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| Semester | fall semester 2009 |
| Course frequency | Every 3rd fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Philipp Schweighauser (ph.schweighauser@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This lecture course introduces you to a number of crucial issues and concepts in literary and cultural theory. Topics covered range from Hans-Georg Gadamer's reflections on how we can understand literary texts from the past over the New Historicists' focus on the 'historicity of texts' and the 'textuality of history' to the psychoanalytic thinker Jacques Lacan's explorations of (literary) structures of desire. Each session or group of sessions will provide an introduction to a particular school of literary and cultural theory. Together, we will explore ways in which often complex theoretical reflections on human sense-making can be made useful for analyses of specific literary texts and other cultural artifacts. This is an interactive lecture course in which you are expected to participate actively in pair work and plenary discussions. For that reason, it is essential that you read the texts assigned as preparatory reading for each session--all of which are available in the course reader, which needs to be bought from dings copy shop. Note that this course works independent of "Theory Survey II/II: Media Theory," but you are encouraged to attend both, in whatever order you prefer. |
| Learning objectives | You are introduced to a number of crucial issues and concepts in literary and cultural theory and take first steps in using theoretical concepts to analyze specific literary texts and other cultural artifacts. |
| Bibliography | A course reader will be made available at dings copy shop two weeks before the beginning of term. You need to purchase a copy and bring it along to the first session. You also need to bring along the handouts for each session, including the first. They are available on the EVA server. |
| Weblink | The lecture slides are available on EVA. |
| Admission requirements | none |
| Course application | Not required |
| 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 |
Interphilologische Lehrveranstaltungen für die Nordistik (Bachelor's degree subject: Nordische Philologie) Interphilologische Lehrveranstaltungen für die Nordistik (MA) (Master's degree subject: Nordic Philology) Interphilologische Lehrveranstaltungen für die Slavistik (Master's degree subject: Slavic Studies) Interphilologisches Angebot: Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Bachelor's degree subject: Deutsche Philologie) Modul Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: German Literature) Modul Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: Modern German Literature) Modul Ältere Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature) 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 (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Ausbildung zur Lehrperson für die Sekundarstufe I) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Sek-I-Fach: Englisch) Modul Neuere Deutsche Literaturwissenschaft I (Master's degree subject: German Language and Literature) Modul Neuere Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature) 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) Modul Vertiefung einzelner Schwerpunkte aus der französischen Literatur (Bachelor's degree subject: Französische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Written test (90 mins) toward the end of term (pass/fail) |
| 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 |