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33362-01 - Seminar: "City in Flux": Durban's Cato Manor and Grey Street areas (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2013 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Therese Steffen (therese.steffen@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The seminar offers a survey of South African fiction out of KwaZulu Natal and South Africa at large. Beginning with Alan Paton's seminal book, "Cry The Beloved Country", we move on to Rubendra Govender, "Sugar Cane Boy", Lewis Nkosi, "Mandela's Ego", Fred Khumalo, "Seven Steps to Heaven", Sally-Ann Murray, "Small Moving Parts", Shubnum Khan, "Onion Tears" and to most recent texts fresh from 'The Durban Literary Days' in March 2013. |
| Learning objectives | This Seminar prepares for the SSAJRP-International Conference in MAY 2013 (with Professor Lindy Stiebel, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, Brian Fulela University of Bayreuth et al.). |
| Bibliography | Books will be ordered at "THE LABYRINTH" (Nadelberg 17) or provided as master copies. |
| Admission requirements | Open to BA students who have completed their 2nd year in Literary & Culture Studies (including the paper). |
| Course application | Students wishing to participate should enrol with therese.steffen@unibas.ch for a detailed syllabus. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Extending the View (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | regular attendance, active participation, preparing and leading discussions |
| 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 |