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'''Courses: S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"'''  
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'''Lecture: VL "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis"'''
*3.02.040 - [[User:Anton Kirchhofer|Anton Kirchhofer]] - Thu, 10:00-12:00 Room: online
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*3.02.040 - Anton Kirchhofer - Thu, 12:00 - 14:00, Room: online
*3.02.041 - Alena Cicholewski - Fri, 10:00-12:00 Room: online
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VL "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis" [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_SoSe2021_Lecture_Programme.xpdf Course Outline "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis"]
*3.02.042 - [[User:Anna Auguscik|Anna Auguscik]] - Fri, 12:00-14:00 Room: online
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*3.02.043 - [[User:Michaela Keck|Michaela Keck]] - Wed, 16:00-18:00 Room: online
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'''Seminars: S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"'''
*3.02.044 - [[User:Michaela Keck|Michaela Keck]]- Thu, 08:00-10:00 Room: online
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*3.02.041 - [[User:Anton Kirchhofer|Anton Kirchhofer]] - TBA Room: online
*3.02.045 - [[User:Michaela Keck|Michaela Keck]] - Thu, 12:00-14:00 Room: online
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*3.02.042 - [[User:Anna Auguscik|Anna Auguscik]] - TBA Room: online
*3.02.046 - [[User:Christian Lassen|Christian Lassen]]- Fri, 08:00-10:00 Room: online
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*3.02.043 - [[User:Michaela Keck|Michaela Keck]] - TBA Room: online
*3.02.047 - [[User:Christian Lassen|Christian Lassen]] - Thu, 10:00-12:00 Room: online
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*3.02.044 - [[User:Michaela Keck|Michaela Keck]] - TBA Room: online
S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature" [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_Seminarplan_SUE_WiSe_20_21_2020_10_08_doppelseitig.pdf Course Outline "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"]
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*3.02.045 - [[User:Michaela Keck|Michaela Keck]]- TBA Room: online
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*3.02.046 - [[User:Christian Lassen|Christian Lassen]] - Thu, 08:00-10:00 Room: online
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*3.02.047 - [[User:Christian Lassen|Christian Lassen]]- Fri, 08:00-10:00 Room: online
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*3.02.048 - [[User:Anna Auguscik|Anna Auguscik]] - TBA Room: online
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*3.02.049 - Alena Cicholewski - TBA Room: online
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*3.02.050 - Alena Cicholewski - TBA Room: online
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*3.02.051 - Rebecca Käpernick - TBA Room: online
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S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature" [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_Seminarplan_SUE_WiSe_20_21_2020_10_08_doppelseitig.xpdf Course Outline "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"]
  
 
'''Revision: Ü "Revision Course"'''
 
'''Revision: Ü "Revision Course"'''
 
*3.02.055 - [[User:Anna Auguscik|Anna Auguscik]] - Fri, 14:00-16:00, Room: online
 
*3.02.055 - [[User:Anna Auguscik|Anna Auguscik]] - Fri, 14:00-16:00, Room: online
Ü "Revision Course" [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_intro-lit_revision_course_outline_2020-21.pdf Course Outline "Revision Course"]
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Ü "Revision Course" [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_intro-lit_revision_course_outline_2020-21.xpdf Course Outline "Revision Course"]
  
 
'''Tutorials: TUT "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"'''
 
'''Tutorials: TUT "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"'''
*3.02.056  - Tutorin: Antonia Schepers - Mon, 18:00-20:00 Room: online
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*3.02.056  - Tutorin: Lea Behrens - TBA Room: online
*3.02.057  - Tutorin: Clara Sophie Schenck - Tue, 18:00-20:00 Room: online
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*3.02.057  - Tutorin: Lea Behrens - TBA Room: online
*3.02.058  - Tutorin: Tabea Hirsch - Wed, 18:00-20:00 Room: online
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*3.02.058  - Tutor: Matthias Himstedt - TBA Room: online
*3.02.059 - Tutorin: Lea Behrens - Thu, 18:00-19:00 Room: online
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*3.02.059  - Tutor: Matthias Himstedt - TBA Room: online
*3.02.060 - Tutor: Matthias Himstedt - Tue, 08:00-10:00 Room: online
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*3.02.060 - Tutorin: Tabea Hirsch - TBA Room: online
*3.02.061 - Tutorin: Johannes Pütter - Wed, 08:00-10:00 Room: online
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*3.02.061 - Tutorin: Tabea Hirsch - TBA Room: online
*3.02.062 - Tutorin: Miriam Goy - Tue, 08:00-10:00 Room: online
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TUT "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature" [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/01_ang070_Seminarplan_TUT_WiSe2020_21_zweiseitig.xpdf Course Outline "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"]
*3.02.063  - Tutor: Simon Freisem - Mon, 08:00-10:00 Room: online
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TUT "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature" [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/01_ang070_Seminarplan_TUT_WiSe2020_21_zweiseitig.pdf Course Outline "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"]
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'''Sonstiges: Plenumsveranstaltung für Mitteilungen und Rundmails an alle Kurse (bitte alle eintragen)
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*3.02.050  - Informationen zum Basismodul ang070
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This seminar is part of the Basismodul ang070 and focuses on techniques of textual analysis in the context of discussing literature. We are offering eight parallel courses. Please make sure that you are registered under ONE of these in Stud.IP.
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This seminar is part of the Basismodul ang070 and focuses on techniques of textual analysis in the context of discussing literature. We are offering eleven parallel courses. Please make sure that you are registered under ONE of these in Stud.IP.
  
 
All parallel courses have a common structure. The texts for our courses will come from a common pool, though each course may focus on different text passages.
 
All parallel courses have a common structure. The texts for our courses will come from a common pool, though each course may focus on different text passages.
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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:
 
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:
  
* Shakespeare, William. ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Ed. Sukanta Chaudhuri. The Arden Shakespeare, third series. London: Bloomsbury, 2017. Print.
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* Shakespeare, William. ''Hamlet''. Eds. Ann Thompson and Neil Taylor. The Arden Shakespeare, third series. London: Bloomsbury, 2016. Print.
* Stevenson, Robert Louis. ''Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''. Ed. Katherine Linehan. New York and London: Norton, 2003. Print.
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* James, Henry. ''The Turn of the Screw''. Eds. Deborah Esch and Jonathan Warren. New York and London: Norton, 1999. Print.
  
Course work: You will be asked to write three ungraded exercise assignments (analysing poetry, drama, and fiction, respectively; max. 3 pages each) and produce a research paper outline and a problem-oriented sample analysis of a relevant passage (RPO+, due on February 28). Both the outline and the sample analysis are preparatory steps for the research papers you will be asked to produce in future seminars. For this RPO+ you will need to find your own topic to work on, document the preliminary work (this includes finding an appropriate title, writing a paragraph on the state of the art of your problem and one that describes your problem and your goal, and presenting a tentative table of contents as well as a short bibliography) and write up a formal and genre-specific analysis of a passage that fits in with the research question and thesis statement put forward in your RPO. All assignments are to be formatted according to the [https://www.uni-oldenburg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/Leitfaden_Lit-Cult_2017-2018.pdf style sheet].
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Course work: You will be asked to write three ungraded exercise assignments (analysing poetry, drama, and fiction, respectively, max. 3 pages each; and composing a short bibliography, max. 1 page each) and produce a research paper outline and a problem-oriented sample analysis of a relevant passage (RPO+, due on February 28). Both the outline and the sample analysis are preparatory steps for the research papers you will be asked to produce in future seminars. For this RPO+ you will need to find your own topic to work on, document the preliminary work (this includes finding an appropriate title, writing a paragraph on the state of the art of your problem and one that describes your problem and your goal, and presenting a tentative table of contents as well as a short bibliography) and write up a formal and genre-specific analysis of a passage that fits in with the research question and thesis statement put forward in your RPO. All assignments are to be formatted according to the [https://www.uni-oldenburg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/Leitfaden_Lit-Cult_2017-2018.pdf style sheet].
  
 
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__TOC__
 
__TOC__
  
==Session One, October 21/22/23: Introduction==
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==Session One, October 20/21/22: Introduction==
  
  
 
'''Welcome'''
 
'''Welcome'''
  
*Introduction to the [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_Curriculum_Coronaversion_2020_10_06_doppelseitig.pdf ang070 Curriculum, Aims and Goals]
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*Introduction to the [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2021_09_20_ang070_HOCurriculum_Coronaversion_zweiseitig.pdf ang070 Curriculum, Aims and Goals]
*Introduction to the [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_Seminarplan_SUE_WiSe_20_21_2020_10_08_doppelseitig.pdf ang070 Course Outline]  
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*Introduction to the [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_Seminarplan_SUE_WiSe_20_21_2020_10_08_doppelseitig.xpdf ang070 Course Outline]  
  
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
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Preliminaries for seminar communication.
 
Preliminaries for seminar communication.
  
==Session Two, October 28/29/30: Analysing Poetry I: Poetic Conventions, Rhyme and Metre==
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==Session Two, October 27/28/29: Analysing Poetry I: Poetic Conventions, Rhyme and Metre==
  
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
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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 Three, November 04/05/06: Analysing Poetry II: Figurative Speech==
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==Session Three, November 03/04/05: Analysing Poetry II: Figurative Speech==
  
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
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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).
 
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).
  
==Session Four, November 11/12/13: Analysing Poetry III: Close Reading==
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==Session Four, November 10/11/12: Analysing Poetry III: Close Reading==
  
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
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     [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_WiSe_20-21_assignment_01_poetry_students.pdf Assignment I: Poetry]
 
     [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_WiSe_20-21_assignment_01_poetry_students.pdf Assignment I: Poetry]
  
     [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_WiSe_20-21_assignment_01_poetry_samplesolution.pdf Sample Solution Assignment I: Poetry]
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     [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_WiSe_20-21_assignment_01_poetry_samplesolution.xpdf Sample Solution Assignment I: Poetry]
  
==Session Five, November 18/19/20: Analysing Drama I: Rhetoric==
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==Session Five, November 17/18/19: Analysing Drama I: Rhetoric==
  
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
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'''Texts'''
 
'''Texts'''
*William Shakespeare, ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''
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*William Shakespeare, ''Hamlet''
  
 
'''Skills and Activities'''
 
'''Skills and Activities'''
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     [Assignment I: Poetry - Due]
 
     [Assignment I: Poetry - Due]
  
==Session Six, November 25/26/27: Analysing Drama II: Dramatic Communication and Plot Structure==
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==Session Six, November 24/25/26: Analysing Drama II: Dramatic Communication and Plot Structure==
  
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
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'''Texts'''
 
'''Texts'''
*William Shakespeare, ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''
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*William Shakespeare, ''Hamlet''
  
 
'''Skills and Activities'''
 
'''Skills and Activities'''
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Dramatic Structures and Communication; Exposition.
 
Dramatic Structures and Communication; Exposition.
  
==Session Seven, December 02/03/04: Analysing Drama III: Characterisation==
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==Session Seven, December 01/02/03: Analysing Drama III: Characterisation==
  
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
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'''Texts'''
 
'''Texts'''
*William Shakespeare, ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''
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*William Shakespeare, ''Hamlet''
  
 
'''Skills and Activities'''
 
'''Skills and Activities'''
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Characters and Genre Aspects.
 
Characters and Genre Aspects.
  
     [[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_WiSe_20-21_assignment_02_drama_students.pdf Assignment II: Drama]]
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     [[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_WiSe_20-21_assignment_02_drama_students.xpdf Assignment II: Drama]]
  
     [[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_WiSe_20-21_assignment_02_drama_samplesolution.pdf Sample solution assignment II: Drama]]
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     [[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_WiSe_20-21_assignment_02_drama_samplesolution.xpdf Sample solution assignment II: Drama]]
  
==Session Eight, December 09/10/11: Critical Debate and Literary Theory I==
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==Session Eight, December 08/09/10: Critical Debate and Literary Theory I==
  
 
'''Material'''
 
'''Material'''
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'''Texts'''
 
'''Texts'''
*[https://www.uni-oldenburg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/Sanchez_QueerFeminismEarlyModernMSND-1.pdf Sanchez, Melissa E. "'Use Me But as Your Spaniel': Feminism, Queer Theory, and Early Modern Sexualities." ''PMLA'' 127.3 (2012): 493-511. Print.]
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*[https://www.uni-oldenburg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/Sanchez_QueerFeminismEarlyModernMSND-1.xpdf TBA.]
  
 
'''Skills and Activities'''
 
'''Skills and Activities'''
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     [Assignment II: Drama - Due]
 
     [Assignment II: Drama - Due]
  
==Session Nine, December 16/17/18: Analysing Fiction I: Narration and Focalisation==
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==Session Nine, December 15/16/17: Analysing Fiction I: Narration and Focalisation==
  
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
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'''Texts'''
 
'''Texts'''
*Robert Louis Stevenson, ''Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''
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*Henry James, ''The Turn of the Screw.''
  
 
'''Skills and Activities'''
 
'''Skills and Activities'''
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Narration, Focalization.
 
Narration, Focalization.
  
==Session Ten, January 06/07/08: Analysing Fiction II: Characterisation==
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==Session Ten, December 22/ January 06/07: Analysing Fiction II: Characterisation==
  
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
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'''Texts'''
 
'''Texts'''
*Robert Louis Stevenson, ''Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''
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*Henry James, ''The Turn of the Screw.''
  
 
'''Skills and Activities'''
 
'''Skills and Activities'''
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Characterisation.
 
Characterisation.
  
==Session Eleven, January 13/14/15: Analysing Fiction III: From Close Reading to Problem-Oriented Textual Analysis==
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==Session Eleven, January 12/13/14: Analysing Fiction III: From Close Reading to Problem-Oriented Textual Analysis==
  
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
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'''Texts'''
 
'''Texts'''
*Robert Louis Stevenson, ''Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''
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*Henry James, ''The Turn of the Screw.''
  
 
'''Skills and Activities'''
 
'''Skills and Activities'''
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Close Reading
 
Close Reading
  
     [[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_WiSe20-21_assignment_03_fiction_12-12-2020.pdf Assignment III: Fiction]]
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     [[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_WiSe20-21_assignment_03_fiction_12-12-2020.xpdf Assignment III: Fiction]]
  
     [[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_assignment_03_fiction_sample_solution_Entwurffinal.pdf Sample Solution Assignment III: Fiction]]
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     [[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_assignment_03_fiction_sample_solution_Entwurffinal.xpdf Sample Solution Assignment III: Fiction]]
  
==Session Twelve, January 20/21/22: Critical Debate and Literary Theory II==
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==Session Twelve, January 19/20/21: Critical Debate and Literary Theory II==
  
 
'''Material'''
 
'''Material'''
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'''Texts'''
 
'''Texts'''
* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/Showalter_Dr._Jekyll_s_Closet_gesichert.pdf Showalter, Elaine. "Dr. Jekyll's Closet." ''The Haunted Mind: The Supernatural in Victorian Literature.'' Eds. Elton S. Smith and Robert Haas. Lanham, MD, and London: Scarecrow P, 1999. 67-88. ]
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* [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/Showalter_Dr._Jekyll_s_Closet_gesichert.xpdf TBA.]
  
 
'''Homework'''
 
'''Homework'''
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Theory and Critical Discussion. Secondary Material.
 
Theory and Critical Discussion. Secondary Material.
  
==Session Thirteen, January 27/28/29: Recap==
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==Session Thirteen, January 26/27/28: Recap==
  
 
Assignments Poetry, Drama, Fiction
 
Assignments Poetry, Drama, Fiction
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     [Assignment III: Fiction - Due]
 
     [Assignment III: Fiction - Due]
  
==Session Fourteen, February 03/04/05: RPO+ Projects==
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==Session Fourteen, February 02/03/04: RPO+ Projects==
  
 
'''Skills and Activities'''
 
'''Skills and Activities'''

Revision as of 12:32, 20 September 2021

!!!CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!



Please note: The ang070 module consists of

  • a seminar (S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature", offered in the current winter term),
  • a lecture (VL "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis", offered in the current winter term),
  • a seminar (S/Ü "Key Concepts in Cultural Studies", offered in the following summer term), and
  • a lecture (VL "Historical Background and Critical Concepts", offered in the following summer term).

All students beginning in the winter term 2021/22 need to enroll in the lecture VL "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis", AND in a seminar S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature" in ang070. Registration is via Stud.IP.

On this page you will find detailed information on the eleven courses of our seminar S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature".


Lecture: VL "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis"

  • 3.02.040 - Anton Kirchhofer - Thu, 12:00 - 14:00, Room: online

VL "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis" Course Outline "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis"

Seminars: S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"

S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature" Course Outline "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"

Revision: Ü "Revision Course"

Ü "Revision Course" Course Outline "Revision Course"

Tutorials: TUT "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"

  • 3.02.056 - Tutorin: Lea Behrens - TBA Room: online
  • 3.02.057 - Tutorin: Lea Behrens - TBA Room: online
  • 3.02.058 - Tutor: Matthias Himstedt - TBA Room: online
  • 3.02.059 - Tutor: Matthias Himstedt - TBA Room: online
  • 3.02.060 - Tutorin: Tabea Hirsch - TBA Room: online
  • 3.02.061 - Tutorin: Tabea Hirsch - TBA Room: online

TUT "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature" Course Outline "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"

This seminar is part of the Basismodul ang070 and focuses on techniques of textual analysis in the context of discussing literature. We are offering eleven parallel courses. Please make sure that you are registered under ONE of these in Stud.IP.

All parallel courses have a common structure. The texts for our courses will come from a common pool, though each course may focus on different text passages.

The "analytical tools" presented on the handouts will be discussed at the beginning of each meeting and then applied to the texts. The additional reading on which the handouts are based 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:

  • Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. Eds. Ann Thompson and Neil Taylor. The Arden Shakespeare, third series. London: Bloomsbury, 2016. Print.
  • James, Henry. The Turn of the Screw. Eds. Deborah Esch and Jonathan Warren. New York and London: Norton, 1999. Print.

Course work: You will be asked to write three ungraded exercise assignments (analysing poetry, drama, and fiction, respectively, max. 3 pages each; and composing a short bibliography, max. 1 page each) and produce a research paper outline and a problem-oriented sample analysis of a relevant passage (RPO+, due on February 28). Both the outline and the sample analysis are preparatory steps for the research papers you will be asked to produce in future seminars. For this RPO+ you will need to find your own topic to work on, document the preliminary work (this includes finding an appropriate title, writing a paragraph on the state of the art of your problem and one that describes your problem and your goal, and presenting a tentative table of contents as well as a short bibliography) and write up a formal and genre-specific analysis of a passage that fits in with the research question and thesis statement put forward in your RPO. All assignments are to be formatted according to the style sheet.


Three useful links for all assignments:


Session One, October 20/21/22: Introduction

Welcome

Analytical Tools

Texts

Skills and Activities

Preliminaries for seminar communication.

Session Two, October 27/28/29: Analysing Poetry I: Poetic Conventions, Rhyme and Metre

Analytical Tools

Texts

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 Three, November 03/04/05: Analysing Poetry II: Figurative Speech

Analytical Tools

Texts

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).

Session Four, November 10/11/12: Analysing Poetry III: Close Reading

Analytical Tools

Texts

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
    Sample Solution Assignment I: Poetry

Session Five, November 17/18/19: Analysing Drama I: Rhetoric

Analytical Tools

Texts

  • William Shakespeare, Hamlet

Skills and Activities

A speech from the Shakespeare play

    [Assignment I: Poetry - Due]

Session Six, November 24/25/26: Analysing Drama II: Dramatic Communication and Plot Structure

Analytical Tools

Texts

  • William Shakespeare, Hamlet

Skills and Activities

Dramatic Structures and Communication; Exposition.

Session Seven, December 01/02/03: Analysing Drama III: Characterisation

Analytical Tools

Texts

  • William Shakespeare, Hamlet

Skills and Activities

Characters and Genre Aspects.

    [Assignment II: Drama]
    [Sample solution assignment II: Drama]

Session Eight, December 08/09/10: Critical Debate and Literary Theory I

Material

Texts

Skills and Activities

Theory and Critical Discussion. Secondary Material.

    [Assignment II: Drama - Due]

Session Nine, December 15/16/17: Analysing Fiction I: Narration and Focalisation

Analytical Tools

Texts

  • Henry James, The Turn of the Screw.

Skills and Activities

Narration, Focalization.

Session Ten, December 22/ January 06/07: Analysing Fiction II: Characterisation

Analytical Tools

Texts

  • Henry James, The Turn of the Screw.

Skills and Activities

Characterisation.

Session Eleven, January 12/13/14: Analysing Fiction III: From Close Reading to Problem-Oriented Textual Analysis

Analytical Tools

Texts

  • Henry James, The Turn of the Screw.

Skills and Activities

Close Reading

    [Assignment III: Fiction]
    [Sample Solution Assignment III: Fiction]

Session Twelve, January 19/20/21: Critical Debate and Literary Theory II

Material

Texts

Homework

  • What kind of RPO+ would precede this kind of secondary text? While reading the text, deduce and reconstruct the parts relevant to an RPO+: (1) research problem, (2) thesis statement, (3) state of research, (4) argumentative structure.

Skills and Activities

Theory and Critical Discussion. Secondary Material.

Session Thirteen, January 26/27/28: Recap

Assignments Poetry, Drama, Fiction

    [Assignment III: Fiction - Due]

Session Fourteen, February 02/03/04: RPO+ Projects

Skills and Activities

Brief Report on 'Work in Progress': Your Term Paper Projects

     [Assignment IV: RPO+ - due February 28]