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44983-01 - Seminar: Contemporary Poetry (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2019 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Andrew Shields (andrew.shields@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In this course, we will study six books of contemporary Anglophone poetry, one each by six authors. |
| Learning objectives | In-depth study of the works under consideration. |
| Bibliography | The books for the course are available at the Labyrinth bookstore, Nadelberg 17, Basel. Geoffrey Brock, "Voices Bright Flags", Waywiser Press 2013, 978-1904130-64-2 Tishani Doshi, "Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods", Bloodaxe 2018, 978-1780371979 Terrance Hayes, "American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin", Penguin 2018, 978-0141989112 Joanne Limburg, "The Autistic Alice", Bloodaxe 2017, 978-1780373430 Patricia Smith, "Incendiary Art", Bloodaxe 2019, 978-1780374710 George Szirtes, "Mapping the Delta", Bloodaxe 2016, 978-1780373201 |
| Admission requirements | This seminar is for BA students on the advanced level. Students must have completed ALL three introductory modules (including the proseminar papers). |
| Course application | Please register for the course by signing up through MOnA. |
| 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: Advanced Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Bachelor's degree subject: English) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Credit for the course will be given to those who attend regularly and do weekly 200-word writing assignments. |
| 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 |