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| Semester | fall semester 2016 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Franziska Gygax (franziska.gygax@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The troubled and burdensome history of the American South is omnipresent in the works by William Faulkner, Zora Neale Hurston, and Eudora Welty, and yet, in their novels the characters’ memories overshadow their lives in quite diverse ways. In Faulkner’s works race not only has a direct impact on the daily life on plantation homes, but also influences power relations of various generations. In the novel by Hurston, the African American writer, race affects the black protagonists in ways that mirror its complex construction because in the predominantly black community racial discrimination works quite differently. In Welty’s novel with its mainly white protagonists whiteness and race are addressed, which demonstrates that Welty fully recognized the color-blindness of Southern whites. |
| Learning objectives | In this seminar students will be introduced to exemplary writers of the American South and to concepts of memory and trauma, which affect the characters of these writers in different ways, but all of which related to issues of race besides gender. |
| Bibliography | William Faulkner, "Absalom, Absalom!"; "The Sound and the Fury" Zora Neale Hurston, "Their Eyes Were Watching God" Eudora Welty, "The Optimist’s Daughter" |
| Comments | Faulkner's novels should be read before the course starts. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | This seminar is for BA students on the advanced level: for BA05 students those who have completed their proseminar paper in Literary & Cultural Studies; for BA13 students those who have completed ALL three introductory modules (including the proseminar papers). |
| Course application | Please register by e-mail to franziska.gygax@unibas.ch. The number of participants is limited to 30. |
| 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 Advanced Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul Extending the View (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular attendance, active presentation, specific weekly assignments. |
| 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 |