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| − | + | '''Please note''': The BM1 (literature) and BM2 (culture) modules consists of a seminar and a tutorial. All students beginning in the winter term 2009/10 need to enroll for one of the tutorials called "Reasearch Methods". Additionally, you will choose between a seminar under BM 1 (literature) or BM 2 (culture) for the winter term and then study the other one in the summer term. | |
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| − | *3.02.011 | + | *3.02.011 Course A - [[User:Anton Kirchhofer|Anton Kirchhofer]] |
| − | *3.02.012 | + | *3.02.012 Course B - [[User:Anna Auguscik|Anna Auguscik]] |
| − | *3.02.013 | + | *3.02.013 Course C - [[User:Michaela Koch|Michaela Koch]] |
| − | *3.02.014 | + | *3.02.014 Course D - [[User:Michaela Koch|Michaela Koch]] |
| − | *3.02.015 | + | *3.02.015 Course E - Christian Lassen |
| − | *3.02.016 Research Methods | + | *3.02.016 Research Methods - |
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| − | *3.02.018 Research Methods | + | *3.02.018 Research Methods - |
| − | *3.02.026 Research Methods | + | *3.02.019 Research Methods - |
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The seminar part of the Basismodul focuses on techniques of textual analysis in the context of discussing literature. We are offering five parallel courses. Please make sure that you are registered under ONE of these in Stud.IP and open a [[Help:Account|wiki account]] which will enable you to participate in online discussions. | The seminar part of the Basismodul focuses on techniques of textual analysis in the context of discussing literature. We are offering five parallel courses. Please make sure that you are registered under ONE of these in Stud.IP and open a [[Help:Account|wiki account]] which will enable you to participate in online discussions. | ||
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| − | *William Shakespeare. ''Hamlet'' [ | + | *William Shakespeare. ''Hamlet'' [1603]. Eds. Neil Taylor and Ann Thompson. London: Arden (3rd Series), 2000. |
| − | * | + | *James, Henry. ''Turn of the Screw'' [1898]. |
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[[2007-08 BM1 Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature:Curriculum|Course work]]: You will be asked to hand in three assignments (in session 6, 10 and 13 respectively) and produce a Research Paper Outline (due 02.03.09). The assignments are limited to a max. of 2-3 pages of text, formatted according to the [[Literary Studies:Style sheet|style sheet]], and will require you to analyse poetry, drama and fiction respectively. For the Research Paper Outline you will need to find your own topic to work on and document the preliminary work (this includes finding an appropriate title, writing a paragraph that describes your problem and your goal, and presenting a tentative table of contents as well as a short bibliography). | [[2007-08 BM1 Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature:Curriculum|Course work]]: You will be asked to hand in three assignments (in session 6, 10 and 13 respectively) and produce a Research Paper Outline (due 02.03.09). The assignments are limited to a max. of 2-3 pages of text, formatted according to the [[Literary Studies:Style sheet|style sheet]], and will require you to analyse poetry, drama and fiction respectively. For the Research Paper Outline you will need to find your own topic to work on and document the preliminary work (this includes finding an appropriate title, writing a paragraph that describes your problem and your goal, and presenting a tentative table of contents as well as a short bibliography). | ||
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*[[Survive Assignments]] | *[[Survive Assignments]] | ||
*[[Literary Studies:Writing academic texts]] - good for the research paper outline | *[[Literary Studies:Writing academic texts]] - good for the research paper outline | ||
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| − | ==Session One, Oct | + | ==Session One, Oct 19-23: Literature and Education== |
'''Welcome''' | '''Welcome''' | ||
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source [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:McKinleyPhilippinesCartoon.jpg Wikipedia] | source [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:McKinleyPhilippinesCartoon.jpg Wikipedia] | ||
| − | ==Session Two, Oct | + | ==Session Two, Oct 26-30: Poetry 1== |
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Structural approach to poetry: communicative situation, themes, metrics and language. Acquire a basic checklist of what to look (first) for in a poem. Recapitulate the basics of metrics and rhyme patterns. | Structural approach to poetry: communicative situation, themes, metrics and language. Acquire a basic checklist of what to look (first) for in a poem. Recapitulate the basics of metrics and rhyme patterns. | ||
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Structural approach to poetry: communicative situation, themes, metrics and language. Acquire a basic checklist of what to look (first) for in a poem. Recapitulate the basics of metrics and rhyme patterns. Recognise the features of a particular genre and genre conventions: the sonnet. | Structural approach to poetry: communicative situation, themes, metrics and language. Acquire a basic checklist of what to look (first) for in a poem. Recapitulate the basics of metrics and rhyme patterns. Recognise the features of a particular genre and genre conventions: the sonnet. | ||
| − | ==Session Four, Nov | + | ==Session Four, Nov 09-13: Poetry 3== |
'''Analytical Tools''' | '''Analytical Tools''' | ||
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[[2008-09 BM1 Assignment 1: Poetry|Assignment I: Poetry (Due: Session 6)]] | [[2008-09 BM1 Assignment 1: Poetry|Assignment I: Poetry (Due: Session 6)]] | ||
| − | ==Session Five, Nov | + | ==Session Five, Nov 16-20: Drama 1== |
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A speech from the Shakespeare play | A speech from the Shakespeare play | ||
| − | ==Session Six, Nov | + | ==Session Six, Nov 23-27: Drama 2== |
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Dramatic Structures and Communication, Exposition [assignment 1 due] | Dramatic Structures and Communication, Exposition [assignment 1 due] | ||
| − | ==Session Seven, Nov | + | ==Session Seven, Nov 30-Dec 04: Drama 3== |
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Characters and Genre Aspects | Characters and Genre Aspects | ||
| − | ==Session Eight, Dec | + | ==Session Eight, Dec 07-11: Literary Theory== |
'''Analytical Tools''' | '''Analytical Tools''' | ||
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[[2008-09 BM1 Assignment 2: Drama|Assignment II: Drama (Due: Dec 19)]] | [[2008-09 BM1 Assignment 2: Drama|Assignment II: Drama (Due: Dec 19)]] | ||
| − | ==Session Nine, Dec | + | ==Session Nine, Dec 14-18: Film Screening== |
| − | [[ | + | [[Terry Gilliam (dir.), 12 Monkeys (1995 film)]] |
| − | :*Venue: | + | :*Venue: tba |
| − | :*Time: | + | :*Time: tba |
| − | ==Session Ten, | + | ==Session Ten, Jan 04-08: Film Analysis== |
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Übungsblatt (practice sheet on research techniques) deadline: first session in January! | Übungsblatt (practice sheet on research techniques) deadline: first session in January! | ||
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| + | ==Session Eleven, Jan 11-15: Fiction 1== | ||
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[[2008-09 BM1 Assignment 3: Fiction|Assignment III: Fiction (Due: Session 13)]] | [[2008-09 BM1 Assignment 3: Fiction|Assignment III: Fiction (Due: Session 13)]] | ||
| − | ==Session Twelve, Jan | + | ==Session Twelve, Jan 18-22: Fiction 2== |
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*Conrad, Heart of Darkness (1899) | *Conrad, Heart of Darkness (1899) | ||
| − | ==Session Thirteen, Jan | + | ==Session Thirteen, Jan 25-29: Beyond the Literary Text or Recapitulation== |
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[assignment 3 due] | [assignment 3 due] | ||
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'''Skills and Activities''' | '''Skills and Activities''' | ||
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Please note: The BM1 (literature) and BM2 (culture) modules consists of a seminar and a tutorial. All students beginning in the winter term 2009/10 need to enroll for one of the tutorials called "Reasearch Methods". Additionally, you will choose between a seminar under BM 1 (literature) or BM 2 (culture) for the winter term and then study the other one in the summer term.
- 3.02.011 Course A - Anton Kirchhofer
- 3.02.012 Course B - Anna Auguscik
- 3.02.013 Course C - Michaela Koch
- 3.02.014 Course D - Michaela Koch
- 3.02.015 Course E - Christian Lassen
- 3.02.016 Research Methods -
- 3.02.017 Research Methods -
- 3.02.018 Research Methods -
- 3.02.019 Research Methods -
- 3.02.026 Research Methods -
- 3.02.027 Research Methods -
- 3.02.028 Research Methods -
The seminar part of the Basismodul focuses on techniques of textual analysis in the context of discussing literature. We are offering five parallel courses. Please make sure that you are registered under ONE of these in Stud.IP and open a wiki account which will enable you to participate in online discussions.
All parallel courses have a common structure. The texts for our courses will come from a common pool, though each course may have a different choice. You will find information relating to your course under the individual course number and lecturer.
The "analytical tools" will be presented by the lecturers (on a handout) in each meeting. The additional reading from which these 'tools' are taken is not obligatory, and it can be done either before or after each session.
Both the texts and the other materials will be made accessible to you electronically (cf. the links below). In addition you will need to purchase two books.
Courses A-E:
- William Shakespeare. Hamlet [1603]. Eds. Neil Taylor and Ann Thompson. London: Arden (3rd Series), 2000.
- James, Henry. Turn of the Screw [1898].
Course work: You will be asked to hand in three assignments (in session 6, 10 and 13 respectively) and produce a Research Paper Outline (due 02.03.09). The assignments are limited to a max. of 2-3 pages of text, formatted according to the style sheet, and will require you to analyse poetry, drama and fiction respectively. For the Research Paper Outline you will need to find your own topic to work on and document the preliminary work (this includes finding an appropriate title, writing a paragraph that describes your problem and your goal, and presenting a tentative table of contents as well as a short bibliography).
Tutorials will help you to practise your analysis skills and support you in doing your assignments and Research Paper Outline.
Two useful links for all assignments:
- Survive Assignments
- Literary Studies:Writing academic texts - good for the research paper outline
Contents
- 1 Session One, Oct 19-23: Literature and Education
- 2 Session Two, Oct 26-30: Poetry 1
- 3 Session Three, Nov 02-06: Poetry 2
- 4 Session Four, Nov 09-13: Poetry 3
- 5 Session Five, Nov 16-20: Drama 1
- 6 Session Six, Nov 23-27: Drama 2
- 7 Session Seven, Nov 30-Dec 04: Drama 3
- 8 Session Eight, Dec 07-11: Literary Theory
- 9 Session Nine, Dec 14-18: Film Screening
- 10 Session Ten, Jan 04-08: Film Analysis
- 11 Session Eleven, Jan 11-15: Fiction 1
- 12 Session Twelve, Jan 18-22: Fiction 2
- 13 Session Thirteen, Jan 25-29: Beyond the Literary Text or Recapitulation
- 14 Session Fourteen, Feb 01-05: Term Paper Projects
- 15 Further Reading
Session One, Oct 19-23: Literature and Education
Welcome
- Introduction to the BM 1 Curriculum, Aims and Goals
- Introduction to the BM 1 Programme
Texts
- Poetry Reader includes:
- Rudyard Kipling, "The White Man's Burden" (1899)
- Langston Hughes, "I, Too" (1925)
- Walt Whitman, "One's Self I Sing" (1867)
- John Donne: “Holy Sonnet XIV” (1633)
- John Milton: “Sonnet VII” (1645)
- John Milton: “Sonnet XIX” (1673)
- Stevie Smith: “The Galloping Cat”
Skills and Activities Preliminaries for seminar communication.
source Wikipedia
Session Two, Oct 26-30: Poetry 1
Analytical Tools
- Handout Analysing Poetry 1
- Sources: Culler 161-178; Ludwig, 31-33; Cambridge Companion to Literatures in English
Texts
- Poetry Reader
Skills and Activities
Structural approach to poetry: communicative situation, themes, metrics and language. Acquire a basic checklist of what to look (first) for in a poem. Recapitulate the basics of metrics and rhyme patterns.
Session Three, Nov 02-06: Poetry 2
Analytical Tools
- Handout Analysing Poetry 1
- Sources: Culler 161-178; Ludwig, 31-33; Cambridge Companion to Literatures in English
Texts
- Poetry Reader
Skills and Activities
Structural approach to poetry: communicative situation, themes, metrics and language. Acquire a basic checklist of what to look (first) for in a poem. Recapitulate the basics of metrics and rhyme patterns. Recognise the features of a particular genre and genre conventions: the sonnet.
Session Four, Nov 09-13: Poetry 3
Analytical Tools
- Ludwig, 47-60
- Leech, 147-157
- Handout: Figurative Speech
Texts
- Poetry Reader
Skills and Activities
Figurative language, interplay. Spot metaphors, similes, etc. the metric pattern and valorise the points where it is broken. Reinforce basic checklist of previous week. Analyse particular features of poetic language (figures of speech, metrical effects).
Assignment I: Poetry (Due: Session 6)
Session Five, Nov 16-20: Drama 1
Analytical Tools
Texts
- Shakespeare, The Tempest (1611)
Skills and Activities
A speech from the Shakespeare play
Session Six, Nov 23-27: Drama 2
Analytical Tools
Pfister 49 - 57, 86 - 94, 126 - 147 Excerpt from Pfister
Handout: Analysing Dramatic Communication
Texts
- Shakespeare, The Tempest (1611)
Skills and Activities
Dramatic Structures and Communication, Exposition [assignment 1 due]
Session Seven, Nov 30-Dec 04: Drama 3
Analytical Tools
Texts
- Shakespeare, The Tempest (1611)
Skills and Activities
Characters and Genre Aspects
Session Eight, Dec 07-11: Literary Theory
Analytical Tools
Texts
Skills and Activities
Postcolonial Studies
Assignment II: Drama (Due: Dec 19)
Session Nine, Dec 14-18: Film Screening
Terry Gilliam (dir.), 12 Monkeys (1995 film)
- Venue: tba
- Time: tba
Session Ten, Jan 04-08: Film Analysis
Analytical Tools
- Handout: Film Analysis
- David Bordwell et al.; Korte, Einführung in die Systematische Filmanalyse (2000)
Texts
- Francis Ford Coppola, Apocalypse Now (1979)
- Essay on Apocalypse Now in: Moore, Gene M., Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness: a Casebook, place: publ., 183-196.
Skills and Activities
Spectacle, Narratives and Fiction. Film Analysis.
[assignment 2 due]
Übungsblatt (practice sheet on research techniques) deadline: first session in January!
Session Eleven, Jan 11-15: Fiction 1
Analytical Tools
Handout: Narratology
Texts
- Conrad, Heart of Darkness (1899)
Skills and Activities
Narration, Focalisation. [assignment 2 returned]
Assignment III: Fiction (Due: Session 13)
Session Twelve, Jan 18-22: Fiction 2
Analytical Tools
Handout: Narratology
Texts
- Conrad, Heart of Darkness (1899)
Session Thirteen, Jan 25-29: Beyond the Literary Text or Recapitulation
Analytical Tools
Texts
Skills and Activities
Literary Analysis and non-literary materials,
[assignment 3 due]
Session Fourteen, Feb 01-05: Term Paper Projects
Skills and Activities
Brief Report on 'Work in Progress': Your Term Paper Projects [assignment 3 returned]
Assignment 4: Term Paper Projects (Due: 02.03.09)
