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COURSE OUTLINE
3.02.141 S Modernist Fiction
- [Module] ang614 - Genres: Cultural, Historical and Theoretical Perspectives
- [Credits] 6 KP
- [Instructor] Dr. Christian Lassen
- [Time] Wednesday, 08.15 am - 09.45 am
- [Room] A01 0-009
- [Description] The turn of the twentieth century with its many revolutionary and ground-breaking insights in fields as diverse as psychoanalysis (Freud), evolutionary biology (Darwin), physics (Einstein), economy (Marx), or even language itself (Saussure), marks the onset of an age that has since reshaped the world and the people who live in it: the Modernist Age. Exploring the relevant historical, cultural and intellectual contexts that give rise to Modernism and delving into the spirit of an age that is marked by war, social change, and cultural diversification, this seminar offers a comprehensive exploration of Modernist fiction through a critical examination of seminal works by Joseph Conrad, E.M. Forster, James Joyce, Katherine Mansfield, and Virginia Woolf. It centres on the intricate interplay between subjectivity, narratology, gender, sexuality, colonialism, religion, and (the limits of) language in a number of selected novels and short stories and, therefore, pays close attention to the many innovative narrative techniques, such as stream of consciousness writing, unreliable narration, or narrative fragmentation, that contemporary authors employ to represent their characters' ever-evolving consciousness, their identity formation and their inner thoughts and perceptions. Throughout this seminar, students will actively engage in close reading, critical discussions, and independent research projects (i.e., presentations), in order to grasp the subtle complexities of Modernist fiction. By the end of the course, participants will possess the analytical tools to deal with the period's arguably most influential works, while also recognising their enduring significance in the shaping of literary history.
- [Office Hours] Thursday, 11.00 am - 12.00 am
PRIMARY TEXTS (Mandatory Texts)
Short Stories [will be made available]
- Conrad, Joseph. "The Secret Sharer: An Episode from the Coast." 1910. Typhoon and Other Tales. Oxford: OUP, 2008. Print. 177-217. [ISBN: 978-0-19-953903-1]
- Mansfield, Katherine. TBA. The Garden Party and Other Stories. London: Penguin, 2007. Print. [ISBN: 978-0141441801]
- Woolf, Virginia. "The Mark on the Wall." 1917. Kew Gardens and Other Short Fiction. Oxford: OUP, 2022. 3-9. [ISBN: 978-0-19-883813-5]
Novellas and Novels [please get your own copy]
- Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness and Other Tales. 1899. Oxford: OUP, 2008. Print. [ISBN: 978-0-19-953601-6; please prepare Heart of Darkness]
- Forster, E.M. Maurice. 1971 [1913/1914]. London: Penguin, 2005. Print. [ISBN: 978-0-14-144113-9]
- Joyce, James. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. 1916. Oxford: OUP, 2008. Print [ISBN: 978-0-19-953644-3]
- Woolf, Virginia. Mrs Dalloway. 1925. Oxford: OUP, 2008. Print. [ISBN: 978-0-19-953600-9]
ASSIGNMENTS
- [Prüfungsleistung] asynchrones (Gruppen-)Referat (2-3 Personen; ca. 20 Folien) mit Schriftlicher Ausarbeitung (10 Seiten) [oder in Ausnahmefällen: Hausarbeit (15 Seiten)]
- [Aktive Teilnahme] Regular Attendance (cf. Richtlinien der Fakultät III, Studiendekanat), Course Preparation (i.e. watching the asynchronous presentations), 4 Abstracts
Please note that written assignments (abstracts, short term papers, long term papers) need to be composed according to the style sheet ("Leitfaden") of the University of Oldenburg, which can be accessed via the 'Institutswiki'-page of the English department. The style sheet not only provides relevant information on how to write a correct bibliography but it may also help you to structure your work according to academic standards.
Please make sure to sign the "Erklärung zum 'Plagiat'" and to attach it to your research papers.
- [Abgabefrist] 15. März 2024.
Contents
- 1 Session 01, October 18: Introduction
- 2 Session 02, October 25: Theory Session - Modernist Fiction
- 3 Session 03, April 26: Analysing Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde I - Victorian Gothic Fiction and the Queer Double
- 4 Session 04, May 03: Analysing Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde II - Metonymies and Topographies of Same-Sex Desire
- 5 Session 05, May 10: Analysing Billy Budd, Sailor I - Seafaring Novels and the Handsome Sailor
- 6 Session 06, May 17: Analysing Billy Budd, Sailor II - Narratology and the Management of (Non-)Knowledge
- 7 Session 07, May 24, Theory Session II - Vito Russo's The Celluloid Closet
- 8 Session 08, May 31: Analysing Rebecca I - Film Noir, Gothic Romance, and the Apparitional Lesbian
- 9 Session 09, June 07: Analysing Rebecca II - Narration, Focalisation, and (Performing) Heteronormative (In-)Comprehension
- 10 Session 10, June 14: Analysing Calamity Jane I - Westerns, Musicals, and the Tomboy
- 11 Session 11, June 21: Analysing Calamity Jane II - Camp Attacks on the Western Genre
- 12 Session 12, June 28: Analysing Dead Poets Society I - All-Male Boarding School Films and the "Artistic" Teenager
- 13 Session 13, July 05: Analysing Dead Poets Society - Homosocial Genres and Homoerotic Intertexts
- 14 Session 14, July 12: RPO Session
Session 01, October 18: Introduction
Organisational Matters
- Assignments
Assignments are graded and mandatory. In order to obtain 6 credits (KP), you will have to give an asynchronous (group) presentation (Referat, 20 Folien) on one of the presentation topics specified in the syllabus. In addition to that, you will have to hand in a short term paper (Ausarbeitung, 10 Seiten) by the end of term (15. September). In exceptional cases, you may hand in a long term paper (Hausarbeit, 15 Seiten) instead of the above. However, an exception is only granted upon consultation.
- Presentation Topics, Presentation Groups
Presentation Topics are specified in your syllabus. In order to prepare your presentations, please pick a topic, get together in groups (see below) and write up a power-point presentation. Add your audio commentary to the presentation, save the file and send it on to me so that we can discuss your presentation during your preparatory session before you upload it. After that, you make your file available on Stud.IP on the Friday before your presentation is due so that all participants can read/ watch the presentation in time, i.e. before the session.
Requests regarding your choice of presentation topics can be send to me via e-mail, starting on Monday, April 03. Please send me three possible presentation topics and prioritise them according to your preferences. I will sign you in in the order of the requests' arrival. Please check this page regularly to see if your requests have been met.
Preparatory Sessions for presentations take place in the second part of the weekly sessions, i.e. Wednesday 9.30 am - 9.45 am. Please make sure that you send me your presentation at least one day prior to your preparatory session and that you attend said session the week before your presentation is due.
- Active Participation
Active Participation is ungraded but mandatory. In order to fulfil the requirements, you will have to attend class regularly and watch the asynchronous presentations prior to the relevant sessions. Moreover, you will have to write four abstracts, each including a topic, a state of research, a thesis statement, and a brief outline of your argument (approx. 1 page), in the course of the seminar. You can choose your own topic; however: all abstracts have to address different primary texts. In other words, your abstracts will have to cover four out of five primary materials. They are due by the end of the week (i.e. Friday) that marks the ending of the respective sections, i.e. due date Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: May 5; due date Billy Budd, Sailor: May 19; due date Rebecca: June 9; due date Calamity Jane June 23; due date Dead Poets Society July 7)
Summary: Presentations
1. Pick a presentation topic and contact me via e-mail (starting April 03). Check below for available places. Presentation groups may consist of a maximum of 3 people.
2. Contact the other members of your group and prepare your presentation, i.e. power-point presentation with audio commentary.
3. Send me your presentation 8 days before your presentation is scheduled.
4. Discuss your presentation with me in your preparatory session 7 days, i.e week, before your presentation is scheduled. Preparatory sessions take place during the second part of class, i.e. Wednesday 9.30 am - 9.45 am.
5. Upload your file on the Friday before your presentation is scheduled.
6. Be ready to answer questions on the day of your presentation.
Session 02, October 25: Theory Session - Modernist Fiction
Theory Texts
Guiding Questions
- TBA
Preparatory Session
- Preparatory Session Group:
Session 03, April 26: Analysing Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde I - Victorian Gothic Fiction and the Queer Double
Primary Material
- Stevenson, Robert Louis. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
Theory Texts
Further Reading
Presentation
- "The thorough and primitive duality of man," or: Sexual Identities, Homosexual Panic, the Double, and the Externalisation of Same-Sex Desire in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- Presentation Group: Annemieke Müller, Fiona Stack, Tanja Jaworski
Preparatory Session
- Preparatory Session Group: Viktoriya Tuparova, Deya Zaharieva
Session 04, May 03: Analysing Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde II - Metonymies and Topographies of Same-Sex Desire
Primary Material
- Stevenson, Robert Louis. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
Theory Texts
Further Reading
Presentation
- "Black Mail House is what I call the place with the door," or: the Body, the House, and the Street as Metonymies of Same-Sex Desire in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- Presentation Group: Viktoriya Tuparova, Deya Zaharieva
Preparatory Session
- Preparatory Session Group:
Session 05, May 10: Analysing Billy Budd, Sailor I - Seafaring Novels and the Handsome Sailor
Primary Material
- Melville, Herman, Billy Budd, Sailor.
Theory Texts
Further Reading
Presentation
- "The Deadly Space Between," or: Homosocial Spaces, Homoerotic Desires, and the Ship as Heterotopia par excellence
- Presentation Group:
Preparatory Session
- Preparatory Session Group: Vanessa Janßen, Lasse Stegat
Session 06, May 17: Analysing Billy Budd, Sailor II - Narratology and the Management of (Non-)Knowledge
Primary Material
- Melville, Herman. Billy Budd, Sailor.
Theory Texts
Further Reading
Presentation
- "What was the matter with the master-at-arms?", or: Open-Secret Structures, Compulsory (In-)Comprehension, and Terrorising Narrative Designs in Billy Budd, Sailor
- Presentation Group: Vanessa Janßen, Lasse Stegat
Session 07, May 24, Theory Session II - Vito Russo's The Celluloid Closet
Theory Texts
- Epstein, Rob and Jeffrey Friedman, dirs. The Celluloid Closet.
- Bensoff, Harry M. and Sean Griffin. "Heterosexuality, Homosexuality, and Classical Hollywood." America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality at the Movies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. 309-28. Print.
Further Reading
- Benshoff, Harry M. Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film. Manchester, Manchester UP, 1997. Print.
- Dyer, Richard. Now You See It: Studies on Lesbian and Gay Film. London and New York: Routledge, 1990. Print.
- Russo, Vito. The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies. Revised Edition. New York et al.: Harper & Row, 1987. Print.
Guiding Questions
- TBA
Preparatory Session
- Preparatory Session Group: Rebekka Hänßler, Jessika Häfker, Elias Isfort
Session 08, May 31: Analysing Rebecca I - Film Noir, Gothic Romance, and the Apparitional Lesbian
Primary Material
- Hitchcock, Alfred, dir. Rebecca
Theory Texts
Further Reading
- Berenstein, Rhonda J. "Adaptation, Censorship, and Audiences of Questionable Type: Lesbian Sightings in Rebecca (1940) and The Uninvited (1944)." Cinema Journal 37.3 (Spring 1998): 16-37. Print.
- Castle, Terry. "Introduction." The Apparitional Lesbian: Female Homosexuality and Modern Culture. New York: Columbia UP, 1993. 23-20. Print.
- White, Patricia. "Female Spectator, Lesbian Specter." UnInvited: Classical Hollywood Cinema and Lesbian Representability. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana UP, 1999.61-93. Print.
Presentation
- "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again,": Lesbian Specters, Haunted Houses and the Discplacement of Female Same-Sex Desire in Rebecca
- Presentation Group: Rebekka Hänßler, Jessika Häfker, Elias Isfort
Preparatory Session
- Preparatory Session Group: Marie Becker, Artur Ladilov
Session 09, June 07: Analysing Rebecca II - Narration, Focalisation, and (Performing) Heteronormative (In-)Comprehension
Primary Material
- Hitchcock, Alfred, dir. Rebecca
Theory Texts
- Corber, Robert J. "Recuperating Femme Femininity: Marnie." Cold War Femme: Lesbianism, National Identity, and Hollywood Cinema. Durham and London: Duke UP, 2011. 72-94. Print. [on Rebecca, 75-83]
Further Reading
Presentation
- "I'll play the part of a devoted wife," or: Lesbian Desire, Lesbian Panic, and Performing Heteronormative Incomprehension in Rebecca
- Presentation Group: Marie Becker, Artur Ladilov
Preparatory Session
- Preparatory Session Group: Verena Liebl
Session 10, June 14: Analysing Calamity Jane I - Westerns, Musicals, and the Tomboy
Primary Material
- Butler, David, dir. Calamity Jane
Theory Texts
Further Reading
Presentation
- "Once I Had a Secret Love," or: 'Gay' Songs, Lesbian Subtexts, and the Queering of the Western Genre in Calamity Jane
- Presentation Group: Verena Liebl
Preparatory Session
- Preparatory Session Group: Lisa Czuma, Ida Witt
Session 11, June 21: Analysing Calamity Jane II - Camp Attacks on the Western Genre
Primary Material
- Butler, David, dir. Calamity Jane
Theory Texts
Further Reading
Presentation
- "A Woman's Touch," or: Camp, Theatricality, and the Parodic Subversion of Heteronormative Gender Performmances in Calamity Jane
- Presentation Group: Lisa Czuma, Ida Witt
Preparatory Session
- Preparatory Session Group: Franciska Wendel, Jannik Ferdinand, Keno Kienetz
Session 12, June 28: Analysing Dead Poets Society I - All-Male Boarding School Films and the "Artistic" Teenager
Primary Material
- Weir, Peter, dir. Dead Poets Society
Theory Texts
Further Reading
Presentation
- Disavowing the "Barbaric Yawp"?, or: Nostalgia, Elitism, and the Exploitative Silencing of Otherness in Dead Poets Society
- Presentation Group: Franciska Wendel, Jannik Ferdinand, Keno Kienetz
Preparatory Session
- Preparatory Session Group: Sofie Friedrich, Nick Beckmann
Session 13, July 05: Analysing Dead Poets Society - Homosocial Genres and Homoerotic Intertexts
Primary Material
- Weir, Peter, dir. Dead Poets Society
Theory Texts
Further Reading
Presentation
- Universalising Dead Poets, or: Shakespeare, Whitman, and the Unqueer Representation of Queer Intertexts and Genres in Dead Poets Society
- Presentation Group: Sofie Friedrich, Nick Beckmann
Session 14, July 12: RPO Session
Guidelines for finding your RPO topic:
Your RPO topic needs to be related to at least one of the primary texts
September 15: Term Paper Due
Please upload your paper to the folder "Ausarbeitungen und Hausarbeiten" on our Stud.IP page and send a printed copy to the address below.
Bitte stellen Sie Ihre Prüfungsleistung in den Ordner "Ausarbeitungen und Hausarbeiten" auf unserer Stud.IP-Seite ein und senden Sie eine gedruckte Fassung an die untenstehende Adresse.
Dr. Christian Lassen
Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
Fakultät III: Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaften
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118
26129 Oldenburg