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| Semester | spring semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Francesca Pierini (francesca.pierini@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This seminar looks at how narratives, in literary texts and their filmic adaptations, resolve textual and ideological conflicts in the formulation of their endings. |
| Learning objectives | The seminar will focus on (1) building an understanding and knowledge on how narratives work, at the level of genre, story and ending. In the process, students are invited to (2) explore their personal vulnerability or resistance to certain master plots, to (3) challenge familiar and often unchallenged biases, and (4) to become more critical consumers and readers of narrative. |
| Bibliography | 1. E.M. Forster's "A Room with a View", 1908 2. Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca", 1938 3. John Fowles' "The French Lieutenant's Woman", 1969 or A.S. Byatt's "Possession", 1990. 4. Colm Tóibín's "Brooklyn", 2009. 5. Sally Rooney's "Normal People", 2018. Course materials will be uploaded on ADAM by the instructor of the course. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | This seminar is for BA students on the advanced level who have completed ALL three introductory modules (including the proseminar papers). |
| Course application | Please write an e-mail to the instructor to secure a place in the seminar. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Thursday | 12.15-14.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 04.03.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 11.03.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 18.03.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 25.03.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 01.04.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | Ostern |
| Thursday 08.04.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 15.04.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 22.04.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 29.04.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 06.05.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 13.05.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | Auffahrt |
| Thursday 20.05.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 27.05.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Thursday 03.06.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Modules |
Modul: Advanced Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Bachelor's degree subject: English) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | short weekly assignments (mandatory) |
| 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 | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |