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| Semester | fall semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Peter Burleigh (p.burleigh@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The course is designed to get you thinking about image, about text, about how to write about image based on a number of different writers and to develop an approach to writing in the academic discourse. Thus, there will be some input which stimulates your interest and so gives themes, topics, theses to write on. The way you develop writing relating to your own and integrating others' ideas is crucial. These aspects are to do with keeping your style under control and so bringing your ideas to the fore — neither at the expense of language skills nor breaking the conventions of academic writing: so the course animates you to stick to writing within the genres of academic discourse. Finally, write to think, write to enjoy, write to express, write to leave a mark. In this term, writers who will serve as models and input include Geoffrey Batchen, David Campany, Annette Kuhn, Hito Steyerl, and Kathleen Stewart. |
| Learning objectives | The course is designed to allow you to explore ways to write about image, encouraging the following specific aspects: making a statement of your own position; drawing out a relation between your own ideas and a scholarly environment; developing your position in relation to the scholarly discourse. In addition, you will learn about a number of canonical images and theoretical approaches to reading such images. |
| Bibliography | A list of readings will be provided before the start of term. |
| Admission requirements | The course is open only to English majors. |
| Course application | Please sign up via services.unibas.ch. The number of participants in each section is strictly limited to 24. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 20.09.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Wednesday 27.09.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Wednesday 04.10.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Wednesday 11.10.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Wednesday 18.10.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Wednesday 25.10.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Wednesday 01.11.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Wednesday 08.11.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Wednesday 15.11.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Wednesday 22.11.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Wednesday 29.11.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Wednesday 06.12.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Wednesday 13.12.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Wednesday 20.12.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Modules |
Modul: Introduction to Academic Communication in English (Bachelor's degree subject: English) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| 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 | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |