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| Semester | fall semester 2008 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Ina Habermann (ina.habermann@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Welcome to the labyrinth ...! The Gothic as a mode of writing has been very influential in English literary history, and this course aims both to give an overview and to address important specific topics within the Gothic, like aesthetic theory, gendering, the uncanny and the role of the supernatural. We will begin in the early days of Gothic writing in the late 18th century and end up in the new millennium, in the "deadly space between". |
| Learning objectives | Students will gain an insight into the history, the aesthetic implications and cultural resonances of the Gothic. |
| Bibliography | - Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto (1764) - Ann Radcliffe, The Romance of the Forest (1791) - Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey (pub. 1818) - Mary Shelley, Frankenstein (1818) - Patricia Duncker, The Deadly Space Between (2002) Please purchase proper critical editions of the novels, for Frankenstein the Norton Critical Edition. |
| Comments | Background material will be available as a mastercopy and/or on the EVA-Server. |
| Admission requirements | This course is for advanced Liz candidates and students who have completed their 2nd year (including the paper). |
| Course application | Please register via e-mail to sekretariat-englsem(a)unibas.ch. |
| 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 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 Kultur und Symbolische Ordnung (Master's degree subject: Gender Studies) Modul Themenfelder der Geschlechterforschung (Bachelor's degree subject: Geschlechterforschung) Vertiefungsmodul (Transfakultäre Querschnittsprogramme im freien Kreditpunkte-Bereich) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular attendance, active participation, group presentation |
| 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 | Englisches Seminar |