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| Semester | spring semester 2010 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers |
Peter Robert Burleigh (p.burleigh@unibas.ch)
Andrea Ochsner (andrea.ochsner@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The immediate period that followed WW II is usually associated with the dissolution of class boundaries and the notion of affluence. The texts discussed in the seminar critically reflect this assumption while creating alternative modes of interpretation. The seminar is geared towards an understanding of spatial relations (both literally and metaphorically) expressed in texts that are set in urban areas in the Britain of the 1950s/1960s. We will analyse cultural texts (novels, films, TV series) in which the broader notion of 'space' emerges as a structural principle to make sense of social antagonisms and their textual representation. A specific emphasis will be put on class and gender and the ways in which class positions and gender identities are being negotiated in terms of space, place and location. |
| Learning objectives | To familiarise students with theoretical considerations of space with regard to post-war British culture and to improve the skills to study and analyse different types of texts that figure identities dependent on space and place. |
| Admission requirements | Open to MA students and SLA students in their final year. |
| Course application | Register by e-mail to p.burleigh@unibas.ch. Number of participants is limited to 25. |
| 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 Focusing on English for SLA teachers (Ausbildung zur Lehrperson für die Sekundarstufe I) Modul Focusing on English for SLA teachers (Sek-I-Fach: Englisch) Modul Research Skills in English Linguistics or Literature (Master's degree subject: English) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular attendance, active participation, chairing a meeting (incl. an in-class 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 |