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43539-01 - Research seminar: Landscape and Englishness (4 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2016 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Ina Habermann (ina.habermann@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In this seminar, we will study the definition and evolution of the concept of Englishness with a focus on the importance of landscape in discourses of collective identity and cultural memory. We will read domestic travel accounts from the interwar period and a 'biography' of the land of Britain as well as two novels from the early 20th and 21st centuries, which have made crucial contributions to the debates about Englishness. |
| Learning objectives | Students will improve their skill in critical analysis, reading fictional and non-fictional texts with a view to an exploration of important cultural concepts. Seminar discussions will provide the basis and frame for independent research. |
| Bibliography | Texts (to be purchased): E.M. Forster, "Howard's End" (1910) H.V. Morton, "In Search of England" (1927) J.B. Priestley, "English Journey" (1934) Jacquetta Hawkes Priestley, "A Land" (1951) Alan Hollinghurst, "The Stranger's Child" (2011) Further material will be made available on the ADAM server. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | For MA students only |
| Course application | Not required |
| 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 Research in Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Master's degree subject: English) |
| 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 | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |