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43538-01 - Research seminar: The Gender of Modernism (4 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2016 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Franziska Gygax (franziska.gygax@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In the 1990 edition of her critical anthology of modernist writers Bonnie Kime Scott discovered a number of "forgotten, gender-inflected territories" (Scott) of modernism and compiled a range of neglected texts by mainly female modernist writers. Twenty-five years later gender is still a theoretical category that interacts with other categories, but the interfaces have become even more complex and need to be explored and discussed besides establishing links to postmodernist texts. |
| Learning objectives | This MA seminar will introduce students to current debates on modernism and gender/queer studies. The course will also provide an opportunity for students to present their own ideas for an MA seminar paper and to receive feedback from the class. |
| Bibliography | Djuna Barnes, "Nightwood"; Henry James, "The Wings of the Dove"; Zora Neale Hurston, "Dust Tracks on a Road"; Gertrude Stein, "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" and "Tender Buttons". Additional texts will be available on ADAM. |
| Comments | Read "The Wings of the Dove" and "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" before the semester begins. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | For MA students |
| Course application | Please register by e-mail to franziska.gygax@unibas.ch. |
| 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 Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Master's degree subject: English) Modul English & American Literature (Master's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Literatur- und kulturwissenschaftliche Forschung (Master's degree program: Literary Studies) Modul Literaturtheorie (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 | Regular attendance and active participation |
| 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 |