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71061-01 - Research seminar: Current Research: Early Modern Travel Writing (4 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Ina Habermann (ina.habermann@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This research seminar takes place in the context of our SNSF-project SwissBritNet: Swiss-British Cultural Exchange and knowledge networks, 1600-1780. (This is a collaboration between English and Digital Humanities; for further information see https://forschdb2.unibas.ch/inf2/rm_projects/object_view.php?r=4664799). We will discuss the history and theory of travel writing as a genre and explore early modern British travel writing about Switzerland in terms of constructions of national and cultural identity, strategies of othering and mechanisms of cultural exchange. Authors discussed will include Thomas Coryat, Gilbert Burnet and Abraham Stanyan. |
| Learning objectives | Students will widen their historical knowledge and improve their skills in reading texts that differ in style, structure and typography from modern publications. They will have a chance to participate in current research at the English department. |
| Bibliography | The travel accounts we will discuss are of varying length and are either to be found on the internet or will be available on the ADAM server space for the seminar in due course. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | This seminar is for MA students. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 27.02.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 05.03.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 12.03.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 19.03.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 26.03.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 02.04.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 09.04.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 16.04.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 23.04.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 30.04.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 07.05.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 14.05.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 21.05.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 28.05.2024 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Modules |
Modul: Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Master's degree subject: English) 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 |