. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul English & American Literature (Master's degree subject: English) Modul Extending the View (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Herrschaft und Normativität (Master's degree subject: Gender Studies) Modul Kultur und Symbolische Ordnung (Master's degree subject: Gender Studies) Modul Subjekt, Körper und Identität (Master's degree subject: Gender Studies) Modul Themenfelder der Geschlechterforschung (Bachelor's degree subject: Geschlechterforschung) Vertiefungsmodul (Transfakultäre Querschnittsprogramme im freien Kreditpunkte-Bereich) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | t.b.a. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Englisches Seminar |