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36590-01 - Colloquium: Cultural Topographies (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2014 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Ina Habermann (ina.habermann@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This research colloquium is part of a more extended project on Cultural Topographies. This term, we will focus on travel writing, looking both at overviews of and introductions to the genre, including Paul Fussell's classic "Abroad", and at two examples of distinguished travel writing from the earlier and the latter half of the twentieth century. |
| Learning objectives | Students will widen their knowledge of cultural history, spatial practice and literary geography and develop their skills in research as well as academic discussion and presentation. |
| Bibliography | Paul Fussell (1980). "Abroad. British Literary Traveling Between the Wars". Oxford: OUP. Vita Sackville-West (1927). "Passenger to Teheran". London: I.B. Tauris. Carl Thompson (2011). "Travel Writing". The New Critical Idiom. London: Routledge. Michael Ondaatje (1982). "Running in the Family". Vintage International. |
| Weblink | ISIS |
| Admission requirements | This colloquium is for advanced students and PhD candidates. It is also specifically for students wishing to give the colloquium presentation required in the old MA "Research Skills..." module. |
| Course application | Please register on ISIS. |
| 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 |
Interphilologische Lehrveranstaltungen für die Slavistik (Master's degree subject: Slavic Studies (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: Modern German Literature (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: German Literature (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Master's degree subject: English) Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Slavic Studies) Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: English) Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: German Language and Literature) Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Spanish Language and Literature) Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Italian Language and Literature) Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: German Literature) Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Latin Philology) Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Nordic Philology) Modul Literatur- und kulturwissenschaftliche Forschung (Master's degree program: Literary Studies) Modul Neuere Deutsche Literaturwissenschaft I (Master's degree subject: German Language and Literature (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Neuere Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Research Skills in English Linguistics or Literature (Master's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular attendance, 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 |