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| Semester | spring semester 2018 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Andrew Shields (andrew.shields@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In this course, we will study six books of contemporary Anglophone poetry, one each by six authors. |
| Learning objectives | In-depth study of the works under consideration. |
| Bibliography | The books for the course are available at the Labyrinth bookstore, Nadelberg 17, Basel. Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, "When the Wanderers Come Home", University of Nebraska Press, 978-0-8032-8857-7 Sinead Morrissey, "On Balance", Carcanet, 978 1 784103 60 6 Danez Smith, "Don't Call Us Dead", Chatto & Windus, 978-1784742041 Patience Agbabi, "Telling Tales", Canongate, 978-1782111573 Pascale Petit, "Mama Amazonica", Bloodaxe, 9781780372945 Denise Riley, "Say Something Back", Picador, 9781447270379 |
| 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 for the course by signing up through MOnA. |
| 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 | Credit for the course will be given to those who attend regularly and do weekly 200-word writing assignments. |
| 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 |