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18899-01 - Lecture: Lectures on American Literature, Part II: 1914 until today (2 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2007 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Therese Steffen (therese.steffen@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The following topics (with readings from the NORTON ANTHOLOGY of AMERICAN LITERATURE) will be at the core of our interest in this survey lecture course on US-American literature. Open to all students. The Naturalists Abolitionism & African American Literature from the Beginnings through the Harlem Renaissance Women's Literature before World War I Modernism: Ezra Pound & T.S. Eliot Cont. Poetry: Frost, Williams, Stevens, Hughes Reflections of the 1920s in American Literature (Lost Generation): Stein, Fitzgerald, Dos Passos Hemingway, Faulkner Reflections on the 1930s in American Literature African American Literature: Hurston, Wright, Ellison, Baldwin The 1950s and 1960s in American Fiction: (Beat Generation) Contemporary American Literature 1 (1970s) Contemporary American Literature 2 (1980s) Contemporary American Literature 3 (1990s-) |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul English & American Literature (Master's degree subject: English) 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) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Sek-I-Fach: Englisch) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Ausbildung zur Lehrperson für die Sekundarstufe I) Modul Refining Skills in Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Research Skills in English Linguistics or Literature (Master's degree subject: English) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, repetition counts |
| 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 |