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| Semester | fall semester 2015 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Ridvan Askin (ridvan.askin@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course is offers an introduction to the study of literature. Details will be announced at the beginning of term. |
| Learning objectives | Students will acquire the methodological tools necessary for the analysis of literary texts. The course will focus on the three main genres (poetry, prose and drama) and introduce students to important periods in literary history (Early Modern, Romantic, Modernist, Postmodernist). In addition, students will get acquainted with the basics of film analysis. They will also learn how to conduct research and how to engage in academic discourse. |
| Bibliography | - Twain, Mark. "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". 125th Anniversary Edition. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2010. - Shakespeare, William. "A Midsummer Night’s Dream". London: Arden [2nd Series], 2006. - "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". Dir. Michel Gondry. DVD/Blu-ray. The books (note specific editions) and film must be purchased during the first week of classes. All further texts will be made available on ADAM; the film will be screened during term-time. |
| Comments | Please make sure you are not registered for more than one of the parallel courses by September 8. After this date, you will be allocated to one of the courses by the instructors to make room for those on the waiting list. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | Open to 1st semester students. No specific preparation required. |
| Course application | Students are required to manually sign up for this class on the sign-up sheets, posted in 2nd floor corridor of the rear building of the English Seminar from August 31 - September 10th. Please register on or before September 10. Once you have signed up for your section, you can then register for the corresponding section on MOnA. Please ensure that you have only registered for ONE of the parallel sections: students registered to more than one section will be allocated to one of the sections by the instructors. Please also note that places are limited and once a section is fully booked, you will need to sign up for one of the alternative sections. Preference will be given to those signed up on the sign up sheets and not to the online list. |
| 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 Introduction to Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular attendance, active participation, reading quizzes in some sections, 1 critical paper |
| 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 |