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35017-01 - Proseminar: South African Literature: A Survey (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2013 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Therese Steffen (therese.steffen@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This proeminar will accompany the LECTURE COURSE (or vice versa) and will provide an in-depth analysis of major novels that helped shaping the South African literary and sociohistoric topographies. South African novels written in English since the 1880's to the present include Olive Schreiner's "Story of an African Farm"; Sarah Gertrude Millin, "Biography of Cecil Rhodes", "God's Stepchildren" (excerpts); Es'kia Mphalele, "Down Second Avenue", Peter Abrahams, "Mine Boy"; Nadine Gordimer, "July's People"; Zoë Wicomb, "You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town", Ivan Vladislavić, "The Restless Supermarket"; Zakes Mda, "The Heart of Redness", Njabulo Ndebele, "Rediscovery of the Ordinary: Essays on South African Literature and Culture", 1991, reissued 2006; "Fine Lines from the Box: Further Thoughts About Our Country", 2007. No prior familiarity with South African writing will be assumed. |
| Bibliography | Texts will be ordered at the LABYRINTH bookshop; if no longer in print, they will be available electronically in due time. |
| Admission requirements | Old BA curriculum (2005): This course may only be taken after successful completion of the first-year module "Learning about Literature". New BA curriculum (2013): It is strongly recommended that this course is taken only after the successful completion of the "Introduction I + II: Literary Studies" proseminars. |
| 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 4 courses (35012, 35013, 35014) 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 Introduction to Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul Refining Skills in Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Close reading of primary and secondary sources, active participation, presentation |
| 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 |