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30521-01 - Proseminar: Borders/Boundaries in Fiction (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2012 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Therese Steffen (therese.steffen@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In a world of increasing global communication and movement, borders/boundaries seem to lose their impact as dividers. Yet in contested areas (e.g., in the segregated world of slavery or apartheid) or in any contemporary realm of inclusion and exclusion, borders, barriers, boundaries prevail in various ways. This seminar seeks to elaborate on a variety of dividing lines both external and internal as it examines transgressions, liminal spaces, contact zones as well as notions of belonging and exile. Texts by, among others: Rita Dove, Edward Said, Marie-Louise Pratt, Ana Mendieta, Gloria Anzaldúa, Zoë Wicomb, Khushwant Singh, Bharati Mukherje, Jhumpa Lahiri |
| Bibliography | Available at the "Labyrinth" (Nadelberg 17), online, and from the Reserved Shelf at the Department of English |
| Comments | Write to Therese Steffen (Therese.Steffen@unibas.ch) to receive the detailed syllabus. |
| Admission requirements | Successful attendance of the first semester of a second-year proseminar in Literature and Culture Studies. |
| Course application | Enrol by email to alex.van-lierde@unibas.ch indicating your 1st and 2nd choice proseminar. The first 18 to enrol are guaranteed a place in the course of their 1st choice; others may be shifted to one of the other courses on offer. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Refining Skills in Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Refining Skills in Literature and Culture for SLA teachers (Sek-I-Fach: Englisch) Modul Refining Skills in Literature and Culture for SLA teachers (Ausbildung zur Lehrperson für die Sekundarstufe I) |
| 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 | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |