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| Semester | fall semester 2011 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Franziska Gygax (franziska.gygax@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Fitzgerald and Hemingway belong to a group of American writers who left their native country in the early decades of the twentieth century and went to Paris (and other places in Europe) where they produced some of the most influential works of the century. Both Fitzgerald and Hemingway created exemplary texts that deal with aimlessness, loss, exile, alienation, and a questioning of gender roles. Many of these issues were related to the aftermath of World War I. Moreover, this literary expatriatism is intricately linked to what has become known as modernism. |
| Learning objectives | Students will be introduced to these two influential representative American modernist writers and to theoretical issues on expatriatism, modernism, and gender. Students exercise and expand the range of skills they have acquired in the first year. A more informed engagement with primary and critical texts will enable them to write their first (shorter) seminar paper at the end of the spring term and to make an informed decision regarding their further course of studies. |
| Bibliography | F. Scott Fitzgerald, "Tender Is the Night" (Penguin Modern Classics); Ernest Hemingway, "In Our Time" and "The Sun Also Rises" (Scribner). Theoretical texts will be available on ISIS by the beginning of the semester. |
| Weblink | ISIS |
| Admission requirements | Successful completion of the module "Learning about Literature and Culture" (including the proseminar paper) |
| Course application | Enrol by mail to alex.van-lierde@unibas.ch indicating your 1st and 2nd choice proseminar. The first 18 to enrol are guaranteed a place in the course of their 1st choice; others may be shifted to one of the other 3 courses (16174, 28843, 28844) on offer. |
| 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 Refining Skills in Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Refining Skills in Literature and Culture for SLA teachers (Ausbildung zur Lehrperson für die Sekundarstufe I) Modul Refining Skills in Literature and Culture for SLA teachers (Sek-I-Fach: Englisch) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular attendance, active participation, group 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 | Englisches Seminar |