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46896-01 - Research seminar: Genre Breakers: Claudia Rankine and Vahni Capildeo (4 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2017 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Andrew Shields (andrew.shields@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In this course, we will study two books each by contemporary poets Claudia Rankine and Vahni Capildeo. These books, especially Rankine's "Citizen: An American Lyric", are some of the most extraordinary Anglophone writing of the 21st century. Each of them blurs the distinctions between genres (poetry, essay, short stories) as a means of exploring race, gender, and culture in the contemporary world. This promises to be an especially exciting course. |
| Learning objectives | In-depth study of the works under consideration |
| Bibliography | The following books are required for the course: Claudia Rankine, "Citizen: An American Lyric" Penguin 978-0141981772 Claudia Rankine, "Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric" Penguin 978-0141984179 (to be published February 2017) Vahni Capildeo, "Measures of Expatriation" Carcanet 978-1784101688 Vahni Capildeo, "No Traveller Returns" Salt 978-1876857882 Students should purchase copies of the books before the first session of the course. Copies will be available at the Labyrinth bookstore, Nadelberg 17, Basel. A course pack of secondary literature will be provided. |
| Admission requirements | Open to MA students only |
| Course application | Please register for the course with the instructor: andrew.shields@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 Literaturgeschichte (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 | Credit for the course will be given to those who attend regularly and write regular blog entries for the course blog. |
| 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 |