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33370-01 - Proseminar: Gender Roles/Masculinities in US-American Modernist and Postmodernist Fiction (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2013 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Therese Steffen (therese.steffen@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In conjunction with the Lecture Course, this seminar offers a close-reading and understanding of modernist and postmodernist fiction in contrast. Against the backdrop of critical masculinities studies we will explore a variety of gender(d) roles in the following TEXTS: |
| Learning objectives | The aim of this course is to exercise and expand the range of skills acquired in the introductory courses. |
| Bibliography | Ernest Hemingway, "The Sun Also Rises" F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Great Gatsby" William Faulkner, "The Sound and the Fury" Bret Easton Ellis, "American Psycho" Philip Roth, "The Human Stain" Jeffrey Eugenides, "Middlesex" John Irving, "In One Person" Teju Cole, "Open City" Books will be ordered at "THE LABYRINTH" (Nadelberg 17). |
| Comments | Students wishing to participate should also enrol for the Lecture Course "Gender Roles/Masculinities in US-American Fiction" (33372-01). |
| Admission requirements | Successful completion of the first-year module "Learning about Literature and Culture" |
| 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 | No specific media used |
| 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) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular attendance, active participation, preparing and leading discussions |
| 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 |