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39975-01 - Research seminar: South African Texts and Contexts since 2000 (4 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2015 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Therese Steffen (therese.steffen@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This seminar aims at analyzing and contextualizing important and diverse texts (novels by, among others, J.M. Coetzee, Zoë Wicomb, Damon Galgut, Zakes Mda, Nadine Gordimer, Kgebetli Moele, Niq Mlongo and Ivan Vladislaviċ) of a post-apartheid multiethnic South Africa. Reading and understanding these novels within their respective theoretical framework will also prepare students for the International Conference "Cities in Flux" (cf. course no. 40227-01) within the Swiss South African Joint Research Programme. |
| Bibliography | Primary and secondary texts will be made available on ADAM soon. |
| Comments | The international conference "Cities in Flux" will take place on 9-10 June 2015 at the Englisches Seminar. Keynote Speakers: Jean Comaroff, Vivian Bickford-Smith, Sally-Ann Murray, Meg Samuelson, Lindy Stiebel, Itala Vivan. If you would like to take part, please register for the Übung 40227-01 in MOnA. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | For MA students only |
| Course application | Please register by e-mail to therese.steffen@unibas.ch. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, optional |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Master's degree subject: English) Modul Culture and Society (Master's degree program: African Studies (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul English & American Literature (Master's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Fields: Media and Imagination (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul Literatur im Zusammenspiel der Künste und Medien (Master's degree program: Literary Studies) Modul Literatur- und kulturwissenschaftliche Forschung (Master's degree program: Literary Studies) Modul Research in Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Master's degree subject: English) |
| 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 |