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26013-01 - Proseminar: "Writing New York": selected US-American city novels and their time (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2010 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Therese Steffen (therese.steffen@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Learning objectives | This course seeks to anaylze a selection of New York novels in their respective time and environment. Aspects of space and place, of creating and "living the city" in multifarious ways will be at stake. |
| Bibliography | Dreiser, SISTER CARRIE, Fitzgerald, THE GREAT GATSBY, Fritz Lang, METROPOLIS (Film), Dos Passos, MANHATTAN TRANSFER, Salinger, THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, DeLillo, COSMOPOLIS, Foer, EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE. Additional secondary sources will be availble online. |
| Comments | Books must be read before the seminar. |
| Admission requirements | For students who have successfully completed their 1st year courses in Literature and Culture Studies. |
| Course application | Enrol by email to alex.van-lierde@unibas.ch indicating your 1st and 2nd choice proseminar. The first 18 to enrol are guaranteed a place in the course of their 1st choice; others may be shifted to one of the other three courses (16174, 18890, 26016). |
| 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 Refining Skills in Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Refining Skills in Literature and Culture for SLA teachers (Sek-I-Fach: Englisch) Modul Refining Skills in Literature and Culture for SLA teachers (Ausbildung zur Lehrperson für die Sekundarstufe I) |
| 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 |