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60735-01 - Research seminar: A History of American Literary Criticism, 1930s to 2020s (4 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Philipp Schweighauser (ph.schweighauser@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This research seminar provides an overview of the history of American literary criticism from the 1930s to 2020. |
| Learning objectives | Students acquire an overview of the history of American literary criticism from the 1930s to 2020, from Marxist criticism and New Criticism to New Formalism. |
| Bibliography | Vincent B. Leitch's "American Literary Criticism from the Thirties to the Eighties" (Columbia University Press, 1988) needs to be bought and read before the beginning of the term. You might consider supporting Labyrinth, your local bookstore, where copies will be available for purchase. All additional texts will be made available on ADAM. |
| Comments | This course is taught weekly via Zoom. Note that during Zoom sessions, students are requested to switch on their cameras. For copyright reasons, any recording of the sessions is prohibited. Should we return to offline, face-to-face sessions later in the semester, the course will be streamed so that those students who prefer to work from home can still participate. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | This course is open to MA students and PhD candidates. |
| Course application | Please register on MONA. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz - |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 03.03.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Wednesday 10.03.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Wednesday 17.03.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Wednesday 24.03.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Wednesday 31.03.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Wednesday 07.04.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Wednesday 14.04.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Wednesday 21.04.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Wednesday 28.04.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Wednesday 05.05.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Wednesday 12.05.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Wednesday 19.05.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Wednesday 26.05.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Wednesday 02.06.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Modules |
Modul: Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Master's degree subject: English) 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, active participation |
| 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 |