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| Semester | fall semester 2010 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Therese Steffen (therese.steffen@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This seminar is geared at Liz and MA students, but advanced BA students who have completed their 2nd year (including the paper) are welcome, too. |
| Learning objectives | The seminar seeks to familiarize students with a selection of classic anglophone novels. We will deepen our understanding of the complex interaction of the anglophone novel within India and analyze various forms of postcolonial "identities". |
| Bibliography | S.C. Dutt, THE REPUBLIC OF ORISSA, K. CH. Dutt, A JOURNAL of Forty-Eights Hours of the Year 1945, Anand, UNTOUCHABLE, Desani, ALL ABOUT H. HATTERR, Singh, TRAIN TO PAKISTAN, R.K. Narayan, THE MAN-EATER OF MAGUDI, Rushdie, MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN, Roy, THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS, Iralu, TERRIBLE MATRIARCHY; theoretical texts by S. & K. Karkar, A. Sen, G.Ch. Spivak et al. Theoretical texts will be availble online. |
| Comments | Novels must be read by the beginning of the course. |
| Admission requirements | This seminar is geared at Liz and MA students, but advanced BA students who have completed their 2nd year (including the paper) are welcome, too. |
| Course application | Please register by e-mail to therese.steffen[a]unibas.ch |
| 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 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 Herrschaft und Normativität (Master's degree subject: Gender Studies) 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 | Active participation, presentation/leading of discussions |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Englisches Seminar |